Forest School
Our Vision
Forest School is an exclusive educational experience and process. It offers children the opportunity to succeed and develop confidence and self-esteem through hands-on learning experiences in an outdoor environment.
Children can engage in motivating, attainable tasks and activities throughout each term and in more or less all weathers, with the appropriate equipment, footwear and clothing.
Children will have the opportunity to work with tools, play, learn and begin to recognise the boundaries of behaviour, both physically and socially.
Children will have the opportunity to learn and grow in confidence, self- esteem and motivation whilst also developing an understanding of the natural world.
Here at Parkfield Primary School our Forest School aims are:
Provide a safe environment in which pupils can take risks.
Provide stimulation and varied learning activities appropriate to the pupil’s needs and stages of development.
Be true to the Forest School ethos and approach.
Develop a secure, happy and welcoming environment.
Provide opportunities to learn through small, achievable tasks.
Meet the needs of all pupils with all learning styles.
Year Group Learning Intentions
Year 1
Learner understands the forest school safety for the forthcoming lessons.
Learner can identify the different trees in the forest school area.
Learner can identify at least five mini-beasts.
Learner can work in groups and make a bug hotel.
Learner can thread a wood cookie.
Learner can demonstrate fire circle etiquette.
Year 2
Learner understands the forest school safety for the forthcoming lessons.
Learner can construct a bird’s nest.
Learner can use clay to make some clay bugs.
Learner can roll out some clay and make leaf and flower plaques.
Learner can use natural objects to make collages and sculptures.
Learner can demonstrate fire circle etiquette.
Year 3
Learner understands the forest school safety for the forthcoming lessons.
Learner understands how to wrap wool on a piece of wood or doweling.
Leaner can wool wrap on sticks and join them together to make a frame.
Learner uses handmade frames to create their own portraits.
Learners work in groups to design/create a story using natural objects.
Learner can demonstrate fire circle etiquette.
Year 4
Learner understands the forest school safety for the forthcoming lessons.
Learner learns to tie a variety of knots.
Learner can make a friendship bracelet.
Learner can make a bird feeder.
Learner can work in groups and make a bug hotel using clear plastic bottles.
Learner can demonstrate fire circle etiquette.
Year 5
Learner understands the forest school safety for the forthcoming lessons.
Learners can paint pebbles that tell a story.
Learners re-cap on tying knots for shelter building next lesson.
Learner can build a ridgeline shelter.
Learner can produce sparks with a flint and steel.
Learner can demonstrate fire circle etiquette.
Year 6
Learner understands the forest school safety for the forthcoming lessons.
Learner can safely peel a stick with a potato peeler.
Learner can safely use a knife to put a point on the end of a stick.
Learner can identify specific knots and put up a ridgeline shelter.
Learner can produce sparks with a flint and steel.
Learner can demonstrate fire circle etiquette.
Curriculum Coverage
Policy & Handbook
Parkfield Primary Forest School Handbook.pdf