
2nd Grade
Orienteering
Orienteering is a perfect sport for crossing into different areas of your elementary school curriculum. With these PE lesson plans, students will learn about direction, math, reading, and teamwork in an engaging and active environment.
Lesson Plans
lesson 2 – teamwork
lesson 3 – map skills
lesson 4 – indoor mapping
lesson 5 – picture orienteering
lesson 6 – single control event
Supporting Content
More About This Unit
What do our 2nd grade Orienteering lesson plans cover?
In Grade 2 Orienteering, students can successfully recognize locations on a map, plot routes on a map between controls and build their own map. They'll develop map reading techniques such as scaling and thumbing and folding and should be able to apply these in games.
Our 2nd grade Orienteering PE plans help children develop communication and collaboration skills, and can demonstrate physical skills needed for orienteering, such as agility, coordination, and speed.
Why are Orienteering lessons important for elementary-age children?
Orienteering lessons are an essential part of elementary school PE. They provide opportunities for children to be challenged, building problem solving skills, resilience, and developing thinking/planning strategies.
Orienteering lessons help children improve their motor competence ensuring children move with agility, balance, control, and coordination.
Elementary School Orienteering is also great for building confidence, developing social skills, and allowing children to recognize and celebrate their successes.
Why choose PE Planning for your 2nd grade Orienteering lesson plans?
All our lesson plans are created by PE Specialists. Each lesson plan includes everything you need to deliver a complete Unit of Work, including full lesson guidance and illustrations. You can either download quick reference plans, or full lesson plans.
Our 2nd grade Orienteering lesson plans allow you to deliver fun, engaging, and rewarding Orienteering lessons to your 2nd grade students. They're quick and easy to download and follow, too - so let's get started!

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