All sign meanings here are local to stated fictional paper games. Read the legend before the guide. Use broad raised tray outlines, thick DOT/BAR/THREE-DOTS pieces and spoken labels. A neutral adult may place a symbol only as the child directs. No colour, independent reading, fine motor drawing, small loose parts, touch or device is required.
Maker purpose cards
File: print/purpose-cards.svg / print/purpose-cards.pdf.
Exact picture content: Three adult-stated purposes for invented paper cards: INVITE to a game, EXPLAIN sorting, OFFER a playful idea. Decorative shapes do not carry those meanings inherently.
Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MEDIA ARTS | Weeks 7–8 · original paper messages · no device | A · A MAKER CHOOSES A PURPOSE | These are adult-stated intentions, not hidden icon meanings. | INVITE | I want to invite someone into a paper game. | EXPLAIN | I want to explain an invented sorting rule. | OFFER AN IDEA | I want to share a playful paper idea. | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · see source and access notes.
Tactile build: Present one named panel at a time in the printed order. Build ROUND with a large circular border and SQUARE with a large square border. DOT is one broad point/card; BAR is one thick line/card; THREE DOTS is three raised points on one broad card, not three small loose pieces. For K, present the unsolved placement at ROUND and do not move it before the child responds. For L, present two identical circular outlines with spoken original colour labels, then ask for one non-colour difference without building an answer. A child may direct all placements.
Invented symbol legend
File: print/invented-legend.svg / print/invented-legend.pdf.
Exact picture content: In one fictional paper game, one filled DOT means ROUND TRAY and one thick BAR means SQUARE TRAY.
Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MEDIA ARTS | Weeks 7–8 · original paper messages · no device | B · INVENTED SYMBOL LEGEND | Only in this fictional paper game: | DOT MEANS ROUND TRAY | BAR MEANS SQUARE TRAY | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · see source and access notes.
Tactile build: Present one named panel at a time in the printed order. Build ROUND with a large circular border and SQUARE with a large square border. DOT is one broad point/card; BAR is one thick line/card; THREE DOTS is three raised points on one broad card, not three small loose pieces. For K, present the unsolved placement at ROUND and do not move it before the child responds. For L, present two identical circular outlines with spoken original colour labels, then ask for one non-colour difference without building an answer. A child may direct all placements.
Ambiguity and repair
File: print/ambiguous-sign.svg / print/ambiguous-sign.pdf.
Exact picture content: BEFORE: DOT beside ROUND and SQUARE trays. AFTER: DOT remains by ROUND, BAR replaces the sign by SQUARE. Only one sign changes.
Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MEDIA ARTS | Weeks 7–8 · original paper messages · no device | C · SAME SIGN, TWO JOBS? | A local clarity repair keeps one sign and changes one. | BEFORE · DOT AT BOTH TRAYS | ROUND | SQUARE | AFTER · DOT / BAR | ROUND | SQUARE | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · see source and access notes.
Tactile build: Present one named panel at a time in the printed order. Build ROUND with a large circular border and SQUARE with a large square border. DOT is one broad point/card; BAR is one thick line/card; THREE DOTS is three raised points on one broad card, not three small loose pieces. For K, present the unsolved placement at ROUND and do not move it before the child responds. For L, present two identical circular outlines with spoken original colour labels, then ask for one non-colour difference without building an answer. A child may direct all placements.
Matching legend and guide
File: print/clear-guide.svg / print/clear-guide.pdf.
Exact picture content: Top local legend DOT = ROUND TRAY and BAR = SQUARE. Lower one-panel guide places DOT at ROUND and BAR at SQUARE.
Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MEDIA ARTS | Weeks 7–8 · original paper messages · no device | D · A LEGEND THAT MATCHES | Trace each invented sign to its named tray. | LOCAL LEGEND | DOT = ROUND TRAY | BAR = SQUARE | ONE-PANEL PAPER GUIDE | ROUND | SQUARE | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · see source and access notes.
Tactile build: Present one named panel at a time in the printed order. Build ROUND with a large circular border and SQUARE with a large square border. DOT is one broad point/card; BAR is one thick line/card; THREE DOTS is three raised points on one broad card, not three small loose pieces. For K, present the unsolved placement at ROUND and do not move it before the child responds. For L, present two identical circular outlines with spoken original colour labels, then ask for one non-colour difference without building an answer. A child may direct all placements.
One-panel maker card
File: print/maker-card.svg / print/maker-card.pdf.
