Owls started their session by having a look at some pictures of different birds that we may see around the school and at Forest School. Dormouse tested their knowledge to see if they could identify these birds, there was only one that they were unsure of. Using some empty cardboard toilet rolls the class then made some binoculars to use on our journey to Forest School to see what birds we could spot along the way. A Robin and a Blackbird were spotted.
Once in the woods the class were very keen to get going, wanting to add to the dens that they had created last time. They found that the dens had been tampered with but this gave them more to do to build them the way they wanted. They used trowels to dig holes for some upright posts, then using clay that they had dug from the ground nearby to help hold other pieces of wood together. Another group of children made their den on a fallen tree; they covered their log of balls of clay made from what they had found while digging. They called themselves the “The Clay Ball Clan”, using this clay they also made a bowl that they used to transport water. Unfortunately it didn’t work too well, as the water made the clay slippy and the bowl collapsed.
Using air dry clay and stone footprints some of the class had a go at making their own animal tracks. They did this by first rolling the clay into a ball, squashing it with their palm and then pushing in the stone into the clay to leave an imprint.
The slack line was put up with the help of two members of the class. They were asked how they think it went up, then working together they managed to figure it out and put it up. There was then plenty of balancing not just with feet, some of the class tried balance in a sitting position this was a little tricky especially when Dormouse wobbled it!
