My Scilly Trip - Thursday
Thursday means the 'older' children, 8+, which always alters the pace. The smaller children are definitely doers but they flit around trying out everything and love exploring the space. The ferns form walls and every path is unknown. From their perspective the clearings are huge, the bushes dense, the trees tower, and Forest School is vast! The older children are not as focused on the area as an entity in itself. They appreciate what it supplies; spaces for dens, trees to support hammocks, ropes to swing from, places to hide... They are mostly interested in what activities they can do. Some of these are the same as the younger group investigated. Role play, story telling, swinging, climbing, balancing, crafts, and tool work. There were subtle changes in challenge and the potential product. Additionally, they also got to try fire starting, and making pop corn. These children had a little more freedom in the woods, they knew the boundaries and were able to explore it a little ...