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Outdoor Adventure and Exploration

Exploring outdoor spaces, simple pathways, picture trails, obstacle courses and team adventures.

Unit overview

Children explore the school grounds safely, follow simple pathways and picture trails, complete obstacle courses and solve movement challenges, finishing with a team adventure.

Prior learning

    Learning objectives

    • Explore an outdoor space safely
    • Follow a simple pathway or picture trail
    • Complete an obstacle course
    • Solve simple movement challenges with others

    Progression of skills

    • Lesson 1: Exploring outdoor spaces
    • Lesson 2: Navigating simple pathways
    • Lesson 3: Following picture trails
    • Lesson 4: Completing obstacle courses
    • Lesson 5: Solving movement challenges
    • Lesson 6: Team adventure

    Assessment opportunities

    emerging

    Takes part with adult support and shows the movement some of the time.

    developing

    Shows the movement with growing control in most activities.

    secure

    Shows the movement confidently and with control, and can try the progression.

    End-of-unit outcomes

    • Does the child stay within the boundary and respond to the whistle?
    • Can the child find a named feature?
    • Can the child follow a simple pathway?
    • Can the child match a picture to a place?
    • Can the child complete the course safely?
    • Can the child use the words over, under, around, through?

    The six lessons

    1. 1Exploring outdoor spacesTo explore the outdoor area safely, moving in different ways and noticing features. · 35 minsFree
    2. 2Navigating simple pathwaysTo follow a simple marked pathway around the outdoor area. · 35 minsPremium
    3. 3Following picture trailsTo follow a picture trail and find the matching places. · 35 minsPremium
    4. 4Completing obstacle coursesTo complete an outdoor obstacle course going over, under, around and through. · 35 minsPremium
    5. 5Solving movement challengesTo solve simple movement problems with a partner or group. · 35 minsPremium
    6. 6Team adventureTo complete a team adventure using trail, course and challenge skills. · 35 minsPremium