Orienteering Lesson Plans and Resources for Teachers
The following resources are available to assist you in delivering lessons that incorporate Orienteering.
Lesson Plans and Outlines
Games Orienteers Play
This is a PDF format book of 46 (soon to be 56) lesson outlines that provide a wide range of orienteering based lessons. These lessons can be conducted as class room (table games) activities, restricted area (class room, or playground) activities or extended area (school grounds, parks or bush) activities. Activities can be individual, pair or team based and are classified according to grade suitability. The download is 2.5 MB, and will be updated during 2012. Download Games Orienteers Play.
Successful Orienteering Program
This is a very simple two page guide to running a basic orienteering activity produced by Orienteering Vic. It is aimed at upper Primary level or lower High School level and the document is 0.7 MB. Download Successful Orienteering Program.
Books and References
A range of coaching and instructional references relating to specific Orienteering skills can be found here.
A list of useful Orienteering References is detailed below:
- Elementary Orienteering Instructors Guide
- D. Gale [Available QOA - State Dir Coaching $13.00]
- Teaching Orienteering
- C. McNeill et.al. Harveys, $49.45
- 'Start Orienteering'
- Series of four books - C McNeill and T Renfrew, $13 ea, (6-8 yrs, 8-9 yrs, 9-10 yrs, 10-12 yrs) [available from Scientific Instrument and Optical Sales, Brisbane, 3356 0344]
- Level 1 Orienteering Coaching Manual
- OFA [Available QOA, State Dir Coaching $22.00]
- A Ten Week Do-It-Yourself Guide for Greeny-Orange Orienteers.
- J. Deucker 1994 [Available from QOA - State Director of Coaching :$5.50]
- Get Fit for Orienteering
- Steve Bird, Nonington Press 1996: $29.95
- Masters Sports Training for Enhanced Performance
- P.Raeburn, D. Jenkins, ACHPER 1995 [Available from ACHPER]
- Orienteering Technique from Start to Finish
- Norman & Yngstrom, SOFT 1991 $32.95
- Orienteering: The Skills of the Game
- C. McNeill, Crowood Press 1989: $26.95
- Orienteering Training and Coaching
- J. Thornley, BOF 1982: $35.00
- Outward Bound Orienteering Handbook
- M. Bagness, Wardlock 1995
- Pathways to Excellence: Orienteering
- P. Palmer, Harveys 1994 $29.95
