On the way to the woods, Willow Class learned all about dandelions. They learned they are used as tea, their roots make a coffee and since ancient Roman times their leaves and flowers have been used as medicine. We learned their seeds are very special and prolific at reproducing and a dandelion clock can tell you if it is going to rain. The class learned their other names such as: ‘loin’s tooth and wet the bed’ and some old folklore such as when you blow the seed heads, it will tell you what the time is!
The class then played a running game to practise their knowledge of telling the time and where the numbers and hands on a clock are.
They then all played a game of ‘Owl Eyes’, hiding very effectively in the reeds in the meadow.
The children found some of the longest dandelion flowers ever found!
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.
Once in the woods the children had a go at printing with all of the spring flowers and plants they had found on the way to the woods. They made some beautiful, considered and symmetrical prints onto fabric with hammers.
The bluebells are in full carpet of the woodland and smelled wonderful!
Some children headed to the stream and their dens to continue their digging and constructing independently.
There was also time for some swinging and bouncing on the slackline in the glorious spring sunshine.
