This term greeted us with Autumn weather - wind, rain, frost and sunshine. We have to stay flexible and adapt to the elements, meaning we could not make a fire in the first session as planned.
We remembered some of the hedgehog facts that they had learned and some created a poppy from string and sticks for Remembrance day. The children enjoyed a hot chocolate, continued digging to create our stag beetle habitat and helped plant bulbs for spring time (fingers crossed the grow the right way up).
We played the squirrel game, burying and seeking acorn in the ground.
We talked about the fire triangle - fuel, heat and oxygen and I showed them what happens when you put a glass over a candle and we talked about which element is taken away. The children enjoyed s'mores from the campfire.
We received new fruit bushes from a grant that I had been awarded and the children planted these in the ground. They also collected new fire wood and built shelters over the boat.
As a Christmas craft, the children could use a log slice, hammer, nails and string or they could drill a hole with a palm drill and then paint the log slice. There is no electricity in Forest School and the children realised how much muscle power is needed, persevering to finish drilling their holes.
Have a very happy Christmas and I am looking forward to more outdoor fun in the new year.
Year 3 Forest School Term 2 2022
