1201715-001 Daisy Earning Learning Sample Meetings.pdf

Girl Scouts of Western Ohio

Earning and Learning:

An Introduction to Girl

Scouting and the Girl

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What Is This?

The following pages contain suggestions for your first three Girl Scout Daisy troop meetings. The sample

meetings are based on activities from The Daisy Girls Guide to Girl Scouting, the three different

Leadership Girl Scout Daisy Journeys and the Girl Scout Cookie Program. This guide is intended to get

your girls acquainted with badge activities and the Cookie Program, as well as assist the troop in deciding

which Leadership Journey they may want to do during their first and/or second year as Girl Scout

Daisies.

What Are the Most Important Aspects of Leading?

Be sure to include girl/adult planning as a part of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. This partnership

gives the girls an opportunity to be with people who care about what they think, who listen to what they

say, and have a genuine regard for them and their ideas. Girl Scout Daisies will enjoy making decisions

about activities, choosing what community service projects to complete and deciding which field trips to

take. All activities should be based on the needs and interests of the girls in your troop and be age

appropriate.

Girl-Led: As it sounds, girl-led is having girls play an active part in figuring out the what, when, how, and

why of their activities. Encourage them to lead the planning, decision making, learning and fun as much

as possible. This ensures that girls are engaged in their learning and experience leadership opportunities.

Learning by Doing: Also known as experiential learning, learning by doing not only incorporates hands-

on experiences, but also includes opportunities for girls to reflect on and process what they have

learned. This means that girls participate in meaningful activities and reflect on them through

exploration and discussion. They then use this reflection to make choices for the future.

Cooperative Learning: Through cooperative learning, girls work together toward shared goals in an

atmosphere of respect that encourages the sharing of skills and knowledge. Working together in an all-

girl environment also helps girls feel empowered as well as emotionally and physically safe. It also allows

them to feel a sense of belonging.

Girl Scout Daisy Leadership Journeys Its Your WorldChange It! Its Your PlanetLove It! Its Your StoryTell It! Girl Scout Daisies will earn awards through their chosen Girl Scout Journey to put on their uniforms to show the skills they have learned.

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Additional Program Resources The Daisy Girls Guide to Girl Scouting

Available to borrow from your regional Girl Scout Center Resource Library or for

purchase at your regional Girl Scout Shop or online at:

http://store.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org/daisygirlguidetogirlscouting.aspx Inside youll find:

Steps to earn Girl Scout Daisy Petals with ten Girl Scout Daisy Flower Friends to teach girls about the Girl Scout Law. When girls read the Flower Friends stories and learn about the meaning of the part of the Girl Scout Law each Flower Friend represents, they earn their petals.

Steps to earn Girl Scout Daisy Leaves. Girls can earn two leaves each year they participate in Girl Scouts. Each leaf has a suggestion for how to connect the skills the girls learn to the Girl Scout Journeys, as well as how to use their new skill to give service to their community.

Steps to earn Cookie Business Leaves: Count It Up and Talk It Up and Financial Literacy Leaves: Making Choices and Money Counts. The steps girls take to earn these awards gives them skills that will help them with their cookie sales

Grade-Level Training and Girl Scout Fundamentals

Required training for Girl Scouts Daisy leaders. Find more information at:

http://www.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org/volunteer-resources/Volunteer-Training/Required-Training-

For/Leadership-Essentials/Pages/Girl-Scout-Daisies.aspx

Regional Girl Scout Center Resource Libraries and Shop addresses

Cincinnati4930 Cornell Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242

Dayton450 Shoup Mill Road, Dayton, OH 45415

Lima1870 W. Robb Avenue, Lima, OH 45805

Toledo2244 Collingwood Boulevard, Toledo, OH 43620

Annual Program Opportunities for Girls and Adults (book) Includes council-sponsored and community-sponsored enrichment and badge

opportunities for troops. Hard copies are available from your service unit or

electronically online at: http://www.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org/who-we-

are/Publications/Publications/POB12-13-PRG.pdf

Service Unit Program Consultants and Staff Program Services Specialists

You received information about your service unit in your Welcome Letter and from a

staff or service unit contact after you were approved. These volunteers and staff are

happy to support you by answering questions, meeting in-person and/or providing

workshops. To locate your service unit website information, check here:

http://www.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org/VOLUNTEER-RESOURCES/Pages/Service-Unit-

