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Hello, my name is Mrs. Wylie and I'm here to take you through the first of the remote learning outdoor adventure activities and problem solving for (indistinct).

Now these activities have been planned so you can get involved no matter where you are learning today.

So I really hope you enjoy them and manage to get stuck in.

So this first lesson is about "Compass directions: Can you plan and follow routes accurately?

" For this lesson, you'll need a safe space to work in, a compass or equivalent, nine soft markers such as socks, and pen and paper.

Our learning outcome is I can use compass directions to plan and follow movement routes accurately.

Now our keywords for today, our first keyword is compass.

This is a tool or device used to show direction, helping you find north, south, east, west, and the bearings in between.

Now, you may not have one of these at home, but most phones will have them as an application or part of the settings.

So have a little look and see if you've got one you can make use of.

If not, you should always be able to find north and then be able to work around that.

Decision making.

The process of choosing the best action from different options.

We're gonna be doing lots of decision making in today's lesson.

And plot.

Now to plot is to plan or mark out a route or series of actions before doing them.

And hopefully you'll do a bit of this in today's lesson.

Let's get started on our warmup.

Form a compass, as large as possible, using your soft markers showing north, south, east and west.

Stand in the center, you're going to run to north, back to the center, to east, back to the center, south, back to the center, west, back to the center.

And then you're gonna repeat in reverse order.

So going background from north to west to south to east.

Once you've done that, you're gonna add markers for northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest, and you're gonna repeat the first activity, but this time you're gonna be adding in those different directions.

So starting in the center, going up to north, coming back to the center, northeast, back to the center, east, back to the center, working all the way around that compass and back again to make sure your body is nice and warmed up and ready for the lesson.

If you don't have a compass, can you use one on the phone app or remember that sunrises in the east and that will help you place your compass directions accurately.

Can you plot your compass directions as far as possible to ensure your body is adequately warm?

So wherever you are working today remotely, maybe you could work out, for example, if it's in your home, where is the furthest point north?

Where is the furthest point northeast?

Where is the furthest point east?

And you could actually move around your home moving out to those furthest points, if you don't feel that you're warm enough from working in an isolated small spot.

You'll have to use your decision making to decide what is the best space for this activity.

Get as much space as you can, but make sure you're not too close for anything that could cause you injury.

Have a little watch the PE and other people having a go at this task just so you know exactly what it is you need to do.

And have a go yourself, get your body nice and warmed up.

And when you're done, come back to me and we'll move on to the first step of the lesson.

<v ->Enjoy it.

</v> <v ->Okay, so in this compass directions lesson,</v> can you plan and follow routes accurately?

It is fit into two learning cycles.

Our first one is compass quizzes, and our second one is A to B challenges.

Let's make a start on the compass quizzes.

Aisha and Jacob are discussing their warmup.

So Jacob said, "I want to make my warmup more challenging.

So I timed how long it took me to move to all eight compass points and back to north.

I want to see if I can beat my time.

" And Aisha says, "Good idea, I'm gonna do the same and see if I can beat my time.

Why don't you see if you can increase your pace?

" So have a little go at this and set yourself back up with your directions and see if like the people in the video, you can go as quick as you can to move yourself around your different compass points.

As you're moving around your compass.

What did you notice about your movement?

What did you need to do to change direction?

Aisha said, "She turned on the balls of her feet and at her hips each time she got to a marker.

So when trying to increase my pace, I had to do this really quickly to change direction at speed.

" So just like the pupil in the video, you can see that she's having to change her hips and move on the balls of her feet to help her change directions as quick as possible.

If you didn't think you managed this at a second ago when we practiced, feel free to pause the video and have another go and see if you can speed up your feet movement by turning those hips and staying on the balls of your feet.

Then come back to me and we'll move on.

Let's check our understanding before going any further.

Can you return to your compass markers and demonstrate your change direction on the move?

So what we've just been practicing, can you practice having a little go at changing direction as quickly as you can?

Once you've had that practice, come back to me and we'll check to see if you got there.

So you should have turned on the balls of your feet and moved your hips to change direction when on the move.

Hopefully you manage this okay, really well done for having a go if you did.

So when using a compass to support navigation, thinking first is a priority and not moving fast.

Spatial thinking will be crucial to help with your decision making.

Now spatial thinking means knowing where you are, understanding how spaces connect and imagining routes and turns before you move.

So if we can use our spatial thinking, we'll be able to make some really, really good movements and really quick directions.

Before you set out on any route, you should face north, identify any landmarks.

