Forest School
WK 1
13/1/14
SS, LL, SB, AT
Rules for Forest School
At the beginning of the session to make a toe circle and each child to say a way of keeping safe at Forest School
PS&ED
Initial Letter of Name
During the session, children to explore their surroundings and find flora to decorate the initial letter of their name, which has been pre made on card using double sided tape
L‐W, PD
•PS&ED – Personal, Social & Emotional Development
•UTW – Understanding the World
•PD – Physical Development
•L – R/W – Literacy Reading/Writing
•EA&D – Expressive Arts & Design
•C&L‐ Communication & Language
•M – N/S,S&M – Mathematics – Number/Shape, Space & Measure
Aims
•I know the rules of Forest School
•I can recognise the initial letter of my name and find flora to decorate it
•I can look at a collection of objects and name the missing one when it has been removed
•I can use a bow saw safely to cut a disc of wood
•I can use a hand drill safely to make a hole in a disc
•I can decorate my disc and thread it onto string
•I can work as a team member to pass a fir cone along a line of children
•I can use the fire to cook pop corn
Fire
Cooking ‐ popcorn‐ Children will observe un popped corn and see the changes that happen when it is heated by the fire. Children will talk about what they have seen. UTW
Story – popcorn rhymes L‐R
Ants, Ants Game
During the game, each child is to work as part of a team helping to move a fir cone along the line of children
PS&ED, PD
Memory Game
Making Necklaces
During circle time, children to look at a selection of natural objects, adult to remove 1 and children to say which is missing, children then take turns to have a go at removing an item
During the session children will use a bow saw to cut a disc of green wood, use a hand drill to make a hole, thread it onto string and decorate it
PS&ED, C&L
PD, EA&D,
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Forest School
WK 2
Whittling
During the session, children to be reminded of the safe way to use potato peelers to whittle. 20/1/14
SS, LL, SB, TE
Rules for Forest School
At the beginning of the session to make a toe circle and each child to say a way of keeping safe at Forest School
PS&ED
UTW , PD, EA&D
Aims
•I can cook marshmallows •I can use a potato peeler to whittle
•I know the rules of Forest School
•I can recognise numbers 0‐5,make a collection of objects and sort them into the correctly numbered group
Fire
Cooking ‐ marshmallows
Dinosaurs in the Mud
(requested by a child) During the session, children to use their whittled sticks to cook mashmallows UTW
During the session children to use the plastic dinosaurs for small world role play
UTW, C&L
Story ‐At story time to listen to the story and answer questions about it L‐R
Memory Game
Number Lines
During the session, children to make collections of natural objects, and attach them to the correct box on their number line.
M‐N
During circle time, children to look at a selection of natural objects, adult to remove 1 and children to say which is missing, children then take turns to have a go at removing an item
C‐L, PS&ED
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Forest School
WK 3
31/3/14
SS, LL, SB, TE
Scavenger hunt
During the session, children to search around the trees to find pictures of objects that are found inside buildings. The children then talk to the adults present about the equivalents at Forest School eg. A chair inside is a bucket or log at Forest School
PD, UTW
Rules for Forest School
At the beginning of the session to make a toe circle and each child to say a way of keeping safe at Forest School
PS&ED
Circle Time
Fire
Cooking – chocolate bananas‐
During the session, children to cut a slit in their banana, fill it with chocolate buttons, wrap it in foil and cook it in the embers of the fire. UTW
Story – Not A Stick ‐ At story Making Bird Feeders
During the session, children to find two sticks. To use an apple corer to make a hole in an apple, tie the sticks together in a cross shape, and thread the string through the apple to make a bird feeder.
