Orienteering is an exciting and fun sport which encourages team work and individual challenges.  You can find out more about orienteering and try some activities by looking at our Orienteering page.

In this lesson, pupils are encouraged to learn map reading skills like the pirates in the story.  Pupils can then try some basic orienteering activities to develop their knowledge and skills.

How the Pirates Turned the Tide – Orienteering Lesson

Link to cone map masters for the orienteering lesson.

If you are an East Ayrshire Council school, you can find your school map here: EAC School Maps