Plate 2
Two photos of children’s tabletop models, sketches, craft materials, and labeled objects.The figure shows two photographs placed side by side. On the left, a tabletop shows a small structure (bridge) made from cardboard tubes, tape, and colored plastic building blocks. The caption text reads “Enhanced construction guided by teachers using gesture and spatial language, keeping the sketch consistent. (Left)”. On the right, a tabletop displays a large sheet of paper with sketch of a tree and multiple designs made by children.  Annotations near objects read multiple design solutions made by children such as “hot air balloon”, “Helicopter”, “Elevator”, and “Elephant”. Below the right photograph, the caption text reads “Pupils’ original design featuring ladders and diverse solutions to retrieve the kite. (Right)”.

Pupils' initial creative solutions involving ladders and multiple ideas (right), and teachers' guided improvements emphasizing gesture and spatial language while preserving the original sketch (left). Source: Authors' own work

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