ANIMAL, BIRD AND CAR ANAGRAM LIST
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One way to use the single letters of the Type B marker sets is to print “all controls” maps (as you would for a score competition). All the controls are shown on the map with numbers beside each circle but no joining lines.
Initially you can pre-prepare maps with the controls to be visited linked by lines as in any normal orienteering course. Youngsters follow this course collecting a single letter at each control. On completing the course they rearrange the letters to fit the clue which can be written on the map, for example “A flower”. As some words are fairly obscure it will be necessary to give a list of possible answers on the board.
A more challenging version is to give each youngster or pair an “all controls” map and a short list of control numbers (in ascending numerical order) to visit in any order, for example 3,8,11,13,24. They first identify the controls on the map. If the maps are laminated they can circle them in permanent felt tip pen (which can be cleaned off later with methylated spirit) and then draw lines between then to create the most efficient course that visits all the specified points.
When they get to each control they note down the letter and having collected all the letters return to the start. They then have to arrange the letters they have collected to form a word that fits the clue they have been given – for example plants, wild animals or water creatures.
This activity is good for literacy as well as developing orienteering skills. It is also easily differentiated as more able or older youngsters can be given longer words and so have both longer courses and more difficult anagrams
Checking answers is easy as right answers will be a word fitting the clue; there is no need to see if each control letter is right unless they cannot get an anagram from the letters they have collected
Words are listed by length as if they collect say 5 letters the answer will have be a five letter word so much reducing the potential range of words they need to consider.
If the clue is “birds” then with the standard marker set (26 markers A- Z) you can have:-
emu
auk
owl
wren
lark
tern
swan
duck
erne
crow
curlew
widgeon
warbler
ostrich
lapwing
kite
tern
heron
crane
snipe
robin
quail
swift
raven
falcon
jackdaw
nightjar
barn owl
flamingo
shrike
cygnet
avocet
merlin
pigeon
pelican
bustard
turkey
grouse
dunlin
starling,
goldcrest
gyr falcon
ptarmigan
coot
gull
rook
dodo
goose
macaw
eagle
condor
linnet
parrot
gannet
sparrow
blue tit
mallard
penguin
swallow
bittern
moorhen
pheasant
sea eagle
wheatear
partridge
crossbill
bullfinch
firecrest
albatross
merganser
greenfinch
woodpecker
bearded tit
yak
gnu
elk
rat
ape
fox
lion
toad
hare
lynx
mole
bear
frog
vole
puma
wolf
mink
sloth
bison
camel
hyena
lemur
eland
civet
okapi
snake
viper
rhino
gecko
tiger
zebra
wombat
mouse
badger
gerbil
monkey
lizard
gopher
ocelot
panther
chamois
warthog
wild cat
leopard
chipmunk
chameleon
springbok
field mouse
deer
koala
stoat
otter
moose
dingo
adder
panda
llama
iguana
weasel
caiman
possum
coyote
racoon
impala
beaver
jackal
jaguar
meerkat
axolotl
gorilla
anteater
elephant
capybara
kangaroo,
red panda
squirrel
tortoise
antelope
dormouse
polar bear
chimpanzee
orang-utan,
alligator
water vole
armadillo
bandicoot
wolverine
snow leopard
rhinoceros
rattlesnake
grey squirrel
Kia
BMW
Audi
Seat
Ford
Fiat
Lotus
Lexus
Honda
Iveco
Scion
Tesla
Skoda
Smart
Ariel
Elfin
Buick
Mosler
Morgan
Spyker
Artega
Austin
Ginetta
Pontiac
Venturi
Mustang
Porsche
Triumph
Gumpert
Renault
Daimler
Hyundai
McLaren
Citroen
Breckland
Dodge Ram
Overfinch
Volkswagen
Another list could be of makes of cars. Some of these are pretty obscure sports cars by minor manufacturers which I had to look up before I believed it, but it was compiled by a six-year old. For those youngsters interested in cars this could lead them to look up any makes they did not know. With a standard marker set you can have:-
Lada
Jeep
Saab
Arash
Lancia
Jaguar
Toyota
Bugatti
Bentley
Peugeot
Mazda
Rover
Proton
Volvo
Wolseley
Chrysler
Caterham
Daihatsu
Vauxhall
Abarth
Nissan
Morris
Chevrolet
Land Rover
Alfa Romeo
Rolls Royce
Aston Martin
With the extended set 35 markers set you can also have:-
With the clue “wild animals” and using the standard 26 marker set you can have:-
With the extended set 35 markers set you can also have:-
With the extended set of 35 markers set you can also have:-
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