We have been learning some Survival Skills.

Kate visited our school and taught us how to start a fire safely in a survival situation.  We used flint and steel which isn’t hot but it creates sparks.  We each had a go at lighting a cotton wool ball.

Then we had to safely put the fire out in a bowl of water.

We learnt that whenever you want to light a fire you should ALWAYS have something to put it out with like water or a fire blanket.

We also learnt how to make a Den in less than 5 minutes!

We used climbing rope and tarpaulin.  It was tricky tying knots but we enjoyed the challenge.