This free printable forest school checklist gives you 13 activities for kids roughly ages 3 to 12, in three themes: build and create, sense and observe, and risk and challenge. A park, a treeline, or a few backyard trees is plenty. Print it and let the woods do the teaching.
Put together by Amelie, B.Ed, M.Ed, former classroom teacher · Updated June 2026
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Forest School Checklist: 13 Activities
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Free printable checklist
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Your job here is to give your kids time, a loose challenge, and the freedom to take small risks while you stay close. Pick one activity per visit and let them lead. The repetition is the point: the same patch of woods teaches something new every season.
This checklist is the quick version. For the why behind each idea, parent tips, and the full walkthrough, read 15 Forest School Activities You Can Do Without Any Training.
The printable version, in full colour and black and white. Print it for the fridge or tuck it in your bag, and let them tick things off themselves.
Everything on this page stays free to read. The printable is just the version that survives leaving the house.
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