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Let's get active and try North, South, East, West!

With the North, South, East, West activity you can develop the following skills:

Balance and control; coordination and fluency; jumping power; stamina and endurance
  • Balance and control
  • Coordination and fluency
  • Jumping power
  • Stamina and endurance

This resource is suitable for Physical Education and activity for P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 and P7 (First and Second Level Curriculum for Excellence).

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Watch this

Learn how to take part in the North, South, East, West activity with help from primary school teacher, Danny Denholm.

What you need

EquipmentAlternatives
ConesBalled-up socks, tins or pieces of paper
Cones; socks; paper
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Try it yourself

Follow these step-by-step instructions and give it a go!

Image gallerySkip image gallerySlide 1 of 4, , Get ready Set your cones out in a diamond shape around 1 metre apart. If you don't have cones, you can use balled-up socks, tins or pieces of paper as markers. These will be your compass points. The first player (the caller) stands to the side ready to call out directions. The second player (the moving player) starts in the centre of the diamond.

Don't have a partner?

If you want to practise this on your own, you don't need a partner to shout the directions. You can choose your own compass directions to move towards.

Individual task
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How was North, South, East, West for you?

We are all unique and have different strengths and skills. Some of us may find some skills easier than others but we can all develop and improve.

You can adapt the North, South, East, West activity to suit your needs. If we practise our skills regularly, we can improve and progress over time.

Too tough?

If you find the North, South, East, West too challenging, don't worry!

Try these tips to make the activity a bit easier.

Go up a notch?

It's great to look at ways to develop our skills and we can do this by challenging ourselves.

If you enjoyed the North, South, East, West but are looking for a bigger challenge, try these tips to make it trickier.

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Danny's challenge

Danny

Set yourself a time challenge.

Count how many jumps you can get in 30 seconds.

Keep a record of your score and try to beat it next time you play.

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Time to reflect

Enjoyment

The most important part of physical activity and movement is that you enjoy it. We all need to stay active in our daily lives in order to stay healthy. It鈥檚 a lot easier if you鈥檙e having fun.

After you鈥檝e taken part in this activity, take some time to think about what you enjoyed and how you might approach the activity differently next time.

  • What did you enjoy about this activity? How could you do more of this?
  • What did you dislike about this activity? What would make it better?
  • What would you do differently next time?

Developing your skills

The skills you鈥檝e worked on in this activity are useful in other parts of your daily life and in sport.

Can you think of any activities or sports where you might use these skills?

Physical activity skills. list

Learn more about the different skills you've developed in this activity and how we use them in daily life.

Physical activity skills

Athletics Training with Eilidh Doyle. video

Continue to develop your skills with some drills to help you keep fit and start hurdling.

Athletics Training with Eilidh Doyle

Understanding compass points. revision-guide

Let's find out how to use a compass when reading a map.

Understanding compass points
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