Follow start and stop signals

Supplied materials

• Paper or a text document; all cases below are original fictional learning inputs.
• An adult may read aloud; drawing or spoken answers are valid. No personal health information or physical performance is required.
• The paper strip reads green, arrow, red, arrow. The first arrow follows the start signal. The red card then stops the activity, so the last arrow is crossed out until a new safe start is agreed. Adding the word STOP to red helps someone who cannot distinguish colors. The strip teaches signal meaning; it does not test someone’s stopping ability.
• The supplied green START card appears in a safe drawing. What follows?
• The strip next shows red STOP. What follows?
• A new striped card has no explained meaning. What follows?
• An unsafe obstacle appears while START is showing. What follows?
• The teacher’s pretend card says PAUSE. What follows?
• A signal uses only color that a character cannot distinguish. What follows?

Learn the idea

A start signal tells a group when an agreed activity may begin. A stop signal tells everyone to pause the activity safely. Signals work when everyone knows what they mean before starting.

In a paper sequence, green means start, red means stop and a question mark means ask what to do. The colors are supplied classroom rules, not a rule for every real place. Words and shapes can make the signals easier to understand.

Draw the actions instead of performing them. A person can choose not to move. If the space becomes unsafe, safety comes before the planned sequence, even when a pretend start card is showing.

1. Read or listen to the pretend story. Point to the details the question gives you.
2. Read each signal using the meanings given here. Say start, stop, or ask for help; drawing the answer is enough.
3. Check your answer against the example. Say what matches and what you would change.
4. Try the practice questions, then the extra task. Drawing or spoken answers are welcome.

Check your reasoning

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Take it further

Rewrite a blue/orange strip using START and STOP words. Expected: identical sequence meaning without requiring color recognition.

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