Tales from the Forest

Here are the steps to be part of our Tales from the Forest project.

Here are the steps

Register interest

Select the Register interest button at the top of the project page and fill in your details. Registering interest helps us know which schools would like to take part so we can be on hand to provide assistance. 
 
 
NB: you need to be an ootiboo school to register interest. If you are not, don't worry, it's really easy (and free) to sign up.

Resources

This project is delivered by you. Download the digital lesson plan and supporting resources below.

[Log in](https://play.ootiboo.com/api/auth/login) to your ootiboo school account to access these downloads.

If you are already an ootiboo school please log in so you can share from this page. If you are not an ootiboo school you can [sign up totally free](https://teachers.ootiboo.com/sign-up).

Tales from the forest

Lesson Plans

PowerPoint Presentation

Tales from the forest 

Animal info

Heathland Guide 

Share

There is no deadline to complete this project; all we ask is that you share some images of your school's Tree of Tree and your creative animal names, which we will add to the project gallery.

Here are images from the project including activities in school and the Tree of Trees installation in Ashdown Forest. You can also filter by type


This project launched in January 2024. You can download all the resources you need to complete the project in the **Jump In** section. 

The recommended age group is 5-9.




Info 

Tales from the Forest supports the National Curriculum in English, Science and Art. 

To help teachers link the project to National Curriculum requirements we have created a detailed PDF. Select the Download NC links button below to read the document.

National Curriculum project 

**For ootiboo schools**

Completing this project with your class, and submitting evidence to us, will earn you a point towards your next Super School certificate. 

Certificates

NC links (UK)

NC Links

_Watch the video above to see the Tree of Trees constructed and decorated with the coloured leaves._

The project

ootiboo schools can access our fully resourced lesson plan and support materials. There are two key activities connecting the forest with the book: firstly challenging the children's imagination with a fun naming game; secondly allowing them to get creative and design their own Tree of trees at school. Once complete, teachers can share names and tree designs by using the share form. The names and images will feature in our project gallery. 

Inspired by the adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh and friends, the project focuses on the flora and fauna of Ashdown Forest and the importance of protecting its eco-system. The forest provided the backdrop for the original books back in the 1920s and there are some very real connections between the Hundred Acre Wood and the forest itself.

Select [Jump in ](https://play.ootiboo.com/projects/tales-from-the-forest/jump-in)and get ready to bring Winnie-the-Pooh: Tales from the Forest into the classroom!

Project details

Tree of Trees 

Schools can participate in the project at any time, but we also had the opportunity to create a special Tales from the Forest: Tree of Trees installation in Ashdown Forest for Easter 2024. 

The ootiboo team worked with local woodsman Andrew Coates to construct a unique tree design from rounds cut from the trunks of different trees that had come down in the forest. Willow branches were added to hang 1,250 leaves coloured by schoolchildren participating in the project across the UK (and a school from Malta!). The leaves were made of calico eco-friendly fabric and decorated using eco-crayons from [The Natural Crayon Company](https://play.ootiboo.com/about-us/partnerships/the-natural-crayon-company).  

With the installation complete, schools taking part can create their own imaginative Tree of Trees designs and share on our gallery.

The book

Winnie-the-Pooh: Tales from the Forest launched on September 28, 2023, published by Farshore. It is a fantastic new authorised sequel story collection by Jane Riordan written in the style of A.A.Milne featuring beautiful, humorous illustrations drawn by Mark Burgess, inspired by E.H.Shepard’s original, iconic decorations. 

The collection celebrates the Hundred Acre Wood. The seven brand-new stories are set after the timeless tales in _Winnie-the-Pooh_ and _The House at Pooh Corner_. They take us back to much loved places that Milne’s stories and Shepard’s map introduced us to, like Eeyore’s Gloomy Place and the Poohsticks Bridge as well as new settings that Pooh and his friends have adventures in. The stories also feature trips to the British Museum and the Tower of London.

The book launched...

The chance to win

As part of our Ashdown Forest installation, five ootiboo schools have won a set of wonderful Winnie-the-Pooh books for their library. The winners are: 
Warren Road Primary (Orpington) 
Brabourne CofE Primary (Brabourne) 
St Teressa's RC Primary (Bolton) 
Hillcross Primary (Morden) 
Highfield Primary (Manchester)

Winnie-the-Pooh: Tales from the Forest

When We Were Very Young

The House at Pooh Corner

Now We Are Six

Winnie-the-Pooh

Once There Was A Bear

Books

By submitting your entry you consent to ootiboo featuring the image on the ootiboo website and potentially on social media. Consent can be withdrawn at any point by emailing <a href=mailto:“info@ootiboo.com”>info@ootiboo.com</a>.

Get ready to bring Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends into the classroom with Tales from the Forest and learn about nature conservation.




Tales from the Forest supports the National Curriculum in English, Science and Art. 

To help teachers link the project to National Curriculum requirements we have created a detailed PDF. Select the Download NC links button to read the document.

Children's book publisher Farshore is our co-creator on the project connecting Winnie-The-Pooh to the conservation of the real life inspiration of the Hundred Acre Wood. Farshore also funded the development of the project.

Ashdown Forest is our conservation partner on this project and the location for our Tree of trees installation. 

We are bringing the world of Winnie-the-Pooh to children in the classroom via Farshore’s brand new story collection for 5-9 year olds, _Winnie-the-Pooh: Tales from the Forest_. The project highlights the real-life inspiration for the book, Ashdown Forest, and the conservation efforts to protect the ecology and inhabitants of this very special environment.

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