Monday, November 26, 2012

Meeting #3--Considerate and Caring Petal and Juliette Gordon Low Story



Meeting #3
Nov 26, 2012

Supplies:
Snack & Pre-Meeting:  Start by asking your troop how they think the Girl Scouts started. Read Juliette Gordon Low book while girls snack.

Opening & Business: Stand in horseshoe, do pledge and say Promise and Law.  Pass a daisy, say your name and what you want to be when you grow up.

Song:
  “Take My Hand and Join the Fun” (Tune: London Bridge) 
(motion: girls hold hands in circle one way, then sing again going the other)
Take my hand and join the fun,
Join the fun, join the fun,
Take my hand and join the fun,
I’m a Daisy

Daisy Circle: Review Juliette’s story, ask questions as you go through the story, for example; did Juliette live on a farm or in the city, did she like animals, what was her nickname and who gave it to her, etc.
·         Ask the girls to share their nicknames and the stories behind why they are called that nickname with the group.
·         Do the girls live in the city or on a farm?

When you are done discussing Juliette’s life, it is time to talk about Considerate and Caring.  Juliette was considerate and caring by creating Girl Scouts and including every girl, even those who were different than her. 
·         How can the girls be considerate and caring, especially toward girls who might have disabilities or are different than them?

One way is to learn to communicate with others that are different.  Juliette was deaf, what does that mean?  How do we communicate with deaf people?  Teach sign language for “Hello, Friend” and “I Love You”.

Activity:
Roll out salt dough for Santa handprint ornaments to be baked and painted next meeting.

Game: “
Juliette Low Story Game”

SOUND EFFECTS:
Juliette Low - - - -- -------- Curtsey and say, “Welcome, friends.”
Savannah, Georgia---------- Wave and say, “Hey, y’all”
Playing outdoors------------- Climb and say, “Let’s climb trees!”
England-----------------------Fall down and sing, “London Bridge is falling down…”
Lord Baden-Powell -----------Bow formally and say, “How do you do?”
Girl Guides------------------- Give Girl Guide salute and say, “Be Prepared.”
Girl Scouts--------------------Make Girl Scout sign and say, “On my honor…”

STORY: “Once there was a girl named Juliette Low who lived in Savannah, Georgia.
She was an artist, but she also loved pets, playing outdoors, and helping others. When Juliette grew up and got married, she moved to England, where she met Lord Baden-Powell, who started the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides. Lord Baden-Powell told Juliette about the Girl Guides, and she decided to become a leader. Juliette liked Girl Guides so much, she wanted to share it with her friends and family in Savannah. So Juliette said good-bye to the Girl Guides in England and took the ideas that Lord Baden-Powell gave her home to Savannah. There she formed a group of girls who loved animals, art, playing outdoors and helping others. These American girls called themselves Girl Scouts instead of Girl Guides, but they were all part of the same worldwide family. So aren’t you glad that [speed up here]
Juliette Low from
Savannah, Georgia, who
loved playing outdoors, went to
England and met
Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, and came home to start the Girl Scouts!”

Closing: Do Daisy Hands, ask girls questions about the meeting, having them respond with a vote from zero to five fingers.  Do friendship squeeze.  Girl starts making a wish and sending a squeeze around the circle.  When the girl who began the squeeze gets it back she says, “Goodbye Daisy Girl Scouts.”  Everyone comes to center and says “1-2-3 Goodbye Daisy Girl Scouts”.

Pass out Considerate and Caring Petal and 100th Year of Girl Scouting Patches
Next Meeting:  Dec. 10 at 4 p.m.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Meeting #2: Promise Circle Meeting


Meeting #2
Patch: Promise Circle
Supplies:


Snack & Pre-Meeting:  As the girls come in, half choose tissue paper and pipe cleaners to make their Kaper Kreature (clothespin butterfly that has their name on it for clipping to Kaper chart).  Adults help with butterfly assembly.  Other do pinecone angel ornaments.  

Opening & Business: Stand in horseshoe, do pledge and say Promise and Law.  Pass a daisy, say your name and favorite book. 

Song:
  “Make New Friends” (review from last meeting) and learn “I’m a Little Daisy” (tune of “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I'm a little Daisy (motion: hands together, at side of face, head tilted),
dressed in blue (motion: hands pick up hem of uniform smock)
I am a Girl Scout (motion: make GS sign),
you are too! (motion: point to neighbor)
When I go to meetings (motion: hands out, palms up),
I sing and shout: (motion: hands cup around mouth)
 I love being a Daisy Girl Scout! (motion: clap on Daisy-Girl-Scout!)

Daisy Friendship Circle:
 To earn our Daisy Center patch, we talk about what it means to make a promise, and what that means when we say our Girl Scout Promise. Teach the Girl Scout symbol (right hand, three fingers), each representing one of the lines of the Promise.  Repeat the whole Promise using the hand symbol:
On my honor, I will try:
To serve God and my country,
To help people at all times,
And to live by the Girl Scout Law
Sing Promise. Print pictures of people doing things, ask what category it fits in of the Promise.

Ask the following questions:
  • What is a promise?
  • Why is it important to keep our promises?
  • What if we forget?
  • When you say ‘On my honor…’ it means you can be trusted to do what you say you will do. What are some promises you have made to others that you have honored?
  • What do the words, “I will try” mean?
  • What are some ways we can serve God?”  (expect answers like going to Sunday School or church, saying a prayer, doing good things, helping our family, etc.)
  • How can we serve our country?” (by saying the Pledge of Allegiance, by keeping our land clean, by folding the flag, celebrating on July 4th, etc.)
  • What people can we help? (our moms and dads, our teachers, our sisters, cousins, friends, etc.)
Activity:
Print each word of the Promise on a paper and hide around room.  After “hide and seek” the girls use their paper to try to line up in the right order to make the Girl Scout promise.

Game:  Daisy Chain” (scouts scatter through room, we congo to each girl, saying "Hey there Daisy, what's your name?" "Abby" the rest of the congo says: "Welcome Abby to the Daisy Chain!" and congos on to the next girl.

Closing: Do Daisy Hands, ask girls questions about the meeting, having them respond with a vote from zero to five fingers.  Do friendship squeeze.  Girl starts making a wish and sending a squeeze around the circle.  When the girl who began the squeeze gets it back she says, “Goodbye Daisy Girl Scouts.”  Everyone comes to center and says “1-2-3 Goodbye Daisy Girl Scouts”.


Thursday, November 1, 2012

Daisy Glossary: Kaper Charts

I admit, when I first heard the term "Kapers" I thought small salty condiment you throw on chicken piccata.  BUT, it turns out Kapers (with a "k") are Girl Scouts' version of Chore Charts.  And every troop needs one!

There's no right way to do a Kaper chart, so find one that works for you.  Ours is designed to fit with a Daisy troop.  It's a series of Kapers on petals, and each girls makes a butterfly clothespin (Kaper Kreature) to pin on their Kaper for the day (keep the clothespins on between meeting and move them one space at the start of every meeting to keep job allocation fair).  **Remember, these little Scouts can't read yet, so pair a visual reminder of the duty along with the word.**

Daisy troop Kaper chart with Butterfly Kaper Kreature (for the girls' names)
Good Kapers for the first year of Daisies include: 

  • Cleanup Crew
  • Song Birds
  • Game Girls
  • Snack Hostess
  • Promise Leader
  • Flag Bearer 
  • Squeeze Starter