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Reply to: #938513 by Munkeybee
Nov 30, 2016 3:07am
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I would love to hear back of how everything went. Good luck!
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Reply to: #938574 by MamaZuke
Dec 2, 2016 8:30am
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Thanks!

Current plan:

I put pictures on a power point (visuals!) to go over key terms, and plan to bring some of my own stuff to show n tell. Then they will make a stamp- I have foam stickers and small wood blocks. They'll make up a trail name, too and can write it in their log book.

Then, break into pairs and each pair given a clue for practice boxes, hidden around the room. Then I can observe that they stamp correctly before I send them out for real.

Then, given real clues (Slightly altered from AQ clues). There'll be 2 teams and I've reversed one set of clues so they are not all on top of each other. One goes clockwise on the trail, the other goes counter clockwise.

They'll have an hour and set to meet back in the classroom. Now that they've seen multiple clues and boxes, they will have a chance to rehide the practice boxes (temporarily) and write their own clues for another pair of girls to find.

Basically, doing that last step means they've earned a whole badge without having a letterbox haphazardly hidden and listed on AQ only to disappear in a week. :)

Hopefully it works out and hopefully they can do it all in the 2 hours allotted!
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Reply to: #938525 by Sunia
Dec 2, 2016 9:23pm
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Holy cow. My daughter was carving on her own at age 6!!! Never had one problem.
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Reply to: #938532 by Sunia
Dec 2, 2016 9:24pm
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Ohhh... Linoleum..... Much different story!!! Now that, I can see cuts, because it is so tough.
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Reply to: #938525 by Sunia
Dec 2, 2016 9:30pm
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Slightly off topic, but anyone who passes out at the sight of blood, might not be an ideal scout candidate? Don't they use pocket knives, tools of all sorts, etc by age 10 or so? I kind of assumed skinned knees and cuts are the norm for a camping trip.

I took my son to one Boy Scout meeting and he was complaining about ants and spiders, crying and carrying on. We never went back. He is soooooooo not Scout material. Lol.
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Reply to: #938651 by FloridaFour
Dec 3, 2016 6:51am
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Well, this was in my elementary classroom, not a scouting situation.
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Reply to: #938649 by FloridaFour
Dec 3, 2016 6:53am
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This was before I knew about pink. It was real linoleum.
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Reply to: #938651 by FloridaFour
Dec 3, 2016 10:01am
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It depends on the troop. There are some more focused on STEM activities.
I get frustraetd in GS when people assume they don't want to get dirty or do "boy" things at this age. It's becoming true...but I think it's because of what they hear from not-me; not because they ultimately feel girly.
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Reply to: #938660 by Uncorny Acorns
Dec 4, 2016 7:11am
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We started out crafty with daisies, we did camping, hiking and messy stuff last year with brownies (including carving with real gouges on pink and letterboxing). This year, they picked cooking, jewelry making, pottery and more camping. Letterboxing was so popular with some that they always ask to do more. We will go hiking once a month or so with them when the weather is good.

I think you are right. The "girly" activities thing really depends on the girls and leaders involved. There was another troop that wanted to do more hiking/letterboxing but their leader couldn't physically do it. I offered to take her troop, but the leader didn't get back to me.