Kids should learn some common basic orienteering map symbols. The symbols they should learn will depend on the environment you are in and whether you are on an ISOM or ISSOM map. They should be learning the symbols on the map they are using.
Common symbols they will probably encounter:
The following links point to resources that have been collected and are relevant to this skill (?).
A great set of legends with various explanations of map symbols, etc. in pdf form. Contains one page each for ISOM (2000) and ISSOM.
Description of the 'Legend Dash' exercise at Orienteering.ca whereby teams of 2 or 3 choose symbol cards and have to run to touch one of that feature.
Description of / instructions for the orienteering game Ogres (very similar to Capture the flag) at Orienteering.ca.
Description of an orientering version of capture the flag exercise at Orienteering.ca.
Description of Vampire O at Orienteering.ca. In Vampire O game, punches and punch cards are used and 'vampires' steal punch cards from orienteers (they then become the new vampire).
Description of / instructions for a 'Poker-O' activity at Orienteering.ca with cards at each control that can be traded out. This version of the game has master maps at each control and is a map memory exercise but it can easily be done where each participant gets a map as well.
Description of / instructions for a 'Poker-O' activity at Orienteering.ca with cards at each control that can be traded out. This version of the game has master maps at each control and is a map memory exercise but it can easily be done where each participant gets a map as well.
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