ACAMIS ECE 2026Our plan

Before the
Prompt

Play, trust, and agency in early childhood

Where can we go?

One need, carried by a story, met through play, living in our routines. No children’s names or photos.

Stop 11 · Build
Our strand
Age group
The need · what are our children already meeting?
A child can change the plan here
A child can join without words by
Our first paw-step
By when
With whom (a role, not a name)
Paw-print 1 · This will work because…
Paw-print 2 · One next paw-step could be…
ACAMIS ECE 2026Our plan

The six stops

Walk the strand through the six stops on the Dilon Lesson 1 adventure map.

Stop 11 · Build
1 · Hello
The friend or story that carries it
2 · Hunt
What will children notice in the room?
3 · Watch
The short screen moment, if any
4 · Talk
Your adult prompt, then wait
5 · Home
Where it lives in your routines
6 · Heart
The family echo and the promise
How we’ll know it’s working
One or two things we’ll look and listen for, before and after.
Before the Prompt: Play, trust, and agency in early childhoodPlease adjust resources as needed for your campus.Tim Pyles (www.misterpyles.com)
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ACAMIS ECE 2026Our plan

Our character and ideas

Stops 9 and 10
Draw your character here
Name
Animal or creature
The value or gap it belongs to
Friends it partners with
The one big question it asks
I can… (what children can say and do)
Questions adults ask
Books, songs and words that mean the same
Where it lives · how it says goodbye
Playhouse ideas
Room · ageIdea for our learners
Notes from today
Before the Prompt: Play, trust, and agency in early childhoodPlease adjust resources as needed for your campus.Tim Pyles (www.misterpyles.com)
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