Springing into Action

Now that Spring is here we have been investigating the changes in nature and the ways in which Forest School is waking up to the warmer weather. As well as watching the growth of new leaves, the children have been learning about animals who hibernate who are now waking up. We've explored the hibernation habits of hedgehogs, bats and amphibians and imagined them waking from their long winter sleep with the sun on their faces. We have also looked at minibeasts and noticed that with warmer weather the ants have returned. After our bug hunt we practiced our maths skills by counting their number of legs and sorting them into groups, not easy on a centipede! We've talked about community action projects like our local toad patrol and the Butterfly room have been studying frogspawn which will be added to our Forest School pond areas.