Girl Scout Daisy Self-Study Workbook Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.
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Table of Contents About This Course ................................................................................................................... 4 Learning Objectives ................................................................................................................. 4 How This Course Is Organized................................................................................................ 5 Receiving Credit........................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. Chapter 1: Getting Started......................................................................................................... 6 The Foundation of Girl Scouting ................................................................................................. 7 Girl Scout Outcomes .................................................................................................................. 8 Girl Scout Leadership Experience .............................................................................................10 Your Role as a Leader ..............................................................................................................11 Your Perspective on Leadership ...............................................................................................12 Chapter 2: Working with Girls in Kindergarten and First Grade ................................................13 The Girl Scout Leadership Experience with Kindergartners and First Graders ..........................14 Girl-Led .....................................................................................................................................14 Learning by Doing—Experiential Learning ................................................................................15 Evaluation Questions to Ask Girl Scout Daisies ........................................................................15 Evaluation Tools .......................................................................................................................16 Coperative Learning ..................................................................................................................17 Characteristics of Girl Scout Daisies .........................................................................................17 Behavior Management ..............................................................................................................19 Behavior Management: Managing Your Own Reactions ...........................................................20 Response Options to Behavioral Issues ....................................................................................21 Check Your Understanding: Chapter 2 Review .........................................................................23 Chapter 3: The Girl Scout Daisy Program ................................................................................25 Girl/Adult Planning ....................................................................................................................26 Troop Government: The Girl Scout Daisy Circle........................................................................27 Progression...............................................................................................................................29 Components of a Girl Scout Daisy Meeting ...............................................................................30 Kaper Charts .............................................................................................................................31 Troop Planning Calendar ..........................................................................................................32 Check Your Understanding: Chapter 3 Review .........................................................................33
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Girl Scout Daisy Self-Study Workbook Chapter 4: Support for Leaders ................................................................................................36 Support for Leaders ..................................................................................................................36 Service Unit Support .................................................................................................................37 Involving Parents in the Girl Scout Daisy Experience ................................................................38 Guidelines for Girl Scout Daisy Parent Meetings .......................................................................39 Troop Finances .........................................................................................................................40 Chapter 5: Girls Scout Program Opportunities and Traditions ..................................................42 The Daisy Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting .....................................................................................42 The Girl Scout Daisy Leadership Journeys ...............................................................................43 Girl Scout Daisy Insignia ...........................................................................................................45 The Girl Scout Daisy Uniform ....................................................................................................46 Girl Scout Ceremonies ..............................................................................................................46 Girl Scout Daisy Investiture Ceremony ......................................................................................47 Sample Girl Scout Daisy Investiture Ceremony .........................................................................47 Community Service + Learning = Service Learning ...................................................................49 Fall Product and Girl Scout Cookie Sales..................................................................................50 Check Your Understanding: Chapter 5 Review .........................................................................51 Appendix A - Sample Girl Scout Daisy Troop Meetings ...........................................................54 Appendix B – Girl Scout Daisy Troop Meeting Planning Form .................................................57 Appendix C – More Ideas for a Girl Scout Daisy Investiture .....................................................58 Appendix D – Bridging to Girl Scout Brownies .........................................................................60 Appendix E – Ceremony Planner Form....................................................................................61 Appendix F – Girl Scout Daisy Activities and Snacks ...............................................................62 Appendix G – Songs for Girl Scout Daisies ..............................................................................64 Chapter 2 Review ....................................................................................................................65 Chapter 3 Review ....................................................................................................................66 Chapter 5 Review ....................................................................................................................66
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About This Course
Welcome and congratulations on becoming a member of the unique and wonderful world of Girl Scouts. As a leader of a Girl Scout Daisy troop, you will help build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts is the largest non-formal, educational, volunteer organization “for girls only” in the world. The program is committed to an all-girl experience, where girls can truly be themselves and, in doing so, realize their potential.
Learning Objectives
This workbook is designed to help you learn more about Girl Scout Daisies and will give you tools to be a successful leader. When you have completed this self-study, you will be able to: Understand and explain the National Program Portfolio and relate your Girl Scout Daisy activities to the outcomes. Identify at least three developmental characteristics of girls in kindergarten and first grade. Describe at least three appropriate behavior management techniques for Girl Scout Daisies. Implement the Girl Scout Daisy Circle as a form of troop government and use it as a tool to implement girl/adult planning. Plan and organize Girl Scout Daisy troop meetings, activities and ceremonies. Identify the program resources available for Girl Scout Daisy leaders.
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How This Course Is Organized
The Girl Scout Daisy Self-Study Workbook is designed to introduce you to the world of Girl Scout Daisies. This self study workbook is your personal resource to use as you work with your troop. Please take notes, and write questions as you review and learn. To further assist you, there is an appendix that includes support materials. Although this workbook is full of good information, it is not your only resource. The items below will also help you in your role as a leader; we’ll cover these resources in depth in Chapter 5.
Volunteer Essentials Program Essentials Safety Activity Checkpoints Girl Scout Leadership Journeys Girl Scout Journey Adult How to Guides The Girls’ Guide to Girl Scouting for Girl Scout Daisies Check Your Understanding To help you apply what you have learned, there is a Check Your Understanding page at the end of some chapters. The answers can be found in the appendix.
Submit Completed Forms
You will receive training credit for this course once the online registration/evaluation form has been completed. Please submit questions to Training-GL@girlscoutsgcnwi.org.
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Chapter 1: Getting Started Find a review of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Ask yourself, “What does leadership mean to me?”
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The Foundation of Girl Scouting
Girl Scouting is based on the Girl Scout Mission, Council Goals and the Girl Scout Promise and Law. These components form the foundation for the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. The Girl Scout Mission Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. The Girl Scout Leadership Experience illustrates how each girl benefits and grows as a result of her involvement in Girl Scouting. The GSLE are important for you, the Girl Scout Daisy Leader, to know. If the activities done with girls do not support one of the Leadership Outcomes, then it is not a Girl Scout activity. It is easy to ensure that activities align with the outcomes – ask yourself if the girls are learning about themselves (Discover), making larger connections (Connect) and making a difference in their community (Take Action). If you answer yes, then you’re on the right path! All Girl Scouts in the United States say the Girl Scout Promise and the Girl Scout Law. These are the Girl Scouts code of ethics: The Girl Scout Promise
The Girl Scout Law
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.
I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, responsible for what I say and do, and to respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout.
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Girl Scout Outcomes
An outcome in Girl Scouting is the benefit for girls because of their participation in a Girl Scout activity. An outcome may be related to knowledge, skills, values or behavior where any measurable change can happen. Short-term outcomes are the initial benefit(s) of a girl’s involvement in Girl Scouting. Some examples include making new friends, trying a food for the first time or learning to share. In Girl Scouts, the short-term outcomes are made functional through the Three Keys to Girl Scout Leadership: Discover, Connect, and Take Action. Let’s Take a Closer Look The Girl Scout philosophy on leadership says that for girls (even kindergarteners and first graders) to become leaders, they will:
Discover
Discover • Understanding themselves and their values. • Using their knowledge and skills to explore the world.
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Connect • Caring about, inspiring, and teaming with others locally and globally.
Take Action =
LEADERSHIP!
Take Action • Acting to make the world a better place.
Girl Scouts aim to achieve long-term outcomes as the ultimate result of the Girl Scout Leadership. They represent meaningful changes that occur because of their involvement in Girl Scouts. • • •
Lead with courage when they speak out on issues they care about and take active roles in their community. Lead with confidence when they make the most of their strengths and feel empowered to make a difference in their lives and beyond. Lead with character when they act with integrity and compassion, making decisions that promote the well-being of themselves and others.
You’ve seen the three words in the long-term outcomes before. They come directly from the Girl Scout Mission: Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
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Girl Scout Daisy Self-Study Workbook How Do I Know If The Outcomes Are Being Achieved With Girl Scout Daisies? For each Leadership Key, Girl Scouts of the USA has identified a set of indicators that help us determine whether or not a goal is being achieved. Take a look at the indicators and what they may look like with Girl Scout Daisies: “I was a good friend to Luna today; I helped her with her scissors.”
Discover
Girls will understand themselves and their values, and use their knowledge and skills to explore the world.
“It’s not fair that Kendra has the cleanup chore twice in one meeting.”
Girls develop a strong sense of self Girls develop positive values Girls gain practical and healthy life skills Girls seek challenges in the world Girls develop critical thinking
“Grapes are good for you. They are a better snack than cookies, but I still like cookies better.”
Connect “I can help you, Anna.”
Girls will care about, inspire, and team with others locally and globally.
“I’m sorry. I did not mean to hurt your feelings.”
Girls develop healthy relationships Girls promote cooperation and team building Girls can resolve conflicts Girls advance diversity in a multicultural world Girls feel connected to their communities locally and globally
“We can go to the home where my grandpa lives to plant flowers.” “To make the flower pots, we will need pots, paint, brushes, dirt, seeds, and lots of paper towels.”
Take Action
Girls will act to make the world a better place. • • • • • •
“I can lead the Girl Scout Promise!”
