# N02 · A postcard and an envelope

**A small start:** Make two tiny labels. Keep each clue with its source name.

## Complete supplied source

Original fiction. Postcard note says: a paper card carried a drawn garden and the written message “Hello”. Envelope note says: a paper envelope held a letter; no picture is described. The notes name no sender, receiver or making date. They describe two separate entries, not objects the child handled.

## Choose your way

Tell it, sign, use AAC, point to the words, make broad marks or direct a helper. Two reachable paper spaces are enough if wanted. Start with one clue, keep it private, rest, pass or stop. A helper can read dates or source names neutrally and write the child’s exact chosen words; record any supplied idea separately. These are choices, not fixed learning styles or diagnostic labels.

<details>
<summary>Grown-up help · teach, model and another useful step</summary>

**Teacher invitation:** Use two reachable spaces, one for Postcard and one for Envelope, or a spoken two-part account. Read both sources; let the child choose one useful detail for each. Model name plus detail after the child has had a turn.

**One worked possibility, after an own attempt or if wanted:** “Postcard: drawn garden. Envelope: held a letter.” “Postcard: paper; Envelope: paper” also preserves two accurate source details. A shared material does not mean the same object or message.

**What stays unknown:** Sender, receiver and making dates are not supplied; do not add them to complete a label.

**Next teaching:** Add an invented parcel note with a stated label colour but no material. Invite one named supported detail before combining it with either existing entry.

**Keep a useful trace if needed:** chosen source/question, exact child meaning, actual helper reading/writing/moving/operation, content help and one useful next step. Missing or unoffered evidence is not a failure; a fictional action is not the child’s performance. There is no length, handwriting, speed or public-sharing requirement.

</details>

[More small jobs](INDEX.html) · [Ordinary sources](../ordinary/INDEX.html) · [Sources and reuse](../SOURCE-NOTICE.html).

Original educational work © NeuroForgeIO Pty Ltd2026, SubjectNest, CC BY4.0 with creator/source/licence credit and change notice; Codex assistance. These are original fiction, not actual child work or provider text. Learner contributions stay separately owned.