Forest School Blog
April 2022
This first of the summer term, Year 1 are joining us in the woods. Their topic is Minibeasts so it is a perfect time to explore and find them.
This first week has been about getting to know our site, learning about how to stay safe and all the routines. Research shows that children (and adults) who spend time in nature regularly in the SAME location develop a solid connection to nature which improves their wellbeing and develops pro-environmental attitudes.
Here are some of the things that happened: minibeasts were found and made, favourite trees were discovered, there was time to chill (after working out how to get in the hammock) and we learnt how to communicate and work as a team by washing our hands!
March 2022
Year 5 are studying Macbeth so we are working on our storytelling skills, (because a campfire is the perfect place for a tale). This week we used what we know about metaphors to play the game, 'This is not a Stick!' It was great fun.
There has also been the opportunity to build a story throne in small teams. The children have used their creative thinking and teamwork skills to build these and then share their stories with the rest of us.
Year 5 – March 2022
I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am to be back in the woods and even more delighted to be working with Year 5 who, due to Covid, missed their FS sessions last year (they still made their bird boxes though).
Missing sessions last year means we are catching up with key skills and during their first session last week, Year 5 learnt why the tripod shape is so strong and so useful when building structures.
Other skills learnt included tying a clove hitch and tripod lashing before applying their skills to building their own structure. We had camp fires, washing lines and the beginnings of some wonderful dens.
At the end, around the campfire, the children were asked to describe how they overcame any challenges and reflected on how well they worked with others.
Oh! We also had pancakes as it was shrove Tuesday.
2nd October 2019
- Building a shelter to accommodate all of their group. The shelter's ability to protect against the weather was tested well by the teachers and a bucket of water!
- Advancing their whittling techniques to use push strokes and stop cuts.
- Testing their ability to light fires using charcloth and a bow drill. The biggest reward being a hot chocolate if they could keep their fire going - and only if they could keep it going!
- Creating recipes for flat bread thinking about what tastes they wanted to have and cooking over the campfire.
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