3rd 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 – control plotting
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More About This Unit
What do our 3rd grade Orienteering lesson plans cover?
In Grade 3 Orienteering, students can successfully recognize locations on a map, plot routes on a map between controls and build their own map. Children will develop map reading techniques such as scaling and thumbing and folding and should be able to apply these in games.
Our 3rd grade Orienteering lessons 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 games. They provide opportunities for children to be challenged, building problem solving skills, resilience, and developing thinking/planning strategies.
Orienteering lessons help students 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 3rd grade Orienteering lesson plans?
Our downloadable lesson plan are created by PE Specialists. They have all the resources required to deliver a complete Unit of Work. Each PE lesson plan includes full guidance, including illustrations, and you can choose to download either a quick reference plan or a full lesson plan.
Our 3rd grade Orienteering lesson plans allow you to deliver fun, engaging, and rewarding Orienteering lessons to your 3rd grade students. And they're quick and easy to download and follow, making your life easier!
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