Yes, ANOTHER free printable this week. I know, if I could pinch you from here I would; free stuff is so dreamy! This is a quick matching manners worksheet I made tonight as a supplement to a Manner…
Welcome to the Daisy Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting! The main focus of this book for our first and second year girls is the Daisy Petal Patch. Unlike the badge work for older girls, there are not a whole heck of a lot of guidelines for the petal patches. Petal Activity #1: Enjoy Mari's story, and talk about it. Mari's story is in the Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting. Mari the Marigold is the fifth petal of ten that you will learn about in this guide. Mari's petal is about learning what being responsible for what I say and do means. If you don't have the Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting, you can hear it read here by Troop #5007. Petal Activity #2: Act out ways to be responsible throughout the day We had a lot of fun with this one. When I did this badge, I had first year daisy's, so they were 5 and 6 years old. The first thing we did was an open discussion. We talked about responsibility, and what it means in general. Responsibility means that you have a job or obligation to take care of something or someone. It means you can be trusted to do what is right. It means you are accountable for what you say, do - your behavior and actions. It means you take ownership in your life. Can you give me examples of what being responsible means? Some of the answers I got were: I take care of my brother I don't lie When I say I am going to clean my room, I *actually* clean it After this, I separated them into to two groups, and each group talked about responsibility. We asked them these questions: What are some ways you are responsible every day? What does being responsible for your words mean? Can words hurt people? Is it important to keep your promises? Why? How are you responsible for your actions? What new thing could you do to show you are responsible? Petal Activity #3: Practice being responsible For this petal activity, we chose to do a craft. Our girls, like I noted earlier, were 5 and 6 year old kinder's, so I chose something simple and easy to understand. I came across this blog post - with a GREAT tutorial - my blessed life: Door Hanger Chore Charts. This tutorial is on a door hanger chore chart, and it very simple. Photo from: my blessed life We did modify this a bit - we used foam door hangers from walmart. They came in a pack of 10 for about $4, and they did not require any painting. We also divided it horizontally, instead of vertically. Lastly, we only had four or five chores, simply because our girls were little. This was a really excellent craft for our girls - it was simple, easy to understand and use, and really got them excited about pitching in at home. My little lady still uses hers now, over a year later! We had a great time with this - not many things cuter than 5 and 6 year olds learning about girl scouts! Tell me how your Mari the Marigold earning went!
Help children develop their self-confidence the FUN way with this collection of 11 simple yet powerful self esteem activities for kids!
This summer, GSUSA introduced 23 new badges in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and the outdoors—the largest programming rollout in almost a decade! Girl Scouts will be able to des…
Add your own clipart and fonts to these fun editable lapbook templates--templates you can type on!
Are you curious about Australia? Explore its culture, wildlife, and landscapes with these fun and educational activities and games to use at your Girl Scout's troop World Thinking Day event.
This puzzle craftivity is perfect for students or Girl Scouts to color in and gift to their dads, stepdads, uncles, or grandfathers on Father's Day. It is a very simple craft. Print out, have the students color it in and write their name under the "Love" sign. Then you can laminate for durability OR...
Cute Daisy Girl Scout craft to reinforce the Promise and the Law. #GirlScout #Daisy #Craft
I teach a class at my church once a month and this month the topic was on Service. As part of my lesson I came up with a couple ideas to share with the ladies
What can you do with all those roly-polies crawling around outside? Create a roly poly habitat and learn about them with this free printable recording sheet
Looking for service projects ideas for your group, your family or yourself. I've compiled a list of 60 ideas. Check them out!
As a former Girl Scout, I have lots of fun camp memories. I remember learning to tie knots, set up camp and to cook over the campfire. An...
Teach about the unique "land down under" with this huge list of resources for kids to learn about Australia - books, crafts, and more!
Last week I recreated this Cloud identification tool that I saw on Pinterest and my son has loved it! Almost every day he has been outsid...
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Build an airplane out of a pool noodle and some simple craft supplies! This fun activity for kids combines fun with STEM learning as kids explore the best possible airplane design. There are two ways to approach this project. You can either copy our design, which we tested and which works. Or, let your kids […]
We had our first day of school with students Wednesday and I forgot how utterly exhausting and mind blowing that first day is! We did lots of rules, routines, and procedures but also made time for some fun first week things. Here is what we have been up to! You can purchase these Scholastic Order Form activities from Clutter Free Classroom HERE! I also introduced the students to the Activ Expressions! They were literally asking me about them ALL week long and so Friday, we took a Multiple Intelligence Survey using the device! I adapted this activity from Laura Candler's printable survey which you can download free HERE! You can download the flipchart by clicking the image below. Important Note: You must have Promethean Activ Inspire software installed on your computer to OPEN and use this file! Please do not download otherwise! I also made some labels to go on my Activ Expression bins. You can download those by clicking the button below! I have also decided to implement brain breaks into my classroom this year! We needed a little wake me up on Friday morning so we watched this HILARIOUS parody of I'm Sexy and I Know It, called I'm Elmo and I Know It! I am definitely adding this to my brain break file! I plan on making some brain breaks sometime this week. Stay tuned to find out how I plan on incorporating this bad boy into my brain breaks! I absolutely can't wait for it to get here!!
