What does this resource include?
- 1 x Forest School Tool Safety Poster
How can I use this resource?
Use the Forest School Tool Safety Poster to help remind you of how to use tools safely in your woodland or forest.
What are the curriculum links?
- English/Literacy
- Physical Development
- Maths & Problem Solving
- DT & tools
What other resources are like this?
What is Forest School?
Forest School is a holistic approach that helps children develop their confidence and self-esteem by using the outdoors, nature, high-risk tools, and fire to bring out their courage and independence. Forest School originally came from Scandinavia where children play doing forest school activities until they 7. They do not start formal education and indoor lessons until this age.
Forest School Activities
These are some forest school activities typically done within the sessions:
- Making fire
- Cooking food on a fire
- Roasting marshmallows
- Felling trees
- Whittling wood
- Making natural arts and crafts
- Using clay and natural resources
- Observing nature
- Using mallets and saws
- Clipping and cutting nature
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