🌳🌲🌳LOTS of interesting questions asked this week when we found the remains of a pigeon. Conversations surrounding what happened? Another bird, cat or fox? Shall we bury it? Does it go to heaven? Lots of thoughts in decorating the grave, later inspected by an older year group and we then talked about soil, decomposition and nutrients.

🌲🌳🌲Child led learning and conversations YET linked to the classroom. Perhaps a more hands on visual way of seeing and learning. I reported back to the teacher who was very impressed on how much had been observed and reported from her input.

🌳🌲🌳The Forest School Associstion has defined six key principles of Forest school and supporting children’s learning falls within this, whether intentionally curriculum linked or not, learning outside the classroom has its place in mainstream schools – we just need to work out what this looks like. 🌳🌲

🌲🌳🌲I can’t help but wonder why all things ‘soil’ are being taught in the classroom. Better links need to be made with outdoor learning to sit within the curriculum and not just as an add-on. 🤓🤓🌳🌲🌳💚