New Cub Scout families have a lot of things to learn, and it can be confusing! Read up on 5 important things that every Cub Scout parent should know.
If you’re looking for ideas to make your meeting more fun while learning about different paintings in different art periods, and then get creative making their own masterpieces, you have come to the right place. Using some of these activities below to explore the world of painting. Below are a few ideas to get you started. Painting Activity Booklet Before jumping into some ideas, do you want to skip all the planning? If so, use this Activity Booklet which will teach the girls about different art periods, while having fun playing a game, they will have fun with painting with pipe cleaners, bubble wrap, plungers and their hands. The girls will take a crack at painting something from the real world, and working as a group putting together a large mural to be used in a place of the girls choosing. Learn more and get yours today! Be sure to also checkout these other activities your girls will love: Fun With Experiments: Home Scientist Activities Get Creative: Inventor Activities Other Fun Activities To Try Learn About Other Painters Prior to the meeting we asked each girl to bring in one artist and one painting they really like and a few interesting facts about the artist. At the beginning of meeting each girl shared their artist and painting and everyone gave their opinions on the artist that were chosen. Paint a Purse There are so many things around us that we could paint. But rather than just giving each girl a piece of paper to paint a dog, cat, or person we purchased cardboard purses that the girls could paint, we asked that they find something either around the meeting, or in a magazine to look at and paint onto their purse. Modern Art There are many painters especially modern artist who create abstract art. They don’t paint people or objects it is more shapes, lines, and color that represent feelings or moods. We gave each girl a canvas to paint. We told them we want to Paint a canvas/modern art piece using masking tape to create different shapes on canvas. The girls each taped masking tape on in variety of angles, and then painted each area with different color acrylic paint. When painting is try have girls peel masking tap off. Instead of using poster board which is not as heavy for paintings use heavy canvas – you can get a 12 pack of 8 x 10 sheets from amazon to use for a lot of different projects for this badge: CANVAS PANELS 12 PACK – 8″X10″ Paint with Marbles We gave each girl a piece of paper and 3 marbles. Using washable poster paint we changed up finger painting to marble painting. Put different color paints on a plate and give girls bowl of water and paper towels. Then the girls can dunk the marble in the paint and then roll around on paper. Try different colors and create a masterpiece only using marbles. Group Mural The girls wanted to create a mural that tells the story of what they love about being a GS. Rather than just having girls paint on paper we purchased fabric and cut into squares, gave each girl a piece and fabric paint, and had them create smaller tiles that at end they hooked together to create one large mural. Paint By Number The best part of paint by number is that as long as you can recognize numbers anyone can do it and enjoy it. It is like an activity for 5 – 99 year olds for sure. There are a number of different kind of paint by number sets available you can do with your troop. If you get a large enough canvas you can do the activity together. I got a really cool tiger from Paint By Number Online and then multiple people can work on different areas of painting you could probably have 4 people working together on this. Of course if you get a smaller one everyone can do their own. It could be a great activity at the beginning of a meeting while you are waiting for everyone to arrive. Then it’s something you can do every meeting till the painting is completed. This would make a great gift to give to someone or if girls did separately maybe decoration fro their home, just get a frame and showcase on wall. If you get yours from Paint By Number Online you will have everything you need to get started. It will have numbered acrylic-based paint set, the pre-printed numbered canvas, 1 paint brush set, and easy to follow instructions. If you don’t want to spend the time planning, our Activity Booklet has step-by-step instructions with activities that don’t require any planning other than gathering supplies and printing booklets. What do we do after your girls complete the activities? Well of course give them the badge to display proudly on their vest, they earned it! Additionally If you are like many leaders we want to award our girls when they complete something even beyond just the patch. One great way to show achievement is with a certificate. Don’t worry you don’t have to make them, I found a resource that has done all the work for you and all you have to do is print them and customize the certificates with each girl’s name, badge or award earned, date, and troop leader. Editable certificates perfect for awarding girls after earning a badge. Organize Your Troop Meetings This Year with a 25+ page Leader Planner This Leader Planner is from another amazing blogger named Jen her blog is called “I am StrawjenBerry” With the help of Jen I wrote a blog post explaining everything you will get in this planner. It has everything you need to plan your troop year. The planner contains your calendar, meeting planners, rosters and badge trackers in one safe place for when you need it. Read more Enjoy every minute being a leader and continue to inspire your girls!
