Sweet Pea is 5 years old.
From: Here are the Do-A-Dot number pages! A long time ago, I created a set of uppercase Do-A-Dot letters and since then, many people have asked me to also create number ones. These Do-A-Dot sheets are tedious to make so it took me a while to get them finished, but I am finally done!
Material:
- Do-A-Dot Markers. (We have the, slightly more interesting, Brilliant color set.)
- Do-A-Dot Number Worksheets.
- A plastic tablecloth, tray or at least some extra papers (to prevent the Do-A-Dot ink from staining your table).
- A smock or bib (optional).
Procedure:
- Print of a few of the Do-A-Dot Number Pages.
- For younger tots, you may have to remove the screw cap on the markers.
- If your tot has not worked with a Do-A-Dot marker before, select one sheet and show how him how to press straight down with the marker to make a colored dot inside one of the circles.
- Give your tot a few of the number sheets and allow him to fill in the dots on his own.
Observations: Sweet Pea was excited to see the return of Do-A-Dot sheets. After a couple of sheets, she decided to make things a little more interesting, and used all of the Do-A-Dot markers to create a colorful pattern.
In the picture below, Sweet Pea was upset because the green marker had gotten contaminated with some pink ink. 🙂
As I anticipated, this activity didn’t hold Sweet Pea’s attention as long as it did the last time. She only did about about 5 of the pages before she was was ready to move on to something else. I think these are just bit too simple for her now, but she still had fun with them.
I don’t know what it is about these types of worksheets, but little kids seem to love filling them in the Do-A-Dot markers. I highly recommended it for all little kids.
Notes from the Trenches: Sweet Pea loves Do-A-Dot markers, but they will seep through the Do-A-Dot page and stain whatever is below. Make sure you put down a plastic table cloth or another piece of paper. This is a picture of the paper that we kept below the sheets that Sweet Pea stamped. They will stain skin too, and despite what the packaging says, I have not found them to be 100% washable.
Rating: 3 Stars * (Fun, Easy, Independent)
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love your website and ideas! will you make do-a-dot worksheets for each letter of the alphabet? I have a 2 1/2 year old and Im introducing letters, this would be great! (or tell me how so I can do it lol)
Yes, try here: http://totschool.shannons.org/do-a-dot-upper-case-letter-worksheets/
and here: http://totschool.shannons.org/lower-case-do-a-dot-letter-worksheets/
okay, never mind, i did a search and found it! 🙂 (pregnancy brain )
Glad you found them!
Thank you for making and sharing these. My daycare kids love do-a-dot worksheets!
You are welcome! Glad they are helpful!
I wish these went up to twenty, because they’re amazing!
I’m glad you like them! If there is enough interest, I can make a set up to 20.
i’d love a set of numbers to 20 i’d really really love a set to 25 for preschool
Thanks for leaving a comment. I am considering making more of them. 🙂
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing worksheets.
You’re welcome! 🙂
What did I do wrong! Printed alphabet can’t fnd do a dot numbers ?
I’m sorry, but I’m not quite sure what your question is. The page with my do-a-dot numbers is here: http://totschool.shannons.org/do-a-dot-number-worksheets/
Shannon,
Thank you so much for sharing your awesome activity pages, my 4yr old LOVES them and requests them almost every day!
Thank you thank you thank you! I’m a 1:1 in an SDC and have been looking for more appropriate activities for my client to do during down time! Life saver!!
So glad that this was a help for you! 🙂
Shannon,
I also have the dots alphabet in upper and lower case I used colored stickers like you use in garage sale pricing each child picked there color and stuck them on we also made an upper and lower case alphabet for each child and they would practice tracing each letter with finger so they could start learning how the alphabet letter was written to take home and practice with mom and dad have had parents come back and say thank you helped the child in kindergarten as well.
thank u 4 sharing your great ideas… i take care of my granddaughter and i love your site…..keep up the good work
Thanks! So glad you found some ideas you like!
I would love numbers up to 20 as well. We love them in our class! Thank you
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