Our Little Forest Folk-ers have been exploring a wonderful selection of books, not only about Halloween and autumn, but also celebrating Black History and learning about the achievements of those who brought positive change to the world.
Fulham -✨ A New Forest of Wonderful and Vibrant Colours ✨🌿
Morden - ✨“I can read here or there or anywhere” ✨
Putney Heath - Our Planet, Curiosity, Creativity and Enthusiasm
What a fantastic week it has been for our Little Forest Folk-ers as we began our new learning theme, “Our Planet.” The children have shown so much curiosity, creativity and enthusiasm as they explored everything from ancient dinosaurs to the world we live in today. Their energy and imagination have made for a truly special week outdoors!
Wimbledon - The Gruffalo and Fishpond Woods
The Gruffalo lives in Fishpond Woods and for years the children have been walking past his house everyday without seeing him. This week, however, we were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the Gruffalo, the fox and the owl! We then went onto site and saw the mouse’s reading house and the snake's log pile den. The children then had to find some more logs to help the snake rebuild his house, to help ensure he couldn’t be found by the Gruffalo!
Wimbledon Village - Galactic Fun Continues!
Twickenham - Where do we live?
Winkworth - Autumn is Awesome!
We started the week hunting for mushrooms in the Arboretum. Our intrepid Little Forest Folk-ers set out on their adventure walk with maps of the Arboretum and laminated sheets to identify different types of fungi. It was wonderful to see the children excitedly point out landmarks and signposts that they saw on the map in real life.
First they transformed into billy goats on an exciting adventure all the way to the wetlands of Winkworth Arboretum. By the lake they looked for the right size sticks to be their billy goat horns and attached them to their head bands.
Chiswick - The Season of Change is in Full Swing
What a truly wonderful week it’s been in the forest! The season of change is in full swing and the children have fully embraced the magic of autumn. The crunch of leaves beneath their boots, the golden colours glistening in the sunshine and the fresh, earthy scent in the air have made every moment outdoors feel exciting and full of discovery.
Fulham -🌍✨ A Week of Wonder: From Earth to Outer Space ✨🌿
Morden - Adventure Walks to Cannon Hill Common
Wimbledon - Incredible Rockets to Setting up Forest Farms!
Putney Heath - Families and Cooking Extravaganza!
Wimbledon Village - Galactic Fun in the Forest
Twickenham - Families, Faces and Fun, Fun, Fun 😄
This week we have been learning about families, our own small network including mummy, daddy, brothers, sisters, granny and grandpa. We have also printed all the painty hand prints of our Twickenham Little Forest Folk Family. We’ve read and talked about families throughout the world, and considered families in China celebrating the Mid Autumn/Moon festival.
Winkworth -A Forest of Fairytales ✨🧚
Once upon a time there was a group of adventurous little forest folk-ers who spent a week deep in story land.
First they transformed into billy goats on an exciting adventure all the way to the wetlands of Winkworth Arboretum. By the lake they looked for the right size sticks to be their billy goat horns and attached them to their head bands.
Winkworth - Story Time Comes Alive!
Twickenham - Touching, Feeling, Seeing and Hearing
We have had a glorious week of exploring the forest through our senses and extending our vocabulary. Sticky, orange, ooblek with its combined dribblyness and stiff qualities, perplexed and excited our curious minds. We also enjoyed tweezer work with natural elements like smooth conkers, rough pine cones, small, hard, ash keys, small greenish acorns and soft feathery grasses.
