Year 5 - Physical education
Collaborate effectively to complete a timed course
Outdoor adventurous activities: orienteering
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Unit Summary
This unit will develop pupils' ability to orientate a map to locate points. Pupils will follow a set route and think strategically in order to reach as many points as possible in a set time. Pupils will develop their ability to collaborate with others and work as a team to complete the challenges.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to orient a map and find points in order to reach as many as possible within the time limit.
Key Notes
- Move: we have to move quickly with our partners to locate as many points as possible in an allocated time.
- Think: spending time planning our route before starting the orienteering course shows good decision-making skills.
- Feel: supporting our partner through challenges during the course demonstrates strong teamwork and determination.
- Connect: when orienteering, striving to include our partners when making decisions shows excellent cooperation skills.
Vocabulary To Learn
- course: a set route marked on a map with checkpoints, or control points, that you navigate through to complete the activity
- route: the sequence of control points on the map that guides participants through the terrain
- time: the duration it takes us to complete the orienteering course
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When working in pairs, one pupil who is naturally faster moves ahead quickly from point to point, leaving their partner behind.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: we have to move quickly with our partners to locate as many points as possible in an allocated time. Think: spending time planning our route before starting the orienteering course shows good decision-making skills.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'course'
a set route marked on a map with checkpoints, or control points, that you navigate through to complete the activity.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: When working in pairs, one pupil who is naturally faster moves ahead quickly from point to point, leaving their partner behind. Correction: Both partners need to stay together so they can support each other with navigation and decision-making. If one person moves ahead alone, they miss the chance to communicate, plan effectively and succeed as a team.
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