Skill Drill Outdoor Adventurous Activities Activities for Year 3

Teams organise themselves in different orders while balancing on benches, requiring communication, planning, and cooperation.

Interactive demonstration and practice of understanding aerial perspective and map concepts

One partner guides a blindfolded partner through safe movement using clear verbal instructions

Pairs practice navigating to individual checkpoints with focus on technique and teamwork

Strategic hide-and-seek style game where groups hide coloured equipment then find other groups' hidden items, developing spatial decision-making and memory skills

Interactive workshop teaching specific communication strategies through demonstration and practice

Teams move in connected formation like elephants holding tails, developing trust and coordination

Partners create letter shapes with their bodies, progressing to blindfolded guidance using clear verbal instructions

Students learn to orientate maps correctly and match map features to real-world landmarks

Pairs practice map orientation skills by matching maps to real environments and finding specific features

Teams work together to arrange real objects according to map symbols and check each other's accuracy

Teams work together to safely navigate through mat tunnels using communication and support

A calming reflection activity that consolidates navigation learning and celebrates achievements

Pairs practice giving and following clear directional instructions using imaginary maps and cone navigation

Teams practice rapid tactical planning and role assignment with clear communication protocols.

Teams transport balls using rackets with communication and coordination requirements

Partners link arms back-to-back and must travel across space while holding their own stomachs, requiring cooperation and problem-solving

Teams create original navigation routes for peers to follow, developing understanding of clear instruction writing and route planning

Partners work together to move forward using coordinated leg movements while maintaining physical connection

Teams work together to retrieve scattered items using equipment while staying on their ship (mat)

Groups reorganize themselves on benches without speaking or touching the ground

Focused practice of non-verbal communication signals and gesture interpretation in pairs and small groups

Progressive skill-building activity teaching students the fundamental 3-cup speed stacking pattern, developing bilateral coordination and sequential movement patterns

Pairs analyse maps and plan efficient routes considering time constraints and realistic goals