Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Forest School and the John Muir Award

Published byJonathan Aagaard Modified over 5 years ago

Similar presentations

Presentation on theme: "Forest School and the John Muir Award"— Presentation transcript:

1 Forest School and the John Muir Award
Long term Child led Site ‘ownership’, ‘nature connectedness’, ‘well being’, ‘respect’ for places and careful and management. The key themes link easily and provide opportunity for Forest School back to curriculum work. Case study – Gamesley Primary School

2 DISCOVER Where is our woodland? How do we get there? What is the route? Map work Location work Following a map and map making

3 DISCOVER Safety and boundaries Eye Cameras Meet a tree
Make your own national park Poet-tree Owl eyes, deer ears, fox walking, Kim’s game Back at school Download photographs – caption them for sharing in an assembly, blog site, display Write about National Parks and protecting green spaces Use the words from the ‘poet-tree’ activity to write a poem.

4 DISCOVER AND EXPLORE Natural Music Making – natural band Treasure hunt
Sit Spots Silent listening Bat and Moth, Deer Stalk Back at school Download photographs – caption them for sharing in an assembly, blog site, display Record and edit their natural band music Make a treasure hunt and map of the school grounds or another wild space they have visited.

5 EXPLORE Grass sweep Tree Shake Bug hunts Identification and uses
Food chains and webs and how things are connected Den building Green man stories and mud monsters Back at school Download photographs – caption them for sharing in an assembly, blog site, display Graphs and writing up habitat surveys Fact files drawing and painting of the species Nature writing – fact or fiction. Super hero comic strips Researching plants and animals

6 CONSERVE Back at school Download photographs for sharing.
Bird boxes Bird feeders Bat Boxes Fences Brash piles Back at school Download photographs for sharing. Instructional writing and how it will help. Posters about caring for wild spaces. Tree planting? Coppicing? Wildflower bombs? Environmental Impact Assessment? Anti-litter posters?

7 SHARE Assembly Blog site write ups
Mission Explore books for the family school holidays Display in school

8

9 Food web Tree ID Sit spot

Download ppt "Forest School and the John Muir Award"

Similar presentations

Can I Make a Difference?. Our Wonderful World What do we want to know? What questions will we ask?

Can I Make a Difference?. Our Wonderful World What do we want to know? What questions will we ask?
Programme Bingo The Balanced Programme. Instructions Review the following beaver scout programme – Watch the following slideshow – Enter the letter on.

Programme Bingo The Balanced Programme. Instructions Review the following beaver scout programme – Watch the following slideshow – Enter the letter on.
KS2 - RAINFORESTS.  Sign up to the 'Prince's Rainforests project' accompany this with a visual contract for each class, all to sign. Discuss the significance.

KS2 - RAINFORESTS.  Sign up to the 'Prince's Rainforests project' accompany this with a visual contract for each class, all to sign. Discuss the significance.
Chapter 4 Lesson 1 Forests.

Chapter 4 Lesson 1 Forests.
Www.kented.org.uk Setting Challenges – “ICT and the outdoor Classroom” A science and mathematics project for Key Stage 1 and 2 Pupils The Kent Bird Watch.

Setting Challenges – “ICT and the outdoor Classroom” A science and mathematics project for Key Stage 1 and 2 Pupils The Kent Bird Watch.
1 Green and grey spaces: opportunities to enhance biodiversity wherever your campus is located The Durham University Estate.

1 Green and grey spaces: opportunities to enhance biodiversity wherever your campus is located The Durham University Estate.
Respect for Nature A Rainbow of Friendship Comenuis Project May2012 St Sylvester’s Primary Elgin, Scotland.

Respect for Nature A Rainbow of Friendship Comenuis Project May2012 St Sylvester’s Primary Elgin, Scotland.
Cycle 1 2012- 13 EYFS Lower KS2 Upper KS2 KS1 Cycle 2 2013- 14 EYFS Lower KS2 Upper KS2 KS1 The Elm Park Curriculum is mapped out as a 2 year rolling cycle.

Cycle EYFS Lower KS2 Upper KS2 KS1 Cycle EYFS Lower KS2 Upper KS2 KS1 The Elm Park Curriculum is mapped out as a 2 year rolling cycle.
Bassetlaw Rural Conference, 25 th March 2015 The work of the Sherwood Forest Trust Dr Patrick Candler.

Bassetlaw Rural Conference, 25 th March 2015 The work of the Sherwood Forest Trust Dr Patrick Candler.
ARBURY PARK OUTDOOR SCHOOL Making connections with our environment Living and learning together Bridgewater, South Australia www.arburypark.sa.edu.auwww.arburypark.sa.edu.au.

ARBURY PARK OUTDOOR SCHOOL Making connections with our environment Living and learning together Bridgewater, South Australia
Reading and Writing in 4 th Grade K. E. Little Elementary.

Reading and Writing in 4 th Grade K. E. Little Elementary.
Discover Geocaching Presented by Melanie Burford October 24, 2009.

Discover Geocaching Presented by Melanie Burford October 24, 2009.
Learning Together Advisory Service Kent. Learning Together The Aims for the Kent Projects  To develop children’s and teacher’s knowledge of living things.

Learning Together Advisory Service Kent. Learning Together The Aims for the Kent Projects  To develop children’s and teacher’s knowledge of living things.
Wild in Pennsylvania Red fox By Brandon Roling. Introduction Do you like Red foxes? Well I'm going to tell you about Red foxes.

Wild in Pennsylvania Red fox By Brandon Roling. Introduction Do you like Red foxes? Well I'm going to tell you about Red foxes.
Beyond the classroom Photo by Kathy Cassidy available under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 licenseKathy Cassidyoncommercial-Share Alike 2.0.

Beyond the classroom Photo by Kathy Cassidy available under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 licenseKathy Cassidyoncommercial-Share Alike 2.0.
Celebrations and Festival: Autumn 2 This half term we will be looking at celebrations in different communities. We will be sharing stories about birthdays,

Celebrations and Festival: Autumn 2 This half term we will be looking at celebrations in different communities. We will be sharing stories about birthdays,
Science Exploring habitats and the creatures that live there Adaptation Classification and identification Mini-beasts Food chains Nature detectives Individual.

Science Exploring habitats and the creatures that live there Adaptation Classification and identification Mini-beasts Food chains Nature detectives Individual.
Warm up: What is an example of a community of Greensboro? Humans

Warm up: What is an example of a community of Greensboro? Humans
Unit 21: Improving the area we can see from our window.

Unit 21: Improving the area we can see from our window.
My John Muir Award By Amy. The John Muir Award The John Muir Award is about helping the environment and also discovering and exploring new places. The.

My John Muir Award By Amy. The John Muir Award The John Muir Award is about helping the environment and also discovering and exploring new places. The.

Similar presentations

Ads by Google