Forest School Blog
Floorbooks and Idea Mapping – Observation, Documentation and Responsive Planning
Educators, Forest SchoolPart 1: Observation We have recently adapted the style of documentation called Floorbooks: Talking and Thinking Floorbook Approach, which was created by Claire Warden to give educators a tool to consult and co-create documentation with c...
The Children Get Out in the Forest to Use Tools!
Forest School, children in nature, Children outsideWe are so excited to be back in the woods with the Forest School Kinders once again! The children have begun connecting with “their” forest in so many ways and learning how to be safe in a variety of different environments and activitie...
Mind Mapping in Forest School
Forest SchoolWith so much happening in the Forest School program, we have decided to take a stab at “Mind Mapping” together as a way of collecting our thoughts and experiences as they occur within the program both inside and outside the Forest an...
Wintry Wonders in Forest School
Forest SchoolOur return to the forest after the Christmas holiday not only brought us a brand new year but also some rather chilly, wintry weather. While the snow didn’t come right away, the cold temperatures had us bundled up for our latest explor...
Fall’s Feathered Friends
Forest SchoolAfter feeding the forest animals our pumpkins and creating bird feeders with our gourds, we started to notice the birds in our forest and outside our windows a the centre. There were a lot of chickadees moving the snow from our gourd fe...
Tracking Animals in the Forest
Forest SchoolBirds and animals have had us captivated in the forest school program. After making bird seed sandwiches for the birds, which they seem to love, we decided to make bird bread of our own using an easy bread recipe and adding bird seeds t...