Signs and Labels Resources
Schema Label Pack | Trajectory
Trajectory 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 trajectory exploration.
24 purpose-led labels | 4 provision sections | 8 printable pages
Contents
- Rolling, Sliding & Sending
Balls, ramps, wheels, vehicles, chutes and tracks | 6 labels
- Dropping, Throwing & Aiming
Posting, dropping, throwing, kicking, targets and tower play | 6 labels
- Pouring, Flowing & Mark-Making
Jugs, funnels, water channels, sand, chalks and rollers | 6 labels
- Whole-Body Movement & Pathways
Push-pull play, ride-ons, ribbons, trails and large movements | 6 labels
Pedagogy in brief
Children exploring a trajectory schema may be especially interested in how things move through space - rolling, dropping, throwing, pouring, sweeping or travelling. 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. Select only safe, developmentally appropriate resources, with suitable supervision and 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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