So in your case, for example, if you're working at home, that may be doors, stairs, furniture, or maybe if you're out in your garden, trees, steps, sheds, things like that.

Please decide what direction you'll take first.

Break your route into short stages to reduce your mistakes and avoid rushing.

Always reorientating the compass if you're using one.

Let's check our understanding, shall we, before we go any further?

So true or false, using compass directions requires you to apply spatial thinking to plan and follow route with accuracy.

Do you think that's true or false?

Great job if you said true.

So why?

Spatial thinking allows you to understand where you are, where you need to go, and adjust your route if needed, building confidence, independence and problem-solving skills that are useful obviously within PE and beyond.

Let's move on to our task A.

Compass quizzes.

So can you set up a three by three grid as large as possible using nine soft markers.

The letters in the picture on the side are just for your guidance to show you which one represents which, but you don't need those letters.

You just need your nine markers in spot, ready to go.

You're going to move through the grid like compass.

You're gonna follow the next three clues to work out what letters they create.

Try and move through these before you watch a demonstration video, just to see if you can do it yourself first.

So starting at your northwest marker, move two markers to the east, move one marker back to the west, and then move two markers south.

Have a little think and see what letter you created with that one.

Your next challenge is starting at northeast.

Move two markers west, then move two markers southeast and then move two markers west again and have a little think about what letter you've created with your movement on for your grid.

And finally start at southeast.

Move two markers west, move one marker north, move two markers east, move back two markers west, and then move one marker north.

Move two markers east to finish.

What letter is that one created?

So once you've had a little go, have a little watch of the video and just check that you're doing it right.

Maybe move through them once more after.

Then we'll talk through your answers later.

Watch that video and get stuck in and I'll see you after.

How did you get on with that?

Do you think you got the letters right?

We'll have a look in a bit.

Did you change direction while on the move, which required you to turn on the balls of your feet and at your hips?

Jacob said, "He turned on the balls of his feet and also turned his hips quickly to allow him to move around his compass points.

" Hopely, you did the same.

Did you use compass points requiring you to apply spatial thinking to plan and follow the routes with accuracy?

Jacob said he used his spatial thinking to help with his decision making.

So as he worked his way around the steps and the clues, he was using that spatial thinking to help him and hopefully you managed to do something similar.

Let's move on to the next part of this essence.

So the A to B challenges.

Aisha and Jacob are discussing task A.

Jacob said, "What letters did your steps make, Aisha?

" and Aisha said, "I made a T, then a Z and finally an E.

I had to repeat a few times though as I got a bit muddled, rather than moving north from my current marker, I would go back to where north originally was.

" Yeah, so that's the tricky part, isn't it?

And hopefully you guys manage to work that out too.

Jacob said "Yes, I did that a few times with the E too.

You really do need imaginations with visualize your working space from an aerial view.

" A bird's eye view can really help us picture what it is we're doing a little bit easier.

Aisha said, "I think you're right.

If I could remind myself to take a bird's eye view so that aerial view from my grid, my decision making would've been better.

" Let's check your understanding.

What do we need to allow ourselves to visualize an area from an aerial view?

Is it a, x-ray vision?

Is it b, tolerance or is it c, imagination?

What do you think?

Really good job, if you said c, imagination.

It's really important to use our imagine to picture us looking at it as if we were a bird flying over the top.

And that will help us understand where it is in relation to our space.

Using our knowledge of compass directions, we can plot fun routes for others to follow.

To plot means to carefully plan, and write down a route step by step before moving.

Aisha says, "I am going to get pen and paper and practice plotting some routes in my front room.

Why don't you join me?

" Jacob says, "I will join you, Aisha.

My mom is on lunch break, so I'm going to plot a route to some treasure and see if she can find it.

" That sounds fun.

Maybe you guys have got people at home, you could put some routes or hide something from 'em to find, make it even more fun.

Choose a room in your house.

You are gonna select to start and end point and then plot the route including directions, number of steps, and any turns.

So Jacob says, "From my start point, my mom needs to walk five steps north, turn to faced east, and then walk three steps at the end point, where I've placed a sweet.

" Before finalizing the route, have a decision making check.

Is this the clearest route?

Are the steps easy to follow?

Hopefully.

Have a little go see if you can do it.

Hopefully this will develop your understanding by having a go yourself.

Pause the video, have a go, come back.

Hopefully you've got all right with that.

So clear communication is essential.

It can be written or verbal.

Someone else needs to be able to follow the route without asking questions, you need to be considerate.