Girls identify community needs Girls are resourceful problem solvers Girls advocate for themselves and others, locally and globally Girls educate and inspire others to act Girls feel empowered to make a difference in the world
“My neighbor Miss Ellen has been sick. She needs someone to rake leaves and plant flowers.”
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Girl Scout Leadership Experience
Foundation Girl Scout Mission: Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Girl Scout Promise and Law The Girl Scout Leadership Experience chart is on the next page to help you see how all parts — The Foundation, How and Why Girls Participate, the Program Processes, and the Short- and Long-Term Outcomes — work together to provide girls with the unique experience that is Girl Scouting.
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Your Role as a Leader
What does it mean to be a Girl Scout Leader? That is something that you will discover as you begin your journey of helping girls build courage, confidence, and character through Girl Scouts. Leadership can bring many joys, including developing a personal relationship with each girl in your troop, building new adult friendships through the sisterhood of Girl Scouts, receiving sincere appreciation and thanks from parents and, most importantly, knowing that you are shaping the future by working with a girl today.
As you build relationships, leadership… • • •
Will develop as you get to know each girl. Means communicating with parents and co-leaders. Requires understanding the needs and interests of the girls, and helping the girls help plan their own program opportunities based on those needs and interests.
As a leader, it is important to remember that… • • • •
You cannot know everything that the girls might ever want to learn. You can explore and learn many things along with the girls. You should know where to go to find resources. It is okay not to know, and to seek assistance.
Leadership is teaching… • • • •
The girls that they can do and be anything. Girls that they are decision makers. Girls not only for the sake of knowing things, but also for the sake of development and growth. Through being a good role model.
See yourself as a coach… • • • • • •
Not as a teacher with a canned lesson or activity or as someone who has to perform for the girls each week. Who guides and instructs. Who advises and discusses. And work so that each girl can carry out responsibilities within the troop. As you build the girls up. And give more responsibilities to the girls as they grow and develop.
“Belonging” in leadership means… • • • •
Understanding that you are a part of a troop/group and a team. Listening, providing suggestions and contributing ideas. Sticking with the girls through good times and bad. Recognizing that you belong to a larger organization beyond the troop/group that will provide support and resources.
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Your Perspective on Leadership The Girl Scout philosophy on leadership—Discover, Connect and Take Action—is not just for girls! As a Girl Scout Daisy Leader, you are also embarking on a journey of self-discovery and personal leadership as you work with the girls in your troop. Your thoughts, enthusiasm and approach will help to shape the experience of the girls, and other adults working with the troop, as well as expand your own leadership skills. Below are some questions to help you reflect on your perspective on leadership. Take a few moments and consider how you have applied the three keys to leadership in your own life. Return to this page at the end of the troop year and see if you would still answer these questions the same way!
When you read the Girl Scout Law, which line means the most to you? Why?
Why did you choose that particular activity?
What are you doing differently as a result of this experience?
How can you communicate that to Girl Scout Daisies?
“There are so many things you do alone, but generally speaking, the ones you work on with others are more fun. One thing is sure — you want to be proud...and feel that you have accomplished something worthwhile”
What would you like the girls in your troop to say about your leadership ten years from now?
Juliette Gordon Low.
What action will you take as a leader to ensure that happens?
Think about an experience you had that involved caring about something in your community. What did you do?
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Chapter 2: Working with Girls in Kindergarten and First Grade Explore the various social, emotional, behavioral and physical characteristics of girls in kindergarten and first grade. You will also review some ways you can manage the girls’ behavior to ensure all of them get the most out of their Girl Scout experience.
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Chapter 2: Working with Girls in Kindergarten and First Grade The Girl Scout Leadership Experience with Kindergartners and First Graders
The Girl Scout Leadership Experience is what makes Girl Scouts stand out when compared to other youth-serving organizations. As we discussed in Chapter 1, there are three program processes that Girls Scouts utilizes. The following program processes are the key to achieving the outcomes and Girl Scout Mission: • • •
Girl-Led Learning by Doing Cooperative Learning
As a Girl Scout Daisy leader, you should ensure that you connect what and how you do things with the girls to these program processes. Let’s take a closer look.
Girl-Led
Girls need to know that they can do anything and that being female does not limit their ability to achieve their dreams. Girl Scout Daisies need to learn that they can lead and make decisions. By Girl-Led, we mean that: • •
Girls are the planners, the doers, and the implementers of their activities Leaders give girls choices and help them learn good communication and decision making skills
As a Girl Scout Daisy leader, your role in the planning process is important and helps girls succeed. One way that you can involve girls in making decisions is to utilize girl/adult planning, where you share responsibility with the girls for planning meetings and activities and setting goals for the troop. As the girls grow throughout their Girl Scout experience, your role in planning and implementing will change. They will begin to have more responsibility for the troop. The diagram below shows the balance of girl and adult involvement planning and implementing activities for each grade level in Girl Scouts. As girls get older, they take on more responsibility. Each year, they learn skills that allow them to progress so that by the time they become Girl Scout Cadettes, they are truly taking the lead and the leaders function more as advisers.
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Learning by Doing—Experiential Learning
The Girl Scout Leadership Experience is designed to be experiential for girls. What does this mean? It means that the girls engage in an activity or experience and then are given the opportunity to look back on it and identify useful insights for the future. Girl Scout Daisies do not use words like “engage” and “insight.” They use words like “fun,” “cool,” “I learned something” or “I hated it.” As a leader of kindergartners and first graders, it is easy to help girls gain insight. All you have to do is ask some questions or get them to reflect on what they have done. One way to think about Learning by Doing is a three-step cycle: participating in an activity, reflecting and evaluating the activity, and applying what was learned to future activities. Helping girls evaluate is one of the most important aspects of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Though evaluation is often forgotten, it is the key to helping girls understand and gain greater meaning from what they learned. Below are some tips for evaluating with Girl Scout Daisies.
Evaluation Questions to Ask Girl Scout Daisies
Evaluation helps girls’ gain positive meaning from their experiences. Below are some questions to ask Girl Scout Daisies when evaluating a troop event or activity. You may notice the questions have a flow to them, but remember: asking the questions is more important than the order in which you ask them.
1. Activity
3. Apply Learning to New Activities
What the girls saw or noticed • • •
What did you see? What did you hear? What did you notice?
What the girls felt or how they reacted • • • • •
What was the best part? Was there anything you had done before? Was there anything you did that you had never done before? What did you like about it? What did you dislike?
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2. Reflect & Evaluate
Girl Scout Daisy Self-Study Workbook What meaning the event had for the girls or the impact of the activity • •
What did you learn? What was important to you?
What the next steps are or what to do differently in the future • •
What can we change because of this activity? What will we keep doing because of this activity?
Asking five- and six-year olds questions can be a challenge. Remember, they need things to be concrete. Give examples and listen to what the girls are saying. Build your questions based on what the girls say about their experience.
Evaluation Tools
The following are some tools you can use with Girl Scout Daisies to help them evaluate or understand what they have learned from troop activities and events. Sentence Starter Have the girls sit in a circle either as a large group or, if you have enough adults, break the girls into smaller groups. Create some sentence starters and have the girls “fill in the blank.” For example, “The best part about the field trip was…” or “The funniest thing about our activity was…” or “The part I liked best was…” Draw a Picture Give each girl a piece of paper and crayons or markers and ask her to draw a picture of what was the best part of the activity for her. Once complete, have the girls share what their pictures show. Rate It! Have the girls use facial expressions or different signals to rate how they feel about an activity or idea: • • • •
Smile/frown Thumbs up/thumbs down Clap once/clap twice Stand up/sit down
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Cooperative Learning
The last of the three program processes is Cooperative Learning. You can encourage cooperative learning by setting up the troop meeting so that girls work in small groups or teams to accomplish an activity. It is easy to implement cooperative learning with kindergartners and first graders by utilizing the following methods: • •
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Kapers—Have girls work in pairs or small groups to do the chores of the troop: cleaning up, distributing materials, helping the leader, etc. The Buddy System—The buddy system is pairing girls up with a “buddy” for field trips and activities. Each girl should stick with and take care of her buddy. Not only is it a safety procedure, but it also encourages girls to cooperate. Sharing Supplies—Instead of having a pair of scissors for every girl in the group, have only a few, and the girls will need to learn how to accomplish the activity by sharing. Teaching girls to problem solve together and share is cooperative learning.
