# Learner choice cards · Days 21–30 **Choose one core card a day.** Your teacher reads each scene aloud. You read only the bold **Child reads** line; point under every grapheme, blend, reread, then tell what the line says. These are invented people, objects and places. You may answer by speaking, signing, AAC, pointing or writing. If your class has already learned final `ck`, your teacher may swap in the separately marked Route A card. No child needs to read that card to complete three choices. Day 25 and Day 30 cards are used **after** the unseen check. ## Day 21 · notice a sign and its reader 1. **Maker table:** Two puppets fix a torn paper mesh. **Child reads:** `Meg can mend a net.` Tell who acts and what is changed. 2. **Music corner:** A child taps a safe empty paper tin in a pretend rhythm. **Child reads:** `Ben can tap a tin.` Show the action with a tap or gesture. 3. **Paper map:** A folded map is put away. **Child reads:** `A map is in a bag.` Point to the word that tells where. **Route A only, if `ck` taught:** At an imaginary camping display, **Child reads:** `Sam can pack a sack.` ## Day 22 · use print and picture together 1. **Costume shelf:** A hat rests on a play mat. **Child reads:** `A red cap is on a mat.` Say what colour the line actually names. 2. **Reading corner:** A puppet settles on a cloth square. **Child reads:** `Pat can sit on a rug.` Show who and where. 3. **Toy travel:** A toy vehicle pauses on a cardboard road. **Child reads:** `A van can stop.` Which word tells the action? **Route A only, if `ck` taught:** At a pretend nature display, **Child reads:** `Pat can pick a rock.` ## Day 23 · first, change, result 1. **Model bus route:** Two paper figures take turns. **Child reads:** `A bus can stop. Pat can step.` Put the two actions in order. 2. **Toy water scene:** A paper fish and toy tub make a display; no live animal is used. **Child reads:** `A fish is in a tub. Ben can sit.` Name one fact the print gives and one it does not. 3. **Puppet talk:** One puppet talks, another rests. **Child reads:** `Dot can chat. Meg can nap.` Show which sentence is about Dot. **Route A only, if `ck` taught:** On the costume shelf, **Child reads:** `A sock is in a bag. Tim can pack.` ## Day 24 · explain the story problem 1. **Pretend stall:** No purchase is needed. **Child reads:** `Meg can shop. Ben can mend a bag.` Tell the two actions in order. 2. **Toy ship:** A paper ship rests on a dry mat. **Child reads:** `A ship is on a mat. Pat can tap.` Which word tells where? 3. **Animal drawings:** Drawn animals, never live ones. **Child reads:** `A dog can hop. Dot can stop.` Which character stops? **Route A only, if `ck` taught:** On a dry cardboard stage, **Child reads:** `A duck can sit on a dock.` ## Day 25 · practise only after your check 1. **Paper cooking model:** Nothing is heated. **Child reads:** `A lid is on a pot. Ben can sit.` Show the first fact. 2. **Stage game:** Two paper performers move and talk. **Child reads:** `Pat can stand. Meg can chat.` Which action belongs to Meg? 3. **Farm drawing:** A drawn bird sits in a drawn enclosure. **Child reads:** `A hen is in a pen. Dot can tap.` What is where? **Route A only, if `ck` taught:** At a pretend camp, **Child reads:** `Meg can pack a sack. Ben can sit.` ## Day 26 · notice character and setting 1. **Animal puppet stage:** Two paper animals move in different ways. **Child reads:** `A cat can hop. A dog can sit.` Which one sits? 2. **Repair display:** A paper bag and steps are drawn. **Child reads:** `Meg can mend a bag. Pat can step.` Retell the two events. 3. **Toy van display:** A paper person stands when the model van pauses. **Child reads:** `A van can stop. Dot can stand.` What happened first in the line? **Route A only, if `ck` taught:** At a drawn pond, **Child reads:** `A duck can hop on a rock.` ## Day 27 · retell with a clue 1. **Soft music:** An empty toy tin stands for an instrument. **Child reads:** `Pat can tap a tin. Ben can chat.` Find the sound action. 2. **Paper aquarium:** A fish shape sits inside a dry toy tub. **Child reads:** `A fish is in a tub. Meg can sit.` Which location is named? 3. **Pretend shop:** A toy map is stored. **Child reads:** `Dot can shop. A map is in a bag.` Tell one fact from each sentence. **Route A only, if `ck` taught:** At a paper map table, **Child reads:** `Pat can check a map. Meg can sit.` ## Day 28 · write one complete idea 1. **Movement game:** Two paper people have different actions. **Child reads:** `Ben can stop. Meg can stand.` Write or direct one true sentence about this scene. 2. **Animal display:** Both animals are pictures. **Child reads:** `A dog is on a mat. A hen is in a pen.` Choose one location to recount. 3. **Maker table:** Two puppets handle paper objects. **Child reads:** `Pat can mend a net. Dot can tap a tin.` Reread with the two sentence stops. **Route A only, if `ck` taught:** At a costume shelf, **Child reads:** `A sock is on a mat. Dot can pack.` ## Day 29 · reread and edit 1. **Paper map display:** A puppet talks beside it. **Child reads:** `A map is on a mat. Pat can chat.` Say what the print proves. 2. **Costume tidy-up:** A cap is put away. **Child reads:** `A red cap is in a bag. Ben can sit.` Point to the word that tells colour. 3. **Model bus:** A puppet takes a step after it pauses. **Child reads:** `A bus can stop. Meg can step.` Give the order without adding a real route. **Route A only, if `ck` taught:** On a toy stage, **Child reads:** `A duck is on a mat. Ben can pick a sock.` ## Day 30 · practise only after your check 1. **Maker table:** A paper net is repaired. **Child reads:** `Dot can mend a net. Pat can sit.` Retell both actions. 2. **Animal puppet stage:** A cat moves while a person stands. **Child reads:** `A cat can hop. Ben can stand.` Which one hops? 3. **Music and animal drawing:** A child taps a toy tin beside a picture. **Child reads:** `Meg can tap a tin. A dog can stop.` Say which sentence names Meg. **Route A only, if `ck` taught:** At a paper map table, **Child reads:** `Meg can check a map. Pat can pack.` **Make your own:** If you want a different invented scene, choose known words, say your new idea first, then write and reread it. An adult can write words you direct; your teacher notes which words you read independently. Nobody needs to share where they live or a family story. Original SubjectNest child print and contexts © 2026 NeuroForgeIO Pty Ltd, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 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