English in the Forest

Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2

Forest Fables Explore the forest to gather natural materials and use them imaginatively to inspire storytelling.

20 Books for Woodland Learning Join the RFS Education Officers to discover their favourite books for engaging primary aged children.

Creating Forest Characters Use natural materials from the forest to create characters for a story.

Key Stage 3

Write an essay about an issue affecting British woods Write an expository/‘for and against’ essay debating an environmental issue impacting British woodlands.

Write an environmental poem Read and interpret existing environmental poems before constructing your own poem on an environmental topic, using a range of poetic devices.