1-2-3 Come Do Some More "Needs & Wants" Craftivities With Me One of my favorite clip artists, Melonheadz, came up with some adorable "big mouth" kiddos, which inspired me to use them to design two new "Needs & Wants" packets. These clip art kid...
This download contains two cootie catchers to help your students get to know each other when you return to school. Pair students off, give one a copy of cootie catcher A and one a copy of cootie catcher B, then let them get started! Also a great way for ESL students to practice asking and answering...
Last month in January, I felt like a bit like a "sitting duck" in my classroom, just waiting to get sick! There were so many chi...
This post is the second of a 2-part series describing ways to bring Primary music into a weekday Activity Days meeting. Read part 1 here, about memorizing the Articles of Faith. Tracing conducting patterns I love that Activity Days gives our girls the chance to learn how to conduct music. If you think about it, women and girls in our church have a ton of opportunities to lead music, so it makes sense to help our girls learn this skill. I've been invited into Activity Days a couple different times over the years to teach basic conducting patterns. Here are four techniques I've used. 1. Finding the Down Beat This is a most over-looked skill. :) Let's face it, the piano will keep playing, and the congregation will keep singing, even if you don't have a clue what a down beat is. But we're talking about teaching these kids correct technique, right? So let's start them off right. I have the girls sit in a circle on the floor with me, and I ask them to listen to the flow of my singing and try to sway to match it. I try to emphasize the down beat slightly, and I sway and nod my head with the beat, too. Then I ask them if they can feel that there's a stronger beat that comes every so often. I label it as the down beat, and then I sing a song with a different time signature, so they can identify the down beat there, too. 2. Tracing Conducting Patterns Before class time, I drew the shape of the conducting patterns for 2, 3, and 4 beats onto separate sheets of white paper, making sure to have one set for each girl. (If you have any left-handed students, make a mirror-image shape for them.) I also taped the papers onto the wall or chalk board. Now I let the girls choose a color of crayon. Directing them to start with the 2-beat pattern, I ask them to trace as I sing. After singing for a minute, I pause singing to say rhythmically, "Down, up, down, up," at the same tempo as the song. Then, I switch back to the song, so they can match their movements to the beat. After they've got it, I have them switch colors, move to the next paper and pattern, and repeat. Practicing with ribbon wands 3. Practice with Ribbon Wands Once the girls have learned the three basic patterns, I change things up to allow for extra practice. I give each girl a ribbon wand and ask them to spread out through the room. I ask for favorite Primary songs from the girls, but I also have a few songs in mind of my own, in case their songs don't cover all the time signatures we're learning. Then we sing and conduct all together, using as many songs as we can until the hour is up. 4. Provide Opportunities to Conduct Afterwards Learning a new talent is always more fun if you have a chance to use it right away. In addition, the Activity Days girls have a Faith in God requirement to teach or share a song with either their family or Primary. So, after I teach them conducting music, I offer the girls a chance to lead a prelude song in Primary opening exercises. If they are interested, I let them pick which Primary song they'd like, and I remind them before Sunday. When they're conducting, I normally sit in the front row and conduct the pattern low in my lap, in case they need a little help. It's so rewarding to develop a new ability and be able to share it, both for the girls with their conducting, and for me with my teaching them. :) Happy singing! Looking for more? Learn about the different icons I include, like this one, , and how they correspond to different learning styles in my post here. Or, if you'd like another activity that includes basic music skills, try my post on using hand bells.
Leadership activities for kids develop the skills of successful leaders at a young age. It helps them become better athletes, performers, and also good friends.
The 4th Graders went soul searching with this project. They created these Heart Maps to represent things that are very important to them. I encouraged them to think of things that are very important to them and they created lists and webs in their sketchbooks. Afterwards, I demonstrated a few techniques and gave them open-media choices to create their work. I love how different each of these artworks turned out and how well they represent the student that created them!
Resources will help you as a new leader plan and organize your troop with ease. Great for Girl Scout troops, Frontier Girls and Quest Clubs.
Springs make great learning fun! Here are 10 ways to explore the physics of springs including painting, measuring, exploring, even a spring snack.
