My place through smell

• Smell only things you know are safe. Never smell unknown substances, chemicals, gas, smoke from fires or anything that could be harmful, and waft gently instead of inhaling hard. If you have a smell-related health concern, ask a medical professional.
• Check for allergies and sensitivities before any smelling activity, and let any pupil sit out.
• Use closed cups and waft; never ask pupils to sniff strongly or to smell cleaning products, fuels, chemicals or anything unknown.

• A short walk around the school or a familiar room
• A simple recording sheet: smell, where, when, one word

Smell observation worksheet (CSV). Optional: record observations in the SmellBook observation format and check them offline. Write a class or group name, never a pupil's name, and name places rather than giving addresses. Nothing is sent to SmellBook.

1. Read the smellscape lesson together.
2. Walk the chosen place in pairs and record three smells with where and when.
3. Back in class, compare notes: which smells did everyone notice?
4. Find related Atlas places and entries and compare descriptions.

Classroom guides are free, like all of SmellBook Learn. They are suggestions for teachers, not a curriculum standard, and they are not tied to any school, programme or partner.