Communication.aspx

Roundtable

By attending your monthly service unit meetings, you can pick up the Roundtable materials and receive

enrichment. If you missed a meeting, electronic versions can be found on our website here:

http://www.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org/volunteer-resources/Roundtable-Leaders-Meeting/Pages/default.aspx

Volunteer Essentials

If youre question begins with Can I do this or How do I look for the answer in

Volunteer Essentials. Hard copies are available from your service unit or

electronically online at: http://www.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org/who-we-

are/Publications/Publications/VolunteerEssentials11-12.pdf

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Girl Scout Daisy Meeting #1

Goal:

Girls get to know each other and learn about the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.

Supplies:

Nametags (One per girl)

Crayons/Markers

Promise and Law Posters (Simply copy the Girl Scout Promise and Law onto a large piece

of paper)

Large paper/Newsprint (Three pieces)

Beach ball

Glue

Scissors

Hole punch

Binder

Drawing paper (Two sheets per girl)

Animal Pictures from an Internet search or magazine cut outs

Flower Power Sheet

Journey Adult Guides (if you have borrowed or purchased)

A. Pre Planning (30 Minutes)

Supplies: Name tags (One per girl), large paper, markers

Write Promise and Law on large paper for today and future use.

Have each girl decorate and write their name on a name tag as they arrive.

Print animal pictures from the Internet or cut out from magazines

2. Business and Planning (35 Minutes)

A. Play an Ice Breaker-Beach Ball Blast (10 Minutes)

Supplies: Beach ball

You need to have a beach ball for this game. Ask the girls to stand in a circle. The facilitator will be the first to model and throw the ball to the next girl. When you are holding the ball you will answer one of the following questions (see list below). It is highly recommended that only two to three choices be offered per meeting. However, if played at several meetings over the course of the next weeks each girl will have a chance to share about herself and learn about others in her troop.

A list of 10 sample questions is below and is adaptable for your group.

Share your whole nameFirst, middle and last

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

What is your favorite food and why?

If you have brothers and sisters, how many and what are their names?

What is your favorite cartoon character?

If you were an animal, what would you be and why?

Do you have a pet? If not, what sort of pet would you like?

Name a gift you will never forget.

Name one thing you really like about yourself.

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Girl Scout Law

I will do my best to be

Honest and fair,

Friendly and helpful,

Considerate and caring,

Courageous and strong,

And 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.

What's your favorite thing to do in the summer?

B. Introduce the Girl Scout Program (10 Minutes) Supplies: Girl Scout Promise and Law Poster

Ask something like:::: Who knows something about Girl Scouts? (Answers may be something like: cookies, girls only, girls do lots of fun things, etc.)

Explain the program structure by saying something like: Girl Scouts is all about making new friends and learning new things. YOU, the girls, get to choose what you want to do, plan it and do it.

Summarize the meetings by saying something like: The next several weeks we will be doing fun activities so you can learn what a leader does. We will be trying different activities from fun books called Girl Scout Journeys and then choosing a Journey for us to take together.

Teach the girls the Girl Scout sign, which is made by holding the pinky down with the thumb on the right hand, straighten the other three fingers that stand for the three parts of the Girl Scout promise (to serve God and my country, to help people at all times and to live by the Girl Scout law.) The Girl Scout sign is made when saying the Girl Scout Promise.

Have girls join in saying the Girl Scout Promise. (Say one line at a time and let the girls repeat after you.)

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

C. Troop Agreements/Kaper Charts (15 Minutes) Supplies: Large paper and markers

Say something like: This is a new group that we are starting and anytime you start a new group or a new class at school there are usually some rules or agreements set at the beginning. How many of you have rules that you have to follow at school or at home? Did you get to make those rules? Why is it important to make rules and follow them? (Answers may be something like: so no one gets hurt and so everyone knows whats going on.)

Say something like: In Girl Scouts, we are going to make our own troop agreements so we stay safe, treat others with respect and have fun! We are going to list some agreements together for our meetings. (Use a large piece of paper and markers to write out the agreements that the girls develop. The girls get to list the agreements and then the consequences if they break the agreements.)

