Laser Lessons - Lesson

Finding out about Forest Schools

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In this lesson you will learn:

About Forest Schools
How to choose an outdoor learning environment
How to use the outdoor environment to support learning

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This section of the Birth to 5 Matters website looks at ‘Learning environments’. Makes notes on the benefits of outdoor environments and activities you can carry out with the children you work with.
The National Literacy Trust website includes this article on ‘The benefit of outdoor learning in the early years’. It includes a number of suggestions for activities and projects.
These outdoor learning ideas and activities have been developed by teachers and early years educators, and are ideal for both curriculum-led outdoor learning, Forest Kindergarten, and Forest School.
Read this article looking at some of the myths of what Forest Schools is, from the Forest Schools Association.

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