Carefully cut the bottom section off a clean, used plastic bottle to use as your rain gauge's collection vessel, recycling the top section.
Begin with the birds you already half know.
Choose something you do regularly throughout the day, such as walking through a doorway or boiling the kettle, and use it as your reminder.
Invite the learners to look up into the tree canopy and imagine having an eye on top of their head.
Invite the group to take part in a wild slide show, explaining how older projectors used to show pictures using a rotating carousel of slides.
Gather the group and open with the prompt I can hear.
In pairs, ask learners to split up and secretly find two natural objects from the ground, one that will tickle and one that will prickle.
This activity is best carried out in spring or early summer, when a wide range of wild edibles are available, ideally along a route where the group already knows the potential edible plants.
Choose a sit spot where you can sit comfortably and observe undisturbed for thirty minutes to an hour.
Gather the learners and read out a mission set by the elders, requiring the group to explore and map a specific area, focusing on things such as a campsite, hazards, food or resources.