Target/codes: answer a given feature question by sorting and comparing eleven fictional image cards; AC9MFST01, AC9MFN03. Prepare: P161's 7 round-outline and 4 pointed-outline cards; feature mat. There is no real species claim.
- Question · 3 min. Read: “Which leaf outline is drawn more often on these cards?” Show the full-word ROUND and POINTED labels; ask which part of a card matters.
- Model · 4 min. Place one unambiguous drawing in each column and say only what its outline shows. Count one small example group by moving each card into a counted place, without giving the full group totals.
- Guide · 5 min. Child sorts the remaining cards; invite a new count path if a card is skipped. Ask what evidence would decide “more”.
- Independent route · 7 min. Offer Day 161 A/B/C from learner cards in a made-up plant book, stage scenery or paper model. Require both group counts and counted/matched comparison, not a longer-looking row.
- Evidence check · 4 min. Spread four pointed drawings widely and pack seven round drawings tightly. Ask if the question changes and why the comparison does not depend on spacing.
- Exit · 2 min. Child completes “On these cards, ___ is drawn more.” If the rule is lost, next time use two obvious raised-outline cards before counting.