Day133 · Two ways to make room

Prepare

Two blank plan spaces, broad approved parts and familiar communication supports. Keep ordinary model comparisons until after the child’s first two ideas are captured.

Invite and capture first

Say: “Your place has a job. Can you show two ways to arrange it?” Moving one part, an oral alternative or two drawings can communicate different ideas; identical repeats do not become two just because two boxes are filled.

Teach / model

After capture, compare an adult fictional looking place with pictures along the edge and another with a central display. Say neither is the required answer. Ask what the child would choose for their own job.

Make or direct

Child chooses an idea and one first material/action. They may combine ideas or invent a third. Build one actual part if locally appropriate; the drawing or interactive place maker remains an own plan.

Try / choose

Use the chosen purpose or preference to explain a choice. If the child actually tries a marker, log the action and what happened; do not infer a real person can use a building from this model.

Save and notice

Retain both original ideas, the chosen idea and the child’s reason or indication. Usual communication and neutral transcription remain credited to the child.

Three ways to join in

Short start: adult records the child’s two oral or indicated positions using empty spaces, then the child selects one.

Hands-on start: place the same broad parts two ways and keep a simple drawing of each; no photos needed.

Explore more: draw a top view and a front view of one own idea. Explain what each view can and cannot show.