Skill Drill Outdoor Adventurous Activities Activities for Year 5

Interactive demonstration teaching students why maps show aerial perspective and how symbols represent real objects

Partners sit back-to-back and work together to stand up without using hands

Interactive demonstration and practice of understanding aerial perspective and map concepts

One partner guides their blindfolded teammate to targets using clear verbal instructions and appropriate touch

Progressive blindfold activity where one partner guides another through space using only verbal communication, building from simple straight-line walking to complex obstacle navigation

Pairs take turns guiding each other through obstacles while blindfolded to develop trust and clear communication

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

A trust-building activity where students support a teammate leaning in the centre of their circle

Teams explore different forms of communication through hands-on challenges

Interactive workshop teaching specific communication strategies through demonstration and practice

Teams race to follow compass bearings accurately to reach designated targets

Pairs use maps to navigate between numbered cones, solving mathematical problems at each location

Teams navigate using maps while physically connected through hoops, developing communication and coordination

Groups of four use a gym mat held vertically as a barrier between two students who cannot see each other. One person creates a body shape/position, and two mat-holders must describe it precisely so the person on the other side can duplicate the position exactly without seeing it. Tests systematic description, precise body position language, and collaborative communication.

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

Groups work together to create functioning human machines using their bodies and movements

Teams of 5 play noughts and crosses where only the designated leader can communicate instructions to team members

Groups work together to fit all members inside a hoop with minimal floor contact while maintaining balance

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

Students learn fundamental map orientation skills using simple orienteering maps and real landmarks

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

Interactive introduction to understanding maps from aerial perspective and interpreting symbols using keys

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