Building Navigation Confidence Through Progressive Orienteering
•Year 4
•Outdoor Adventurous Activities
•Distributed around outdoor area according to course maps
Alternative: Coloured markers, bean bags, or laminated cards
Different difficulty levels available for differentiation
Alternative: Laminated hand-drawn maps if pre-made unavailable
For recording scores and tracking progress
Alternative: Clipboards with score sheets and pencils
Define safe activity area clearly
Alternative: Natural boundaries like trees or fences
A sport where you navigate around a course using a map and sometimes a compass
To position a map so that it matches the real landscape around you
Finding your way from one place to another using a map
A legend that explains what the symbols on a map represent
A planned route with checkpoints that orienteers must visit in order
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Communication skills, following and giving instructions, vocabulary development
Counting and recording scores, understanding coordinates and grids, measuring distances
Map reading skills, using keys and symbols, understanding direction and location
Teamwork and collaboration, leadership skills, resilience and problem-solving
Move around the perimeter of activity area to observe all students, positioning near struggling pairs when needed
Watch for effective map reading, positive teamwork interactions, and safe movement around course
Step in when students struggle with map orientation, teamwork breaks down, or safety concerns arise
Use large, clear maps for demonstrations, exaggerate map orientation movements, model positive partnership language
Large outdoor area minimum 40m x 40m, free from hazards and obstacles
Even ground surface, free from holes, wet patches, or debris
Whistle stop signal, immediate first aid kit access, clear evacuation route to school building
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