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Blindfold Challenge

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In this sensory outdoor activity, students must navigate a bushland obstacle course while blindfolded, relying on their senses and teamwork. The challenge requires them to refine and apply their fundamental movement skills and adapt strategies in unfamiliar settings. With minimal guidance, students are encouraged to apply creative thinking and problem-solving to navigate the course successfully, enhancing their confidence and ability to overcome challenges. The activity also emphasises the importance of safety, wellbeing, personal growth, teamwork and active participation in outdoor environments.

Key Concepts:

  • Movement Skills: Refining and adapting movement strategies in unpredictable outdoor situations.
  • Problem Solving: Applying creative thinking to movement challenges.
  • Participation & Wellbeing: Participate in physical activities that enhance health and wellbeing in natural and outdoor settings.
  • Health & Safety: Investigating behaviours that contribute to safety and wellbeing.​

​AC(v8) Curriculum Links

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AC(v9) Curriculum Links

Years 3-4

Health & Physical Education

Moving our bodies

Refine and apply fundamental movement skills in new movement situations. (AC9HP4M01)

Apply and adapt movement strategies to achieve movement outcomes. (AC9HP4M02)

Demonstrate how movement concepts related to effort, space, time, objects and people can be applied when performing movement sequences. (AC9HP4M03)

Learning through Movement

Apply creative thinking when designing movement sequences and solving movement problems. (AC9HP4M07)

Elaboration: Drawing on prior knowledge from other physical activity experiences to solve challenges faced when participating in outdoor activities.

Making Active Choices

Participate in physical activities in natural and outdoor settings to examine factors that can influence their own and others' participation. (AC9HP4M05)

Making Healthy & Safe Choices

Investigate and apply behaviours that contribute to their own and others' health, safety, relationships and wellbeing. (AC9HP4P10)

Interacting with Others

Select, use and refine personal and social skills to establish, manage and strengthen relationships. (AC9HP4P04)

Cross Curriculum Priorities & General Capabilities




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Last reviewed 18 November 2024
Last updated 18 November 2024