Level 2

This curriculum is aimed at children in grades 3-5 (ages 9-11).

Summary Table

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Lesson

Set Up

Materials

Activities

1: Boundary, Gathering & Animal-O

10-15 min: place checkpoints

Animal & start/stop cones

Animal clue sheets

Boundary, Gathering

Animal-O: Find all; find in order; find faster; find from memory

2: Geometric-O

10-15 min: place checkpoints

Animal cones + 4 colored cones

Pattern maps

[Pair Mystery Animal-O]

Geometric-O levels

3: SPORTident

10-15 min: place checkpoints, set up SPORTident

Animal cones

Clue sheets

Pattern maps

SPORTident

Animal-O with SI

Geometric-O with SI

Discussion

4: Orienteering with an Isometric Map

10-15 min: place checkpoints

Cone checkpoints

Isometric courses

Large isometric map & orienteering map

Map Orientation

Feature Hunt

Isometric Map Courses

5: Orienteering with an Orienteering map

10-15 min: place checkpoints

Cone checkpoints

Large isometric map & orienteering map

Orienteering courses

Map Comparison

Symbol Feature Hunts

Symbol-O

6: SPORTident courses

10-15 min: place checkpoints, set up SPORTident

Controls

Maps

SPORTident

Orienteering Courses

Alternative and optional/indoor activities

Basketball-O

Obstacle Courses

Clothespin Hunt

Learning Outcomes

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Each class emphasizes a few goals from SHAPE America Standards and orienteering skills.

Lesson

SHAPE America Standards

1: Boundary, Gathering & Animal-O

  • S1.E1.3: Mature pattern for leaping (also hopping, galloping, running, sliding, skipping)

  • S1.E2.3 Travels showing differentiation between sprinting and running

  • S3.E2.3: Engages actively in the activities of physical education class without teacher prompting

  • S4.E3.3: Accepts and implements specific corrective feedback from teacher

  • S4.E1.3: Exhibits personal responsibility in teacher-directed activities

  • S4.E5.3: Recognizes the role of rules and etiquette in physical activity with peers

2: Geometric-O

  • S2E1.3: Recognizes the concept of open spaces in a movement context

  • S4.E4.3a Works cooperatively with others

  • S4.E5.3 Recognizes the role of rules and etiquette in physical activity with peers

  • S5.E4.3 Describes the positive social interactions that come when engaged with others in physical activity

3: SPORTident A-O / G-O

  • S3.E2.3: Engages actively in the activities of physical education class without teacher prompting

  • S4E1.3: Exhibits personal responsibility in teacher-directed activities (care of equipment)

  • S2E1.3: Recognizes the concept of open spaces in a movement context

  • S4.E3.3: Implement specific corrective feedback from teacher

  • S4.E3.4: Accept feedback from others

  • S4.E4.5: Give feedback to peers

  • S4.E4.3a Works cooperatively with others

  • S4E4.3b Praises others for their success in movement performance

4: Orienteering with an Isometric Map

  • S3.E2.3: Engages actively in the activities of physical education class without teacher prompting

  • S4.E4.3a Works cooperatively with others

  • S4.E3.4: Accept feedback from others

  • S4.E4.5: Give feedback to peers

  • S4.E5.3 Recognizes the role of rules and etiquette in physical activity with peers

  • S4.E6.3 Works independently and safely in physical activity settings

  • S5E4.3 Describes the positive social interactions that come when engaged with others in physical activity

5: Orienteering with an Orienteering map

  • S2E2.3: Recognizes locomotor skills specific to a wide variety of physical activities.

  • S2E5.3a: Applies simple strategies and tactics in chasing activities

  • S4E2.3: Works independently for extended periods of time

6: SPORTident courses

  • S3E2.3: Describes the concept of fitness and provides examples of physical activity to enhance fitness

  • S4.E4.3a: Praises others for their success in movement performance

Warm-up and cool-down provide opportunities for the following SHAPE America standards:

  • S1.E3, S1.E4 Jumping horizontally and vertically

  • S1.E7.3 Balances on different bases of support, demonstrating muscular tension and extensions of free body parts

  • S3.E4.3 Recognizes the importance of warm-up and cool-down relative to vigorous physical activity

Extensions to the lessons can provide opportunities for the following SHAPE America standards:

  • S1.E9 Weight transfer, rolling (practice falling & rolling safely when running in uneven terrain; roll under things in an obstacle course)

About these lessons

Our lesson plans also emphasize teamwork, responsibility, helping each other learn, and safety. Please see the section “About these lessons” for more background on our approach.

These lesson plans were prepared for Cambridge Public School PE teachers in 2022 by Navigation Games, a Cambridge MA 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to bringing orienteering to children.

Key components of our approach:

  • Adventure and experiential education principles - students experience a series of challenges, and reflect on how they accomplished them, and how they may succeed in similar challenges in their lives.

  • Group learning for individual achievement - many students have fallen behind academically during the pandemic. By learning how to ask for help from, and provide instruction to, their peers, the class is empowered to help each other recover from those setbacks. The goal is for every student to participate and succeed. Relevant standard S4.E3 accepting feedback:

    • Grade 3: Accepts and implements specific corrective feedback from the teacher.

    • Grade 4: Listens respectfully to corrective feedback from others.

    • Grade 5: Gives corrective feedback respectfully to peers.

SPORTident electronic timing equipment can be used with most lessons to augment the students' experience and help the teacher with assessment.

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