Prepare a set of duplicate animal cards so the total matches the number of learners, such as two squirrel cards, two bee cards and two blackbird cards for a group of six.
This is played like musical statues, using a drum.
Gather the learners and divide them into two groups.
Gather the learners into a circle.
Gather the learners in a circle and invite volunteers to become trees, small mammals such as voles, shrews or mice, or owls.
Gather the group and divide them into smaller groups of four or five.
Mark out a circle using rope or markers.
Before the session, scatter items representing food, such as empty shells and bean bags for worms or slugs, around a defined playing area.
Give each learner a blank slip of paper and ask them to write the name of a local animal or plant.
Ask the learners to form a circle three to five metres across.