The children were very excited that we were going to have a fire at Forest School this week. I read them the story ‘Fiery Fox – Learns about Fire Safety’ and we discussed the fire safety rules together. We practised the “respect position” (one knee up and one knee down), as this helps us to stay stable and safe when we are close to the fire.
The children shared what they already knew about fires. I then explained that in order for a fire to burn, three things must be present. If even one of these is missing, the fire will go out. These are:
• Fuel (today this was wood)
• Heat (created using sparks from a flint and steel)
• Oxygen, which we can’t see but is all around us in the air
All the children enjoyed toasting a marshmallow over the fire. They then ate their marshmallow between two chocolate biscuits to make s’mores, along with some tasty hot chocolate.
Since last week’s session, volunteers from Thames Chase have planted 49 new trees on and around the site. There are different varieties, including oak, willow, pine and elder. We talked about how, because they are only saplings, they are not very strong yet and we need to be careful around them.
We finished with a game called “When the Wind Blows.” This was the last session in this block for Walnut Class, but I will be back with them at the beginning of June.
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