Safe tool use at Forest School can be a key part of the learner-led process – extending children’s play opportunities and developing skills. In this video I share with you my 12 point system for using tools at Forest School using an acronym ‘A.C.A.D.E.M.I.C.S S.U.C.’
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Welcome & Intro
01:38 - Benefits of Tool Use
02:50 - Practice to Gain Confidence
04:09 - A - Appropriate Tool
11:00 - C - Check the Condition
12:29 - A - Area
15:23 - D - Distances
16:37 - E - Ergonomics
18:45 - M - Materials
20:30 - I - Instruction
21:45 - C - Carrying & Storage
27:23 - S - Safe Clothing
29:25 - S - Supervision
31:09 - U - User
32:28 - C - Cleaning & Maintenance
35:31 - Summing Up
36:21 - Poem
LINKS TO TOOLS:
= ) Mora Companion Knife - https://muddyfaces.co.uk/shop/products/mora-companion-knives
= ) Mora Scout Knife - https://muddyfaces.co.uk/shop/products/mora-scout-classic-39-safe-knife
= ) Bahco Bow Saw 24” – https://amzn.to/4bZKkWo
= ) Bahco Bow Saw 21” Triangular - https://amzn.to/3VDnHRL
= ) Bahco Bow Saw 12” - https://amzn.to/4aXuqKM
= ) Bahco Laplander Folding Pruning Saw - https://amzn.to/3VmGTSE
= ) Gransfors Bruk Axes - https://www.gransforsbruk.com/en/
= ) Auger Gimlets - https://www.gransforsbruk.com/en/
= ) Fiskars Bypass Loppers - https://amzn.to/3VIIbZA
= ) Fiskars Anvil Loppers (15“ handle) - https://amzn.to/3z4gGAM
WHAT TO WATCH NEXT?
= ) Forest School Risk Assessment – 5 Steps to Risk Assessment at Forest School - https://youtu.be/hQITbQIeb4U
= ) Risk At Forest School – Supporting Appropriate Risk Taking - https://youtu.be/vohlDe_UFCw
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All information shared within the Forest School Lou channel is provided in good faith, and based on my own experience of Forest School in the UK. It is not designed to be a replacement for quality, face to face, accredited Forest School training, rather as a resource to support Forest practitioners and those in training. I am a Forest School trainer, but not your Forest School trainer, therefore no training contract exists between us. Ensure you are appropriately qualified and undertake your own risk assessments before undertaking any activity with groups, which takes into account the learners age, ability and level of understanding.