Day131 · A tiny place with a job

Prepare

Offer two locally approved large materials already available, a broad pretend visitor mark and a blank surface. No model building before children choose a first purpose. An adult checks space, loose material and any actual joining action.

Invite and capture first

Put down a blank sheet or clear space. Say: “A little visitor needs a place. What could happen there?” Accept an own job, looking, resting, arriving or listening; do not require these suggestions.

Teach / model

After the first idea is saved, show a deliberately unfinished fictional place on a separate sheet. Say: “Mine is a looking place. I can choose where the picture goes. Yours can do another job.” Make clear it is adult work.

Make or direct

The child chooses one part and a material/action: a flat base, placed broad block, own drawing or an adult moving a part to the child’s direction. Pause after one action and ask whether this still serves the chosen job.

Try / choose

Offer an actual self-try with a broad visitor marker if desired, or a preference: “What would you keep?” Record what moved or was preferred, not a guessed visitor feeling.

Save and notice

Save the child’s first purpose, material/part choice and actual actor/action. A spoken idea is a plan; the adult’s manufacture is separately named.

Three ways to join in

Short start: select a job with usual communication, then direct one placement. Stop there; no drawing requirement.

Hands-on start: choose between two approved large parts, place one and move the broad visitor mark once if wanted.

Explore more: make a second first part for the same job and compare which you prefer, giving any own reason.