13 Jan Bolivia goes Wild
Following a stomp up the hill to the East Court of Ally Pally, we were welcomed by Katie, our Forest School Leader, and Isobel, the Learning Manager at Ally Pally. After a quick toilet stop, we headed straight to our Forest School learning area (searching for leaves on the way) where we will be doing our learning for the next 6 weeks, one afternoon a week. First, we went through the Forest School rules. Then, we closed our eyes and listened to what we could hear. We noticed all sorts of things: birds singing, dogs barking, cars in the distance. Next, we discussed the different songs that different birds sing and Katie had four different toy singing birds so we could hear their different songs – a robin, a blackbird, a woodpecker and a nightingale. Our challenge is to see if we can hear them, and recognise their different melodies, when we are in the forest. Then, we explored our Forest School area. After that, we played all different kinds of games in the forest (Leaf Snap, Man Hunt and Find the Pine-cone) which were a lot of fun. Finally, we all sat down on our tarpaulin and had some well-deserved hot chocolate before we had to march home. A great afternoon. (Did I mention the badger pooh?)
