Oracy and Communication
Communication is a process.I believe being able to communicate is the most important of all life skills. It is what enables us to pass information to other people, and to understand what is expressed to us in many ways.The sensory experiences provided by Forest School helps prompt language development,interaction as a group and development of social skills.Improving communication skills has a positive effect on a child's self-esteem and their personal,holistic and emotional development.
Have a look what we have been up to during our sessions.
Mrs Lindley aka AnnaAnaconda
Creating Original Art Using the Sun ☀️
Peg dolls - create a story.
Mystery objects - discover what your senses can tell you...let your hands be detectives.
Sharing 5 mins Nature Story and Positivity rocks 🪨 chalk art path🤩
Clay Creatures 🤩
💚Forest School TV 🌳creativity at its best 😎
Clay play - portraits for Father’s Day.
Find my tree 🌲 is a well known game for groups of at least two: one person is blindfolded and the other leads their partner into the forest to meet a special tree. Encourage the blindfolded partner to explore the tree – what does it feel like? Is the bark rough or smooth?
Identifying leaves 🍃 and flowers 🌸
Weaving 💚
Match a track 🐾 activity that supports communication,language,literacy,personal,social and emotional development.
Find my tree 🌳 Communication,building trust,senses-touch,language and literacy,physical development.
The children created flying fish and chirruping crickets inspired by The Big Book of Nature Art 💚
💚Forest School Games:Twig-tag-toe and tinikling ☀️
King’s Portrait-using natural materials Ribbon sticks King’s coronation tea - mud kitchen specials Sharing facts about King Charles
Scavenger hunt,whittling,playing djembe drums and creating nature art ☀️
Creating elder necklaces and bracelets-celebrating Earth Day.
Creating and retelling Easter story - using key words: Jesus,cross,tomb,angel,risen,miracle,Good Friday,Palm Sunday.
Learning about a frog’s life cycle. (Recourses: “5 min nature stories” Bitesize - Science (Early Years)
🌼Spotting signs of Spring☀️
All you knit is love 💚
Looking after our birds.Chalk art.Sharing a story.
Brilliant things happen in calm minds...creating clay creatures... 💚children’s mental health
Bird Spotting around our school 🐦
Chinese New Year Forest Art. Writing/drawing wishes onto card.
Celebrating Chinese New Year 🐇by making stick fan,dragon mask and mud writing.
Lanterns,sensory bingo and stick men.
Christmas decorations 🎄 looking after our runner ducks and sharing story about “The Tree that’s meant to be.”
Yummy French toasts - cooking over campfire 🔥
Chalk art.Who Am I?(guessing game).Weaving.1,2,3 Where are you?Playing instruments.Fishing.Looking after our runner 🦆
Nature frame.Making your own binoculars.Reading 5 min Nature stories - “The Mystery of mushrooms.” Spotting mushrooms around FS.
Name discs.Tracing bodies with natural materials.Free play.
Friendship bracelets.Little People Village.Mud Kitchen.Hammock time.
🐜Bug hotel🪲
Autumn 🍂 crafts and campfire 🔥
Creating a beautiful tribute to late HM Queen Elizabeth Il by using natural materials. Making our own obstacles course.
Spider webs 🕸 keeping balance,hammock time,mud play and find my tree game 🍃
Find my tree 🌳 Mud play ,Hammock time and keep your balance.
Talent show.Keep your balance.Pine cone & string.
🐬Sketching and colouring our favourite sea creatures found in UK seas🌊
Wild and Farm Animals Trail. Big Wild Scavenger Hunt.
Draw a feather 🪶 wildlife yoga 🐸 sensory bingo!
Nature crowns,bringing fresh water for our drakes, bubbles,bird spotting and Her Royal Mud-jesty,the Queen 😉
Clay creatures & Bug hunt 🐌
🐝Connecting with nature by creating ,planting mini Bee Garden ,Terrarium and going on a Big Bug Hunt 🐌
🦔Hedgehog Awareness Week🌿creating hedgehogs by using different type of materials.
🎶Creating a musical forest 🌳
Reading a poem “Dandelion” by Robert Macfarlane. Collecting dandelions to tried how delicious they are(dandelions are beautiful edible flowers,often overlooked). Storytelling:”Legend of the Dandelion-The Children’s Flower”. Talked about the poem and the story.
Egg box scavenger hunt(explain your finds).Hapazome- leaf dye 🍃 (flower pounding,hammering the plant materials onto the cloth).
Making Easter Bunny 🐰
Arts&Crafts.Games.Relaxing time.
Nature Easter Eggs. Nature Watch. Mud Kitchen Menu.
Nature Easter Eggs. Nature Watch. Looking after our runner ducks.
Whittling and decorating sticks. Nature watch.
Measuring. Nature watch.
Whittling and decorating sticks. Looking after our FS Garden. Hammock .
Whittling and decorating sticks. Rope Shapes.Looking after our drakes 🦆 🦆🦆
Making Stick Man. Rope shapes.Looking after our runner ducks.
Name discs. Tracing body with natural materials. 1,2,3Where are you?
Play-Doh creatures. Name discs. Tracing body with natural materials. 1,2,3Where are you?
Go find it. Bug Hunt. Looking after our runner ducks.
1,2,3 Where are you?(game) Vanish(game) Making bubbles(never too old for that😅) Fiddly Fine Motor Task.
Making bubbles. Fiddly Fine Motor Task. Hammock time.
Clay Tree Spirits. Nature Frames.
Reading “Tree” by B.Teckentrup (A wonderful book about seasons). Weaving wool around carton to decorate it.
Making colourful lanterns.
Painting using natural materials(mud,stick,leaves,pine cone)
Go find it (game) Hammock time (relaxing and calming time) Drawing favourite thing about Forest School.
Making bird feeders out of recycle items.
Building dens, Bird Spotting, 1,2,3 Where are you?
Making fairy fires🔥and toasting yummy marshmallows 😋
