Goal/codes: Improvise a tiny next moment from own imagination while preserving prop meaning/role choice. AC9ADRFD01 / AC9ADRFC01 partial.
Prepare: Tiny-surprise aid; one stable prop if wanted; blank drawing route.
- Invite · 3 min. “What might happen next in your little story? Something can change, or your character can wait.” No surprise noise/touch.
- Model/source · 4 min. Offer a conditional invented idea: “An explorer might pause when the pretend map has no path.” This is a prompt, not an actual event or required plot.
- Choose · 5 min. Child selects own next action, unchanged pause or different idea. Keep it low-stakes and small; no real problem, repair or safety scenario required.
- Play/make/direct · 7 min. Try one tiny spontaneous moment or direct adult to enact agreed action. Draw/direct an unenacted version if preferred. No complicated sequence, exact beat/count or partner requirement.
- Notice/reflect · 4 min. “Which new or kept action belongs to your story?” Record actual improvisation separately from planned drawing; do not call a scripted copied model spontaneous child invention.
- Finish/care · 2 min. End when child chooses. Prop returned safely, private idea not publicly displayed.
Next invitation if unobserved: Offer one meaningful child choice plus “your own” or a pass. Preserve current version/support; arrange another accessible making/play opportunity. A plan is not child enactment; adult contribution does not erase child authorship.