Creative Challenge Design
Outdoor Adventurous Activities
•Year 6
•6 Lessons
This unit develops Year 6 students as confident outdoor adventurers who can navigate environments, solve complex physical challenges collaboratively, and design experiences for others. The focus shifts from teacher-led challenges to student-created problems, fostering leadership, creativity and metacognitive skills. Through progressive outdoor activities, students build the resilience, communication and trust essential for successful teamwork whilst developing practical outdoor skills like map reading and knot tying.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we use maps and navigation skills to explore our environment safely and efficiently?
Key Objectives:
- • Work as a pair to successfully orient and follow a map
- • Select appropriate travelling pace for orienteering tasks
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we use our observation skills and fitness to successfully complete challenges under time pressure?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop sprint speed and control under pressure
- • To work collaboratively in pairs/small groups to solve problems
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we work together safely to create stable pyramid balances that require trust, communication and physical control?
Key Objectives:
- • To balance safely and with control when performing pyramid balances in small groups
- • To perform a variety of pyramid balances as part of a cooperative team
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we work together effectively to overcome physical and mental challenges?
Key Objectives:
- • Work collaboratively to complete a range of paired and group activities
- • Work efficiently as part of a team to eliminate opposition
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we use our understanding of games to create exciting and fair challenges for others?
Key Objectives:
- • To make strategic decisions about when to run and act in team challenges
- • To use speed, pace and tactical awareness in individual and team situations
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we work together to solve complex problems and learn from both success and failure?
Key Objectives:
- • To problem solve effectively as part of a collaborative team
- • To refine and adapt ideas based on testing and feedback