Pioneer Scheme Child Tracker - Level 3

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1: CORE VALUES 2: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 3: OUTDOOR SKILLS 4: SPECIES IDENTIFICATION

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• Can show a level of self-control.

• Shows motivation to try a range of new activities outdoors and seek challenge.

• Initiates their own outdoor play and open-ended activities, showing fascination and curiosity.

• Takes part in both independent and group activities and learns from others.

• Can sow and care for a new seed or plant with help.

• Creates wild-life homes in a group & independently.

• Can help to feed the wildlife appropriately.

• Stays within boundaries.• Uses basic directional and

positional language accurately. (e.g. under, in front, behind, forwards, sideways, etc).

• Experiences a range of simple maps and plans. (Very simple orienteering)

• Start to relate simple features on a map to those on the ground.

• Hold a compass correctly and begin to learn that the red needle points to North.

• Starts to identify evergreen and deciduous trees and talk about differences.

• Compares different tree species by their leaf shapes.

• Compares different types of mini-beasts.

• Names parts of a tree.• Identifies some wildlife using

simple age-specific guides.• Takes part in a variety of

scavenger hunts.

• Start to manage their own safety with prompts of rules.

• Learn self-care strategies outside.

• Performs outdoor practical tasks safely with guidance.

• Takes a controlled risk with guidance.

• Can pick up litter.• Can leave the outdoor environment

how they found it.• Can talk about the weather.

• Build mini-shelters using natural materials and their own methods, with prompts.

• Build group shelters using both natural and man-made materials, with some guidance and support.

• Shows respect for living things.

• Resists picking things that are alive.

• Helps with some basic environmentally friendly activities, such as feeding the birds, planting & litter-picking.

• Can climb, balance, and swing with increasing control.

• Can travel over different terrain and in different ways with increasing confidence.

• Can talk about the weather and what they need to wear.

• Can create using natural materials and describes their creation.

• Uses imagination and fantasy outdoors.

• Persists with an activity.• Adapts techniques of play to

achieve desired outcome.• Learns through trial and

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Pioneer Scheme Child Tracker - Level 3 …CONTINUED

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5: KNOTS & LASHINGS SKILLS 6: REFLECT & REVIEW 7: TOOL TASKS (OPTIONAL UNIT)

8: FIRE-PIT FINESSE (OPTIONAL UNIT)

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• Winds two pieces of string or rope together with increasing control.

• Attempt to tie a simple overhand knot with help.

• Tie a cow’s tail knot with guidance.

• Round lashing with help

• Can talk about what they experienced outdoors and how they felt about it.

• Talks about what they would like to experience outdoors next time.

• Listens to others’ views and shares opinions of experiences through likes/ dislikes.

• Can take it in turns to talk.

As previous plus:•Peelers

• Can toast on the fire pit with help from an adult.

• Can help to put the fire out safely.

• Can talk about fire safety.

• Can collect suitable sticks for fuel with help.

• Can try to create a spark with a fire-steel.

• Learns about the fire triangle.

• Make a rainbow ribbon stick (cow’s tail knots) with help

• Peels their own skewer for toasting.

• Can make their own skewer to toast their snack (see tool crafts).

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