Time to Ask? Recognizing the Signs¶
Specification¶
The full specification below is extracted from Chapter 7: Getting Help and Making Healthy Choices.
Type: infographic
**sim-id:** time-to-ask-recognizing-the-signs<br/>
**Library:** p5.js<br/>
**Status:** Specified
Bloom Taxonomy: Understand (L2)
Bloom Taxonomy Verb: recognize, describe, explain
Learning objective: Students recognize when help is needed and who can support a health-related decision by exploring everyday scenes and identifying the signal that it's time to seek help.
Purpose: Help students connect a feeling or situation to the recognition that help is needed, reinforcing the Grade 1 benchmark on recognizing when help is needed and who can support a decision
Layout: A single friendly scene with four clickable characters, each showing a different situation (a student stuck on a shoe tying, a student with a very big worried feeling before a test, a student who can't reach a high shelf, a student who notices a friend sitting alone and looking sad)
Interactive elements:
- Click each character to reveal a caption naming the sign ("This task feels too hard alone," "This feeling is very big," "I can't do this safely by myself," "My friend might need help too") and a matching helper suggestion (family member, teacher, school staff, trusted friend)
- A summary panel lists all four signs after all characters have been clicked
Visual style: Warm, everyday classroom and home scenes in flat illustration style; no distressing imagery, just relatable Grade 1 moments
Color scheme: Soft, warm palette consistent with the rest of the book
Implementation: p5.js with clickable character hotspots mapped to caption reveals; a simple counter tracks how many of the four signs have been explored