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Day 31 · Make a puppet's messageFoundation Digital Tech · T1 W7–8 · Day 31 lesson

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Foundation / Digital Technologies / Term 1 / Weeks 07 08

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Target: represent the three Source A items with physical objects and pictures; partial AC9TDIFK02. Ready: three broad props, message board.

  1. Welcome · 3 min. “Our puppet wants a little show. We can tell its helper what comes next.” Offer a tabletop puppet, an adult helper or words only.
  2. Model · 4 min. Read A. Put the hand-outline card, star and folded card in its three places. Draw a simple picture of each below. Name objects and pictures separately; no real child hand or face is used.
  3. Together · 5 min. Move the star picture to the first place as a practice error. “Does this still say the same thing?” Child directs its repair using the source, not an adult's pointing hint.
  4. Child task · 7 min. Child builds/directs a new Source A object row and picture row, then tells a chosen helper how to read them. Physical movement is optional; exact descriptions are valid and recorded as descriptions.
  5. Notice · 4 min. Ask “Which picture stands for this object?” Save the first match. If order slips, use one broad position at a time, then rebuild all three. Do not score drawing neatness.
  6. Close · 2 min. Child keeps the board or privately shows it. “We kept the message while changing how it looks.”