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Description

Test your map reading skills and eye for detail by navigating a route and spotting things along the way.

Resources

Pens or pencils
Plain paper
Camera (or smart phone)
Weather appropriate clothing
Map of the local area

Instructions

Before you begin
Plan a route for everyone to follow. It should start and end at the same place (your meeting place may work best), and it only needs to last about 10 minutes.
As you plan your route, make a list of things you see on the way, for example, buildings, signs, monuments, post boxes, and adverts. You can even add on some trickier items, like ‘the colour blue’ or ‘the number five’.
Copy the route onto the map.
Prepare to spot
In a meeting before this activity, everyone should talk about what they’ll near to wear, and what they may need to bring with them. They should make a list (with words or pictures) and check it with the person leading the activity. People might want to think about:
What time of year is it? What clothing do you need in this season? What clothing don’t you need in this season but might need at another time of year?
Do you need to check the weather forecast before you get ready? Why? What will it tell you?
Do you need any specialist equipment for this activity? What specialist equipment should you leave behind (for example, this isn’t the time for buoyancy aids)?
What might happen if you wear the wrong sorts of clothes for an activity? Would you enjoy it less? Could it be dangerous?
What extra things do the adults need to have with them (for example, a list of everyone’s emergency contact numbers)?
Spotting the items
Split into groups. Each group will take it in turns to complete the challenge, so they’re not all walking at the same time.
Check that the first group is sensibly dressed, and that they have any equipment they might need.
Give the first group the map with the route on it, and the list of things to spot along the way.
The group should follow the map, and try to take pictures of everything on the list.
Groups should take it in turns to follow the route and take pictures.
Once all of the groups have finished, the person leading the game should check everyone’s pictures. The group who have taken pictures of the highest number of items on the list are the winners.

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