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Nature sensory bingo
Nature sensory bingo
Introduction
Use nature to create a colour, shape, or sensory bingo card.
Tip
Keep your bingo sheets together in your Nature Journal.
Colour bingo
Create a simple bingo sheet with various colours.
Look out of a window or go outside.
See if you can find the different colours in your surroundings. Record/tick off what you find on your bingo sheet.
Shape bingo
Create a simple bingo sheet by drawing various shapes.
Look out of a window or go outside.
See if you can find the different shapes in your surroundings. Record/tick off what you find on your bingo sheet.
Shape bingo sheet example
Plant sensory bingo
Download and print the
plant sensory bingo table (PDF, 130K)
, or use it as inspiration to create your own.
Go outside and record/tick off what you find. Look at trees, plants and leaves closely.
Engage the four senses to look, touch, smell and feel leaves and plants. Avoid tasting.
Cloud bingo
Create a simple bingo sheet with various shapes or objects.
Look out of a window or go outside.
Lie down and look for clouds in the sky above.
Use your imagination to observe shapes/objects in the clouds. Record/tick what you find on your bingo sheet.
Cloud bingo sheet