Join dot-to-dot worksheet 01

Description

What is this dot-to-dot activity?

This document has 23 pages of join the dot-to-dot activities suitable for pupils from baby to primary two.

A dot-to-dot activity, sometimes known as ‘connect the dots’ or ‘join the dots’, features a sequence of numbered dots that have to be joined by a set of lines. It needs careful hand control and counting to complete in full. Once you’ve drawn all the lines connecting the dots, you’ll see a whole new picture appear!

Now, you have a larger image which you can have fun colouring in and decorating together. It’s a great creative task to use at home or school, and perfect for primary children to practise counting and maths while they have fun.

Benefits of dot-to-dot activities

There are lots of benefits of dot-to-dot activities for children.

• They can help to reinforce counting skills as children have to draw to and from dots in the right order.
• They can strengthen a child’s fine motor skills by drawing careful lines between specific spots to get the right shape.
• Colouring and decorating the final image can spark a child’s creativity! They don’t just get to use their imaginations trying to work out what the shape is before they start. Once they finish they get to show off all their own creative flair while they have fun colouring.