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• To learn about senses and how these can be used to explore the world around us.

Scratch ‘n’ Sniff

• Leader explains about and demonstrates the different smells in nature.  She then talks about a magic liquid that enhances each smell.
• Each child is given a sponge soaked in magic liquid and encouraged to find smells.  They then share their favourite smell with a partner.

Touches

• Leader talks about different sensations felt from different objects – show a feather and discuss how it feels.
• Each child is given an egg box with cards in each compartment.  Each card has a different word on that describes a touch.  The children must fill their egg boxes with appropriate touches using materials that were not living.  The egg boxes are colour coded, indicating the groups the children will join the share their finds.
• During this activity the children are encouraged to walk towards a new location.

Leaf Slides

• Leaf slides moves the group to another location in preparation for the last activity to use sound.
• The children are told that they have been invited to a slide show and must find an entry ticket (leaf) along the walk route.  Once they reach the entrance to the slide show they are told that they are performers in the show and their tickets are the slides.
• They are given a leaf slide frame made of card and shown how to use the frames, making the best image by holding the leaf and frame up to the light.  The viewer can then witness colours and images that would usually go unnoticed.
• The group is gathered into a circle to watch the slide show.  Each child views their leaf, when they hear a clicker; they must pass their slide to the left.  This continues until each child has its original slide back.

Nature’s Pizzas

• Leader explains that we are going to find the colours of nature.
• Each child is given a piece of card with a layer of double sided tape (artist’s palette).  The children must look around for different colours and collect small dabs of colour and place it on their palettes. The dabs of colour should be no bigger than your little fingernail.
• Share what you have found on your palettes.

Sound Recording

• Leader makes group aware of the sounds around them.
• Each child is given a piece of card and a pencil and shown how to map sounds.  They are asked to find their favourite quiet spot within sight of the leader and sit down.  They are encouraged to map at least 5 sounds.
• Each child describes the sounds they heard to the group members.

• The Earthwalk finishes back at Rangers Office.
• The leader summarises what the group has learnt i.e. we have used our 5 sense.
• The leader ask the children to identify the five senses and location of the sense organs eg by pointing to them.