Forest School Wild Play

Discover a treasure trove of adventurous activities with this comprehensive guide designed for parents, educators, and Forest School leaders. This exhilarating book from Jane Worroll & Peter Houghton invites you to explore the wonders of nature while connecting children to the elements: air, fire, earth, and water. Each of the 168 pages is loaded with innovative Forest School activities, emphasizing the importance of sustainability and nurturing respect for our environment. Unleash creativity as children engage in imaginative storytelling and hands-on crafts, such as making kites out of sticks or crafting a collecting basket for firewood. The activities not only inspire curiosity about the natural world but also equip kids with skills that promote ecological awareness. Perfect for woodland gatherings, these games and crafts are tailored to ensure that children feel a profound connection to nature and understand their role in protecting it. With its fresh approach, this book is essential for those seeking to enrich their Forest School curriculum and foster a love for the great outdoors. Dive into the joys of wild play, and watch as children not only learn but thrive in their natural surroundings!

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781786784209
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2021
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Pages: 168


Description:
Aimed at parents, teachers and Forest School leaders, this new book from Jane Worroll & Peter Houghton is packed full of fantastic new Forest School activities. It has a special focus on the elements and on making children feel connected to the natural world through imagination and storytelling.

This is the third book in the brilliant Jane Worroll & Peter Houghton Forest School series, containing all-new games, crafts and skill-building activities for fun woodland time with kids. The theme is the four Western elements - air, fire, earth and water - with the overall message being one of sustainability and the amazing web of life of which we are all part.

The activities are designed to help children to get a sense of their place in nature and understand what they can to do help protect it. For air, make kites and whistles out of sticks, or learn to how to predict the weather by reading the clouds. For fire, build a rocket stove, trace the sun's path with a homemade sun dial, or craft a collecting basket, fill it with firewood and then make a fire. For earth, make a mud slide, try mud painting on cloth or sculpt a forest troll. For water, make natural dye and potions, or build dams in a stream to see how the water course changes.