Orienteering Games

Photo Orienteering

Materials: pictures taken of the kindergarten's outdoor area, local environment, or schoolyard.

Mark on the picture where the station should be hung. Hang out stations; it can be a picture, a letter, or a number on each station. Children go in pairs, take one picture with them, find the station, come back and tell what they saw at the station. Then they get a new picture and continue. The station can also be an object, or there can be a box there with something inside that they should bring back.

Treasure Hunt

Materials: colored paper slips, etc.

In a clearly defined area, lay out many colored paper slips (they can be, for example, «diamonds»). The slips are hidden high and low. Children are divided into groups. Everyone runs around trying to find «treasures». Only one can be taken at a time, and they are placed in an agreed-upon spot. The goal is to find as many treasures as possible.

Star Orienteering

Materials: drawings of different things, for example from the outdoor playground.

Two children go together. They receive a drawing, for example of the sandpit, from an adult. The adult tells the children what to do at the sandpit: jump five times, stand on one foot, sing a song, etc. When the children have completed the task, they come back and receive a new drawing and a new instruction.

Follow the Marked Path I

Materials: seven stations and marker tapes.

Hang up marker tapes so close that you can see from one marker to the next. Place stations (for example, things that do not belong in nature) along the trail. The trail can be short or long, depending on the age of the children.

Follow the Marked Path II

Materials: marker tapes and different objects or drawings that characterize a fairy tale.

Hang up marker tapes and objects or drawings that characterize a fairy tale along the trail. The children should remember what they see, and when they come back, tell the fairy tale based on the things they have found.