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A Gift For Mom & Dad

If Forest Schools get the chance to add a Garden to their environment offers a HUGE advantage for those ultimate cooking chef's at home that we call Mom and Dad! Bringing home a little surprise such as fresh produce allows children to give themselves a pat-on-the back knowing that they had contributed so much to their very own garden creations!

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Let’s take a quick moment to back track to a few posts back regarding the Edible Landscape Garden. Children not only have create a garden mainly based on fruits and vegetables, but most definitely of different herbs! Growing your own herbs offers a more plentiful feel to the freshness these plants give especially through their distinct aroma they have.

Take a look at the link about too see what interesting herbs you are able to incorporate into your very own Edible Garden Landscape of your Forest School and enjoy the smell.

#herbs #planting #garden #smell

Make It Last!

Documentation is an essential process for Forest School practitioners. It gives them the advantage to keep note of all of the great things the children do, discover, explore, and create. Documentation can take so many forms, that it would be silly if any educator does not do such a thing!

Documentation can tell a story on its on through pictures. Pictures offer an opportunity for children to look back at what they have done, and remember the great times they shared together. Pictures let children to start conversations with everyone around them including teachers. Best of all, they are here to keep forever!

To make the documentation process more interesting, give children the chance to take pictures on their own! One alterative to incorporate in a Forest School setting is using disposable cameras from your local Dollar Store. Each child would have their very own, personalized camera for them to use at every chance possible and photograph throughout their entire day of exploring.

A great example of putting Documentation into practice, would use the opportunity of the creation of the Edible Landscape as mentioned in a previous post. Children will be able to capture the different stages each plant goes through until it has reached its full growth to pick. With these pictures, educators can print out the pictures and create a large board pasting each picture and creating a lesson on its own such as "Photosynthesis."

#documentation #pictures #capture #forestschool #children

The King of Chef's

Jamie Oliver is a great inspiration towards the movement of food and its great importance it has on its influence on children's learning experiences

Take a glimpse at his blog for continuous inspiration about the importance of food! http://www.jamieoliver.com/newsandblogs/blogs/

#jamieoliver #masterchef

DIY Raised Garden Beds Ideas & Tutorials! A unique raised bed from tin roofing! Potential edible landscape opportunity for children in Forest Kindergarten | See more about garden beds, raised garden beds and tin roofing.

If you don't have an area at your Forest School to create a garden, use your DIY skills and build your very own personalized garden bed! This is a perfect way for including at children in the process. This offers a huge advantage for children to plant their items with no complications because the garden bed will be at child's level of comfort.

#DIY #gardenbed #planting #childrenslevel

DIY Creations

A fun and innovated way to add your own twist when it comes to labelling the items the children have planted at their Forest School.

Click the link to view these creative labelling items: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/344806915193040710/

#labelling #creative #fun #DIY

Explore and get Inspired by Louise Jupp's hand-picked collection of Pins about A strong, sustainable movement to teach every child about food... on Pinterest. | See more about Alice Waters, School Gardens and Slow Food.

Let's Grow A Garden!!!

Edible Landscapes are a large concept on its own! However, it can really have a close relationship with Forest Schools and the experiences children gain from it.

Growing a garden is a great advantage for children to truly understand the significance of food and how it connects with nature, especially through the stages of its growing process. Introducing the concept of edible landscapes can easily come from a conversation, such as the during snack/lunch time. Asking the children what types of fruit or vegetables they have will engage them in the interaction. "What do you think about creating our very own garden?" This will spark up definite curiosity and excitement from all of the children.

Ask the children what they would like to grow in their garden. Start a list! Write every option down; this will your first step in the designing process of a potential garden.

"The Canadian Wildlife Federation" is an awesome resource to use to help create your very own edible landscape in your environment. For further exploration, you can explore their site pulling out ideas and introduce them to the children.

To view their site, please click the link: http://cwf-fcf.org/en/discover-wildlife/resources/online-articles/designing-sustainable-landscapes.html

#ediblelandscape #fruits #vegetables

Musical inspirations can be a great component to add to a Forest School setting. You will have those handful of children who most likely do not want to participate along with the activities and exploration being done within the outdoor setting. So, as a compromise let those children find a place to sit, relax and have some alone time. A small enclosed area such as a man-made hut or tipi can offer children a place of serenity. When these children are sitting inside the sheltered space, bring a portable CD Player, and put on some soft, sounds of nature. The sounds of birds, nature, water, wind and trees really connects the children with the outdoor surroundings they are in and get them in an inspirational mood to want to join in on the fun.

Just have a quick listen to the above, and let the music and inspiration slowly come about!

YouTube is a great source to use to find thousands of different types of soft, calming music for any setting possible!

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nature%20sounds&sm=3

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A Resource for Teachers

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Forest School | Its Important Role at Wandsworth Prep

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Check out the Free Forest Schools Pack! It is bursting with ideas and activities for the outdoor classroom, whatever the weather or season that can create exploration and discovery through the woods. This was Developed by the Woodland Trust.

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Mud Pies: Nature fun for the Adventuresome!

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