Aims
•I know the rules of Forest School
•I can find photographs hidden on trees and name their equivalents at Forest School
•I can look closely at an unknown object and make suggestions as to what it is and where it has come from
•By following instructions, I can make a bird feeder
•I can use the fire to cook chocolate bananas
During the fire circle time, children will pass a bone around and be encouraged to say what they think it might be and where it comes from
PS&ED, UTW, C&L
time to listen to the story and answer questions about it L‐R
UTW, M‐N,PD,EA&D
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Forest School
WK 4
3/2/14
SS, LL, SB, SW
Rules for Forest School ‐ At the beginning of the session to make a toe circle and each child to say a way of keeping safe at Forest School
PS&ED
Aims
•I know the rules of Forest School
•I can use a potato peeler to whittle a stick
•I can find animals hidden in trees and say whether or not they are found in the wild in this country
•I can look at a group of objects and say which one has been removed
•I can find resources and build a den for a plastic toy animal
•I can cut elder, remove the pith and make a pencil with charcoal
•I can help make and cook bannock on my stick over the fire
Whittling Sticks
During the session, children to be reminded of the safe way to use potato peelers to whittle. Children to whittle a stick to use for cooking bannock
Fire
Cooking – bannock During the session children to help prepare the dough, wrap it around their whittled stick, and use the fire to cook it
UTW, M‐N
Story – Leaves‐ At story time to listen to Children to look around the site and find animals that have been hidden in the trees. Children to talk to adults about whether the animals are found wild or not in this country
PD, UTW
Memory Game
Charcoal Pencils
UTW, PD
Scavenger Hunt
the story and answer questions about it L‐R
During the session, children to cut elder to length and remove the pith, then select a piece of charcoal to fit in to make a pencil
PD
Den Building
During the session, children to find resources to build homes for the plastic creatures
UTW, M, EA&D
During circle time, children to look at the plastic animals, adult to remove 1 and children to say which is missing, children then take turns to have a go at removing an animal
C‐L, PSED
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Forest School
WK 5
10/2/14
SS, LL, SB, SJ
Aims
•I know the rules of Forest School
•I can sit in a circle, listen to another person whisper to me, and pass that message on to the person sitting next to me
•I can explore my surroundings to find a list of specific objects
•I can use mud and found objects to create a 3D image on a tree
•I can use a stick to make marks in mud
•I can use the fire to cook scrambled egg
Rules for Forest School‐At the Pass the Whisper
At circle time, children to listen to a message being whispered to them, and then to pass it on to the child next to them. Children to work as part of a team. PSED
beginning of the session to make a toe circle and each child to say a way of keeping safe at Forest School
Fire
Cooking – scrambled eggs
Scavenger Hunt
Children to search the area and find:
A wooden gate, A metal gate,
A big tree,
A pond,
An animal, A brown leaf,
A footprint,
A water trough,
A beehive,
A bird,
UTW, C&L,PD
During the session to break an egg, whisk it and cook it over the fire.
PS&ED
UTW
Story – The Tree in the Wood ‐At story time to listen to Making Marks with Sticks in the Mud
During the session children to use sticks to make marks and impressions in the mud
EA&D, L‐W
the story and answer questions about it L‐R
Mud Faces on Trees
During the session children to help make mud and look around to find natural objects. Children to use mud to glue their objects making patterns or faces on the trees
EA&D
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Forest School
WK 6
Looking at Bones
During the fire circle time, children will pass a bone around and be encouraged to say what they think it might be and where it comes from
3/3/14
SS, LL, SB, SJ
Aims
•I know the rules of Forest School
•I can look closely at an unknown object and make suggestions as to what it is and where it has come from
•I can use my senses other than sight to explore a tree, and after I can recognise that tree using my eyes
•I can find resources to make a character from a story
•I can help make and cook pizza using the fire
•I can play and explore in the woodland UTW, C‐L, PSED
Rules for Forest School
Free Play
At the beginning of the session to make a toe circle and each child to say a way of keeping safe at Forest School
Fire
Cooking – pizza‐During the session to help make and shape dough,
Add fillings and cook over the fire.
