# Learner cards · choose or switch a route

Your teacher can read every card aloud. You can point, speak, draw, use AAC, move approved broad paper or direct an adult. The routes are **not fixed learning styles**; all three aim at the same daily target. A drawing or adult demonstration is useful design thinking, but it does not show that the child handled material. If an adult places a viewer on a child's direction, record both roles; an actual observed view may still be recorded. Mark the *view trial* **NOT TRIED** only when no approved placement occurred. The [A4 full-text alternatives](print/TEXT-ALTERNATIVES.md) support nonvisual and no-print use. The public checks appear separately in [student copy](STUDENT-CHECKS.md); collect first responses before feedback.

## Day 21 · A person designs a focus helper

**Shared target:** Tell who a person-designed feature would help and why.

- **A · Draw:** Pick one invented mark on [source A](print/three-mark-source.pdf); draw a large border and finish “The border helps a pretend ___ see ___.”
- **B · Talk/AAC:** Ask an adult to read the three marks. Say or select target, user and one feature a person could add.
- **C · Direct/model:** Point to a target and direct an adult where a broad paper edge might go. Call it an idea, not a tested result.

**Home:** Ask a puppet which mark it would like to focus on. A spoken answer is enough.

## Day 22 · Two window ideas

**Shared target:** Compare two untested opening ideas for one purpose.

- **A · Draw:** Outline the wide and narrow proposals from [source B](print/two-window-ideas.pdf); circle which you would try first and give one possible difficulty.
- **B · Talk/AAC:** Hear each idea described, then tell a pretend reader how each might help or get in the way.
- **C · Direct/model:** Direct an adult to hold up two large uncut paper outlines; indicate the first to prepare later. No view result has been established.

**Home:** Look for a broad frame on a book or box and describe its possible purpose; do not cut anything.

## Day 23 · Two positions

**Shared target:** Communicate two different places for one proposed viewer.

- **A · Draw:** On [source A](print/three-mark-source.pdf), sketch two broad outlines around a chosen target; name first choice.
- **B · Talk/AAC:** Give two position instructions using left, middle or right of the page. An adult repeats them for checking.
- **C · Direct/model:** Move a large uncut blank paper shape or direct an adult to two distinct places above the source; record these as proposals.

**Home:** Use a finger above a magazine picture to show two possible frames, without collecting personal photos.

## Day 24 · Safe order

**Shared target:** Order a safe plan and distinguish adult preparation from a child's possible action.

- **A · Draw:** Number the four [step cards](print/safe-window-steps.pdf) and draw an adult beside preparation.
- **B · Talk/AAC:** Tell an adult “choose, fold border, place, look/report” in order and say where to stop if the paper is unsuitable.
- **C · Direct/model:** Ask an adult to lay broad cards in order, then point to who would prepare an opening. Nothing must be physically tried today.

**Home:** Explain the paper-only plan to a puppet. Do not cut or test at home.

## Day 25 · Fresh check A

**Shared target:** Give two ideas and a reason for the new pretend display purpose in [Check A](STUDENT-CHECKS.md#check-a--day-25--paper-pattern-gallery).

- **A · Draw:** Use the check page to show two broad-paper layouts and circle your choice.
- **B · Talk/AAC:** Tell or select two different layouts; an adult writes your words exactly.
- **C · Direct/model:** Direct an adult to point to two placements on the check page, then say which you choose. This is not a material trial.

**Home:** After first responses have been collected, invent a new two-mark display for a toy visitor; no purchase or photo needed.

## Day 26 · Choose what to inspect

**Shared target:** Select a safe broad sheet and name what must be checked before claiming it covers a mark.

- **A · Draw:** Complete [material-feature mat](print/material-feature-mat.pdf): two sheet options, first choice and unknown.
- **B · Talk/AAC:** Ask the adult to describe two approved large samples; distinguish “I saw” from “I was told.”
- **C · Direct/model:** If approved, inspect a large sheet for edge, size and light passage, or direct an adult's inspection. Do not infer every sheet is the same.

**Home:** Sketch one large sheet idea and a question you would ask before using it.

## Day 27 · Trial or plan

**Shared target:** Follow or describe safe steps, then report only an actual view.

- **A · Draw:** Use [view card](print/view-comparison-card.pdf) to draw BEFORE and WITH WINDOW from a real approved trial, or write NOT TRIED.
- **B · Talk/AAC:** Tell the adult the target and what was actually visible; if someone else describes it, say “I was told.”
- **C · Direct/model:** With school approval, position an adult-prepared broad opening or direct an adult. Record who handled it and TARGET ONLY / EXTRA MARKS / NOT TRIED only from reality.

**Home:** A spoken plan is enough. No home cutting or test required.

## Day 28 · A useful change

**Shared target:** Choose a revision that addresses observed evidence or a named unknown.

- **A · Draw:** On [view card](print/view-comparison-card.pdf), draw a new opening position and connect it to your Day 27 record.
- **B · Talk/AAC:** Complete “I observed ___, so next I would ___,” or “I have not tried it, so I need to check ___.”
- **C · Direct/model:** If safe and approved, direct one revised position and record a second actual result separately; otherwise demonstrate the change as an untried plan.

**Home:** Tell a puppet how you could improve a pretend picture viewer.

## Day 29 · Explain to someone else

**Shared target:** Communicate user, purpose, feature, choice and honest evidence limit.

- **A · Draw:** Make three panels: “for whom,” “my chosen edge/opening,” “what I know or need to test.”
- **B · Talk/AAC:** Explain your idea for a pretend library helper or art visitor; say whether you tried it.
- **C · Direct/model:** Direct an adult to demonstrate your plan with large blank cards. If a real [school source](print/school-source-slot.pdf) is approved, tell what you actually noticed, not a guessed history.

**Home:** Choose an everyday paper window you notice and ask who might have designed it. Sharing is optional.

## Day 30 · Fresh check B

**Shared target:** Design a new broad pointer for [Check B](STUDENT-CHECKS.md#check-b--day-30--paper-direction-pointer), then distinguish a plan from an observed trial.

- **A · Draw:** Give two broad pointer ideas, choose one and show where it would indicate the target without covering its label.
- **B · Talk/AAC:** Tell an adult two ideas, your choice and safe ordered steps; adult writes your words exactly.
- **C · Direct/model:** Direct or, if approved, place an adult-prepared broad paper pointer. Record who physically acted and only the actual result or NOT TRIED.

**Home:** After first responses, tell a puppet how to point clearly on an invented sign. Do not cut or photograph a real sign.