We set off for Forest School today keeping an eye out for any birds that we may spot along the way. The children used their hands as binoculars to help them to spot the birds.
We talked about what birds we might see and what they might look like “they have feathers”.
On the way we stopped at the Dinosaur Tree so that the class could practice their climbing skills. They took it in turns to get on the tree and shuffle up the trunk making space for the next person.
Some children chose to make animal tracks in clay. They did this by rolling some clay into a ball and then squashing it flat with the palm of their hand. Then using stones with foot prints on they pushed them into the clay, when it was peeled away it left the footprint behind.
Harold the Hedgehog joined us again for Forest School; a group of children made him a little home at the base of a tree. They gathered sticks to lean against the tree creating the roof. He was so cosy in his little house that we almost forgot to take him with us!
The class found the den that was made by the bigger children, this sparked them into creating their own den. They gathered sticks and dragged branches to make themselves a little house.
There was lots of free play in the hammock today. Some children chose to crawl under the hammock as if it were a tunnel. This then changed and they climbed into the hammock and started pushing each other using it like a swing.
