Forest School Reception Week 4
It was all about The Three Little Pigs this week and the children had a brilliant time making houses out of different materials. We had a great range of houses all different shapes and sizes and one house even had a pool! The children showed great team work and worked brilliantly together to solve problems […]
Forest School Reception Week 3
This week at Forest School the children took part in a range of activities linked to Little Red Riding Hood. They had lots of fun looking carefully for the Big Bad wolf and his friends and used their number skills to discuss and compare amounts. They also explored map work as they made their way […]
Forest School Reception Week 2
The children had a focus on Alice in Wonderland this week and went in search for the Cheshire cat. The had lots of fun finding all of his hiding places all around Forest School. They also joined in with the Mad Hatters tea party and made some lovely mud and leaf sandwiches amongst other things […]
Forest School Reception Week 1
The children had a great start to their Forest School experience this week. They took part in a variety of activities linked to the story ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. They had fun creating giant faces using mud and natural materials on tree trunks as well as bark rubbings to decorate leaves which they then had […]
Reception Forest School 24 June 2019
Week 5 Monday 24th June 2019 To begin our session this week, the children played a game of ‘Sticky fingers’. We moved around as different underwater creatures then listened carefully to instructions and found a partner to stick together with. It was great fun and generated lots of energy for our Forest School session. […]
Reception Forest School 17 June 2019
Week 4 Monday 17th June 2019 After such a wet week, we had a glorious sunny Forest School session, perfect for minibeast hunting! The children searched in our bug hotel, under stones, logs and in the grass and were very excited to share their findings with friends. […]
Reception Forest School 10 June 2019
Monday 10th June 2019 We utilised the wet weather today to create mud sculptures as part of our pet themed week. After much anticipation of handling squelchy mud, the children overcame their reservations and produced some amazing dogs, cats and rabbits. Googly […]
Reception Forest School 20 May 2019
Monday 20th May 2019 To begin our jungle animal theme, we played a class game called ‘Please Mr. Crocodile’. The children displayed great sportsmanship as they carried out this ‘tag’ based game. This week we learnt how to use a filing rasp and created patterns on our snake sticks; the children were amazed with the […]
Reception Forest School 13th May 2019
Monday 13th May 2019 A wonderful buzz filled the air as excited children got ready for their first Forest School session. The sun shone as we arrived at our Forest School site and as children gathered around the fire circle, they listened well to the rules of the area. We then played an introductory game […]
Reception Forest School Week 6
Wednesday 18th July 2018 Our last Forest School session began with a blindfold game. Working with a partner, children took it in turns to lead each other around, making sure they gave a running commentary about where their partner was going. We didn’t want them to trip over logs or fall in holes! We […]