Forest School

Primary 1 had a very busy afternoon at Forest School today. They were retelling fairy stories in their handcrafted dens; pretending to be cats in the wild; building ships and pretend fires; making mud chocolate ice cream and digging too. They also found time to lie back and look for creatures in the clouds! Helping to tidy up. Refreshment time. Returning to school Swishing a stick in the mud. Cloud watching. Role play: being a cat. Building a tower. Making "ice cream". Digging! Making a "fire". Helping with the equipment. Taking responsibility for resources. Balancing skills. Working together.

P2 had their Forest School session today and some of the class wanted to make dens whilst others tried out the balancing beams. Others asked to try making a tree cookie and also tried using the hand drills to bore a hole through their cookie. Amin spotted this fungus. Boring a hole. Using the bow saw Using the hand drill. Imaginative play Hand tools Trying new skills.

Primary 4/5 are getting Forest School sessions every Thursday and for their first session they learned how to tie a figure of 8 knot which they then used to make a giant class den. They keenly took part in the warm up games with great enthusiasm and their enthusiasm and fantastic attitude made it a great start to their time in the woods with me.

This term  Primary 1 and  Primary 2  shall be coming outside for a weekly Forest School session in our beautiful school woodland. Here is a small sample of what they have been up to so far.: den building, role playing, frog spotting, imaginative play, flag making, learning about what can be harmful and how to stay safe and so much more!  peeling birch bark Digging!  Drama Games Finding interesting items Taking part in games Using tools safely