What is Marking?

Marking is when you leave traces so others know where you’ve been or what you did.

Imagine you’re playing a game of hide-and-seek in your house. You hide under the couch, and before you start counting, you draw a little mark on the wall with your finger, like a tiny line or a dot. That mark is your clue, so when it's time to find people, others can follow your clues to know where you were hiding.

Think of marking like leaving a trail in the forest. Every time you step on a leaf, it makes a little sound, that’s your mark for the next person who comes along. They listen closely and follow the sounds to find you.

Or imagine you’re eating an apple, and you take a bite out of it. That hole is like a mark, letting others know you’ve already tasted the apple.

Marking helps people remember things or follow directions, just like your marks help your friends find where you hid in the game!