Forest Kindergarten Approach

Professional Development Resource

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 The purpose of this professional learning pack is to scaffold your engagement with the
Professional Development Video: Forest Kindergarten Approach: more to think about.

It is not intended that you will complete all of the Reflection Tasks in one single sitting, nor
is it intended that you will work through these in a linear fashion. Instead you should watch
the whole video through once from beginning to end, then consider which of the Reflection
Tasks most suits your needs.

You are encouraged to personalise the slides where you can, for example, by adding your
logo or photographs and video. In so doing, this will act as evidence of your engagement.

You should share your learning on Glow Early Learn using #forest

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 Reflection Task 1

In our setting , outdoor learning is

crucial to children because…

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 Reflection Task 2

Use this slide to document your learning

and show your evidence.

Use as many types of evidence as

possible.

You can add more slides if you wish.

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 Reflection Task 3a

Note your discussions as to how you will

ensure that this experience and outcome
has real meaning and relevance to children.

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 Reflection Task 3b

Make some plans as to how you will involve

parents and partners in the delivery of the
experience.

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 Reflection Task 4a

Obesity
Use this slide to
document how you
are mitigating
Risk aversion
some of these
barriers. Feel free
to remove these
Litigation and add others to
suit your own
context.
Nature Deficit
Disorder

Anti-Social use of
woodlands
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 Reflection Task 4b

Do you need to work

more with parents and
carers on how to mitigate
the fear of children
having ‘more organised’
and ‘sedentary’ lifestyles?

Make some plans here as

to how you could better
involve parents and
carers in outdoor
pursuits.

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 Reflection Task 5

Marian talks about ‘tapping into

What did I see? children’s emotions’ when providing
play and learning experiences for
and with them.

When outdoors with children, watch

them carefully, noting only their
What could this mean?
emotions.

Use this slide to document what you

saw.
What am I going to do now/next time? Copy this slide as many times as you
need to.

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 Reflection Task 6

There is a need to be a bit more

conscious, when scaffolding learning
outdoors, to engage all of the
senses.

Look carefully at how your children

are playing outdoors. Is there an
imbalance towards one or two of the
senses?

Make some notes of your findings

and your agreements about how to
redress the imbalance.

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 Reflection Task 7

Use this slide to document your learning

and show your evidence.

Use as many types of evidence as

possible.

You can add more slides if you wish.

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Are you sure that you are
capturing the full range of
learning that children are
experiencing outdoors?
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Reflection Task 8
Examine carefully a
few profiles of
children’s learning.
Use this slide to
document your
analysis of the
extent to which you
have profiled skills
and competences
that children
demonstrate when
outdoors.
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 Reflection Task 8

What skills and competences

do you look for children to
develop when outdoors?

How have your observations

of children outdoors informed
your planning the indoor and
outdoor environment?

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