Characteristics of Girl Scout Daisies
Every Girl Scout is unique, with different needs, interests, and levels of development. Some girls may exhibit traits of slightly older girls, while others may still be developing certain characteristics. When working with Girl Scout Daisies, it is important to keep in mind the differences in their emotional, social, physical and intellectual characteristics. Kindergartener Emotional Characteristics
First Grader
Wants to do things herself Is usually cooperative Is close to parents Wants the approval and support of adults and peers Understands rules and tries to conform May blame others for her mistakes
Social Characteristics
Likes to play with peers Prefers to work in small groups (2–3) May need support in completing cleanup, in putting things away and being neat 17
Is inconsistent in behavior: friendly, angelic, unfriendly, mischievous Needs lots of praise and encouragement Needs indirect supervision and direction. Usually overreacts to negative correction Usually wants her own way. Has an interest in what’s “good” or “bad.” Shows growing independence Plays a great deal in groups Has some trouble with same-age peers. Often plays better with slightly older children Wants adults to be like her
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Physical Characteristics
Intellectual Characteristics
Kindergartener Can engage in group discussion Is interested in making up roles Is capable of compromise, waiting her turn and working out disputes with adult support Has a good appetite, burns energy rapidly, needs frequent snacks Usually tires early in the evening Has better control of large muscles than smaller muscles Cannot sit still for long periods of time Hand-eye coordination is maturing Questions the whys and wherefores of surroundings Learns by doing, experiencing and playing Can print some letters, numbers and words Cannot easily see the viewpoint of another if it is different from her own Can last in an adult-directed activity for 20 minutes
First Grader Likes to have “jobs,” but is often careless with possessions, loses things easily and is absentminded Wants to make lots of friends
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Has a large appetite Can play at an activity for longer periods of time and is very active Is more able to work or play in one place without fidgeting Is able to do fine motor activities and has better hand-eye coordination Is ready to take on more complex activities Is beginning to read Is interested in realism, magic, and fantasy Is curious and eager to learn, but sometimes acts as if she knows it all Is more attentive and active. Can attend to an adult-directed activity for 20–30 minutes, but needs action Likes to be read to Is the center of her universe
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Behavior Management
One of the greatest challenges in leading a troop of girls is behavior management. Behavior management is a key tool in preventing future problems, like girls leaving others out of activities or bullying. By putting the following suggestions into action, you can prevent behavior problems. •
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Be Prepared: Prepare in advance for your meetings. Talk with co-leaders and other helpers about the everyone’s responsibilities. If you are prepared and keep the meeting moving along, the girls will not have time to find other activities that may cause problems. Get There Early: Have everything ready before the first girl walks through the door. This will allow you to greet the girls as they arrive, talk to them and make them feel welcome. Get to Know Your Girls: Make time to spend with the girls at meetings and learn their names, their likes and dislikes. This will help you to build a positive relationship with each of them, especially since many leaders know at least one girl very well already (their daughter). Provide Positive Praise: According to Abraham Maslow (American psychologist 19081970), people need 11 emotionally positive compliments to make up for one criticism in their lives. Focus on what girls are doing right and when they improve their skills. Praise must be specific and sincere. Establish Ground Rules: To help the meetings run smoothly, have the girls establish ground rules for behavior. It is important that the girls establish the ground rules with the leaders. You want girls to have ownership of the troop rules and hold one another accountable if rules are broken. You will need to give them examples and guide them in discussion. Frame the rules in positive language, such as, “Take turns talking,” rather than, “Don’t talk over each other.” Post the rules at each meeting and ensure that all the leaders are consistent in enforcing the rules. Establish an Order for Your Meetings: By establishing an order, you are creating a routine for the girls. After several weeks, the girls will understand what is expected of them and know the flow of each meeting. When they understand, they are more likely to cooperate and take initiative. Use Five- and One-Minute Warnings: Girl Scout Daisies need to know when an activity is ending and another is about to begin. This helps them to learn to plan and not feel rushed. The warning signal can be a bell, a song or any appropriate signal you choose. Have Reasonable Expectations: As you get to know girls, you will better understand the skill sets that each of them possess. Your expectations will shape their performance. Help them set realistic, but challenging goals based on the skills they already have and what they want to do. This includes keeping in mind girls’ different physical abilities and choosing activities that allow all girls to succeed. Provide a Snack: Snack time allows the girls to share and relax and gives them responsibility. Use a kaper chart to distribute responsibility for snack time. Snack time should be simple and planned appropriately based on when your troop meets. For example, if it is close to dinnertime, you may serve juice instead of cookies and juice.
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Behavior Management: Managing Your Own Reactions
When it comes to managing the behavior of the troop, sometimes our own reactions can help or hinder our efforts. Here are a few things to remember when it comes to managing your own reactions. 1. Do not feel that you must react instantly to a situation if you are not sure what to do or if you realize you are angry and may overreact. Take a minute or two to collect your thoughts and say, “I’ll get back to you in a minute. I am going to take a time-out from this situation.” 2. It is also okay to walk away briefly if you are really angry. Make sure another adult is nearby. Find another adult and ask her to supervise your group while you cool down. 3. Remember that while it is easier to dole out punishment, it is much more beneficial to give thoughtful consequences for undesirable behavior. The use of good consequences is much more effective and creates a positive, cooperative atmosphere for everyone. 4. Start fresh every meeting. Avoid having consequences carry over to the next meeting. Be aware of and resist building up resentment toward a “problem” child.
But She's My Daughter! Surprisingly, it may be the leader's own daughter that displays disruptive behavior during troop activities. It is important to remember how difficult it can be for girls to share their mom with so many others girls, all vying for their leader's attention. Sometimes leaders, trying not to show favoritism toward their daughters, may inadvertently go to the other extreme and never choose their daughters for special jobs. Below are some tips for avoiding this type of problem: •
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Have the girls assist in picking camp names or nicknames for the troop leaders that all the girls, including your own daughter, can call you during troop activities. This removes "Mom" from the picture. Employ the "in" and "out" bag to pick girls for special tasks and treats. Put the names of all troop members in the "in" bag at the beginning of the year and have the girls take turns pulling out a name whenever the need arises. The names are then put in the "out" bag. Make a deal with your co-leader to "trade" daughters during troop activities. Never use your daughter to practice crafts or other troop activities prior to the troop meeting. Let her be surprised, too.
Take advantage of service unit leader/daughter events where you can spend special time with your daughter during a Girl Scout event.
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Response Options to Behavioral Issues Behavioral issues range from minor problems (like refusing to participate in a game), to severe ones (like noticing possible signs of abuse). The response options below can help you determine the best way to respond to the issue at hand. Problem Solving with the Girl A. If you believe that there may be an underlying issue, find a private time to let the girl know that you are available to listen, if she wants to talk. You might use a phrase like, “I’ve noticed that you seem... How are you doing? Is something bothering you?” Never promise confidentiality, as you may be required to report the problem. B. If the girl discloses an issue that falls into an area in which her parents or the authorities must be notified, let her know that you have to tell her parents and/or the authorities to make sure that she will be safe. Reassure her that it’s not her fault and it was very brave of her to tell you. Problem Solving with Co-leader(s) or Other Volunteers or Paid Staff A. Consult others for assistance and ideas on developing a positive environment, as well as managing normal adjustment problems. B. Maintain confidentiality about the identity of the girl(s) as much as possible. The focus of the discussion should be on ways to redirect specific behaviors, not the individual girl(s). C. If you are uncertain about how to handle a situation, you can always contact the program services specialist for issues related to normal adjustment problems or, for more serious issues, the director of regional services. Parental Notification and Problem Solving A. Consult with parents for assistance, ideas and additional information that may help you to manage normal adjustment problems. Use phrases like, “I am concerned that (girl’s name) seems to have difficulty with… want to make sure that she can fully participate in all troop activities. Do you have any suggestions for me?” B. If the situation is more serious, contact the parents right away. Let them know that you are concerned about their daughter and you need to discuss the situation with them.
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Girl Scout Daisy Self-Study Workbook Notification of the Authorities A. Anytime volunteers have reasonable cause to believe that a Girl Scout minor is being abused or neglected, they may file a report with the appropriate state’s department of children and family services. Girl Scout volunteers are considered permissive reporters, and although not required by law to file such reports, are encouraged to do so. Volunteers are required to report to the corporate office at any time a report has been sent to the department, or anytime there is reasonable cause to suspect that child abuse or neglect of a Girl Scout minor has occurred. a. If a volunteer has any reason to believe that a Girl Scout minor is being abused or neglected, they may file a report with the appropriate state’s department of child and family services. If in Illinois, call 800-252-2873. If in Indiana, call 800800-5556. This call may be made from the Girl Scout office, if desired. Volunteers are required to report to vice-president of volunteer services anytime a report has been sent to the department or anytime there is reasonable cause to suspect that child abuse or neglect of a Girl Scout minor has occurred. For more information, please refer to Volunteer Essentials.
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Check Your Understanding: Chapter 2 Review
What Would You Do? Behavior Management Scenarios Check your understanding of grade level characteristics and positive behavior management techniques and apply what you’ve learned in this Chapter to common situations with girls. Answers can be found on page 67. Situation 1: Read the situation on the left, then review the possible solution in the middle and add any other ideas you come up with in the far right column. The next step is to try out these solutions with your girls! Situation
Possible Solution
The girls are asked to draw a picture of their family.
Tell Emma that she has a beautiful family; but that the room is cold and maybe they would be warmer with clothes on. If you are concerned about this behavior, you may discuss it with her parents/guardian.
Emma has drawn her family naked.
Your Solution
Situation 2: Consider the following situation and respond to the questions below. Situation: Megan is new to your Girl Scout Daisy troop. During sharing time, she is constantly interrupting the other children. You can tell that the girls are getting irritated by her outbursts.
