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Day 39 · Make a message a reader can useFoundation Digital Tech · T1 W7–8 · Day 39 lesson

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Foundation / Digital Technologies / Term 1 / Weeks 07 08

Part of the full two-week lesson sequence. Check the pack guide and taught point before teaching.

Open for this lesson: Pack guide · Sources and materials · Worked swaps · Fresh learner checks · Aids and text routes.

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Target: child-select data, make three forms and test the matching key; partial AC9TDIFK02 with P01 category revisit. Ready: broad props/cards and blank board; optional willing reader.

  1. Welcome · 3 min. “You can choose a tiny pretend show message.” Choose two or three WAVE/SHOW STAR/SHOW MOON/FINISH items, or pass. No real safety directions.
  2. Model · 4 min. Adult invents a different short message and labels its source “Adult model.” Demonstrate how to attach the exact chosen key; remove the model before child work.
  3. Together · 5 min. Discuss what a reader needs: the intended message, its order and a matching key. A real name/photo is unnecessary. Do not supply the child's choices.
  4. Child task · 7 min. Child chooses, builds/directs/describes their own message in object, picture and symbol forms. Invite a willing private reader to read it, if desired. Compare actual interpretation with the child's stated message; revise one useful feature.
  5. Notice · 4 min. Record child-chosen source, representations, key, actual handling/support and actual reader response if any. A described object row remains a described plan until constructed.
  6. Close · 2 min. Child can enjoy a pretend tabletop show or keep their work private. Keep tomorrow's new check source unseen.