PS&ED
UTW
Story – Stickman‐ At story time During the session for children to engage in free play in the woodland, requesting resources as they need them
PD, PSED, C‐L
to listen to the story and answer questions about it
Making a Stickman
After listening to the story, to collect sticks use then to create props for retelling the story back in the classroom
M‐N, PD
L‐R
Hugging a Tree
Working in pairs, 1 blindfolded and the other looking after, the children will carefully explore a tree. They will use descriptive language to talk about it. They will remove their blind folds and try to identify the tree. They will then swap roles.
C‐L, UTW
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Forest School
WK 7
Sing 10 Fat Sausages
10/3/14
During circle time, to join in singing 10 Fat Sausages
SS, LL, SB, SJ
M‐N, EA&D
Aims
•I know the rules of Forest School
•I can work as a team member to pass a fir cone along a line of children
•I can look for bugs, I treat them gently, look at them to identify them and put them back where I found them
•I can look in books to identify creatures
•I can use a bow saw, hand drill mallet and an axe to make a caterpillar
•I can use the fire to heat up sausages
•I can sing 10 fat sausages
Rules for Forest School
At the beginning of the session to make a toe circle and each child to say a way of keeping safe at Forest School
PS&ED
Making caterpillars
In the session to use a bow saw to cut a length of green wood, and a disc. To use a mallet and axe to split the wood, make joins using drilled holes and stick dowels, and to decorate it with pens.
PD, PSED,EA&D
Ants, Ants Game
Fire
Cooking – tinned sausages
During the game, each child is to work as part of a team helping to move a fir cone along the line of children
During the session to use the fire to warm up sausages in a pan
UTW
Story – The Very Hungry Caterpillar ‐ At story time to listen to the story and answer questions about it
L‐R
PSED, L‐C
Bug Hunting
During the session for children to work independently looking for mini beasts. If they are not sure what they are, to use identification charts and books. For the children to look after the creatures and put them back where they were found
UTW, L‐R
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Forest School
WK 8
Den Building
(requested activity)
17/3/14
During the session to find and move large branches, identify a suitable site and make a den.
SS, SW, SB, SJ
PD, PS&ED
Rules for Forest School
At the beginning of the session to make a toe circle and each child to say a way of keeping safe at Forest School
PS&ED
Free Play
Fire
Cooking – chocolate pancakes (muddy puddles!) During the session to help whisk pancake batter, and fry it over the fire.
UTW, M‐S,S&M
Story – No Eggs Here ‐ At story time to listen to the story and answer questions about it
Making crowns
EA&D, UTW
During the session for children to engage in free play in the woodland, requesting resources as they need them
PS&ED,EA&D
L‐R
Disk Pendants
During the session to look around and find natural materials to use to decorate a pre cut crown shape.
Aims
•I know the rules of Forest School
•I can move branches to make dens •I can play and explore in the woodland •I can use a bow saw safely to cut a disc of wood
•I can use a hand drill safely to make a hole in a disc
•I can decorate my disc and thread it onto string
•I can collect dead wood and sort it by size
•I can decorate a crown with found objects
•I can help make and cook pancakes on the fire
Collecting wood for the fire and sorting it
Before we light the fire to identify and collect dead wood and then sort it by thickness into 3 piles
M‐ S,S&M,UTW
During the session, to use a bow saw to cut a disc of green wood, to use a hand drill to make a hole, thread it onto string and decorate it.
EA&D, PD
8
Forest School
WK 9
Free Play
During the session for children to engage in free play in the woodland, requesting resources as they need them
24/3/14
SS, LL, SB, SJ
Aims
•I know the rules of Forest School
•I can play and explore in the woodland
•I can use a bow saw, hand drill mallet and an axe to make a slug
• I can collect dead wood and sort it by size
•I can use a bow saw, remove elder pith and thread my beads to make a necklace
•I can help make and cook scrambled egg on the fire
PD, PS&ED
Rules for Forest School
At the beginning of the session to make a toe circle and each child to say a way of keeping safe at Forest School
PS&ED
Making Slugs
During the session to saw elder into bead sized pieces, remove the pith and thread to make a necklace.
