Movement skills/concepts

Sustained walking, and changing directions and levels (space awareness).

Set-up

• Outside area ideally with three points or landmarks visible from starting area and up to 50 meters apart (e.g. 1. a tree in the corner, 2. a lamp post by the corner of the hall/gym, 3. a rugby post).
• Use marker cones if no convenient series of landmarks are available.
• At each point or landmark, there are activities to do on the spot (e.g. knee lifts, star jumps, ski jumps). Children in pairs.

Activity

All pairs start walking on the spot. On ‘Go’, Partner 1 in each pair walks to the first point (e.g. a tree). On arrival, they raise one arm, which is the signal for Partner 2 to start walking towards the same point. Partner 1 then begins doing an activity on the spot.

When Partner 2 arrives, they start doing the on the spot activity while Partner 1 walks to the next point (e.g. lamp post), raises an arm to signal for Partner 2 to start walking, and then begins the next on-the-spot activity.

This sequence continues until both partners have been to each of the specified points, done all the activities, and returned to the starting point. Switch roles.

Variations

Create different sequences and activities:

Children make up their own on-the-spot activities. Children make up their own ‘point-to-point’ sequence.

Have different sequences prepared on cards or make up a walking orienteering course.