Any volunteers? Can the rest of the people direct him/her to his/her wallet without touching him/her? Are there any other ways to give him/her directions to where he/she needs to go?

8-point compass Primary Four Miss Grace Ong Miss Wang Ai Pei

Introduce 4 basic directions. Use the mnemonic Naughty Elephants Spray Water. Introduce NE, NW, SE, SW. Practise these 8 directions in class.

Mission: Your country is under attack. Your enemy has planted a nuclear bomb and you have to retrieve a code to stop the bomb from detonating.

1.Work in groups of 4 – 5 pupils. 2. Each group will be issued a map of the school, an instruction sheet and a marker. 3. Your enemy has left his mark behind with this symbol ( ). Use the instruction sheet and map to find the symbol. 4. There is a letter beside each symbol. Write all the letters to form a code. A

Give pupils an estimated time to finish task. Point out where north is. Tell pupils not to run for safety reasons. Expected behaviour. Confined area.

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OFF YOU GO!! Think about the process…

1.Map 2.Instruction sheets 3.Symbol cards 4.Codes - Answers 5.Water-soluble markers 6.PowerPoint Slides for the lesson

1.Get a school map - Simplify the map such that only items/locations that the kids need are on it. (Can be done as you do the next step.) - Indicate North on the map. (Need not be the real north.)

2.Identify a starting point - Find a starting point that will be easy for kids to start off such as an open space. - From the starting point, look for obvious spots for clues. (Use spots that you can easily plan the routes.)

3.Planning of routes -Plan different routes leading to the same locations. To avoid everyone running in the same directions. To prevent herd syndrome

4. Form clues - Give only easily solved clues - Confine locations to a manageable area for safety reasons and keeping the task to a reasonable lesson time.

4.Come up with all the possible answers 5.Laminate all the clue cards and letters (to re-use in future).

1.Put up the laminated symbols only on the day itself before the lesson. 2.Conduct a pre-activity briefing informing pupils of the task, rules of the game and safety rules. 3.Do a demo practice in class to give the class an idea of what to expect.