Lilac set off for the woods after a busy week of SATS and bikability. They collected some sticky week and made crowns adorned with dandelions, buttercups and cow parsley.
On the way to the woods the class played ‘owl eyes’, where they all had to hide in the meadow without being spotted. As a class they were surprisingly good at disappearing, from 27 children to 3 in sight! We then learned how to play a game of ‘greatest fan’ (similar to rock, paper, scissors), and Leila was the winner today!
The tools Lilac class used were secateurs and folding saws to cut up hazel to use for carving, whittling and creating with. It is fantastic to see the development of the children’s confidence, skill, accuracy and focus with their use of tools in the wood. Some lovely ‘wands’ were made and some children are developing onto carving patterns in their wood.
Other independent activities the children chose this week were: digging, exploring in the stream, hammock swinging, tapping rhythms with sticks, transporting handwashing water and following the paths through the bluebells.
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, tools used, art and craft activities, observations and knowledge of the fruit, plants trees in relation to the seasons and the skills involved in learning how to play Forest School games.
Many thanks to our volunteers for your support and engagement in Forest School, we couldn’t do it without you!