This week we have been doing junk modelling - the children have come up with lots of different things to make - including an 'Olympic tennis rucksack' ( that can be worn!), robots , trees and helicopters - learning to use different fixings as they build, and developing positional language as they discuss their creations.
Forest school is still full of midges - so we have used the school field to run jump and explore - having outdoor snack in the gazebo. Al the children can now get themselves changed in to the forest school gear and help to fold it up to pack away at the end.
On Friday the children worked very hard moving wood chippings form the top of the field to the forest school area. We had a couple of 'foremen' and one child insisted on pulling the wooden trolley all morning - he must have made 6 trips in all! This fantastic work is helping to develop their muscles and improve their large motor coordination and hand eye co-ordination- all the things needed for pre-writing. One child said "this is my best day !" with a big grin on his face- lovely !
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