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Target/codes: create LOW HIGH HIGH LOW as UP, SAME, DOWN and explain it as one invented pitch idea; AC9AMUFD01, AC9AMUFC01. Prepare:D arch, Practice D, broad mark cards.
Welcome · 3 min. Show a drawn arch shape without assigning it a real world result or mood.
Model · 4 min. Place LOW at 1, HIGH at 2 and 3, LOW at 4. Trace UP, SAME, DOWN across the three joins.
Try together · 5 min. Child matches each graph dot to a LOW/HIGH label and identifies the middle SAME place pair.
Child choice · 7 min. Child chooses arch, inverted arch or a self-made contour for a made-up book page or plain music score, then states what the change is intended to highlight. A neutral adult can place child-directed cards.
Notice · 4 min. Record authored labels and intended contrast, not what a real audience heard.
Close · 2 min. Put practice pictures away; tomorrow the first fresh check has an unfamiliar contour.
