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A fun challenge for children to use a variety of maths/ life skills in a ‘real world’ context.

This is based on the show that is currently on TV called ‘Race Across the World’ where teams need to get from the starting point to a final destination, passing through various check points in different countries.

Children could work in teams using laptops or iPads to plan their journey to each checkpoint. They will use each sheet to record modes of transport, times of arrival and departure and the total cost of each part of the journey. Perhaps the next train isn’t until the morning, they may have to find accomodation.

Added challenge could be to do it within a budget/ using the least amount of money or in the quickest time. Prizes could be awarded for cheapest journey etc.

Slides can be printed to a full page and then printed on A3 to allow children lots of space to work as a group and record in their own way in the blank space.

I plan on doing this with my P7s as a fun challenge to work on over the next few weeks. This develops valuable life skills they will no doubt build on as they progress through the next chapter of their lives.

Update* Children have been taking screenshots of any tickets and prices on each website to prove they found them and have been taking a screenshot of google maps to show any parts of their journey they have done by foot.