Unit 4 4.1 Initial 6 Week Forest School Plan
Tim’s Wood Forest School Session Planning 5
Key Details
Date: 6/05/2023 Leaders: JBD
Location: Tim’s Wood. Devon Participants: 15
Key Objectives: Theme Development:
Using the FS environment to explore the “We’re going on a Bear hunt”.
“bear hunt” story. Differentiation by provision of story pictures
Create a mud kitchen to act out cooking to aid story telling. Bear masks provide to
skills. enhance role play.
Recipes for mud kitchen to create more
challenge using numbers.
The Flexible Plan Energy Flow
Experience 1: High energy
Read “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” Using the natural forest sounds to
emphasise parts of the story.
The children are asked to locate parts of the story from Around the FS site
(Pictures previously hidden)
(Control and catalyst)
Experience 2: High energy
Are the children able to make the settings from the story using items and during
materials found on site? material
collection.
Experience 3 (Reflection): low and
Can the children make a “cave” for the bear and are the other children able high energy.
to identify what everyone else’s creations are and where they “fit” in the
story? (Compassion, community and companionship)
Learning Theories/ Strategies Employed
Learning styles – creativity and mixture of directed exploration and free choice / free play
on activities and how to communicate and cooperate ideas through teamwork.
Schemas – Observing how the children are learning to inform next lesson plan.
Health and Safety Considerations
Need to be aware of possibility of nettle stings due to children locating and moving
relevant materials and resources.
Kit List
For Leaders For participants
First Aid Kit Wellington Boots.
Bear Hunt pictures and masks. Coats in case of rain
Bear Hunt story.
Mud kitchen recipes / pans/ spoons…etc.
pg. 1
Tim’s Wood Forest School Session Planning 5
Key Details
Date: 6/05/2023 Leaders: JBD
Location: Tim’s Wood. Devon Participants: 15
Key Objectives: Theme Development:
Using the FS environment to explore the “We’re going on a Bear hunt”.
“bear hunt” story. Differentiation by provision of story pictures
Create a mud kitchen to act out cooking to aid story telling. Bear masks provide to
skills. enhance role play.
Recipes for mud kitchen to create more
challenge using numbers.
The Flexible Plan Energy Flow
Experience 1: High energy
Read “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” Using the natural forest sounds to
emphasise parts of the story.
The children are asked to locate parts of the story from Around the FS site
(Pictures previously hidden)
(Control and catalyst)
Experience 2: High energy
Are the children able to make the settings from the story using items and during
materials found on site? material
collection.
Experience 3 (Reflection): low and
Can the children make a “cave” for the bear and are the other children able high energy.
to identify what everyone else’s creations are and where they “fit” in the
story? (Compassion, community and companionship)
Learning Theories/ Strategies Employed
Learning styles – creativity and mixture of directed exploration and free choice / free play
on activities and how to communicate and cooperate ideas through teamwork.
Schemas – Observing how the children are learning to inform next lesson plan.
Health and Safety Considerations
Need to be aware of possibility of nettle stings due to children locating and moving
relevant materials and resources.
Kit List
For Leaders For participants
First Aid Kit Wellington Boots.
Bear Hunt pictures and masks. Coats in case of rain
Bear Hunt story.
Mud kitchen recipes / pans/ spoons…etc.
pg. 1
