This week the children enjoyed exploring their forest school environment. As it was a rather chilly day, we prepared ourselves with warm food and drinks and plenty of layers topped off with hats and gloves. We also changed our route slightly and started our forest school adventure at the very top of our site. As we entered the woodland, we spotted a sign displaying a map. We talked about where our site is and how we would get there. We decided to follow the brown path which we hoped would lead us right into the heart of forest school. As we negotiated the pathway, we spotted some footprints on the frozen ground. Who could have made these footprints? The children had lots of thoughts….deer, squirrels, a mouse, a Gruffalo, birds??? Who knows?

As we continued on our route, we met some very friendly dogs, spotted lots of birds and even thought we may have found a castle! Wow, our forest school is truly amazing! The children astounded us with their scientific knowledge as we chatted about solids, liquids and gases. One child pointed out that when water gets really hot, it turns into steam! Another child explained how ice is created when the weather gets really cold. We definitely have some scientists in our group!