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Outdoor Learning and Forest School Skills Progression
OUTDOOR LEARNING & FOREST SCHOOL CURRICULUM |
PLEASE NOTE: we adhere to the 6 principles of Forest School which are also on our website. |
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Year Group |
Big Question |
Season /Term |
Subject specific skills / outcomes. Cross-curricular with PSHCE, Science, Physical Education, Art and Geography in particular |
Year 1 |
Theme Minibeasts
Key Driver Science
Big Question Friend or Foe, how do you know? |
Summer 1
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Building, problem-solving and teamwork: I can work in a team to build a shelter and animal home. I can play team games. Cooking: I can be safe around a fire. I can butter bread. I can contribute to making soup. Art: I can use natural materials to create artwork that I can talk about. (mud painting) Tool work: I can make a wooden owl. I can make a wooden bug (cookie). I can whittle vegetable characters using a peeler. Science / Nature / Environment: I can identify and name a variety of wild and garden plants. I can describe the plant structure (including trees). I can identify deciduous and evergreen trees. I can identify and name a variety of common animals from amphibians - mammals Physical development / healthy lifestyles: I know how to travel safely on rough ground. I can carry sticks safely. I can talk about how being outside makes me feel. |
Year 2 |
Theme The Geat Fire of London
Key Driver History
Big Question Why wouldn’t you want to be in the GFoL? |
Spring 1
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Building, problem-solving and teamwork: I can build a safe tower out of sticks. I can communicate clearly in team games I can tie a simple knot. (overhand knot and half hitch) Cooking: I can be safe around a fire and explain the fire triangle I can make a simple snack (damper, toast, orange skin muffins) Art: I can create a natural picture frame and discuss the properties of the natural materials that I have used (flexible or non-flexible) I can weave using sticks and wool to create God’s Eye art I can make a stick person Tool work: I can saw wood with support. I can use a palm drill (identity disks) I can whittle a stick. I can make sparks with a fire steel. I can use a hammer safely Science / Nature / Environment: I can observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow. I know what I need to survive (water, food, air). I can name and identify some trees in our grounds by using a simple ID guide. I know simple compass directions. I can create a 3D map using an aerial photograph. Physical development / healthy lifestyles: I know how to move a log safely. I can describe the benefits to being outside |
Year 3 |
Theme Roald Dahl / Light & Dark
Key Driver PSHCE / Science
Big Question Was Mr Fox really fantastic? / Where does the dark hide?
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Autumn 1 & 2 PM |
Building, problem-solving and teamwork: I can work in a team to construct a birds nest I can begin to describe how my structures work. I can co-operate and communicate clearly in team games. I can use a cow hitch. I can make a miniature shelter using natural materials. Cooking: I can make French bread pizzas. I can prepare a simple snack. (Baked apples / bananas or toast) I can toast a marshmallow on a stick. Art: I can lash sticks together to make a weaving frame. I can make clay animals. I can sketch birds. Tool work: I can whittle a marshmallow stick. I can light a fairy fire with a fire steel. I can whittle/make a creature. Science / Nature / Environment: I know that soils are made from rocks and organic matter. I can group objects according to my own criteria. I can name animals in the environment and group them. I am beginning to know the eight points on a compass. I can create a 3D map using an aerial photograph. Physical development / healthy lifestyles: I can describe my flexibility, strength, control and balance when participating in outdoor activities. I take part in outdoor activities and challenges on my own and in a team.
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Year 4 |
Theme Birds
Key Driver Science
Big Question What makes a bird a bird? |
Autumn 2 am |
Building, problem-solving and teamwork: I can make and play woodland versions of common games (eg Aunt Sally; pick up sticks; quoits; miniature archery). I can work in a team during wide games and scavenger hunts. I can build trust with my peers through games. I can make a shaduf using a tripod structure. Cooking: I can chop and grate to help make vegetable soup. I can prepare damper bread and cook it on a stick. I can make a pancake and cook it on an open fire. Art: I can sketch trees and plants. I can choose shapes in nature and use them to inspire my artwork. I can create a tree character and describe them. Tool work: I can light a fairy fire and keep it going. I can use a hammer safely to make a birdbox. I can create a wildlife home (bug hotel/hedgehog house) Science / Nature / Environment: I can name some common garden birds and talk about their features. I can name the common trees in our grounds (give a tree a character activity) I can talk about how to encourage wildlife into an area. I can carry out fieldwork – classifying and surveying animals. I can match tracks and other signs to animals. Physical development / healthy lifestyles: I can read a map and follow a course. I can describe which skills I use when orienteering. I can explain the beneficial effects of different OAA activities on the body. I can warm up and prepare appropriately for different OAA activities. I can explain why wearing appropriate clothing is important. 2 night residential. |
Year 5 |
Theme Shakespeare
Key Driver English
Big Question Macbeth; who’s to blame? |
Spring 2 |
Building, problem-solving and teamwork: I can build a waterproof humpy (shelter) and set up a camp I can make constructions for different purposes: eg rafts; animal bridges; stick towers; outdoor orchestra; sundials; water traps. I can lead a team and work in a team during wide games and scavenger hunts. I can lash sticks together. Cooking: I can boil water in a Kelly kettle. I can make hotdogs. I can roast chestnuts / popcorn/potatoes etc Art: I can plan, make and create a decoration. Tool work: I can make and tend a fire that I have lit. I can plan a project (Easter decoration). I can tie suitable knots for different purposes (shelter hitches and knots). I can split wood using a hatchet and mallet. I can whittle a tent peg using a stop cut. Science / Nature / Environment: I can recognise pollution indicators in different habitats. I can research and test different ways to find north. Physical development / healthy lifestyles: I can interpret a map. I can navigate using a map and compass (orienteering). I can follow and make trails. |
Year 6 |
Theme Identity
Key Driver PSHCE
Big Question Fight, flight or freeze? |
Autumn 1 |
Building, problem-solving and teamwork: I can explain what humans need to survive. I can work with others to research and obtain survival essentials. I can find and identify safe wild food. I understand the rules for safe foraging. I can collect, store and purify water. I can build a waterproof shelter using tarpaulins. I can use a range of simples knots and lashes. Cooking: I can make hot chocolate by boiling water in a storm kettle I can cook on an open fire. Art: I can use natural shapes and structures to inspire my artwork. I can print using natural materials Tool work: I can light a fire using charcloth and hay and tend to it. I can make a quadrant using knots and lashings. I can make a tool using taught techniques (tent peg, mallet, spoon, knife etc). Science / Nature / Environment: I can use and create a key to identify trees and animal tracking signs. I know how to age a tree using trigonometry. I can identify different animal groups and describe their habitats. I can survey an area and record statistics. Physical development / healthy lifestyles: I know what I need to survive – shelter/fire/food I can navigate using natural indicators I can take part in adventurous outdoor activities; challenging myself and behaving safely. |