Labels on a Room Map
Goal: Write short labels on a simple room map and use them to guide a reader along a drawn route.
Do together
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Plan a room from above
You need: Paper and a pencilDraw a large rectangle for a pretend room. Mark a doorway, a mat and a box with simple shapes. Talk about looking down in imagination. Your child decides where the box sits beside the mat and leaves room for labels.
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Write the place names
You need: The map and a pencilSay mat and box together. Your child writes familiar sounds in each label while you help with the rest. Put each word close to its shape. Read both labels, checking that the reader can tell which object each names.
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Use and check the labels
You need: The labelled map and a crayonDraw a route from the doorway to the mat, then the box. Ask a reader at home to follow it with a finger, using the labels. Describe the box as beside the mat. Adjust a label or route if its meaning is unclear.
Talk about it
- Where will the box sit beside the mat?
- Which shape does this label name?
- Can our reader follow the drawn route?
Words to use
- map
- room
- label
- mat
- box
- route
- beside
Play (optional)
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Trace It
Pre-writing -
Position Quest
Position words
Your child can…
Tick each one when you see it, and write the date. Move on when most are ticked.
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