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The agreements and consequences should be agreed upon by the girls. You will have to help them generalize the agreements. It is preferable if agreements can be stated in a positive way such as what to do rather than what not to do. (For example: Keep hands, feet and all objects to yourself, rather than listing all of the donts.) You may choose to use the Girl Scout Law to offer suggestions to the girls.

Let them know that if they make the agreements they should abide by them.

Teach them about the Girl Scout Daisy circle to be used when decisions need to be made, such as these agreements.

Teach a quiet sign. Say something like: When we are doing activities and everyone is excited it may be hard for me to get everyones attention. There are some fun sayings that Girl Scouts use to get attention:

Examples: If you can hear my voice clap once, Hey, hey, Girl Scouts! or raising hand to get everyone quiet. Show the girls an example of each.

Let the girls pick the one that they like the best or that works the best and write it on the large paper with the agreements.

Brainstorm with the girls what jobs might need to go on a kaper chart that can be added when your girls feel it is needed.

3. Major Activities (35 Minutes) A. Learning the Promise through the Daisy Garden (15 Minutes) Supplies: Its Your WorldChange It! Welcome to the Daisy Flower Garden Adult Guide

(recommended), drawing paper, markers/crayons and scissors

Say something like: There are three Girl Scout Daisy Journeys to choose from. The first one is called Its Your WorldChange It! Welcome to the Daisy Flower Garden. Through this Journey you can meet colorful characters from all around the world as we learn what it really means to live by the Girl Scout Promise and Law. We can try our hand at gardening, learn about the history of Girl Scouting, and different languages and traditions from countries all over the world.

Introduce Daisy Flower Friends to the girls from the Journey and which part of the Girl Scout Law each one represents. See the attached Flower Power to show the girls each flower. These can also be found in the Its Your World-Change It-Welcome to the Flower Garden adult guide.

Internalize the Girl Scout Promise and Law with questions below:

o Ask something like: What is a law? Why do you think that we, as Girl Scout

members have a law that we follow?

o Show the Flower Power sheet and the Law, Ask something like: What is your

favorite part of the Law? What would I be doing if I were being honest and fair,

friendly and helpful, considerate and caring? Go through the Law having the girls

give examples.

To help learn the true meaning of the Girl Scout Promise, have the girls draw the flower of their choice from the Flower Power sheet, cut out the drawing and glue them next to the line on the Law Poster that talks about their favorite part of the Law. Say something like: If we choose this Journey, you will have a chance to find out more about the Daisy Flower Garden and their travels, or plant a garden on a Journey you choose to take.

Note: These

agreements

should be

simple and

easy for 57

year-old-girls

to understand.

Stick to four or

five basic

agreements

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Ask debriefing questions like:

o Did you enjoy this activity? o What did you learn? o What could we have done differently to learn about the Daisy Garden and the

Law? o Why do you think we all chose different parts of the Law?

B. Fantastical Animal Flip Book (20 Minutes)

Supplies: Pages 54-55 of the Journey leaders guide Its Your StoryTell It! 5 Flowers, 4

Stories, 3 Cheers For Animals! (recommended), drawing paper, markers, animal

pictures, hole punch, binder, scissors, glue, cardboard/construction paper

Say something like: The second Journey that you can choose is called 5 Flowers, 4

Stories, and 3 Cheers For Animals! In this exciting Journey, youll have a chance to

get to know your flower friends even more through exciting stories. Youll learn to

take care of yourself and the world around you by learning to care for animals and

inspiring others to do the same by doing a community service project. (Check for

their understanding of what a community service project is.)

Say something like: This art activity is from this exciting Journey! Remember

animals, just like all people, are special and unique in their own way. Do you know

what unique means? If they arent sure (or their answers arent quite on target), let

them know that unique means interesting, special, cool and different all rolled into

one.

Say something like: Animals are unique, and so are all Girl Scout Daisies!

Let the girls know that they are going to team up to make a flip book of unique

animalsanimals they make up. Theyre going to see firsthand how cool it is to be

unique.

Depending on how youve decided to structure this activity, ask each girl to do one of

the following:

o Choose an animal picture from the selection you provide and paste it on a sheet

of cardboard or construction paper which will then be cut into three parts.

o Draw an animal of their choice on the paper you provide.

