Forest Schools
Forest School Agreement - we began our first session by discussing what we agree will keep us and our environment protected. We were so lucky to have a wonderful sunny Spring day! Then, we went to our free play activities to develop our gross motor skills, critical thinking and independence. The children are very much looking forward to their next session.
10th December 2024 - Mud Painting. We used what the season brings and collected some mud to paint with! Most of us drew the tree from our Story Club story, The Christmas Pine. Then we went to free play activities and kept warm by ensuring we were using our bodies. Everyone had great fun rolling down the grassy bank!
3rd December 2024 - Woodland Treasure Hunt . We kept warm this week by taking part in a hunt to find the lost woodland animals. We read the clue cards to find where the animals were in the school grounds. Then, we went to our free-play, enjoying a warm drink too on this chilly day.
26th November 2024 - Woodland Vocab - This week, we increased our confidence (navigating the woodland) by finding objects that matched the description. Afterwards, we went to our free-play activities, improving our fine and gross motor skills.
21st November 2024 - Snowy Day - It was the first ever snowy Forest School day! We had lots of fun throwing snowballs, making snow Angels, building a snowman and keeping warm with a hot chocolate.
14th November 2024 - Tree Climbing - Last week, one of the children asked if we would be climbing trees, so this week, we made it the focus for our session. It was a lovely afternoon and the leaves were rustling and dry. We lay on the floor and made 'leaf Angels' using our bodies. We also went on the trim trail and rolled windfall apples down the hill. Then, we moved to the main FS area and enjoyed the free-play activities.
7th November 2024 - Autumn Leaf Rainbow - The children saw that the woodland floor was covered in fallen leaves so we used them to create a rainbow of colours. We sorted the leaves into groups and then laid them out together. With it being this group's first session, we made sure we could identify nettles and brambles as these two plants can spoil our session. Finally, we went to our free-play activities to develop our skills.
14th October 2024 - Woodland Vocab. We used the vocab cards and tried to find natural objects from the woodland that matched. Our words were: green, hard, soft, smooth and spiky. Then we went to our free-play activities. The Children are getting more confident in themselves and so much stronger in their core muscles when using the rope swing. This time, we also went on an adventure to try and 'find the crocodile' that lived in the pond.
10th October 2024 - DIY Kites. We observed the weather and had a last minute change of activity. We used nappy bags and curling ribbon to create our kites. Then, we had great fun running around the playing field, watching them fly. It also kept us warm in the bitter wind of that afternoon. We then went to free-play activities and had a great time developing our fine and gross motor skills.
1st October 2024 - Puddle Jumping. It was a wet day so we didn't stray too far from the Reception area canopy. We hunted for the best puddles around the school and did our biggest jumps! We also added washing up liquid to make them bubbly. One of the children had the idea to run fast and then jump to see if it made a bigger splash. Everyone had a great time 😄
24th September 2024 - Woodland Collage. This term we are learning all about ourselves. We traced around one of our friends and made a woodland collage by sourcing lots of natural objects. It was a bit windy so there was extra challenge, hoping our collage didn't blow away!😄
19th June 2024 - Nature Wands. We started this year's Forest School sessions with a group from the Daisies class. We hunted in the woodland to find natural objects to stick onto our wands. The weather was beautiful and a great time was had by all!