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What can be done to prevent the possibility of continued bad behavior?
What are some things you need to consider when managing the behavior of the girl? What do you need to consider when managing the behavior of the entire troop?
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Chapter 3: The Girl Scout Daisy Program Learn how to utilize the program processes with Girl Scout Daisies and begin considering how you will plan and organize your meetings.
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Chapter 3: The Girl Scout Daisy Program Girl/Adult Planning
In Girl Scouts, the girls take the lead. The adults guide the girls in achieving the plans made and implemented by the girls. You may be asking yourself, “How does a Girl Scout Daisy make plans and evaluate activities?” Planning with Girl Scout Daisies can be done! Here are some helpful hints: Readiness Girl Scout Daisies are not ready to plan out the Girl Scout experience all by themselves. • • •
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You should prepare a general plan for your troop and involve the girls in the decision making. Take into account the readiness of the girls for any activity. Plans, such as what song to sing at the end of a meeting or what snack to eat, can easily be made by girls at this age. You will gradually work toward more involved outings and activities. Girl Scout Daisies have a hard time perceiving the future. A month can seem as long as a year to them! Try to keep planning to the very near future. The girls have a short attention span, so limit planning time to nor more than 10-15 minutes.
Making Decisions The girls may need to learn how to make decisions. The best way to teach this is to give them simple A or B choices and let them vote. •
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Give the girls the opportunity to assist with clean-up after activities or other simple jobs like taking attendance, even though it may be easier to do it yourself. You can assign different tasks per girl each week by using a kaper chart. Allow the girls to learn from simple mistakes, as long as safety is not an issue.
Troop Government: The Girl Scout Daisy Circle
The Girl Scout Daisy Circle is an introduction to troop government and is a democratic process for decision making with Girl Scout Daisies. It is where girls learn communication and decisionmaking skills through discussion as a large group. Girls form a Girl Scout Daisy Circle at the meeting whenever they need to make decisions, plan for future activities and to solve problems. The leader’s role in the Girl Scout Daisy Circle is to guide girls in their decision making by: • • • • • • •
Presenting the topic and providing a structure for how the circle is used Helping the girls focus on current business Reinforcing the troop rules, such as not talking while others are talking or playing fair Encouraging every girl to have a voice Ensuring a fair voting process Celebrating what the girls have accomplished Facilitating the evaluation of an activity
The Girl Scout Daisy Circle should not take the place of, or be confused with, the sharing time that happens at every Girl Scout Daisy meeting.
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Girl Scout Daisy Self-Study Workbook Implementing the Girl Scout Daisy Circle Tip 1: Be Prepared
Come to the meetings prepared with a list of choices and ideas for the girls to discuss and choose from. Example: A field trip choice list may include the fire station or the police station. Girl Scout Daisies need structure; “winging it” will not work!
Tip 2: Establish a Discussion Process
Girl Scout Daisies need to understand how things are done. They need structure. Establish a structure for your discussion. For example, if a girl wants to contribute to the conversation, she must raise her hand or be holding the “talking Daisy” symbol.
Tip 3: Record Discussion
Have an adult write down the ideas and the main points in the discussion. This will help later when planning and implementing the girls’ ideas.
Tip 4: Evaluate
Use the time in the Girl Scout Daisy Circle to evaluate and process activities with girls. Ask questions like, “What happened. What did you like and dislike? Would you do it again?” Take advantage of the time to help the girls make meaning of their experiences and activities.
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Progression
What is progression? Webster’s Dictionary defines progression as “gradual advancement; a continuing development.” What does this mean to you as a Girl Scout leader? Progression in Girl Scouts is the continuing development of girls and adults and is important to all aspects of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. As the Girl Scout Motto says: Be Prepared! As you plan the year with your troop, you should build on skills they have already learned and progress toward further development of their skills. It is important to be aware that each girl in your troop may not be at the same level of comfort with certain activities. Through progression, leaders can gradually introduce ideas and activities to all girls at the same pace. The goal of progression: To ensure that each girl is ready for the group activity and that girls gradually develop the skills and confidence needed to complete the activity. Exposing Girl Scout Daisies to the outdoors through progression: •
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Look out! – Allow the girls to begin wondering about the outdoors. Read them a book that talks about exploring the outdoors. Then, begin a discussion about what they may need to wear when they are outside. How would they act? Meet out! – Use sense to be aware of the out-of-doors. Learn the importance of minimal impact to the environment. Encourage the girls to work on a recycling project or utilize the Girl Scout Journey Between Earth and Sky to begin thinking about Leave No Trace. Move out! – Visit an outdoor spot. Go outside and play a game or have a picnic. Have the girls reflect on their observations. Explore out! – Go on a hike and explore. Learn trail signs, animal sounds and wild flowers. Cook out! – Help the girls plan and prepare a small snack or meal while outside. Camp out! – Have the girls try day camp or a one-night overnight at a parent’s house or one of GCNWI’s camp properties. Progression should be used with most activities in Girl Scouts. It is easiest to incorporate when built into the troop plans for the year. The idea is to ensure that the girls are prepared for the activity. Continuing development of skills will build confidence and self-esteem in the girls.
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Components of a Girl Scout Daisy Meeting
There is no one way to hold a Girl Scout Daisy meeting. The method you use depends on what works best for both the girls and the leaders. As you get to know the girls, you will learn how to guide them in the activities that meet their interests and abilities. Additional information on these components can be found in Volunteer Essentials. Girl Scout Daisy meetings are usually 60-90 minutes long and include: 1. Start-Up Activity Have something for the girls to do when they arrive that requires little leader direction. Girls seldom arrive all at the same time and the leader is usually busy setting up the final touches for the meeting. This activity gives them something positive to do with their energy rather than run around. Some examples include jump rope, puzzles, drawing or word games. 2. Opening (3-5 minutes) Have something to officially start the meeting. Some examples might be saying the Girl Scout Promise, the Pledge of Allegiance, playing a game or singing a song. 3. Business (5-10 minutes) Take attendance, welcome new girls, brainstorm ideas, make plans and vote on decisions. Encourage girls to talk about their interests, feelings and daily experiences. Be sure this is voluntary. Each girl should be allowed an opportunity to speak. You can set a good example by really listening to what they have to say and being responsive to their comments. 4. Planned Activity (15-20 minutes) Try to plan activities that can be completed in one meeting, such as an activity from one of the Journey books or working toward earning a Girl Scout Daisy petal. If a project cannot be completed in one meeting, divide it into two or three short steps that can be completed at individual meetings. This will give girls a sense of completion and accomplishment after each meeting. An easy, age-appropriate craft can be done at this time. Keep in mind that not all girls like making crafts. Alternate this time with games, singing, etc. 5. Clean-Up (5-10 minutes) Make sure to give girls advance notice about clean-up time so that they have time to complete their projects. Think of ways to make clean-up time fun. For instance, you might play some familiar music and try to clean up before the music ends. 6. Closing Ceremony (3-5 minutes) Have something to officially signal that the meeting is over. Some suggestions might be the Girl Scout Friendship Circle, a song or a poem. Invite any parents that may have arrived early to join in. *Snack (10 minutes) You may want to include a snack time during your meetings depending on the time your troop meets. It’s a good idea to have an official troop snack container. A fivepound coffee can that the girls have decorated is a good start. You can write the number of finger-foods needed for snack on the lid with a permanent marker. The snack container also serves as a reminder to the troop member and her parent that she’s in charge of the snack for the next meeting. 30
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Kaper Charts
A kaper chart is a girl-planning tool that can help the leader teach responsibility and leadership skills. Troops often use a kaper chart to divide the different duties and tasks of a troop meeting amongst the girls. The girls, with guidance from the leader, can decide what specific jobs need to be done each meeting. These jobs can then be split up between the girls. To start, have the troop discuss the following: • • •
What needs to be done? How will the different jobs be rotated? What kind of kaper chart do we want?
Kaper Chart Ideas There is no one way to make a kaper chart. Something creative that clearly shows who is responsible for a specific task will work. A basic kaper chart may look similar to this example: Meeting Date Sept. 15
Opening Activity Closing Activity Clean-Up Megan Maria Braelyn Bianca Beth Shelly Taylor Tiara Amy Sept. 29 Braelyn Megan Maria Shelly Bianca Beth Amy Taylor Tiara Oct. 13 Maria Braelyn Megan Beth Shelly Bianca Tiara Amy Taylor Give the girls in your troop the opportunity to help design their own kaper chart, or make a basic chart for them and allow them to decorate it.
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Troop Planning Calendar PLAN AHEAD: The following is a sample monthly calendar that may be helpful as you work with the girls to plan activities. Be sure to check your service unit calendar for upcoming events and activities. SEPTEMBER • Have a parent/ guardian meeting • Register all girls and adults as Girl Scouts
OCTOBER • Juliette Gordon Low’s Birthday (31st) • Investiture Ceremony • Halloween • Fall Product Sale
NOVEMBER • Service learning project • Thanksgiving
DECEMBER • Holiday celebration
JANUARY • New Year— new ideas • Winter outing • Girl Scout Cookie Sale
FEBRUARY • Thinking Day (22nd) • Activity with a sister troop • Play games from other countries
MARCH • Celebrate Girl Scouts’ Birthday (12th) • Girl Scout Week (Begins the Sunday before the 12th)
APRIL • Girl Scout Leader/ Volunteer Day (22nd) • Prepare for bridging • Spring holiday—get outdoors!
