Collaborative Navigation Adventures
Outdoor Adventurous Activities
•Year 3
•6 Lessons
This unit develops Year 3 students' collaborative skills through progressively challenging outdoor and adventurous activities that require teamwork, communication, and creative problem-solving. The emphasis is on building trust, developing spatial awareness, and learning to navigate both physical and social challenges together. Through hands-on exploration and guided discovery, students experience the power of collective thinking whilst developing resilience and confidence in unfamiliar situations.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can working together as a team help us solve challenges more effectively?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop teamwork and communication skills through collaborative problem-solving activities
- • To demonstrate agility, balance, coordination and precision in physical challenges
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we work together as a team to overcome challenges and solve problems under pressure?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop problem-solving skills through team challenges
- • To demonstrate effective communication and negotiation within a group
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we work together to solve challenges and navigate safely through our environment?
Key Objectives:
- • To negotiate effectively within a group to solve problems
- • To plan and follow route maps using compass directions
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we work together effectively to solve problems when we can't rely on sight?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop problem-solving skills through collaborative activities
- • To improve communication and listening skills in challenging situations
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we use maps and teamwork to solve challenges in our school environment?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop map reading and navigation skills using school grounds
- • To apply problem-solving strategies under time pressure
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we use photographs to navigate and explore our school environment?
Key Objectives:
- • To identify locations around the school grounds using photographic clues
- • To use technology safely and effectively to document places of interest