UTW, EA&D, PS&ED
In the session to use a bow saw to cut a length of green wood, and a disc. To use a mallet and axe to split the wood, make joins using drilled holes and stick dowels, and to decorate it with pens.
Cooking – scrambled egg‐
During the session to break an egg, whisk it and cook it over the fire.
UTW, PD
Story – Norman The Slug
Mother’s Day necklace
(Activity requested by a child)
Fire
At story time to listen to the story and answer questions about it.
L‐R
PD, EA&D
Collecting and sorting wood for fire
Before we light the fire to identify and collect dead wood and then sort it by thickness into 3 piles
M‐N, UTW
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Forest School
WK 10
31/3/14
SS, LL, SB, SJ
Planting Elder
During the session to discuss the needs of plants, what we have used elder for at Forest School and to help plant
UTW, PD
Rules for Forest School
At the beginning of the session to make a toe circle and each child to say a way of keeping safe at Forest School
PS&ED
Easter Egg Hunt
Within the session to listen to clues that involve positional language and search to find hidden eggs.
C&L, M‐S,S&M
Fire
Cooking – Eggy Bread – In the session to crack an egg, whisk it, dip bread into it and fry it on the fire. UTW
Story‐ The Giving Tree‐At circle time to listen to the story and answer questions about it. L‐R
Aims
•I know the rules of Forest School
•I know that elder is a type of tree that we have used to make things at Forest School, I know that the roots of a tree are in the ground, I can help make a hole and plant elder
•I can play and explore in the woodland
•I can look for suitable trees to build tarp shelters from, I can help build a tarp shelter
•Through observations I can say what a birds nest is made from and try to make one for myself
•I can follow positional language to find hidden chocolate eggs
•I can help prepare and cook eggy bread on the fire
Free play
During the session for children to engage in free play in the woodland, requesting resources as they need them
PD, PS&ED
Nest Building
Shelter Building with Tarps
Within the session to look at a birds nest and say what it is made from. To then find objects around them to try making their own nest.
Within the session to help identify trees that would be suitable for tying ropes to & create a tarp shelter
C&L
PD, UTW
10
Forest School
WK 11
12/5/14
Free Play
During the session for children to engage in free play in the woodland, requesting resources as they need them
PD, PS&ED
SS, LL, SB, SJ
Rules for Forest School
At the beginning of the session to make a toe circle and each child to say a way of keeping safe at Forest School
PS&ED
Fire
Cooking – Eggy Bread – In the Aims
•I know the rules of Forest School
•I can help prepare and cook eggy bread on the fire
•I can say some materials that make good tinder, I can use a fire steel to make sparks, I can help start the fire
•I can choose 1 object and describe it for my peers to guess what I have chosen
•I can collect dead wood and sort it by size
•I can tie a half hitch
•I can help prepare and cook eggy bread on the fire
Using Fire Steels
bread into it and fry it on the fire. UTW
Within the session to practice lighting a fire using a fire steel
Story – The Windy Day ‐ At PD, UTW
session to crack an egg, whisk it, dip circle time to listen to the story and answer questions about it.
L‐R
Making Flags
Within the session to collect a stick, to tie half hitches in ribbon around the stick to decorate it.
On the way back up the hill to wave flags and s
join in singing The Grand Old Duke
PD, EA&D
UTW, M‐S,S&M
Collecting & sorting firewood
Before we light the fire to identify and collect dead wood and then sort it by thickness into 3 piles
M‐S,S&M
UTW
PS&ED
What Am I ?
Within circle time to select an object & use descriptive language for peers to guess what it is
C&L
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Forest School
WK 12
Free Play
31/3/14
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SS, LL, SB, SJ
Rules for Forest School
Make a toe circle
Play 123 game
Discuss hazards & keeping safe
Aims
•I can cook marshmallows •I can use a potato peeler to whittle
•I know the rules of Forest School
•I can recognise numbers 0‐5,make a collection of objects and sort them into the correctly numbered group
Free Play
Fire
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Cooking
Story
Free Play
Free Play
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Free Play
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