If the girls are drawing their animals, make sure they all create their drawings in the

same either horizontally or vertically and roughly the same size. You might have the

girls draw the head on the right side of the paper, the front legs in the middle, and the

hind legs and tail on the left. Be sure to encourage older girls to help the younger

ones.

Use a hole punch to punch one hole in each of the three body parts. Place the three

parts in the animal binder.

Now the girls are ready to flip the pages back and forth to create new and unique

animals.


o Which flip book animal is your favorite? What name would you give it?

o What could an animal with a rabbits head, a giraffes body and a ducks feet be

good at?

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o Animals are different than each other. Why is it good for people to different from

one another?

o Have the girls share one thing about themselves that makes them feel unique.

C. Have A Great Voyage (5 Minutes)

Supplies: Its Your PlanetLove It! Between Earth and Sky (recommended)

Say something like: In the last Journey, Its Your PlanetLove It! Between

Earth and Sky, we can take an imaginary road trip across the country

where we learn about nature. Well also explore nature and the natural

world in our local communities and even learn about where our food

comes from.

We are getting ready to leave our meeting today and I hope that you have a great

trip through out your week. In French, a language known by Mari, the marigold, Have

a good trip is Bon voyage! In Chinese, a language known by Gloria, the morning

glory, Have a good trip is Yi lu shun feng! Going around in the circle, ask each girl

to say Yi lu shun feng and Bon voyage! to the girl to her left. Once the girls have

completed the circle, have them all say the words together. Say something like: So,

as we leave each other today lets tell each other to have a good trip.

4. Clean Up and Closing (20 Minutes)

Return and put away all materials, put trash in trash can and put tables/chairs back.

Say something like: Girl Scouts always clean up any messes and make sure that we leave things better than we found it.

Gather in a circle, review what they did and learned today.

Ask debriefing questions like: : o What did you like most about our time together? o What are some ways we can live the Girl Scout Law? o What can you do between now and our next meeting to be honest and

fair?

If you know a Girl Scout song you could sing one with the girls. Use YouTube to find

examples such as Tarzan, Princess Pat and The Moose Song.

Say something like: I now invite all of you to join hands for the special Girl Scout tradition known as the friendship squeeze. Lets cross our right arm over our left arm and hold hands with the girl on either side (if this is particularly hard for the group, simply have them hold hands with the person next to them). Once everyone is quiet, one girl begins the friendship squeeze by gently squeezing the hand of the girl to the left and one by one you will pass on the squeeze until it travels all the way around the circle. I hope you enjoyed our first Girl Scout meeting together. I am excited for our next meeting and hope you are too!

Bonus Activity

Supplies: Drawing paper, crayons/markers

Tell the girls that the Girl Scout slogan is Do a good turn daily. Have the girls draw pictures

of how they can do a good turn in their home community, school community and

neighborhood community. They could also draw a picture of how someone could do

something nice for them too.

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Lupe, the lupine is blue and honest and fair. She loves to

summer in Maine.

Zinni, the zinnia, is spring green. Shes considerate and

caring. Shes from Mexico.

Sunny, the sunflower, is from Great Britain and is

friendly and helpful.

Clover is green and sports white flowers. She uses resources

wisely. She is from all over the world.

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Gloria, the morning glory, is purple. She represents the Girl

Scout Law line, respect myself and others. She is from

California, and she has family in South America

and Asia.

Rosie, the rose, likes to make the world a better place.

She is a native of America and has family in all 50 states.

Tula, the tulip, is red and courageous and strong. Shes

from Holland.

Mari, the marigold, is orange and responsible for what I say

and do. Shes a cousin from Africa and has family in

France, Central America and Mexico.

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Gerri, the geranium, is magenta and respects authority. She

grew up in the mountains of Virginia and has family all around

the world, especially in Greece.

Daisy represents all parts of the Girl Scout Law. The Daisy

Flower Garden is named for herand for all Girl Scout

Daisies, including Girl Scouts founder Juliette Daisy

Gordon Low.

Vi, the violet is a sister to every Girl Scout. Shes from

Australia.

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Goal:

Explore the Girl Scout Daisy Leadership Journeys and differentiate between wants and

needs.

