Goal/codes: Choose invented place and a small role/action clue for the prop meaning. AC9ADRFD01 / AC9ADRFC01 partial.
Prepare: Place-play aid; stable tabletop only; no travel or real location required.
- Invite · 3 min. “Does your little story happen on an invented hill, in an invented gallery, or somewhere else?” Place can be unnamed.
- Model/source · 4 min. Adult keeps the blank card but changes the proposed backdrop. The diagram suggests place; no actual travel, route or local place knowledge supplied.
- Choose · 5 min. Child chooses own prop meaning/role/place and one action. Read one prompt at a time, not a full planning form.
- Play/make/direct · 7 min. Play/direct or draw a new tiny scene in the imagined place. No climbing, stepping through, real water or equipment; all actions stay small and comfortable.
- Notice/reflect · 4 min. “What helps your invented place and prop idea go together?” Accept unusual coherent fiction, uncertainty or private meaning; actual source and child story separate.
- Finish/care · 2 min. Save only needed private teacher note; child can pass on explanation or keep play private.
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.