• 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 compassPrimary Four

Miss Grace OngMiss 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.

A

B C

D

E F

G H

I J

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.