Today we take our senses outside. What might you notice in the school garden if you look, listen, touch and smell carefully?

Even a quiet hedge can hide a bird your eyes miss until your ears find it.

Hands up one thing you think you might find.

Senses outdoors: we use our eyes, ears, hands and nose to find things out outside. Close your eyes, and your ears can find a bird you cannot see.

Observation: we say what we really saw, heard, felt or smelled. "I felt rough bark" is an observation.

Outside, we have four jobs. Each job uses one sense.

• 👁 Eyes: look high and low. Find something colourful.
• 👂 Ears: stand still and close your eyes. Find something that makes a sound.
• ✋ Hands: touch gently with your fingertips. Find something rough.
• 👃 Nose: lean in close and sniff. Find something with a smell.

At each stop, we notice quietly first. Then we all say one find together, like "Yellow daisy, eyes!"

Before we go out, think with a partner. What might your eyes find? What might your ears hear? What might feel rough? What might have a smell?

Share one idea you think you might find with the class.