Choose routes that are safe and realistic.

Give directions that are easy to understand.

You also need to communicate clearly.

Be specific, give your steps, turns, landmarks, and think about what the other person can see.

So sometimes when we plan these routes, we understand them in our head, but if we don't write down our steps logically or we don't communicate really clearly, it doesn't make sense to the people that we're designing them for.

So it's really important that we remember being considerate about where we're sending them and communicating really clearly every step of the way.

Let's check our understanding.

True or false?

The quality of your communication doesn't really matter when getting others to follow your directions.

What do you think?

Is that true or false?

Brilliant, if you said false.

Now why?

Because being considerate and communicating clearly is important because it helps others follow directions accurately and safely.

When instructions are clear and really well thought out, people make fewer mistakes, they feel more confident, and they can complete tasks more successfully.

So it is super important that we make sure our communication is really, really on point.

Okay, let's have a go at task B, shall we?

Your first job is to decide on a start point and an end point in your home or wherever it is that you are learning remotely from today.

For example, a front door to a back door.

Then either using a compass, the compass in your phone, or just by identifying north with an arrow on your map, you're going to plot out the steps and directions to make it from start to finish.

For example, start with your back against the front door.

Take four steps north, three steps northeast, four steps north and four steps south.

If possible, set someone else in your house the challenge to follow your route.

Do they end up in the correct place?

If they did it easily or you have no one to plan for, plot a second challenge that goes over two floors across multiple rooms or from inside to outside to increase that level of challenge.

Get your piece of paper and pen ready.

Maybe have something to lean on and plot out those steps.

It'd be a good idea to check them back and make sure they make sense for you before you challenge someone else.

And if you don't have someone else to challenge, don't worry, just plot a different route that's much harder to challenge yourself in a different way.

Have a little watch in the video at what the pupil does and she has a fun round to visit.

So she sets her route up for her to complete.

Then you have a go and come back to me and we'll review how you got on.

Enjoy it.

How did you do?

Did you manage to plot some good routes?

Did you change direction while on the move, which required you to turn on the balls of your feet and turn at your hips?

Aisha said she moved around her route, plotting her steps, turning on the balls of her feet and at her hips.

Well done, Aisha.

Hopefully, you guys manage the same.

Did you use your imagination to visualize an area from an aerial view?

Hopefully you're plotting out your steps or as you were completing and checking back those steps.

Hopefully you're imagining looking at it from that aerial or bird's eye view.

Aisha said she definitely had to imagine an aerial view of her floor plan at home to help her work out the steps to plot.

Well done, Aisha.

And where you consider it, did you communicate clearly to enable other people to follow your directions?

Hopefully if you had the opportunity to work with other people, you manage that, but if not, hopefully you enjoyed setting yourself a different level of challenge.

Aisha said she made sure her written plan of steps was clear and considerate.

When she explained the steps to her neighbor, she made sure it was really explicit.

Good job, Aisha.

Okay, we've come to the end of our lesson now.

So let's move into a cool down.

Can you move around your working space, completing the following actions?

Can you complete some big arm circles moving forwards and moving backwards?

Next, can you move in some upper body rotations, moving to your left and to your right?

And finally, can you move through some leg swings, moving your opposite foot through to your hand, swapping legs as you move around your working space, take your time on each of these activities, move through them a good few times to make sure you're resetting your body and coming back to resting rate.

When you are done, come to a stop and hang your body forward reaching down to the ground.

Now, while you are moving through this cool down, have a little reflection.

Think about how effective you were in the use of your compass to plot routes around your home.

Do you think you did a good job?

Also have a little think about your commitment.

Could you continue to make use of compass directions to help with your decision making if you go out walking with family or friends to help keep you safe?

So maybe if you're someone who likes to get out in great outdoors, maybe practice using these compass directions and practice plotting routes or maybe even using maps to help you find some new routes to take with your family or friends.

Take your time moving through this cool down and your reflections and thinking about your commitment.

And then come back to me and we'll go through the summary.

Really good job today.

We've covered lots of different stuff.

You've managed to change direction on the move, which has required you to turn on the balls of your feet and at your hips.

You've used a compass and used its directions, which has required you to apply spatial thinking and plan to follow routes with accuracy.

You've used your imagination, which has required you to visualize an area from an aerial view, and you've been considerate and communicated clearly with others to enable them to follow your directions.

Really well done today.

I've really enjoyed taking you through that lesson.

Hey, if you'll come back for a little bit more and we can work through lesson two of this unit at some point soon.

Well done, everyone.