Forest School Nov - Dec
Obstacle Course - this week we designed an obstacle course ourselves using items from the woodland and the forest school store. We pushed sticks into the ground as a slalom, planks for balancing, branches for hurdles and a tarpaulin for a cargo net. We enjoyed practising and then we all timed our independent laps to see how fast we could be! Afterwards, we went to the free play activities and made the most of a mild, dry day.
Mud Painting- Today, we embraced what the weather conditions gave. We collected mud to paint with and then used brushes and washing up liquid on the yard for some bubbly fun!
Parachute Games - After last week’s cold weather, we made sure we had activities planned to keep us warm. We ditched the water play and anything that required precise finger grip, and did lots of things that needed whole body movement. Together, we played games using the parachute, retold the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff, built Troll bridges and used the gymnastic ribbons, all to keep us nice and warm.
Rock! - We played a game to improve our listening and reaction skills. Then we went to free play activities and moved around as much as possible to help us keep warm! On these very cold days, it is important that the children come dressed in enough layers to keep them warm so that sessions are not spoilt ❄️😉
Plant Identification - We started our first session by familiarising ourselves with the woodland area. We identified some plants that could scratch or sting us so that they didn't spoil our fun. We looked at our FS agreement and went to free-play activities. It was a drizzly day but we still had a great time developing our skills, our knowledge, and enjoying being outside!
