The descriptions state the visible geometry and relative order. A neutral adult may read, sign or create the fixed large-piece layout with educator approval. Colour carries no target information; the contrast is in shape, position, size, mark number or outline continuity. Avoid small loose parts, required touch or a device. A tactile proxy of a printed image is not child-made texture, physical tool evidence or an authentic artwork encounter.
Same triangle, different size
File: print/scale-window.svg / print/scale-window.pdf.
Exact visible content: Two equal vertical rectangular frames. Left contains a small upright three-corner triangle. Right contains a larger upright three-corner triangle occupying much more of its frame.
Verbatim printed labels in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION VISUAL ARTS / Original picture choices · opt-in routes / A · SAME SHAPE, DIFFERENT SIZE / Each frame is the same size. Each triangle has 3 corners. / SMALL / LARGE / Which fills more of its frame? Make your own choice. / Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · access and source notes in pack.
Tactile/neutral-direction build: Fix two equal broad frame cards; use small and large three-corner shapes. Keep each shape upright and centred. Ask which occupies more of its equal frame.
Whole oval, part oval
File: print/whole-part.svg / print/whole-part.pdf.
Exact visible content: Two equal frames. Left: whole upright oval fully inside. Right: same-size upright oval extends beyond the right frame boundary; only its left portion is visible and its outline stops at the right edge.
Verbatim printed labels in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION VISUAL ARTS / Original picture choices · opt-in routes / B · WHOLE OR PART IN THE FRAME? / The oval keeps its size. One frame hides an edge. / WHOLE / PART / Follow the oval edge. Where does it stop? / Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · access and source notes in pack.
Tactile/neutral-direction build: Fix two equal frames and a broad oval. Put one whole inside left. Put the second oval partly behind the right edge of a rigid broad mask; child may trace the edge in air. Describe hidden continuation beyond the right edge.
Two shapes with a clear region
File: print/open-area.svg / print/open-area.pdf.
Exact visible content: Two equal frames each contain one triangle and one oval. Left shapes sit close near centre. Right shapes are apart with a broad white gap between them, outlined by a thin dashed guide.
Verbatim printed labels in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION VISUAL ARTS / Original picture choices · opt-in routes / C · LEAVE ROOM ON PURPOSE / Two shapes in each equal frame; notice the clear paper. / CLOSE / CLEAR GAP / Where could your own picture leave a clear area? / Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · access and source notes in pack.
Tactile/neutral-direction build: Fix equal frame outlines and the same two large shapes in each. In first keep them close; in second separate them to leave a broad gap. The dashed guide is a visual locator, not another shape to count.
Two picture choices and a blank plan
File: print/image-plan.svg / print/image-plan.pdf.
Exact visible content: Top left frame shows a small whole triangle. Top right equal frame shows a much larger triangle cropped by its upper border, with a broad empty lower region. Bottom large frame is blank for the child's own image plan.
Verbatim printed labels in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION VISUAL ARTS / Original picture choices · opt-in routes / D · TWO CHOICES IN ONE IMAGE / Look at the pictures; make your own plan below. / small + whole / large + cropped / MY OWN PICTURE PLAN / I will leave this area clear: ______ / Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · access and source notes in pack.
Tactile/neutral-direction build: Use broad fixed frames; first card has small whole triangle, second has large triangle partly under upper frame mask and a clear lower region. Leave bottom frame empty for child's own choices, never prebuild a solution.
Dots or dashes
File: print/mark-trials.svg / print/mark-trials.pdf.
Exact visible content: Two equal rectangular regions. Left contains three visible round dots at different places; right contains three short horizontal dashes at different places.
Verbatim printed labels in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION VISUAL ARTS / Original picture choices · opt-in routes / E · TWO VISIBLE MARK CHOICES / Printed marks show a plan, not tool handling or texture. / DOTS / DASHES / Choose a mark. Actual materials need school approval. / Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · access and source notes in pack.
Tactile/neutral-direction build: Place three large fixed round dot markers inside one broad frame and three short raised dash strips inside another. Do not call printed/raised proxies actual tool use or a felt surface made by the child.
Few or many dots
File: print/few-many.svg / print/few-many.pdf.
Exact visible content: Two equal rectangular regions. Left has three separated dots. Right has twelve separated dots in four rows of three.
Verbatim printed labels in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION VISUAL ARTS / Original picture choices · opt-in routes / F · FEW MARKS OR MANY? / Same size region; the number of dots changes. / 3 DOTS / 12 DOTS / Which region would you choose for your own image? / Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · access and source notes in pack.
Tactile/neutral-direction build: Use two equal fixed frames with three and twelve broad fixed dot markers, respectively; no small loose pieces. State 'three' and 'twelve' without making exact counting the art target.
Real-source and chosen-sharing log
File: print/encounter-share.svg / print/encounter-share.pdf.
Exact visible content: Three large stacked boxes linked by downward arrows: educator authorisation and named maker/source; child observation or question; child's own image and optional actual sharing/later/puppet/pass. There is no artwork pictured.
Verbatim printed labels in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION VISUAL ARTS / Original picture choices · opt-in routes / G · REAL SOURCE, MY WORK, MY CHOICE / AUTHORISATION CHECK · educator fills this / Named maker/source: ____ / Permission/access checked: ___ / WHAT I NOTICE / ASK (not a guessed meaning) / ______ / MY OWN IMAGE · choose whether to share / Actual willing person / later / puppet / pass / Observed sharing, if any: ______ / Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · access and source notes in pack.
Tactile/neutral-direction build: Present three broad stacked boxes in order with fixed down arrows. Keep source box blank until an actual cleared maker/work source is available. Record real audience only after actual willing sharing.
Fresh I five-corner size check
File: check/fresh-i.svg / check/fresh-i.pdf.
Exact visible content: Two equal vertical frames. First contains one small five-corner outline. Second is entirely blank. Brief requires the child to make a larger five-corner form in the second frame.
Verbatim printed labels in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION VISUAL ARTS / Original picture choices · opt-in routes / I · NEW PAPER SHELTER EMBLEM / Make the second five-corner form LARGER. / Keep one form and five corners. Frames are equal. / FIRST: KEEP / SECOND: MAKE / What changed? _____ / What stayed? ________ / Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · access and source notes in pack.
Tactile/neutral-direction build: Fix two equal frames. Place one small broad five-corner form in FIRST; leave SECOND empty. Offer a larger form only as a choice among child-directed options, not prepositioned as an answer. Record first arrangement.
Fresh J cropped round form check
File: check/fresh-j.svg / check/fresh-j.pdf.
Exact visible content: One large blank rectangular frame occupies left centre. A separate whole round shape token appears to its right. No cropped answer is pictured; the brief asks for part inside frame and a broad clear area.
Verbatim printed labels in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION VISUAL ARTS / Original picture choices · opt-in routes / J · NEW WINDOW FOR A PAPER WHEEL / Show only PART of the round form in the blank frame. / Leave one broad clear area for a later word/mark. / WHOLE / SHAPE TOKEN / Hidden part continues: ____ / Clear area: __________ / Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · access and source notes in pack.
Tactile/neutral-direction build: Fix one large blank frame. Supply a separate broad whole circle token. Do not put it under a mask before child response. Child directs how much to hide at frame edge and where to keep a broad clear region.
Evidence limit: These alternatives support an idea or explanation. They do not show a child physically handled art media, perceived a material texture, encountered a real maker's work or shared with a real willing audience. Record those events separately only if authorised and observed.