Forest Schooled | Behaviour

Behaviour

Posts discussing factors that affect behaviour, how behaviour impacts learning and development, and methods for encouraging positive behaviour to help build healthy relationships

Forest Schooled

Jan 17
6 min

Supporting behaviour through relationships, instead of rewards and punishments...

"What do you need to feel safe?", I asked. "I don't want to get hit by sticks!", he said. I was standing between two boys whose play had...

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Forest Schooled

Aug 17, 2020
3 min

Storytelling Resources

Ever since gathering a group of storytellers together at the start of the global shutdown in 2020 for weekly livestreams, I've been getting

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Learning when to stop asking children questions, even when it's in the name of “inquiry”

Forest Schooled

May 9, 2020
5 min

Learning when to stop asking children questions, even when it's in the name of “inquiry”

I’ve written before about my use of questions to prompt or assist children (and adults for that matter) to consider something more deeply..

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Forest Schooled

Nov 3, 2019
3 min

Forest Schooled Evolves... Again

Well, I’m dusting off the ol' Forest Schooled keyboard. It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog here. Life moves and sways, shifting...

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Forest Schooled

Sep 1, 2019
3 min

Forest Schooled, The Book

Okay, you know that feeling when you have an idea and then someday that idea becomes a reality? It's an amazing feeling and one I am so...

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Trusting Children to Resolve Conflicts in Play

Forest Schooled

Jun 7, 2019
1 min

Trusting Children to Resolve Conflicts in Play

I've been branching out on blog writing and am sharing my stories on other pages in addition to Forest Schooled. Follow the link to the...

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Why I'm grateful Forest & Nature School is long-term

Forest Schooled

May 16, 2019
1 min

Why I'm grateful Forest & Nature School is long-term

I've been branching out on blog writing and am sharing my stories on other pages in addition to Forest Schooled. Follow the link to the...

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Forest Schooled

Apr 12, 2019
1 min

“So what do you do about puddles?!”

I've been branching out on blog writing and am sharing my stories on other pages in addition to Forest Schooled. Follow the link to find...

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Integrating Forest School into a Public School Day

Forest Schooled

Mar 24, 2019
9 min

Integrating Forest School into a Public School Day

In the Starting a Forest School Program from Scratch series I described the steps I took to get a couple of programmes up and running in...

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Forest Schooled

Jan 5, 2019
6 min

Intervening in Children's Play...

This is a tough one for me to write, but here goes... One of my missions in Forest School and even through writing this blog has been to...

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Forest Schooled

Jun 22, 2018
6 min

Learning with storytelling...

I've taken a huge leap in my practice recently. I've started telling stories. Now, I know that might not sound like such a big deal, but...

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A History of the UK & US Forest School Movement

Forest Schooled

Jun 3, 2018
1 min

A History of the UK & US Forest School Movement

If you've been following along with me over the past several months, you may have caught my ramblings here and there about how I'm...

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Forest Schooled

Oct 8, 2017
4 min

Childhood is not a democracy...

Short on time? If you'd rather listen to this blog post as a podcast just click here! Or download it here to listen to it later :) Have...

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Forest Schooled

Sep 10, 2017
4 min

Bickering? Or bracelets?

Short on time? If you'd rather listen to this blog post as a podcast just click here! Or download it here to listen to it later :) Making...

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Forest Schooled

Sep 2, 2017
6 min

Why Forest School?

Short on time? If you'd rather listen to this blog post as a podcast just click here! Or download it here to listen to it later :) If you...

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Forest Schooled

Aug 13, 2017
3 min

Encouraging Emotional Intelligence...

Short on time? If you'd rather listen to this blog post as a podcast just click here! Or download it here to listen to it later :) Two 7...

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Forest Schooled

Jul 15, 2017
3 min

Behaviour is communication

Whenever I ask a child to adjust their behaviour I don't just tell them to stop. I always try to give them an explanation of why I am...

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Forest Schooled

Jul 2, 2017
2 min

What if kids made the rules?

I just finished my first week at a summer camp on an organic farm set amongst beautiful woodland and a nearby creek. It's an ideal...

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Sometimes the problems are small, but the feelings are big

Forest Schooled

May 21, 2017
3 min

Sometimes the problems are small, but the feelings are big

Sometimes the problems are small, but the feelings are big. For example, this one time as a session was ending I found a 5 year old...

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Managing behaviour by asking kids to think for themselves...

Forest Schooled

Apr 29, 2017
5 min

Managing behaviour by asking kids to think for themselves...

Children look to us a lot for answers and guidance. They ask, “Can I do this?” or “Can I have that?” and rely on our answers as...

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Is the impact of Forest School long-term?

Forest Schooled

Mar 15, 2017
3 min

Is the impact of Forest School long-term?

I think it's quite easy to argue that children benefit from the time they spend at Forest School. The free play, tool use, fire lighting,...

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A Forest School Leader's guide to facilitating reflection in the outdoors

Forest Schooled

Nov 6, 2016
7 min

A Forest School Leader's guide to facilitating reflection in the outdoors

This blog post is a little different. It's a long one, but please read or at least skip to the end because I need your help! I can tell...

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Forest Schooled

Oct 27, 2016
4 min

Fire Dynamics...

Has anyone else noticed the difference that having a fire makes at a session? I'm sure you have, at least to some degree. In fact, it's...

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Forest Schooled

Sep 21, 2016
3 min

But what if he did it at Forest School?

There's a 3 year old boy named Evan. Like any 3 year old, he loves exploring and finding out about the world around him through play. But...

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Forest Schooled

Sep 15, 2016
1 min

He killed my bear...

A few weeks ago a 7 year old child wanted to go looking for 'bears' in the forest. We had a great time sneaking around trying to find...

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Forest Schooled

Aug 25, 2016
5 min

Do as you're told... or not

This didn't happen at Forest School, but I think it's important. Could it be our fault that children misbehave? You might be wondering...

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Forest Schooled

Jul 20, 2016
4 min

How to survive a year with the PRU...

We have completed our year long programme with the PRU (Pupil Referral Unit - children who have been excluded/expelled from primary...

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Forest Schooled

Jul 10, 2016
6 min

Competition and risky play

“I beat your record! I climbed higher than you!” “Okay, I'll have another go! I'll bet I can get even higher!” And up the boys went,...

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Do rewards and punishments actually change behaviour?

Forest Schooled

May 26, 2016
6 min

Do rewards and punishments actually change behaviour?

There's an 8 year old girl named Isabelle who comes to Forest School from the PRU. For the most part, she's delightful. She's always been...

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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - the Forest School transformation...

Forest Schooled

Apr 27, 2016
2 min

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - the Forest School transformation...

Today I wanted to write about a little boy in our PRU group named Joshua. He's about 8 years old, loves the outdoors, enjoys playing,...

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Forest Schooled

Apr 20, 2016
4 min

Behaviour and the brain...

I have written about Jake a few times, particularly referring to the arguments or conflicts he gets into with others as well as his...

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