Dalmatian Dog Hat

Materials

red and white construction paper

scissors

glue

black inkpad

Instructions

1. Read Night Driving by John Coy. Discuss the varying things the two
characters in the book do and see as they travel at night.
2. Ask the children if they have ever traveled at night with their parents and
encourage them to share their experiences. Use a tape recorder to record
their thoughts. Explain that they are going to make a book about the
experiences they have had at night.
3. Ask the children to draw a picture of something they saw while out at night.
4. Cover each child's picture with purple plastic wrap and staple in place. This
will simulate a nighttime look.
5. Create a cover titled "It All Happened at Night." Bind the pages together into
a book.
6. Let the children take turns taking the book home to share with their families.
More to do Art: Have the children create large paintings of something they have done at
night. After drying, cover them with purple plastic wrap and display them
around the room.
Circle Time: If possible, darken the classroom so you can experience darkness
together. Sit together and talk about the things they can still see and how
different they look in the dark. Talk about things they can hear too.