Category: Forest School
As some children in Year 5 begin their Forest School sessions, they start to discover allotments (linked to their geography topic of Sow, Grow and Farm). We looked at our own allotment area and talked about the different animals you might find in these areas. Then, using their knowledge of food webs, they created a typical food web for an
Children worked in teams to create a den. They used pegs and mallets and made sure that their den was big enough for all of them to fit!
Year 1 forest school enjoyed leaf printing. We talked about how it works and they made some fantastic flags with their printed material.
We had fun toasting marshmallows in forest school! We learnt about fire safety and sang some songs around the fire.
Over the past few weeks we have been using our Forest School skills of teamwork and tool use to sculpt our very own wooden mallets. We used bow saws, billhooks and peelers to create our final product. We also made sure to have a bit of fun along the way whilst staying safe and keeping moods lifted in the, at
The Year 1’s talked about different types of shelters and where we may find them. As a group they created their own shelter and decorated their dens with all sorts of things! Some of the children told stories, whilst others created their own games to play.