Forest School Year 2

 Going Bananas at Forest School!

We began the sessions today with a game of Bat and Moth, which involved a blindfolded ‘bat’ using ‘echolocation’ by clapping to establish where the ‘moth’ might be, ready to catch it. We had lots of fun and laughter watching the moths evading capture whilst the ‘bat’ had to become reliant on their sense of hearing rather than the sight that we as humans are so reliant on.

After this, the children prepared bananas with chocolate buttons in and wrapped them in foil before cooking them on the fire. Whilst waiting for the bananas to cook, everyone was extremely busy as usual. Some children chose to use bark, sticks and leaves to make mini-boats to float on our makeshift pond; using palm drills to make a place for the mast to attach. Other children chose to model with air-drying clay using some of the twisted willow to make some interesting creations. Den building was another popular choice and the children really challenged themselves and worked together for this. We also had some fire-lighting practise and this morning’s group even made some charcoal sticks for sketching with, from peeled willow from the Forest School area.

At the end of the session, the children were asked to reflect on when they had had to think really hard during Forest School. As is often the case, the children gave some excellent and considered responses that really captured just how much problem solving and trial and error goes on, even during simple-looking or enjoyable tasks. 

Wishing you a wonderful week,

Mrs Rassell.