Exact picture content: Blank purpose field and two large sign/meaning panels; child chooses all content and confirms signs differ without colour.
Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MEDIA ARTS | Weeks 7–8 · original paper messages · no device | E · MAKE A ONE-PANEL GUIDE | Child chooses purpose, two signs and two meanings. | MY PURPOSE: _____ | SIGN 1: ___ | SIGN 2: ___ | MEANS: _ | MEANS: _ | My two signs differ without colour: yes / revise | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · see source and access notes.
Tactile build: Present one named panel at a time in the printed order. Build ROUND with a large circular border and SQUARE with a large square border. DOT is one broad point/card; BAR is one thick line/card; THREE DOTS is three raised points on one broad card, not three small loose pieces. For K, present the unsolved placement at ROUND and do not move it before the child responds. For L, present two identical circular outlines with spoken original colour labels, then ask for one non-colour difference without building an answer. A child may direct all placements.
Maker and reader log
File: print/maker-reader-log.svg / print/maker-reader-log.pdf.
Exact picture content: Separate fields for CHILD'S INTENTION, FINISHED PAPER CARD, actual WILLING READER and authorised REAL MAKER SOURCE or hold.
Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MEDIA ARTS | Weeks 7–8 · original paper messages · no device | F · INTENTION AND OBSERVATION | Do not fill one field from another. | CHILD'S INTENTION | Purpose and own legend: | ________ | FINISHED PAPER CARD | Child-made / directed / still a plan? | ________ | WILLING READER | Actual words or rehearsal / later / pass: | ________ | REAL MAKER SOURCE | Authorised encounter and purpose / on hold: | ________ | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · see source and access notes.
Tactile build: Present one named panel at a time in the printed order. Build ROUND with a large circular border and SQUARE with a large square border. DOT is one broad point/card; BAR is one thick line/card; THREE DOTS is three raised points on one broad card, not three small loose pieces. For K, present the unsolved placement at ROUND and do not move it before the child responds. For L, present two identical circular outlines with spoken original colour labels, then ask for one non-colour difference without building an answer. A child may direct all placements.
New K three-dot legend
File: check/fresh-k.svg / check/fresh-k.pdf.
Exact picture content: Unsolved source: local legend THREE DOTS = SQUARE TRAY. The one three-dot sign is beside ROUND TRAY; SQUARE TRAY is unmarked. Brief asks only sign placement to change.
Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MEDIA ARTS | Weeks 7–8 · original paper messages · no device | K · NEW THREE-DOT LEGEND | Only in this invented paper game: | THREE DOTS = SQUARE TRAY | STARTING PAPER GUIDE | ROUND TRAY | SQUARE TRAY | Brief: move the one sign; keep legend and trays. | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · see source and access notes.
Tactile build: Present one named panel at a time in the printed order. Build ROUND with a large circular border and SQUARE with a large square border. DOT is one broad point/card; BAR is one thick line/card; THREE DOTS is three raised points on one broad card, not three small loose pieces. For K, present the unsolved placement at ROUND and do not move it before the child responds. For L, present two identical circular outlines with spoken original colour labels, then ask for one non-colour difference without building an answer. A child may direct all placements.
New L no colour-only signs
File: check/fresh-l.svg / check/fresh-l.pdf.
Exact picture content: Unsolved source: fictional GO was red circle and PAUSE was blue circle. On this black-and-white page both show identical circle outlines. Brief asks one outline to change while meanings hold.
Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MEDIA ARTS | Weeks 7–8 · original paper messages · no device | L · NO COLOUR-ONLY SIGNS | Fictional paper game; both outlines now look alike. | GO · WAS RED CIRCLE | PAUSE · WAS BLUE CIRCLE | Brief: change ONE outline; keep both meanings. | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · see source and access notes.
Tactile build: Present one named panel at a time in the printed order. Build ROUND with a large circular border and SQUARE with a large square border. DOT is one broad point/card; BAR is one thick line/card; THREE DOTS is three raised points on one broad card, not three small loose pieces. For K, present the unsolved placement at ROUND and do not move it before the child responds. For L, present two identical circular outlines with spoken original colour labels, then ask for one non-colour difference without building an answer. A child may direct all placements.
Evidence boundary: Text/tactile decisions support local legend and message design. A static PDF does not prove physical/digital production by a learner, actual reader interpretation, or an authorised real maker encounter. Record finished child-owned paper work and actual willing-person response separately from plans/rehearsal.