Cherry class set off to Forest School on a chilly afternoon on the hunt for as many different fallen leaves as they could find. Using ID sheets of different leaf shapes the children were able to work out what the leaves they had found were and what trees they belonged to “I found a Hazel leaf”.
Once in the woods some of the children chose to use the tins they had brought in to make a mini bug hotel. They did this by gathering small sticks, leaves and some moss. They then places their gathered materials into their tins making sure to pack it well so that it doesn’t fall out. As a group we talked about how important it is to create some-where dry and out of the cold for bugs to hide “ I’m making mine for a woodlouse” was said by one child as the placed sticks into their tin.
The Impact of Forest School for the children is the knowledge the children have gained from the Forest School experience.
The impact 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 and the skills involved in learning how to play Forest School games.
With a little more water running down the stream the class were very keen to get in and start constructing. They moved larger lumps off wood to create dams along the stream. With the dams stopping some of the water from flowing away as easily it created some puddle of water that were perfect for jumping in.
To finish off Forest School Cherry class had brought with them the houses that they had made last term when they learn about the fire of London. The class chose to place their houses in rows with small gabs between the rows the same way that houses would have been when the Great Fire of London happened. The house at one end was then set alight, the class watched as the fire spread very quickly from one house to the next. As they watched they sang the London’s burning song.
