KS2 · Physical education · Year 5
Orienteering competition
Outdoor adventurous activities: orienteering
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Your learning goal
I can work closely with my team to apply my orienteering skills in order to try and win the orienteering competition.
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What you’ll learn
I can work closely with my team to apply my orienteering skills in order to try and win the orienteering competition.
Key learning points
- Move: we need to move as fast as we can because the fastest team will win the course.
- Think: thinking tactically and using ‘powers’ effectively can give us an advantage over other pairs.
- Think: making effective decisions to plan the route in a logical order helps us complete the course in a fast time.
- Feel: in a competition, striving for our best and not letting our emotions affect our performance leads to success.
- Connect: a successful pair completing the course needs to stay together, listen to each other and encourage one another.
Words to know
- course
- the specific path or route that we navigate through to complete the activity, made up of checkpoints
- compete
- the process or act of trying to win
- partner
- someone who collaborates or works together with another person towards a common goal
Common mistakes
Pupils rush off without planning a logical route, leading to wasted time or missed checkpoints.
Ensure pupils allow time to plan their route with their partner and that they understand the value in doing this.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Know your course: walk the course beforehand to check the layout, safety and visibility of control points.