Staying safe in the forest pre-visit resource

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Staying safe in the forest

Age suitability: KS2 (age 7-11)

Activity: preparing for a forest visit

These activities ask students to think about what hazards there might be in the forest and what they will need to do to keep themselves and others safe. The forest environment might be unfamiliar to your pupils, so these activities will help them to prepare.

Curriculum links:

PHSE

This 11-page activity resource includes:

resource checklist
teacher instructions for two different activities
eight forest hazard photo pages
two-sided printable worksheet for pupils

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