Supplies:

Nametags

Magazines

What Daisies Do (attached)

Newsprint or large paper

Drawing paper

Glue

Scissors

Crayons/markers

Beach ball

Flower Power sheet (from last meeting)

Girl and/or Adult Guides of the Journeys

1. Pre Planning

Supplies: Name Tags, What Daisies Do

Have the girls put on their name tags.

Preview What Daisies Do.

B. Opening Business (15 Minutes)

Supplies: Flower Power Poster (from last meeting)

Bring the girls to their Daisy Circle.

Practice the quiet sign and reminder of the agreements.

o Ask something like: Does anyone remember what the quiet sign is that we use?

o Ask something like: Who remembers what our team agreements are?

Ask something like: Who remembers the Girl Scout sign?

Have the girls join in saying the Girl Scout Promise while making the Girl Scout sign.

o Remind them that when they can do the Girl Scout sign and recite the Girl Scout

Promise they will earn their Promise Center.

Say something like: Today we are going to decide on a Journey to take, discuss

decision making, and start getting ready for the Girl Scout Cookie sale to help earn

money for all of our Girl Scout adventures and activities.

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3. Major Activities (65 Minutes)

A. Getting Acquainted (15 Minutes)

Supplies: Flower Power sheet, Beach Ball

Say something like: We have gotten to know the flowers in the flower garden. We

know where they are from and a little bit about them. Restate each flower, where

they live and their part of the law. Now, we want to learn about you, where you live

and something special about you.

The leader should go first as an example saying where you live and something special

about yourself.

After the girl answers, offer a positive statement, such as: Thank you, Jenny. How

nice that you .

The Beach ball activity from the first session is an optional activity the girls could also

choose. Allow voting to take place. If there is time at the end perhaps the alternate

activity could be completed.

B. Role-Play: Choices, Choices from 5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals! (15

Minutes)

Supplies: None

Have the girls pair up for some role-play about making decisions. Then read them

the following scenario (or another that you create).

Abby and Ellie are playing catch in Ellies backyard when they hear a sad little

chirp, chirp sound coming from the woods. They follow the sound and discover

a baby bird on the ground. They look up and see the chick has fallen from a nest

in one of the trees.

Poor little baby bird, cries Abby. Lets get it back in its next with its mommy,

she suggests.

Maybe we should go in and tell my mom, says Ellie. Im not sure if we should

touch it, even though it looks like it wants to get back to its nest right away.

But the branch is so close, and the baby is so sad, says Abby.

Say something like: Take on the roles of Ellie and Abby and decide together what

you will do: Lift the bird back into its nest or tell Ellies mom.

After each pair of girls decides what they will do, have them present their solutions

to the full group of girls.

Say something like: There are many things that we Girl Scout Daisies have to

decide to do. For example, we need to decide which Journey we want to take, how

are we going to use our cookie money, what trips we should go on and what games

we should play.

Ask something like: How did it make you feel to make the decision you made?

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C. Choosing a Journey (15 Minutes)

Supplies: What Daisies Do and copies of the girl and/or adult guides of the Journeys (if

available)

Facilitators note: It is recommended that you check the three Journey options out

from the Girl Scout Center resource library or check with your service unit to see if

they own copies you could use to help the girls choose. If not, you can find

summaries on our councils website or use the brief descriptions below.

Say something like: During our last meeting we tried different activities from each

of the three Girl Scout Journeys. Today we are going to vote on which Journey wed

like to start with, but first lets review. Who can name one of the activities that we did

last week? Let the girls recall the activities from the last meeting and then review the

theme of each Journey with the girls.

Its Your WorldChange It! Welcome to the Daisy Flower Garden:

Through this journey you can meet colorful characters from all around the

world as we learn what it really means to live by the Girl Scout Promise and

Law. We can try our hand at gardening, learn about the history of Girl Scouting

and learn about different languages and traditions from countries all over the

world.

Its Your PlanetLove It! Between Earth and Sky: We can take an

imaginary trip across the country to learn about the natural world around us.

Well also explore nature and the natural world in our local communities

including where our food comes from!

Its Your StoryChange It! 5 Flowers, 4 Stories, and 3 Cheers for Animals!:

In this exciting Journey, youll have a chance to get to know your flower friends

even more through exciting stories. Youll learn to take care of yourself and the

world around you by learning to care for animals and inspiring others to do the

same by doing a community service project.

