Activities for

outdoor adventurers

INSPIRED BY

Wild Outside
Around the World with
Survivorman
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You can have an adventure anywhere you go,
but first you need to know the lingo. Find the words
that you would use as an explorer—just like Les Stroud!

M M L F V T T M L F O R A G E words:
A R E R S G K I E E W C M N E REACT
T L X W H W P S K C I W M U T OBSERVE
M X P P E E R S W F L T A C J
ADAPT
V V L A L H E I C O D F A Q W
PREPARE
W W O E T G P O O F E E Z Y Q
ADVENTURE
I T R T E W A N M T R Z H R B
EXPLORE
J I E V R M R C P L N J I B D
COMPASS
F E C B J S E A A P E L S A P
WILDERNESS
N G R J H M D V S O S O S E B
F E I Z J A I V S A S H G K G MISSION

S I K A D V E N T U R E L W F SHELTER
O E H L R Y G Q Q P P Z V P Z FORAGE
J Z L U L I J C R X H D C W X SURVIVAL
O B S E R V E C L G Z Y M B I FIRE

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 EQu I p Yo u r K I t
What do you need on an adventure?
Here are some of the essential pieces
of equipment you might pack.
Answer the questions below with
the correct tool for each situation.

1. You’re in the forest and you hear a sound, but it’s pitch black outside. If only you
had a ____________________ to help identify the source of the noise!

2. You decide to go for a hike in the woods. After walking for a while in
the hot sun, you start to get thirsty. It’s a good thing you brought your
_______________ so you don’t become dehydrated.

3. Your socks get wet so you string up some ___________ as a clothesline to help
them dry while you take a snack break.

4. On your hike, you get to a fork in the trail and aren’t sure where to go next.
You pull out your ____________ to help you see which path you should take.

5. The directions for your hike say you need to go south-west, but you can’t tell
where that is so you check your ______________.

6. You start to feel really sleepy. Luckily you brought a _____________ so you have
somewhere comfortable to rest.

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 Use the compass to

FIND SURVIVORMAN!
Every explorer needs to know how
to use a compass. To ensure you’ve got
the skills, follow the directions and the
compass to let us know where Survivorman
will end up on his next adventure.

1. Survivorman walked west for two steps and north for five steps. He made it to _____________.

2. Survivroman continued from _____________ and took four steps east to explore _____________.

3. Survirorman left the _____________ and took three steps east toward __________.

4. Survirorman went from _____________ and took four steps down south toward _____________.

5. He took three steps south-west towards _____________.

Good job! You’re right on track!

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 A dv e n t u R e lo G
Adventure in your home, your backyard,
or a local park. Here’s an adventure log
to get you started.
PREPARE
Fill out your pre-adventure checklist. Take the time to prepare properly so you
eliminate problems before they happen.

F ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
F ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
F ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

OBSERVE
While you’re adventuring, take time to check out your surroundings. What do
you hear? Smell? Is it hot? Cold? Observations help you make the best decisions,
so take another look around!
sounds _______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________
smells _______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________
temperature __________________________________________________________________

other observations ____________________________________________________________

REACT
Did anything unexpected happen on your adventure? What did you do? What options
did you consider before you made your decision?
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

ADAPT
What did you do when something unexpected happened? What did you learn?
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

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 Club

Congratulations!
Here’s your official outdoor
adventurer membership card.
Print it out and get adventuring!”

“Nature is everywhere around you.

It is right outside your door.”
Get adventuring!

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