Willows started their session today with a discussion about some of the changes they may see now we are in spring. They said that we would see flowers and leaves on the trees. The class then split in groups for a spring scavenger hunt. The sheet they had was covered in lots of different signs they may be able to spot today while on their Forest School adventure.
We lit the fire and the children set about making garlic bread using wild garlic. First of all, the garlic was cut into small pieces and then mixed in with some butter. This was then spread on some toast ready for the class to try. A lot of the children tried the garlic bread but some of them weren’t too keen. The few that did enjoy it came back for a second and third piece.
The children were very excited by their discovery of a rather large den at one end of Forest School – they had found the base camp a previous class had constructed. They were very quick to move in and put their own mark on the camp.
There was a selection of bird teddies for the children to use while at Forest School today. They were able to gather their own natural materials to create their chosen bird a nest to live in. They also decorated some stones as eggs to place inside their nests.
The Impact of Forest School for the children is the knowledge the children have gained from the Forest School experience, this can be seen through the skills gained, tools used, art and craft activities, observations and knowledge of the fruit, plants and trees in relation to the seasons.