Now ask something like: Do you all know which Journey youd like to vote for? Have

everyone close their eyes or put their heads down. When you call out each journey

again with a brief description, have the girls raise their hand and tally their votes. They

can only vote once!

Remind them that if their choice isnt picked this time, perhaps it will be the next

Journey that is chosen. You may have time to do all three throughout your time as

Girls Scout Daisies and earn the Summit Award.

D. Wants and Needs (20 Minutes)

Supplies: Making Choices Badge requirements (found in The Daisy Girls Guide to Girl

Scouting), newsprint, drawing paper, scissors, glue, crayons/markers and magazines.

Say something like: : : : Now that we know what Girl Scout Journey well take together,

we are going to spend some time building our financial literacy skills so we can sell

cookies to earn money to support all of our fun activities! Today we will find out the

difference between wants and needs, and make a poster so that we can show

examples of wants and needs. Adults work and earn money. Families use the money

to buy the things they want and need. Just like we did the decision-making activity,

people have to decide how they are going to spend their money. All people need

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certain things like food, clothes and a place to live. Discuss the difference between

wants and needs.

o Ask something like: : : : Can you think of other things people need? Why do we need

them? (Example: We need food because it nourishes your body so that you can

live.)

o Say something like: : : : After you have everything you need, you can think about

things you dont need, but still want. Can you think of things people may want, but

not need?

Pair the girls up, and have them name items that they need. (3 Minutes)

Come back to the whole group to share a few of those ideas.

o Say something like: : : : A need is something you have to have. A want is something

you would like to have.

In the same pairs, have the girls name items they want. (3 Minutes)

o Say something like: : : : Wants are things that we can live without, but we would

sure like to have them.

Give out the drawing paper, scissors, glue, crayons or markers and magazines.

o Have the girls divide their paper into twoone side labeled Wants and one side

labeled Needs.

o Have them cut the pictures out and glue the items they find in the magazines and

paste them in the correct column.

o If some groups finish early they can draw additional items in their columns while

they are waiting for others to finish.

Have each girl share an item from each category and discuss why they placed it there.


o What did you learn during this activity? Do you think there are people that can

never afford wants? Are there ways we could help others who cant afford wants?

Brainstorm a few ideas.

o Say something like: If we could earn enough money from our cookie sale thats

coming up, we could possibly do some good deeds for those who cant afford

wants. We can talk more about that later, but be thinking of ways to help others.






o What did you like most about our time together? o What are some ways we can live the Girl Scout Law? o What can you do between now and our next meeting to be friendly and

helpful?

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Teach the song, I have Something in My Pocket

I have something in my pocket

It belongs across my face

I keep it very close at hand in the most convenient place

I bet youll never guess it if you guess a long, long while

So, Ill take it out and put it on

Its a great big Girl Scout smile.

Say something like: I now invite all of you to join hands for the special Girl Scout tradition known as the friendship squeeze. Lets cross our right arm over our left arm and hold hands with the girl on either side (if this is particularly hard for the group, simply have them hold hands with the person next to them). Once everyone is quiet, one girl begins the friendship squeeze by gently squeezing the hand of the girl to the left and one by one you will pass on the squeeze until it travels all the way around the circle. I hope you enjoyed our second Girl Scout meeting together. I am excited for our next meeting and hope you are too!

Bonus Activity: Planning to Help Others Supplies: Crayons/markers, Making Choices Daisy Badge requirements (found in The Daisy Girls Guide to Girl Scouting)

Say something like: Weve talked about things that people may want and need. If someone is sad or sick or lonely, maybe they would like a toy or a book. Have them consider what they might give to someone in need. Have them draw pictures of them helping or providing something to someone in need. Save these to possibly use in a future meeting when planning a service project with cookie money.

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Goal:

Girls will be introduced to the Cookie Program and begin to develop financial literacy

skills.

Supplies:

Nametags

Setting Goals Chart (see attached)

Newsprint or large paper

Drawing paper

Crayons/markers

Pencils

Copies of play money (see attached)

The Daisy Girls Guide to Girl Scouting (if available)

1. Pre Planning (30 Minutes)

Read through the Financial Empowerment Cookie Business Information

Prepare the paper money that is needed for the cookie cost activity.

