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.

Re-imagining a hopeful future through the storybook “The Tree of Hope”. This resource aims to help children understand the importance of trees for the world, the benefits human beings get from trees, and how trees protect human beings. It also encourages children to think about the future and fosters hope for our planet and environment.

Listening to what knowledge children have about trees 1. To explore what children know about trees and identify where this knowledge comes from. 2. To create different modes for communicating knowledge about trees such as verbal and written language, drawing, storytelling.

The Enchanted Tree A story co-created by the team working on the Voices of the Future Project and the Year 4 children of Seymour Park Community Primary School.

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.