We started our Forest School today with a little walk to collect some wood ready for a fire. The children worked really well together finding the sticks and passing them back down the line to the trolley. It wasn’t long before it was full and we headed back.
We had a game of Foxes and Rabbits, very fast foxes today as they always caught their rabbit.
Some of the children worked together to prepare the fire ready for lighting, big sticks at the bottom working up to smaller ones at the top. Then some children used a striker to light some cotton wool to add to the fire. I was impressed at how they did not give up until they had succeeded. And how other members of the class helped those that were finding it a little tricky, great team work Owls. They then cored many apples, sprinkled them with cinnamon and sugar and wrapped them in foil. These were then placed on the fire to cook. The result was a very popular with many coming back for seconds “wow, they’re yummy”.
Owls worked very well together to make a tarpaulin shelter. They used the goals as a frame in the hope that this would add the strength needed for their den to pass the waterproof test. They then all hid inside the den while a bowl of water was thrown over it to see how waterproof it was. Their dens were pretty waterproof until the water pooled taking out one half of the roof, leaving some slightly soggy children.
Some beautiful leaf rubbings were created using charcoal and pastels.
We finished off the session by standing in a circle telling each other what we had enjoyed at Forest School today.
“Den building”
“Leaf art”
“Eating apples”
