Finding out about Forest Schools
This video from Littleones FirstStep looks at differing ‘Nature activities for kids’.
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘What is Forest School?’ on The Forest School Association website
- ‘Outdoor play and exploration’ by Helen Tovey
- Laser reading text ‘Understanding hazards at Forest School’
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- 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.
- Think And Challenge
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