# X21 — Five-word opening

Optional 8–12-minute play with language; split or stop freely. Use the complete tiny text below in print, exact adult reading or the usual accessible mode. Swap paper for spoken/sign/AAC/typed words or literal scribe. The learner chooses and makes the words; no acting, sound production, fine-motor task, equipment or return is needed.

Seed “At the end of the shelf...” Choose five further words (approximate length is a play constraint, not grade) that begin a harmless imaginary event; make an alternative with another effect. Adult asks what changed. Notice actual meaning/expectation; next extend a consequence if only object names changed. Spoken/sign/typed words or literal scribe work equally.

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