What is play? - Carson Street School

6…VISUAL SYSTEM - Labelling the Environment
Labelling the environment can help to
maintain structure and
organisation of the environment
by labelling shelves, activity areas
and storage containers.
promote early reading skills of
matching real objects to symbols,
photos, computer line drawings or
words.
support the child’s ability to
independently access and return
materials, and keep her environment
structured and organised.
You can go on a label walk where you point to or touch the labels and say or sign the
name of the item. This way the child is more likely to feel more secure in their
environment and become more familiar with where items are kept.
• Toys can be stored in differently coloured boxes that are clearly labelled.
• Each box should be kept in the same spot on the shelves so that the child
can remember where each set of toys is to be found.
• The order of the boxes could be changed around only when the child can
confidently identify each label.
• An important part of any play activity is to spend time at the end putting the
toys away in their proper places, with each one going into the right box, and
each box going into its spot on the shelves.