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JUNE • School’s out • Day camp
JULY • Summer program opportunities • Trips, hikes, sports and cookouts
AUGUST • Get ready for another Girl Scout year!
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Check Your Understanding: Chapter 3 Review
Check your understanding of the Girl Scout Program Processes and progression and apply what you’ve learned in this Chapter to common situations with girls.
Give an example of an activity you could do with the girls. How would you use the concept of progression to prepare them?
What is girl/adult planning?
What might be three challenges you’ll have when trying to plan with the girls?
What are steps you can take to prevent those challenges or respond to them?
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Chapter 4: Support for Leaders Find information on the support systems available to Girl Scout leaders - from parents of girls to resources provided by your Girl Scout council.
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Chapter 4: Support for Leaders Support for Leaders
In this section, you will find information on resources that will support you as you work with Girl Scout Daisies. From Girl Scout websites, to printed publications, to volunteer and paid staff, you have a whole network of people and resources ready to support you! Websites • • • •
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Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana: www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org All your Girl Scout gear online: www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org/shop Fun, interactive website for girls of all ages: www.WorldStrongestGirl.org Social Media: o www.facebook.com/GirlScoutsGCNWI o www.twitter.com/GirlScoutsGCNWI o www.pinterest.com/gsgcnwi o www.youtube.com/girlscoutsgcnwi2010 Program updates: gswhatsnew.wordpress.com Volunteer needs or opportunities: www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org/smoresupport Council resources and forms: www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org/volunteer-resources o Daisy Starter Kit: www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org/resources_publications Girl Scouts of the USA website: www.girlscouts.org
Volunteer Essentials Volunteer Essentials is the primary resource for all volunteers. It provides information about Girl Scouts of the USA, Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, Safety-Activity Checkpoints, Council policies, volunteer policies, financial procedures, volunteer staff structure, service unit structure, emergency procedures, council forms and much more. Volunteer Essentials is available on per troop and can be obtained from your service unit or regional Girl Scout Gathering Place. You can also download it on the Council website. Program Essentials Program Essentials is a publication that outlines a variety of counciland community-sponsored programs available to girl members. It also includes guidelines and reservation procedures for use of council properties. This book is updated annually in the fall. You can view and download this book from the council website. www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org/activities-events Safety Activity Checkpoints An essential part of understanding safety in Girl Scouts are found in the Safety Activity Checkpoints. When preparing for any activity with girls, always begin by reviewing the Girl Scout Safety Activity Checkpoints written about that particular activity. Some activities included are wimming, hayrides, hiking and parades. The checkpoints can be viewed and downloaded from the council website. 36
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Service Unit Support
In addition to those printed and virtual resources, there is a whole team of experienced Girl Scout volunteers ready to support you! Service Unit A service unit is comprised of Girl Scout members in a geographic neighborhood. Each service unit has a group of administrative volunteers, appointed by membership staff and the service unit manager, to support troop leaders and ensure the delivery of services in the service unit. You can obtain specific information from your Membership Staff about the date, time and location of your service unit meeting and who your service team members are. Service Unit Manager The service unit manager assumes the key administrative responsibility of Girl Scouting within the service unit. She/he works within the policies, standards and procedures set by Girl Scouts of the USA and Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana. The two major focuses of the service unit manager are: 1) maintaining, developing and/or increasing girl and adult membership in their community and 2) ensuring adult volunteers receive the services they need to effectively deliver the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Membership Organizer Service unit organizers serve as the primary contact for the recruitment of girls and forming of troops in their designated schools or areas. Their responsibilities includes assisting new volunteers in the new troop process, including the volunteer application and registration process, finding meeting locations and assisting with the initial parent meeting. The membership organizer executes the plan to achieve the service unit membership goal. Registrar The registrar supports the service unit by collecting and processing Girl Scout paper membership forms and teaches leaders to use electronic registration methods to ensure all members meet the registration requirement. The registrar reviews the service unit rosters, provided by the council to ensure members are registered correctly and alerts the registration center to any changes. She collaborates with other service team members to ensure any new members are contacted and supported appropriately. Service Unit Meetings The service unit manager conducts monthly meetings called the “service unit meeting for all members of the service unit. This meeting provides troop leaders with information about happenings at both the council and service unit levels. This is also a time for leaders to come together to network, offer support to each other and get new ideas for working with their troop. Connect eNewsletter Filled with relevant and timely information and council news, you can sign up for the regular publication on the council website at www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org.
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Involving Parents in the Girl Scout Daisy Experience
One of your greatest resources as a troop leader will be the girls’ parents. Beyond keeping them informed about what is happening with the troop, you will want/need their assistance – like providing snacks for meetings, helping at cookie booth sales or having enough adults on trips to meet the girl-adult ratio. Parent involvement will not only enrich the girls’ experience, it will help you fulfill your role as a leader by allowing you to focus on your work with the girls. The suggestions below will give you a good start on how to involve parents in your troop. •
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Guidelines for Girl Scout Daisy Parent Meetings
Having a parent meeting is important to the success of your Girl Scout Daisy troop. Parent meetings allow you to begin building a relationship with your greatest resource. You should ensure everyone has a time to meet each other and to learn about Girl Scouts as an organization, about you and your role and what role they will be expected to play. Below is a sample agenda to help you plan a parent meeting. More information on ideas and resources for a parent meeting can be found in the Girl Scout Troop Start-Up Guide. Additionally, a service unit volunteer or the membership extension specialist who supports your area can provide you with additional support. 1. Welcome and Introductions Personally welcome all parents and guardians Be sure everyone has a nametag Have an activity where parents and guardians can introduce themselves and learn something about each other Introduce your co-leader(s) and any other adults working with the troop 2. Provide Information About Girl Scouts Explain the Girl Scout Mission In your own words, share the benefits of being a Girl Scout Discuss the importance of girl/adult partnerships, teaching group decision making and how you will implement that with the Girl Scout Daisies 3. Explain the Role of the Troop Leader and Assistant Leader(s) Describe the trainings you have taken that have prepared you to be a Girl Scout leader Briefly explain your responsibilities as a troop leader Tell them about the support you will receive from the service unit and paid staff. 4. Share Your Expectations for the Parents’ Roles and Responsibilities Give specific examples of how parents can help support the troop Let the parents know how they can help you be a successful leader Be upfront and clear with parents about dues and provide them with a breakdown of costs, based on the plans you have Explain the benefits of being involved with their daughters’ Girl Scout troop Invite family members to register with the troop. Please note: Any parents helping out regularly at troop meetings, handling money for the troop and transporting girls are required to complete a volunteer application and register as Girl Scout members. For more information, see Volunteer Essentials, Chapter 4: Safety-Wise.
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Troop Finances
Girl Scout Daisies are not ready to handle money. The troop finances and record keeping are the responsibility of the adults working with the troop. The following are a few things to remember regarding troop finances: A. Girl Scout Daisies may participate in council-sponsored product sales when selling with an adult. The troop profits earned during these activities, along with dues collected from parents/guardians, are used to support the cost of the troop’s activities. B. Meet with the parents and/or adults supporting your troop to establish a strategy for troop funds. For example, parents could pay a modest monthly activity fee based on an estimated annual troop budget. C. Consider the financial situation of all girls in your troop. Being a Girl Scout Daisy should not be expensive. Starting a bank account for my Girl Scout Daisy Troop •
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Other Facts about Troop Funds Because funds are owned collectively by the girls in the troop, leaders must perform the following custodial functions:
Only registered, approved Girl Scout members may handle troop and council funds. All troop or council funds must be banked promptly All troop funds must be deposited in a bank account entitled, “Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, Troop #
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Chapter 5: Girl Scout Program Opportunities and Traditions Learn about the Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting, the Girl Scout Journeys, traditions in Girl Scouting and program opportunities like fall product sales, the Girl Scout Cookie sale and service learning.
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Chapter 5: Girls Scout Program Opportunities and Traditions The Daisy Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting
The Daisy Girl’s Guide is the official book for all Girl Scout Daisies. It is filled with practical tips, age-appropriate and fun activities, and information about Girl Scout history, traditions and insignia. It comes in a standard size binder so the girls can add new resources as they become available. Grade Level Handbook The handbook section includes information on how the girls can earn the Promise Center by learning the Girl Scout Promise, the history of Girl Scouts, dates to celebrate special days for Girl Scouts, uniform information, insignia placement and more. My Promise, My Faith Award Girl Scouts can earn the My Promise, My Faith Award each year that they participate in Girl Scouting. This award encourages a girl to learn more about her own faith and another by talking with her family and people in other faith communities. Bridging to Brownies Award Awarded to first grade Girl Scout Daisies who have completed the two bridging steps. Girls receive the award during the Bridging to Girl Scout Brownies ceremony held at the end of the year. Daisy Awards Girl Scout Daisies will earn awards to put on their uniforms to show the skills they have learned. Girl Scout Daisy Promise Center and Petals Daisies earn the Promise Center by saying the Girl Scout Promise and talking about what it means to them. The 10 Girl Scout Daisy Flower Friends teach girls about the Girl Scout Law. When girls read the Flower Friends’ stories and learn about the meeting of the part of the Girl Scout Law each Flower Friend represents, they earn their petals. When a petal is learned, it can be placed around the Promise Center. Look for the Daisy Starter Kit on our website! It’s got activity ideas and sample meetings for girls to earn three petals. www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org/resources-publications
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My Girl Scouts A section for girls to document their experiences includes pages to scrapbook, draw or save special moments. It even includes stickers!
