Reception English and phonics: Writing labels
Part of the Reception English and phonics segmenting and writing words chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
Writing labels
A label tells the reader what the picture shows. Ravi writes a label under his drawing of a cat.
He starts with a capital letter: Cat. The rest of the word uses small letters.
cat
Key ideas
- A label names the picture.
- Start a label with a capital letter.
- Write the other letters in small letters.
dog
Method. Say the word, then write its sounds in order. Start the label with a capital letter.
- Say the word. Write the sounds in order, one box at a time.d - o - g
- Start with a capital letter. Labels for pictures often start with a capital letter.D ... dog
- Write the label. Check the letters one more time.Dog
Check. Read the label back: Dog. It matches the picture. ✓
Watch out. Use a capital letter only at the start of the label.
sun
Method. Say the word, then write its sounds in order. Start the label with a capital letter.
- Say the word. Write the sounds in order, one box at a time.s - u - n
- Start with a capital letter. Labels for pictures often start with a capital letter.S ... sun
- Write the label. Check the letters one more time.Sun
Check. Read the label back: Sun. It matches the picture. ✓
Watch out. Use a capital letter only at the start of the label.
bus
Method. Say the word, then write its sounds in order. Start the label with a capital letter.
- Say the word. Write the sounds in order, one box at a time.b - u - s
- Start with a capital letter. Labels for pictures often start with a capital letter.B ... bus
- Write the label. Check the letters one more time.Bus
Check. Read the label back: Bus. It matches the picture. ✓
Watch out. Use a capital letter only at the start of the label.
Watch out
Watch out: a capital letter is only at the start. Do not write every letter as a capital.
Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Ask the child to write a label for a real thing at home, such as a cup or a pen. Read the label back together.
Exercise 7D Writing labels
cat
Method. Say the word, then write its sounds in order. Start the label with a capital letter.
- Say the word. Write the sounds in order, one box at a time.c - a - t
- Start with a capital letter. Labels for pictures often start with a capital letter.C ... cat
- Write the label. Check the letters one more time.Cat
Check. Read the label back: Cat. It matches the picture. ✓
Watch out. Use a capital letter only at the start of the label.
hat
Method. Say the word, then write its sounds in order. Start the label with a capital letter.
- Say the word. Write the sounds in order, one box at a time.h - a - t
- Start with a capital letter. Labels for pictures often start with a capital letter.H ... hat
- Write the label. Check the letters one more time.Hat
Check. Read the label back: Hat. It matches the picture. ✓
Watch out. Use a capital letter only at the start of the label.
pig
Method. Say the word, then write its sounds in order. Start the label with a capital letter.
- Say the word. Write the sounds in order, one box at a time.p - i - g
- Start with a capital letter. Labels for pictures often start with a capital letter.P ... pig
- Write the label. Check the letters one more time.Pig
Check. Read the label back: Pig. It matches the picture. ✓
Watch out. Use a capital letter only at the start of the label.
ship
Method. Say the word, then write its sounds in order. Start the label with a capital letter.
- Say the word. Write the sounds in order, one box at a time.sh - i - p
- Start with a capital letter. Labels for pictures often start with a capital letter.S ... ship
- Write the label. Check the letters one more time.Ship
Check. Read the label back: Ship. It matches the picture. ✓
Watch out. Use a capital letter only at the start of the label.
rain
Method. Say the word, then write its sounds in order. Start the label with a capital letter.
- Say the word. Write the sounds in order, one box at a time.r - ai - n
- Start with a capital letter. Labels for pictures often start with a capital letter.R ... rain
- Write the label. Check the letters one more time.Rain
Check. Read the label back: Rain. It matches the picture. ✓
Watch out. Use a capital letter only at the start of the label.
boat
Method. Say the word, then write its sounds in order. Start the label with a capital letter.
- Say the word. Write the sounds in order, one box at a time.b - oa - t
- Start with a capital letter. Labels for pictures often start with a capital letter.B ... boat
- Write the label. Check the letters one more time.Boat
Check. Read the label back: Boat. It matches the picture. ✓
Watch out. Use a capital letter only at the start of the label.
sun
Method. Look at the first letter of the label.
- Look at sun. A label for a picture starts with a capital letter.Sun
- Look at the other letters. The other letters are small.u, n
- Write the answer. Sun
Check. Sun starts with a capital letter. ✓
Watch out. A capital letter is only needed at the start.
chick
Method. Say the word, then write its sounds in order. Start the label with a capital letter.
- Say the word. Write the sounds in order, one box at a time.ch - i - ck
- Start with a capital letter. Labels for pictures often start with a capital letter.C ... chick
- Write the label. Check the letters one more time.Chick
Check. Read the label back: Chick. It matches the picture. ✓
Watch out. Use a capital letter only at the start of the label.
boat
Method. Use capital letters for every letter in the label.
- Say boat. The sounds are b - oa - t.b - oa - t
- Write each letter as a capital. Every letter is a capital in this label.B, O, A, T
- Write the label. BOAT
Check. Every letter is a capital. ✓
Watch out. Capital letters can be used on the whole label for a sign.
cat
Method. Look at the first letter of the label.
- Look at cat. The first letter is a small c.cat
- Compare with a label. A label starts with a capital letter.Cat
- Give your answer. Say what the label should be.Accept any answer that says no: a label should start with a capital letter, so it should be Cat.
Check. The label should be Cat. ✓
Watch out. Start a label with a capital letter.
car
Method. Say the word, then write its sounds in order. Start the label with a capital letter.
- Say the word. Write the sounds in order, one box at a time.c - ar
- Start with a capital letter. Labels for pictures often start with a capital letter.C ... car
- Write the label. Check the letters one more time.Car
Check. Read the label back: Car. It matches the picture. ✓
Watch out. Use a capital letter only at the start of the label.