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During the first session of Wild in the Woods, Ryan and I (Shawon) discovered some mysterious Roman mosaics which were buried a long time ago. We excavated more and more and the week after we found even more and washed them with water. This week we found even more, which was really thrilling. If you have found some mysterious stuff from forest school tell Miss Thomas.
Today we started making our tent pegs ready for shelter building . Firstly, we set up our sawing area. After that Miss Thomas gave her tool talk. A tool talk informs us how to use the tool in a safe and correct manner. We used a bow saw to saw logs.
Next, we used a billhook to split our wood into quarters. Miss Thomas and Miss Coleman did a demonstration of how to use the tool safely. When using a billhook you need to ask three questions and they are;
1. How are hard do you want me to hit it?
2. How many times?
3. Are you ready partner?
Then we partnered either Miss Thomas or Miss Coleman in having a go at using a billhook.
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Today we had fun looking closely at leaves, comparing and contrasting their shapes and colours. We noticed all the different autumnal colours.
Today 4p rose to the challenge of learning to tie two different knots. Firstly, we mastered the reef knot. It is important that we remember Miss Thomas’ top tip, which is, ‘right over left, left over right,’ because if not you could end up with a granny knot.
Next we attempted a clove hitch. A clove hitch is an important knot becuase it is the starting point for many other knots.
4P, I would like to take this opportunity to say that I am very proud of your determination and your persistence this afternoon. At home, get a piece of sting or wool and continue to practice.
Remember, knowing some basic knots is useful in many a situation, from making a shelter that wont collapse to securing objects.
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Today we built on our skills from last week’s campfire and learnt how to cook food in the woodlands.
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The aim of this game is for one person to be blindfolded while your partner guides you around the woodland in an unrecongniseable pattern. The guide then takes the blindfolded person to a tree. The blindfolded person then touches, smells and listens to the tree in a bid to be to recongise it. The guide takes the blindfolded person back to their starting position and then the blindfolded person has to guess which tree they have been to.
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This week we started to make dream catchers. Next week we will add some natural materials such as feathers, long grass, leaves or any other items that take our fancy.