The Girl Scout Daisy Leadership Journeys
Girl Scout Daisy Leadership Journeys each explore a specific theme through a series of fun and challenging experiences. Journeys are a way for girls to develop leadership skills, explore their interests, try new things, meet new people and make their world a better place. In the Journeys, girls gain the benefits of all three keys to leadership: Discover, Connect and Take Action. It’s Your World—Change It!: Welcome to the Daisy Flower Garden In this Journey, a favorite pastime—gardening—meets the Girl Scout Law. Welcome to the Daisy Flower Garden has 12 storybook characters, including the ten Flower Friends that represent and relate directly to each part of the Girl Scout Law. The main character, Amazing Daisy, represents the entire Girl Scout Law. Honey Bee leads the three Girl Scout Daisies in the story to Amazing Daisy and her Flower Friends. Activities include planting a mini garden, games, outdoor adventures, learning about nature and much more. The final activity is the unveiling of the troop’s garden project, along with a garden party. Girl Scout Daisies may earn three awards that tie directly to the garden theme and receive them after completing various activities during their journey: the Watering Can, the Golden Honey Bee Award and the Amazing Daisy. It’s Your Planet—Love It!: Between Earth And Sky The Daisy Flower Friends return and this time they are joining Girl Scout Daises for a cross-country trip in their special flower powered car! As they travel the country living the values of the Girl Scout Law, the flowers explore the natural world around them, learning what is local and why that is important. The girls will also discover the wisdom of those who are working to protect planet earth. 43
Girl Scout Daisy Self-Study Workbook Activities include visiting local parks, preserves and gardens to explore, observe, classify and communicate with the natural world. During the journey, the girls earn three awards—the Clover, Blue Bucket and the Firefly—as they discover what is great about their own neighborhoods and learn to use their new skills on behalf of the planet. It’s Your Story—Tell It!: 5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals! In this journey, Girl Scout Daisies learn how to care for animals and for themselves. Girls learn about the similarities and differences among animals, plants and people through stories from the Flower Friends’ visits to their homelands and how they can respect and appreciate everyone’s unique characteristics. Plus, they’ll improve their communication skills by teaching others about ways to care for animals. Activities put girls’ creativity to the test by challenging them to create a team mural, and birdbath. Girl Scout Daisies will also have an opportunity to act out stories about animals and take action by teaching others how to care for animals in their community through the Red Robin Project. The girls earn three awards in this journey—the Birdbath, Red Robin and the Tula—as they realize how much they can care for animals and themselves, and just how confident that makes them feel. Journey Summit Award When a girl completes all three Girl Scout Journeys at her grade level, she earns the Journey Summit Pin. Earning this award demonstrates that a girl knows “to her core” what it means to be a leader. There’s even a new song girls can sing when they earn the award! Journey Adult How-to Guides Using the Girl Scout Journeys with the girls is easy because each journey has a how to guide for leaders that corresponds to the girl activity book. • • • •
The facilitator guides includes six or ten sample sessions that offer a variety of activities that leaders can customize to fit the specific needs and interests of the girls. It outlines the goals for the girls to earn each award and each sample session helps girls work toward the award goals. There are also helpful tips on guiding the girls through the journey and ideas for additional activities. The guide also provides insight about working with Girl Scout Daisies, Girl Scout traditions and ceremonies, and an overview of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.
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Girl Scout Daisy Insignia
Daisy Insignia Tab The Daisy Insignia Tab is a yellow fabric pin on which Girl Scout Daisies pin the World Trefoil Pin and the Girl Scout Daisy Membership Star. World Trefoil Pin This pin signifies that all Girl Scouts are members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGS). It is presented after the girls have learned about the international aspects of Girl Scouting and Girl Guiding. Thinking Day is an ideal time for this ceremony. Girl Scout Daisy Membership Pin This pin is only worn by Girl Scout Daisies and is presented during the Girl Scout Investiture ceremony. It is displayed on the Daisy Insignia tab on the left side of the uniform. Membership Stars Every Girl Scout receives a gold membership star at the end of each troop year to signify the completion of one year of Girl Scouting. Additionally, the girls receive a colored disc that fits behind the star. Each grade level has a specific color disc. A blue disc indicates one year spent as a Girl Scout Daisy. Participation Patches Girl Scouts often receive patches for participating in an activity, event, or special program (also called “fun patches�). These events are usually programs that the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana service units or community partners sponsor. The participants receive the patches for attending the program. All Girl Scout Daisy insignia and awards can be purchased from your regional Girl Scout Shop or online at http://www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org.
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The Girl Scout Daisy Uniform
The Girl Scout Daisy uniform components include a blue tunic or vest that the girls wear over their clothes. Wearing a Girl Scout Daisy vest or tunic is not a requirement to being a Girl Scout, but provides girls a place to display Girl Scout pins and awards the girls have earned.
Girl Scout Ceremonies
Ceremonies play a very important role in Girl Scouting. They not only mark the progression of the Girl Scout year, but of the girls’ individual journeys through Girl Scouting. There are many opportunities to conduct ceremonies. A ceremony may welcome new girls into Girl Scouting (an investiture), observe a special Girl Scout day (a Thinking Day ceremony), recognize accomplishments (a Court of Awards), or may open or close a meeting (flag ceremony). On the following pages are ceremonies suitable for Girl Scout Daisies. Troops may also design their own ceremonies around special occasions. Use ceremonies as often as you wish—just remember to let the girls help you plan them. A Ceremony Planner worksheet is available on page 63 of this booklet. Some tips to help you have a successful Girl Scout ceremony. • • • •
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Girl Scout Daisy Investiture Ceremony
An Investiture Ceremony is held when a girl joins Girl Scouting for the first time. An investiture is a ceremony at which girls formally become Girl Scouts. The investiture is usually held a few weeks after the Girl Scout Daisy troop starts meeting. This gives the girls time to learn about Girl Scouting and the meaning of the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Troops hold special investitures during the year for girls who may join later. During the investiture girls: • • •
Make the Girl Scout Promise Receive their Girl Scout Daisy Pin Are officially welcomed into Girl Scouts
Sample Girl Scout Daisy Investiture Ceremony
The following are some ideas for a Girl Scout Daisy investiture ceremony. Adapt these suggestions to the needs and desires of the girls. Be sure to include ideas girls made in the Girl Scout Daisy Circle when they helped plan for the investiture. The Girl Scout Daisy should have some understanding of the Girl Scout Law, and with your help, be able to recite the Girl Scout Promise. Parents/guardians should be invited to attend the event. Before the Ceremony • Ask each girl to choose a special adult to help during the ceremony. • Practice parts of the ceremony, like reciting the Girl Scout Promise, but do not go through an entire “dry run.” This may spoil some of the girls’ enthusiasm for the real ceremony. • Be sure everyone understands what she must do during the ceremony. • Practice standing in a horseshoe with leaders at the center and girls on both sides. • You might also prepare a construction paper daisy with a pin and the girl’s name on each petal or other easy ways to hand out the pins. Opening The opening can be a song, the Girl Scout Promise, or special words by the leader to set the mood of the ceremony. For example: “Today is a very special day for us. It is the day when we receive our Girl Scout Daisy membership pins and officially become Girl Scouts. To do this, we each make a promise—the same promise that all Girl Scouts everywhere make. We hold up three fingers to remind us that our Girl Scout Promise has three parts: to serve God and our country, to be helpful to others and to try to be the best person we can by following the Girl Scout Law. Let’s make the Girl Scout sign now and say our Girl Scout Promise together.” Middle • The middle of the ceremony should include presenting Girl Scout Daisy pins. 47
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It could also include girls acting out part of the Juliette Low Story, singing songs and other activities. Before presenting the pins, invite each girl’s special adult to join her for that part of the ceremony. Call each girl by name, one at a time, and invite her special adult to join her. WhatHand the pin to the adult and ask her/him to fasten it on the girl’s uniform or blouse on the left side, over the heart. Then give her the Girl Scout handshake. (Girl Scout handshake: Shake hands with your left hand and make the Girl Scout sign with your right.)
Closing • The closing of the ceremony might include a song, a game, the Girl Scout Friendship Circle, or other activity in which everyone may participate. • The leader may also say a few words: “Welcome to the world of Girl Scouting. • We are looking forward to having fun together, making friends, learning new things and helping people. Wear your Girl Scout Daisy pin with pride, and remember the Girl Scout Promise you have made.”
