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Schema Label Pack | Going Through and Passageways
Going Through and Passageways Schema Label Pack | Birth-5
A calm, practical labelling system for schema-informed provision. Each card pairs a clear resource name with a short line showing how it can support going-through and passageway exploration.
24 purpose-led labels | 4 provision sections | 8 printable pages
Contents
- Whole-Body Routes & Passageways
Tunnels, dens, hoops, movement trails, fabric passages and large openings | 6 labels
- Posting, Threading & Fitting Through
Posting, pipes, funnels, threading pieces, shape spaces and lacing | 6 labels
- Building Tunnels, Bridges & Pathways
Blocks, routes, loose parts, channels, ramps and small-world passageways | 6 labels
- Flow, Sensory & Visual Passageways
Water, sand, pouring, viewing, dough tunnels and objects to send through | 6 labels
Pedagogy in brief
Children exploring a going-through or passageway schema may repeatedly move themselves, objects or materials through tunnels, openings, holes, channels, arches or spaces beneath structures. They may crawl in and out, post and retrieve objects, thread materials, send vehicles under bridges, or watch water and sand travel through a route. This overlaps with trajectory, connecting and containing play, but the particular interest here is often the passage from one side or space to another. These labels help practitioners make open-ended resources visible and accessible without turning observed behaviour into a fixed category. Children may explore several schemas at once. Notice and model language such as through, in, out, under, over, inside, outside, entrance, exit, tunnel, hole, path and emerge while allowing safe, child-led repetition. Select only developmentally appropriate resources; check that tunnels and openings cannot trap the head or body, avoid entanglement and choking risks, and supervise climbing, water, sensory materials, threading resources and small parts with suitable risk assessment.
Using this file
Pages 2-9 are the printable label sheets. Print at 100% scale. Text and illustrations can be edited in Word. Choose only the labels that suit the children, space and resources available. Place labels where children can see and use them. The labels support choice, language and responsive provision; they are not a checklist or a way to assign a fixed schema to a child.
Additional/Alternate Use
The labels may be kept as cards for professional knowledge and CPD. Settings may find it useful to keep cards available as a reference tool for practitioner use within a responsive planning environment.
Both editable docx file and pdf files available. To change wording or font on a label to suit your particular setting, select the ‘DOCX’ option below.
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