A girl walking away from the camera toward a setting sun. SHe is on a beach and is carrying a black bin bag and a white bucket.

Girlguides

Connect your Rainbows, Brownies and Guides to the ocean with our free resource packs

    Getting started

    Our free, specially-created resources include everything you need to teach your group about the ocean and how to care for it.

    The activities are designed to empower your group by showing them how simple actions can make a difference to the health of the ocean and life within it.

    Rainbows

    Go on a virtual visit to the beach, join Turtley the Turtle on her exciting journey across the ocean, and learn simple ways to reduce single-use plastic by planning a plastic-free party.

    These activities are based around caring for the environment and reducing single-use plastic.

    Download all resources for Rainbows

    Seals around Lundy Island  |  Image credit: Cathy Lewis

    Brownies

    These fun, hands-on unit activities use experiments and crafts to bring to life the problems of ocean pollution and overfishing.

    For younger Brownies, we’ve created activities that use their imagination and role play to transport them to the beach and help them understand the challenges faced by marine animals.

    Download all resources for Brownies
    Several orange and purple common starfish are pictured on the seabed floor, surrounded by colourful sealife.

    Common starfish on the seabed  |  Image credit: Dan Bolt

    Guides

    These activities cover a range of topics, from the impact of fashion and beauty on the ocean to careers in the conservation sector and a mindfulness activity linked to the sea.

    With a focus on investigation and action, these activities aim to inspire your group to learn how they can make choices in their lives to improve the health of the ocean.

    Download all resources for Guides

    A curled octopus resting on the seabed around the Shetland Islands  |  Image credit: Kirsty Andrews

    Other things of interest

    Wildlife A-Z

    Meet the creatures that make UK waters so extraordinary; from the familiar faces you spot while rockpooling to the shy, elusive oddities you may never have heard of.
    4 school children looking at the camera wearing hi-vis jackets and gloves on. The girl on the far left is holding a litter picker and the boy that is centre right is holding a clipboard. They are on a beach

    Beach cleans for schools and groups

    Participate in a beach clean and give your group a 1st person experience of the impact we have on the ocean
    A woman holding a microphone. She is wearing a Marine Conservation Society t-shirt

    Book a community talk

    Enjoy a talk in your local community to learn more about the work of the Marine Conservation Society.