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Community Service + Learning = Service Learning
An important tradition for Girl Scouts is giving service to others. Even girls as young as Girl Scout Daisies can find ways to lending a helping hand in their community. Girl Scout troops do service all the time—collecting food for a food bank, planting gardens or singing at a nursing home. However, by adding a learning component to the service project, it offers girls the opportunity to familiarize themselves with a particular topic or issue, determine what skills they may need to learn and develop a plan of how they can help make a difference. By combining a service project with practical learning, it connects the information that the troop has learned through research to solving a real-life problem. Let’s review the five steps to a service learning project. 1. Investigation: Help the girls investigate needs in the community. 2. Preparation: Work together with the girls to explore project ideas and make a plan of action. 3. Action: Do the service! This is a practical application of the research and preparation. 4. Reflection and Evaluation: This is a chance to for the girls to pause and think about their experience. 5. Demonstration and Celebration: Girls teach others about the project and what they learned. Some ideas for doing this include drawing pictures, making a scrap book or performing a skit. Ideas for Service Learning with Girl Scout Daisies • • •
Halloween costume drive, where the girls collect costumes and deliver to children who need them in partnership with a church or other organization Set up recycling at a park, including a talk with someone who works at a recycling facility Work with a Girl Scout Cadette troop to provide a meal to the homeless, learning how to prepare the meal and tour of a shelter or food pantry
Benefits of Service Learning • • • • •
Promotes learning through active participation in service experiences. Provides structured time for girls to reflect by thinking and discussing their service experience. Provides an opportunity for girls to use skills and knowledge in real-life situations. Extends learning beyond the troop experience and into the community. Fosters a sense of caring for others.
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Fall Product and Girl Scout Cookie Sales
Why should Daisies participate? According to the 2008 Report of the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, basic literacy skills, including financial literacy, need to be established in the early years of children’s lives to impact their future development. The Fall Product and Girl Scout Cookie Sales give girls the opportunity to run a business and practice leadership skills that they can use throughout their lives. Girls learn five skill sets through their participation in the product sales: 1. Goal Setting The girls work together to set a troop goal and develop a plan to reach it, developing cooperation and team building skills. 2. Decision Making The girls decide how the troop will spend the money earned from the product sale, learning critical thinking and problem-solving skills. 3. Money Earning Each girl, with the help from her parents, takes orders and handles customer’s money, developing practical life skills around financial literacy. 4. People Skills The girls learn how to talk, listen and work with each other developing healthy relationships and conflict resolution skills. 5. Business Ethics The girls learn about honesty and responsibility, enforcing the positive values they are developing in Girl Scout. How do we get started? The Fall Product Sale takes place in October and the Girl Scout Cookie sale begins in January and runs through March. To participate in either money earning activity, take the following steps and you’ll be on your way! • • • •
Make sure all the girls are registered Girl Scouts and have signed permission slips Have a designated and approved troop product/cookie sale manager Talk to the service unit product sales/cookie consultant to obtain packets and troop manager training If you haven’t already, open a bank account. If you’re a returning troop, make sure that the previous year’s troop financial report was submitted
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Check Your Understanding: Chapter 5 Review Are you ready to see how much you remember? Answer the following questions and, when you’re done, check your answers against the answer sheet in the appendix on page 68.
1. Where can you find the requirements for the Girl Scout Daisy petals and leaves?
2. Where would you find sample sessions that would help guide you through the “It’s Your Story: Tell It!” Journey?
3. Why would you do an investiture ceremony with the girls?
4. List at least three of the five skills girls learn by participating in the Fall Product and Cookie Sales.
5. Give an example of how you could turn a service project into a service learning project.
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Congratulations! You’ve completed all five Chapters. Look though the information in the appendix and don’t forget to complete the registration, review51and the evaluation.
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Appendix A - Sample Girl Scout Daisy Troop Meetings Sample Meeting One Start up Activity Have crayons and plain paper ready for the girls to draw a picture of themselves on the front and then draw their favorite toy, pet on the back. Opening Have a girl or assistant leader hold an American flag. Say the Pledge of Allegiance and begin teaching the girls the Girl Scout Promise.
Look for the Daisy Starter Kit on our website! Activity ideas and sample meetings for girls to earn three petals. www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org/resources-publications
Business Introduce yourself and your assistant leader(s) to the girls. Help each girl introduce herself to the group using the picture she drew of herself at the beginning of the meeting. Ask her to tell everyone about what she drew on the back of her picture. Explain what the Girl Scout Daisy Circle is and when they will use it. Show the girls where the restroom is, especially if the meeting location is new to them. Show girls the troop kaper chart and explain how it will be used to help the girls participate in running the troop. Read the Girl Scout Daisy story on page 24 in the Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting for Girl Scout Daisies or present the Girl Scout Daisy Journey options. Introduce the Girl Scout Law and explain that they will learn more about it during future meetings. Planned Activity Give each girl a copy of the Girl Scout Promise and have her glue it to the center of a piece of construction paper. Leave an inch or two of the colored paper showing. Have the girls “decorate” the frame with stickers, crayons, markers or other materials. Ask the girls to use their project to help them learn the Girl Scout Promise. Clean-Up Play follow-the-leader as a fun way to clean up the room! Closing Ceremony Begin by singing a song, such as “Make New Friends.” Leaders and girls join hands in the Friendship Circle: girls stand in a circle and cross their right arm over their left and hold hands with the girl on either side. Use the secret “friendship squeeze.” The leader or chosen girl starts squeeze by squeezing the hand of the girl on her left, who squeezes the hand of the girl on her left until the squeeze goes around the circle to everyone. Once it returns to the person who started it, that person announces “Good night, Girl Scout Daisies.” Snack Time (optional) Have snacks while sharing during troop business time.
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Girl Scout Daisy Self-Study Workbook Sample Meeting Two Pre-meeting Have the girls play “Simon Says.” Let the first to arrive be Simon and have the other girls join in the game as they arrive. Opening Have the girls stand in the shape of a horseshoe with the flag (on a stand or have a girl hold a small flag) at the open end. Say the Pledge of Allegiance and Girl Scout Promise. Business Review the Kaper Chart and what tasks the girls have been assigned for this meeting. Explain what an investiture ceremony is and have them help plan the troop’s investiture ceremony and celebration. Assign a part to each girl. Practice the ceremony with the girls. Have a snack while talking. Planned Activities Choose an activity from one of the Girl Scout Daisy Journey books or, to help girls get to know one another, have girls make a Blue Bucket of Words, instructions are below. This modified activity can be found on pages 59-61 of Between Earth and Sky: How to Guide for Adults. • •
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Materials: Blue Bucket of “Words” hand out and pens or an actual bucket, scraps of paper and pens. Directions: Record a few words to describe your feelings about Girl Scouting or working on a team. Toss your thoughts into a bucket either literally or on the handout provided. Share your thoughts with the group. Follow up questions: o How does knowing how other people feel help you to be a better friend? o How do you get along with others when you have different feelings?
Clean-Up Magic Clean-Up: Tune: London Bridge Weave the magic in and out, in and out, in and out. Weave the magic in and out, for we are Girl Scout Daisies. We have tidied everything, everything, everything. We have tidied everything, for we are Girl Scout Daisies. Closing Ceremony Girl Scout Daisy Cheer Clap your hands (clap, clap, clap) Stomp your feet (stomp, stomp, stomp) Our Daisy Troop just can’t be beat! (Close hands, thumbs point to yourself) * Repeat cheer three times, starting softly and build up to a loud cheer!! 55
Girl Scout Daisy Self-Study Workbook Sample Meeting Three Pre-meeting Have girls and their parents/guardians draw a picture of an activity they like to do as a family. Have the girls introduce their parents/guardians to the troop prior to the investiture ceremony using the family activity picture they drew. Investiture Ceremony Girls take part in the planned Investiture Ceremony and receive their Girl Scout Daisy Pin and beginning certificate after saying the Girl Scout Promise. Afterwards, celebrate with refreshments. Have the girls help serve their guests. Daisy-to-Daisy Game Have the girl’s pair off into twos, with one person as the caller. The caller shouts out different body parts that the partners must match by touching (i.e. elbow-to-elbow-partners touch elbows together). When the caller makes the next call, the partners stop doing the previous call and match the new body parts. When the caller calls “Daisy-to-Daisy”, everyone must find a new partner. You may want to let the caller run also so that a new caller is chosen. Clean-Up Have the girls clean up the area together, reminding them that Girl Scouts often work in teams to make the world a better place and making sure to leave the room better than they found it is a way to do that. Closing Ceremony Have the girls (and their families) form the Friendship Circle: girls stand in a circle and cross their right arm over their left and hold hands with the girl on either side. Use the secret “friendship squeeze.” Leader, or chosen girl, starts squeeze by squeezing the hand of the girl on her left, who squeezes the hand of the girl on her left until the squeeze goes around the circle to everyone. Once it returns to the person who started it, that person announces “Good night, Girl Scout Daisies.”
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Appendix B – Girl Scout Daisy Troop Meeting Planning Form Time
Activity
5–10 min.
