As the weather turns and the leaves begin to fall from our spectacular Plane Tree, the children have delighted in finding slugs and snails slithering around the forest, worms and the last of the ladybirds inching along through the forest and one day we even found a shivering bumble bee. Scooping the bee up we put him in a mud kitchen pot with a drop of sugary water and we placed it in the sunshine, as he rested and warmed up, he was soon able to fly away again.

Magnifying glasses were very popular for bug hunts, binoculars for dinosaur and bird hunts and tape measures were utilised to check the length of planks, friends, backpacks, and educator’s legs. This exploration and investigation throughout the week has kept our young scientists very busy and focused.

Discovering textures in closed boxes helped the children show great bravery as they tentatively put their hands into the box and felt around as they tried to identify the contents within. Crafty faces were created out of conkers, leaves, twigs, stones and all that nature had to offer, and this led to funny faces and a chance to continue our chats about emotions and feelings.

Stories of big bad pigs and wolves, puppet shows and jumping in puddles have filled our days as we learn and experience the world around us, develop our language and new vocabulary and share our adventures with friends and staff.

Little Forest Folk
Twickenham