Well, that was one way to put it. She didn't know how to gently break it to him that at no point did she intend 'take you into the woods' to include 'so you can learn how to hunt.' She'd have more luck with Prim.

"I was more thinking just to walk. Explore. It's a lot more...peaceful out there. You can think."

Then again maybe Peeta didn't have issues not being able to think like she did.