Start Up Activity
5 min.
Opening Promise and Law
10 min.
Business Topic:
20 min.
Program Activity Topic:
10 min.
Clean Up
5 min.
Closing
Materials Needed
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Appendix C – More Ideas for a Girl Scout Daisy Investiture Daisy Flashlight Ceremony Supplies: • • • • •
Flashlight for each girl Nametags Girl Scout Daisy pins Beginning certificates Girl Scout Promise and Law
As the girls and adults come in, have them put on their name tags. Give each girl a flashlight to hold and operate. After girls recite the Girl Scout Promise, have each parent/guardian fasten the Girl Scout Daisy pin on their daughter. Turn off the overhead lights, have the girls turn on their flashlights, and sing a Girl Scout song such as “Make New Friends.” Afterwards, have refreshments so that everyone can become acquainted. Daisy Flower Ceremony Supplies: • • • • •
Nametags Girl Scout Daisy pins Beginning certificates Flannel board (piece of cardboard covered with flannel or felt) Flower parts cut from felt: one green stem, two green leaves, one yellow center, 10 white petals
One of the leaders reads the following story and has girls place the flower parts on the flannel board to form a daisy: Juliette Gordon Low, whose nickname was Daisy, founded Girl Scouts in 1912. Since that time, millions of girls have made the Girl Scout Promise and followed the Girl Scout Law. Just as a flower lives and grows, so does each girl in Girl Scouting. Let us watch our special flower grow and see how it develops. First is the stem, a stem carries life to a flower. In this flower, the Girl Scout Promise is the lifeline. The stem also represents the leader who nurtures each girl.
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Appendix D – Bridging to Girl Scout Brownies Ceremony
This ceremony is held at the end of the last year of the Girl Scout Daisies as first graders bridge to Girl Scout Brownies. Supplies: • • • •
Bridge (check with your regional Girl Scout gathering Place about bridge rental) Membership Stars with blue disc Bridge to Brownies awards Brownies troop and leaders
Girl Scout Daisies stand on one side of bridge with their leaders, while the Girl Scout Brownies stands on the other side of bridge. Girl Scout Daisy leader reads: Girl Scout Daisies here we stand, To let you leave for Brownie Land. Your, Bridging to Brownies patches wear To remember your Daisy years are through. Girl Scout Daisies form a single line near the bridge and leader says: Girl Scout Daisies you are about To become Girl Scout Brownies. In your troop you will soon find Girl Scout Brownies as true and kind. Give each girl a Membership star and disc We’ve had lots of fun and learned these too, But now it’s time to bid adieu. Cross over now to your new group, We know you’ll love your Brownie troop! Give each girl a Bridging to Brownies Patch Girl Scout Brownie leader says: The wise old owl has said to you Wish to become a Brownie True. So he sent a Brownie to take your hand, And lead you into Brownie land! Girl Scout Daisies cross over the bridge and a Girl Scout Brownie meets each girl on the other side, takes her hand and leads her to the Girl Scout Brownie group. After all the Girl Scout Daisies have crossed over the bridge, they join hands and the Girl Scout Brownie leader welcomes the Girl Scout Daisies to Girl Scout Brownies. The Girl Scout Brownie troop then teaches the new Girl Scout Brownies the “Brownie Smile Song.”
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Appendix E – Ceremony Planner Form Purpose of Ceremony:
Theme of Ceremony:
When will it take place?
Where will it take place?
Who will be invited?
Activities
Props
Before Ceremony:
Opening:
Main Part:
Closing:
Evaluation: What did the girls see? What did they hear? What did the girls like? What did they not like? What did they learn? What would they change for next time?
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Appendix F – Girl Scout Daisy Activities and Snacks Signs of the Season Hike It is exciting to look and listen for the first signs of the new season.
Find ideas for activities, snacks and much more on our Pinterest page! www.pinterest.com/gsgcnwi
Upside-Down Hike No, you don’t walk on your head! You turn things over to look underneath them. Put everything back carefully, so the little animals can go on living in their home. How would you feel if a giant came along, and picked up your home? Noise Hike How many different sounds can you hear? Birds? Crickets? Vacuum cleaner? Music? Rubbing Hike Equipment: Paper, crayons Give each girl a sheet of paper How-to: Put paper over texture surfaces such as trees, sidewalks, walls and rub with crayon. Make a Girl Scout Daisy Seed Cup Set wet paper toweling around the inside of a clear plastic glass. Place various kinds of seeds between the paper and the inside wall of the glass. Be sure to pack paper in the middle so seeds don’t fall to the bottom of the glass. Add about quarter(¼) cup of water and watch them grow! Giggling Gertie Have the girls form a circle with one girl in the middle. The girl in the middle throws a hankerchief or a scarf into the air. At that, all the girls start laughing until the hankerchief hits the ground. Then their faces must be expressionless. Girls who are still laughing are out. Be sure to take turns being the girl in the middle. Acting Without Words Act out the following in silence: • • • • •
Walk as if a baby were sleeping Walk as if the wind is blowing hard Look like you just spilt your milk Look like you are hiding Pretend you are picking up a heavy rock and handing it to your friend
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Appendix G - Songs Especially for Girl Scout Daisies I’m A Girl Scout
(Tune: Brother John) I’m a Girl Scout. Who are you? Can’t you tell by looking? I’m one too! NOTE: This is a repeat song
Listen to more songs on our YouTube page! www.youtube.com/girlscoutsgcnwi2010
I’m A Little Daisy (Tune: I’m a Little Teapot) WORDS
I’m a little Daisy, Dressed in blue. I am a Girl Scout, You are too. When I go to meetings, I sing and shout. I love being a, Girl Scout Daisy
ACTIONS Hands together at side of face, head tilted Pick up hem of uniform smock Make the Girl Scout sign Point to a neighbor Hands out, palms up Cup hands around mouth Point to heart Clap once at each word
Did You Ever See A Daisy (Tune: Did You ever See a Lassie) Have the girls make two lines with the lines facing each other and space between them. WORDS Did you ever see a Daisy, a Daisy, a Daisy? Did you ever see a Daisy, a Daisy, a Daisy?
ACTIONS Girl at front of line goes between the line doing whatever she wants i.e. skipping, hopping, spinning, etc. Girl joins her line in the last place.
Go this way and that way, and that way and this way. Did you ever see a Daisy, a Girl Scout Daisy?
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Daisy Scout Song (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star) Girl Scout Daisies are bright and gay, See us work, and see us play. We can dance, and we can sing, We can do most anything. We have fun, and help each day, Girl Scout Daisies are here to stay! 64
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Check Your Understanding Answer Keys Note: The review questions in this workbook may contain more than one correct answer.
Chapter 2 Review Situation 1 Your Solution to Emma’s Drawing In addition to talking to Emma and her parents, if she continues to draw inappropriate things or if she begins making inappropriate comments, you might seek input from volunteers in your service unit or from the staff at the Girl Scout Gathering Place There are many steps you can take – just keep the best interests of the girl in mind. Situation 2 What can be done to prevent the possibility of continued behavior? Use the Talking Daisy or an object with all the girls. When the girls have the object, allow them to talk. Those without the object must listen to what is being said. What are some things that need to be considered when managing the behavior of the girl? Some things to consider include her family background, her history in Girl Scouting, and being in a group environment; also consider how the other girls are reacting. Do you have troop guidelines for behavior that have been established by all the girls? With Megan being new, does she know the troop guidelines? To help Megan, assign her a buddy that can help her learn about how the troop works. What do you need to consider when managing the behavior of the entire troop? Some things to consider include how organized you are, how much the girls understand how the meeting runs, if they know the troop behavioral guidelines, or whether they coming from school and need a snack. Consider adding activities that allow the girls to burn some energy. Also, consider the length of time you have for activities that are quiet. Attention span is limited with kindergartners and first graders.
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Chapter 3 Review
Give an example of an activity you could do with the girls. How would you use the concept of progression to prepare them? Going on an overnight to the zoo. You could start by asking the girls if they’ve ever spent a night away from home before. If many have not, you could organize a troop sleepover. Have the girls help come up with a packing list. Ask them what they might need, what problems they think they might have. A sleepover at a familiar place may help them feel more comfortable than just going straight to the zoo. What is girl/adult planning? The adults guide the girls in achieving the plans made and implemented by the girls, ageappropriately. What might be three challenges you’ll have when trying to plan with the girls? 1. Girls have a hard time perceiving the future. A month can seem like a year. 2. Girls like to do what they know and might not want to try new things. 3. A girl might be upset that what she chose wasn’t picked by everyone else. What are steps you can take to prevent or respond to those challenges? 1. Keep planning to the near future. Create a calendar to help girls count down to an exciting event. 2. Use progression to ease girls into new experiences. 3. Remind her that even though what she wanted wasn’t chosen this time, her activity might be picked the next time.
Chapter 5 Review 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
The Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting The Adult How to Guide To welcome new girls into Girl Scouting Goal setting, decision making, money earning, people skills, business ethics Instead of just planting flowers at a senior home, have girls visit a nursery to learn about how plants are grown and what benefit they’ll provide to the home.
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