Year 3 WILD Passport (Forest School)

 

The Year 3 children had a  fantastic session of the WILD Curriculum this week. They used a technique called Nordic Sling Braiding to create a braided friendship bracelet.  One piece of Nordic Sling Braiding was made into a pair of friendship bracelets.  The children worked together to pass the coloured cord to each other diagonally and watched the braided cord appear.  Teamwork was essential to produce a neatly braided cord.  They called the colours of the cord alternatively to ensure they both knew which colour to exchange.This activity formed part of the 'Rope' strand of the WILD Passport - 'I can braid a friendship bracelet'.

Moreover, the children learnt how to safely use their first Forest School tool.  After listening carefully to the safety instructions the children put on a safety glove, sat in the correct position, with lots of space around them and used a peeler to peel the skin/bark from each end of a stick.  This is the first stage of learning how to whittle.  The children found it quite difficult at first to get the blade in the correct position, but soon got the hang of it.  They had to concentrate very hard to ensure they completed the activity safely.  The children then put 4 faces on their stick - One to represent each of the 4 zones of regulation - Red, Blue, Green and Yellow.  Next, the  children completed their emotion stick by wrapping the remaining part of the stick with wool.  

This activity covered objectives in both the 'Rope' and 'Tools' strands of the WILD Passport - I can safely use a peeler to peel the bark from a stick and 'I can wrap a stick with coloured wool.

The children were very excited to do these activities and were proud of their friendship bracelets and emotion sticks.  They had great fun making them and there were lots of smiles and laughter all around, along with great concentration.  Lots of children were heard saying, "This is so much fun."