I (Mr Freeman) had my first opportunity to experience forest school with the children today. The children told me I may be in for a good time, but I perhaps didn’t realise how much fun forest school can really be! First of all, Sarah (our forest school leader) is fantastic – all children respond really well to her words and her knowledge of the forest.
We began the session by exploring our surroundings. We are so lucky to have this space within our school grounds and the children are absolutely making the most of everything on offer. From playing in the mud kitchen to searching for unique mushrooms, it’s fair to say we are learning an awful lot every Friday. Ethan and Connor managed to find a new fungus that we were reading about in one of the books up in forest school – they concluded that we had found yellow brain fungus! Here are some brilliant photos of the children in action today.
Help at home:
Explore your outdoors with your child. They are extremely knowledgeable of their surroundings and might teach the adults something new (they definitely taught me lots today!).