Author: Pearson Primary School

‘PITCH O’ Orienteering
FOOTBALL PITCH NUMBERS
An adaptation of TOP Outdoor Card ‘Netball Numbers’.

Subject PE	Year / any	Title / Problem Solving Challenges		Lesson / Indoor Orienteering
Purpose To follow a map accurately.
Teacher’s Notes / This lesson is an adaptation of TOP card—Netball Numbers, which is played using the lines of a netball court. This can be found in the TOP outdoors pack (dark green/oval/brown coloured). / This lesson can be used instead of, or along side Netball Numbers, as alternative tasks or as extension tasks. / The skills of map reading and orientation are developed. / Numeracy link: create a series of differentiated number stickers on each cone to develop mental addition skills through physical activity. Eg. Instead of one cone having just the number 6, it could have a red 5 (for lower ability), an amber 19 (for average ability) and a green 53 (for higher ability) on the cone. LA add the reds etc.
Main Teaching Activities / Set up the cones as per the master sheet diagram on the school football pitch. / Have 7 to 10 copies of each route map ready at the start. / Have enough answer sheets for each team. Teams will need pencils and something to rest on eg. clip-board. / Put chn in groups of 2 to 4. (Ideally, the number of teams should equal the number of routes) / Each group has a different route map to start with. They have to follow the map and visit each cone in order (i.e. A first, then go to B, then C, etc), walking along the marked lines. / On each cone is a number. Chn record the numbers they visit, then come back and add them up. / Chn tell the teacher the total (teacher has the correct answers for each route!). If they get it correct, give the group a different route to complete. / There are 6 different routes in all. Who can be the first group to complete all 6? / NB – not all routes visit each cone, so the answer for each route will be different! / Extension: each team has all 6 routes to complete, but as a relay – so each player has to go by themselves and the next player can’t do their route until the previous one has been checked by the teacher.
Resources / 15 Cones – marked as the numbers: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 9. / Route maps 1 to 6 - enough of each to avoid delays / Recording sheets -1 per team, / Pencils, clip-boards / Answer sheet for teacher / Master map for teacher. / Painted football pitch			Criteria for Success/Outcome / All chn will: be able to follow the warm up and cool down instructions. / Most chn will: be able to follow the map correctly to each cone. / Some chn will: be able to help other people read the map and find the correct cones.

Master Map

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2

1

2

7

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5

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6

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Route	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	TOTAL
1	8	3	1	5	6	2	9	6	40
2	2	1	7	4	2	3	1	5	25
3	1	6	7	9	4	8	2	9	46
4	3	6	3	5	5	9	1	2	34
5	1	5	4	6	3	2	9	9	39
6	2	5	2	8	3	5	9	3	37

‘Football Numbers Orienteering’ - Record sheet
ANSWER SHEET

Route	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	TOTAL
1
2
3
4
5
6

‘Football Numbers Orienteering’ -
Children’s Recording sheet
NAMES: ____________________________________________

Route 1

E

C

F

A

B

D

H

G

Route 2

E

B

A

C

H

F

G

D

Route 3

C

F

D

A

G

B

H

E

Route 4

B

H

C

E

A

F

D

G

Route 5

F

E

B

G

A

D

H

C

Route 6

A

D

H

F

E

B

C

G

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