English Literacy lesson plan

Three children looking at paper on a clipboard in a forest

Learning resource

Age suitability: KS1 (age 5-7)

Activity location: A forest visit

Curriculum links: English


Forests play an important role in all sorts of literature, providing symbols and settings in classic texts, fairy tales, modern children’s stories and poems. A visit to the forest with your class can inspire creative writing, and imaginative language and vocabulary, as well as providing the backdrop for role play and performance.

Resource contents

  • pre-visit activities
  • a need-to-bring-checklist
  • extensions of activities
  • printable activity sheet to take with you
  • post-visit activities
  • discussion pointers

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