This post is all about facts about Madagascar. Madagascar is an incredible island, and it has many many things to offer you. This article is part of a series of posts that I’m doing about my motherland. With this article I really hope that you can fall in love with this land, because it really
Computers are a part of everyday lives. Your troop can learn about coding while earning the Girl Scout Daisy Coding for Good badge. *This post contains affiliate links. Image created by the author in Canva Step 1 Create Algorithms for a Computer That Will Follow a Sequence Ask the girls what they know about computers and how they work. How does it know what to do? Also discuss how other things are computers, just in a different form. An iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and other handheld devices are also kinds of computers. The girls need to understand that while computers figure things out, it is people (Programmers) who program the computer to do things. With this badge, coding is for good-to do good things. Computer programmers tell the computer to do things in code, which is a sequence. People do things in sequence all the time. Do you put your shoes on before your socks? Do you put your toothbrush in your mouth and then put on the toothpaste? Can you frost an unbaked cupcake or does it need to bake first? For this activity, you can have the girls make a simple no bake treat. You can decide on what that is based on any allergies or food restrictions you might have. Each girl gets her own set of items and needs to follow the directions you give in sequence. Here are a few fun and easy recipes to try. Yummy No Bake Cinnamon Rolls for Kids Oreo Dirt Cups (use Snack Pack puddings and give one or two to each girl) 15 Super Easy No Bake Dessert Recipes for Kids Step 2 Learn About Women in Computer Science Ada Lovelace is the person who invented computer programming. Here is a great min-biography that you can read to your girls after they have had their treat. Available on Amazon Step 3 Explore Sorting Algorithms The girls can practice sorting with colorful objects like Legos, sorting bears, beads, or any colorful toy that you have around the house. Give the girls directions on what to sort. For example, tell them to sort by color, shape, a pattern, etc.
Go on a crazy camping adventure with this fill-in-the-blanks story! Your student can practice their parts of speech as they fill in the missing words.
The Girl Scout Law, which is the foundation of Girl Scouts, is what Daisies learn as they earn their petals. This resource, Earn Multiple Girl Scout Daisy Petals in One Meeting includes three different meetings where girls have the opportunity to earn or review more than one petal. Children learn by repetition, so even if you have already earned these petals, doing another activity to reinforce them is a worthwhile. Whether your troop got a late start, or if you would like to review what has been covered, these activities are simple and easy to do. Included in this resource: Earn Two Daisy Petals With One Two Liter Bottle (Green and Rose) Earn Three Daisy Petals With One Pringles Can (Orange, Yellow, Green) Earn Four Daisy Petals With One Girl Scout Cookie Carton (Yellow, Green, Light Green, Rose) All printables All materials lists Useful resources to help reinforce the Girl Scout Law: Girl Scout Law Bingo Game Girl Scout Law Games for Daisies and Brownies 5 Print and Go Activities & Games Be sure to click on the star button and follow me on TpT. You will receive updates on when new products are added to my store. Terms of Use A complete Terms of Use is included in this product. Short version-this is for your personal individual use only. It is not intended as a handout for Service Units, Council websites or other public media. Please purchase multiple licenses and remember to be honest and fair-Scouts Honor! Leadership Made Simple is not affiliated with Girl Scouts of the USA. This product is not connected in any way, nor is it sponsored, endorsed, or approved by Girl Scouts of the USA
Get your kids up and moving while they learn about conflict resolution strategies with this scoot game! Students will look at 30 task cards and decide whether or not the scenario describes a positive conflict resolution strategy. Students will travel from card to card and record their answers in the answer grid. This activity will help give your students a clear idea of what is a positive way to solve conflicts and what is not. If you are looking for the digital version of this game, check out this Conflict Resolution Google Slides Game! If you are looking to purchase the digital and printable version of this game, click here to save 20%! ********************************************************************************************************************************* What's Included: 30 Conflict resolution task cards An answer grid An answer key A poster/visual aid For more information, please see the preview. ********************************************************************************************************************************* Ideas For Use: Conflict resolution lessons or groups Friendship lessons or groups Social skills lessons or groups With students who could benefit from learning examples of positive conflict resolution With students who could benefit from differentiating between positive and negative conflict resolution ********************************************************************************************************************************* What People Are Saying About This Resource: Barbra said "Love, love, love these. We use them once a week. We discussed them in whole group, the students work in a small group and role play the incorrect and correct way to handle the situation. They have seen these situations in real life and are gaining the skills to resolve the issues themselves." Kailey said "The students really related to the scenarios. And the scoot game was an easy way to go over this topic!" ********************************************************************************************************************************* If you are satisfied with this resource, please leave feedback. If there is something I can improve upon, please e-mail me at [email protected] and I will do my best to accommodate you. Please check out my other resources you are sure to love: Friendship Task Cards Healthy or Unhealthy Friendship Scoot Game For more updates on my new products: Follow me on Teachers Pay Teachers! Follow me on Pinterest! Follow me on Facebook! Follow me on Instagram! To read the terms of use and copyright information for this resource, please click here.
