• Home
    • OUR STORY
    • THE SITE
    • FOREST SCHOOL
    • Our Staff
    • Session Times
    • Clubs and Courses
    • Fee Structure
    • Food at Free Rangers
    • Early Years Entitlement
    • FAQ's
    • The Library
    • The EYFS Wheel
  • OUR BLOG
  • Contact Us
  • Our Shop
Menu

Welton Free Rangers - Forest School Nursery

The Mill Barn, Millards Hill
Midsomer Norton, Banes, BA3 2BW
+44 (0)1761 411328
Holistic Experimental Learning

Your Custom Text Here

Welton Free Rangers - Forest School Nursery

  • Home
  • WHO WE ARE
    • OUR STORY
    • THE SITE
    • FOREST SCHOOL
    • Our Staff
  • WHAT WE OFFER
    • Session Times
    • Clubs and Courses
    • Fee Structure
    • Food at Free Rangers
    • Early Years Entitlement
    • FAQ's
    • The Library
    • The EYFS Wheel
  • OUR BLOG
  • Contact Us
  • Our Shop

Update from The Burrow

April 14, 2017 Soraya Hall

During March the Burrow have been focussing on all things Spring, particularly linking in Forest School sessions at the pond, with the book, “The Wide Mouthed Frog” and the song, “Three Little Speckled Frogs.”

This theme has featured in the following ways:

Playdough

Next to the green playdough there has been sticks, wooden mallets, pipe cleaners and googly eyes, and if the children have wanted to they have been making their own versions of frogs. But wherever their interests take them, playdough is great for building the little muscles in their fingers and giving them greater control with gripping and manipulating objects.

Messy Play

Lots of sensory stimulating goodies have been on offer this month. Coloured sand, jelly, stones, slime, soil and water. The children have also been introduced to Jelly Baff. We’re not sure why it’s called that but it’s a little like jelly crystals. The children have really enjoyed playing with this and we’ve decided it’s what frogspawn feels like (not that we promote squidging frogspawn, but a gentle prod is ok!)

Mark Making

The children love the wide expanse of table covered with paper, they love this invitation to doodle and experiment. This month they’ve tried paint, pens, crayons and chalks. It’s such a simple way of learning about their interests and their play. Without interrupting them if they’re in the zone, a well timed, ‘Gosh, I like the patterns you’ve made there and the colours you’ve chosen, can you talk me through your picture?’

DSCN5945.JPG
DSCN5946.JPG
DSCN5949.JPG
DSCN5986.JPG

Circle Times

Well this has been a busy month with settling in sessions for current Burrowers in the Den and for welcoming Hive children into our room.

So we’ve been talking about our emotions and that we may feel a little unsure to begin with and that that’s a natural feeling. We’ve been singing and signing lots of songs, playing listening games that help develop our attention e.g. the bucket game. This consists of a big purple bucket with exciting things in that the children get to choose.

Role Play

We’ve been talking about offices and places of work during our role play. We have left lots of examples of technology out, such as props like phones and old key pads, alongside pens and notepads and we’ve witnessed the children get busy notetaking, jotting down and generally being very organised through their play!

Story Making

Story Making activities are superb in helping children to understand sequencing of events and learn about tenses.

We’ve turned the tepee into a rocket, all because we’ve also been reading “The Three Slimy Aliens.”

 

In The Burrow, Free Rangers Forest School
← Update from The DenUpdate from The Hive →

NEW!!! IN OUR Shop

Featured
Biggles Cap
Biggles Cap
16.00
Biggles Mittens
Biggles Mittens
16.00
Pileglove Kids
sold out
Pileglove Kids
12.00

CATEGORIES


  • Recipe of the month (1)
  • Road Safety (1)
  • The Nest/Warren (1)
  • The Office (2)
  • Burrow (3)
  • Conservation (3)
  • Nutrition (3)
  • Our Books (3)
  • Cooking with Children (4)
  • Our Shop (5)
  • Uncategorized (6)
  • The Kitchen (8)
  • Recruitment (12)
  • Healthy Outdoor Learning (14)
  • Healthy Early Years (16)
  • Open Days and Events (16)
  • Outdoor Learning (16)
  • Forest School Holiday Clubs (19)
  • The Hive (24)
  • The Nest (53)
  • Free Range Life (72)
  • The Warren (80)
  • The Den (94)
  • Early Years Education (124)
  • The Burrow (166)
  • Free Rangers Forest School (210)

THE LATEST FROM TWITTER


  • Hi All, Take a moment to watch this and then sign the petition. We do not want our children to be tested. https://t.co/eqWgPVvM8K
    about 3 days ago
  • Our post earlier this year about schools needing to be ready for children, not children being ready for schools, wa… https://t.co/gkm1pdydPw
    about a week ago
  • There's much more to outdoor play than just playing... On Forest School in the Den room, we've been delving into t… https://t.co/n63VK7QG1I
    about 2 weeks ago

Free Rangers
The Mill Barn
Millards Hill
Midsomer Norton
Banes
BA3 2BW
01761 411328

Who We Are
Our Story
Our Story So Far
Forest School
Our Staff
The Rooms

Our Blog
Contact Us

Our Shop
Terms and Conditions

What We Offer
Session Times
Clubs and Courses
Fee Structure
Food At Free Rangers
Early Years Entitlement
FAQ's
The Library
The EYFS Wheel
 

© 2018 Welton Free Rangers Forest School Nursery All Rights Reserved Free Rangers. No images may be reproduced without permission.
Website design and photography by Pennleigh.