Oak Class got themselves ready and set off for their first ever Forest School adventure in the woods. Along the way they stopped for a moment under a large oak tree and some deer were spotted in the distance. With all the noise and excitement we may have scared them off.
A little further on our journey we came across some mud: “it’s all squelchy” was a comment made by many of the class. Once in the woods we talked as a group about what season we are in and what changes we can see that go with Autumn: “all the leaves are falling”. In small groups the children set off to see if they could find many different leaves to match the leaf outlines on their ID sheet to work out what trees their leaves belonged to.
Some children pushed leaves on the woodland floor into a large pile, then taking it in turns to jump into the pile making sure to shout “cannonball” as they jumped. They were very careful to check the pile before every jump. At one point they found a sweet chestnut shell in their pile of leaves.
Using tins, the children made some mini bug hotels to take home for the insects they have in their gardens. They gathered sticks, leaves, moss and some lichen to fill in the gaps. One child had a rather long stick poking out of the tin, and when asked why they said “to help the bugs crawl in”.
There was plenty of free play and exploring happening in the wood, including making hammocks using tarpaulin to swing in and watching the trees above to making a den to hide in with their class mates. Some children also gave their tree climbing skills a go! Great woodland adventure Oak!
