Outdoor Education
Watch out for further blogs on all aspects of outdoor education in woodlands and forests throughout 2019. We welcome new blogs on all aspects of outdoor education. Please share these pages with others.
To find out more about the RFS Teaching Trees project which works with primary schools in local woods please follow the link here
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Songs to Sing in a Wood
August 2019
Having given you their thoughts on 20 books to inspire the young, our Teaching Trees team has come up with their top songs to sing with youngsters in the wood. Give them a try and let us see and hear how you get on! Find them here
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Top 20 books for inspired Forest Learning
March 2019
The Teaching Trees Team have come together and decided on their top 20 books for inspiring the young when visiting a forest. More here
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Welcoming Becky
January 2019
How Becky Wilkinson , our new Teaching Trees Cordinator,has hit the ground running as she takes this 'absolutely outstanding' programme forwards in 2019. More here
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Finding our voices in the woodland
October 2018
Georgia Spooner is our Gloucestershire Teaching Trees Officer. In this blog she describes a primary school visit with a speech and language focus which turned out to be one of the highlights of the year for all involved. Read her blog in full here
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Five Great Autumn activities to try with kids in the forest
October 2018
Becky Wilkinson is our Staffordshire Education and Teacher Training Officer. She delivers both sessions for school groups and training for teachers in using woodlands for outdoor learning. She outlines five great Autumn activities Primary teachers can try in the woods here
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Five activities to try with kids in a forest
May 2018
When we’re learning in a forest all of our senses are engaged in helping us to build lasting memories. Becky Wilkinson our Teaching Trees Training and Education Officer for Staffordshire suggests you try these five activities with primary school aged children and let us know how you get on! More here
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The Best Classroom in the World
April 2016
Teaching Trees Education Officer Nicki Jempson spells out why woods make the best classroom in the world! This blog was written for the Tree Charter. Read more here