Goal/codes: Choose an imagined meaning for one ordinary prop, then devise one tiny role/action. AC9ADRFD01 / AC9ADRFC01 partial.
Prepare: One approved tabletop prop if available; one-prop aid; drawing/director/no-contact route.
- Invite · 3 min. “This is an ordinary card, cloth or box. In your story, what could it be?” Child chooses one or imagines a different object, without touching it.
- Model/source · 4 min. Adult keeps one card flat and imagines it as a map; an explorer points above it. Say “I am pretending.” This is an adult model if actually enacted; a drawing is only a proposal.
- Choose · 5 min. Child chooses imagined object and invented role. “Who are you in the story? What is one little thing they do?” A gesture or child-directed adult action is enough.
- Play/make/direct · 7 min. Let child play/direct a tiny moment, or create a drawing/script. Follow their next idea; no required dialogue/voice. Prop stays tabletop, no real equipment action.
- Notice/reflect · 4 min. Ask “What did your ordinary prop become in your story?” Preserve own meaning/action; record actual child play, actual adult play, artifact or PLAN ONLY.
- Finish/care · 2 min. Keep it private, save a chosen drawing or just finish the play. Adult returns actual prop safely; no work card required.
Next invitation if unobserved: Offer one meaningful child choice plus “your own” or a pass. Preserve current version/support; arrange another accessible making/play opportunity. A plan is not child enactment; adult contribution does not erase child authorship.