Draw a goal meter on a large piece of paper for tracking their goals

2. Opening Business (10 Minutes)

Bring the girls to their daisy circle.

Practice the quiet sign and reminder of the agreements.

o Ask something like: Does anyone remember what the quiet sign is that we use?

o Ask something like: Who remembers what our team agreements are?

Ask something like: Who remembers the Girl Scout sign?

Have the girls join in saying the Girl Scout Promise while making the Girl Scout sign.

o Remind them that when they can do the Girl Scout sign and recite the Girl Scout

Promise they will earn their Promise Center.

Internalize the Girl Scout Promise and Law with questions below:

o Ask something like: Would anyone like to share something they did this week at

home or at school as an example of the Girl Scout Law? Example: I was friendly

and caring by sharing my toys with my friends.

o Showing the Flower Power sheet they made with the flowers and the law, Ask

something like:::: What would I be doing if I were being courageous and strong,

responsible for what I say and do, respecting myself and others? Go through the

Law having the girls give examples. (Continue each meeting with the other parts

of the Law until youve completed having them give examples of each part).

Say something like: Today we are going to set goals, make some decisions, share

information about the Cookie Program and talk about helping others.

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3. Major Activities (60 Minutes)

A. Making Choices with Financial Literacy and Cookie Business Leaves (15 Minutes)

Supplies: Making Choices Daisy Badge requirements (found in The Daisy Girls Guide to

Girl Scouting), goal meter, newsprint and marker

Say something like: In this activity we will be learning to set goals. Well be making a

chart and sharing ideas on how to save money.

Ask something like: What do you do if you want to buy something, but you dont

have enough money? The answer should be something like: You figure out how

much the item costs and how long it will take to save the money. Say something

like: When you figure costs, decide how long it takes to save and plan a way to make

that happen its called setting a goal.

Ask something like: What are some of the wants you shared at the last meeting?

Each girl can share one idea. Jot these ideas down on newsprint so that the girls can

vote on the top five.

o After brainstorming, have the girls vote on their two favorite wants. Use tally

marks to record the votes.

o Take the top five choices and record them on the Setting Goals Chart.

o Say something like: I will estimate how much I think the item will cost and write

that in the What It Costs box of the chart.

o Say something like: We are going to pretend that you can save $5 a week.

Before we figure out exactly how long it will take lets make predictions. Jot the

predictions down next to the Weeks To Goal box of the chart.

Say something like: We have to find out how many weeks it will take us to save for

what we want. Since we are saving $5 each week we will count by fives. Use your

fingers, as a visual, to keep track of how many fives it will take to reach the cost goal.

o Write that number into the Weeks To Goal box.

o Ask something like: Were your predictions correct? Were you surprised at

how long or how little time it would take to save for your item?

Ask something like: Have you ever had to save for an item? Do you think it would be

hard? What are some things you could do around the house or in your community to

earn money to save for your pretend goal?

B. Introduce the Cookie Program (10 Minutes)

Supplies: None

Say something like: We are going to be given the opportunity

to set real goals, make decisions with money we earn, learn

about managing money, work with people, and be honest and

responsible with money. By selling Girl Scout cookies, we will make decisions on our

troop goals, decide when and where to sell cookies, learn how to make budgets, talk

to customers and make customers happy. In the process of doing these fun things,

we can earn leaves to add to our Promise Center and petals. With cookie sales we will

earn four of our leaves to add to our petals that we can put on our uniform.

They will have earned the Making Choices Leaf after todays session. Say something

like: By doing the activity last session with wants and needs, making our Setting

Goals Chart and lastly, by doing the Plan to help others, we will have taken all of the

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steps to earn our first leaf: the Making Choices Leaf. Ask something like: Who

wants to continue on to earn the other petals for our uniforms?

C. Planning to Help Others (15 Minutes)

Supplies: Making Choices Daisy Badge requirements (recommended), drawing paper

and crayons/markers

Say something like: In our last meeting, we talked about the difference between

wants and needs. In this activity we will learn more about the word charity and we will

investigate ways we can help others. Sometimes

people dont have the basic things they need, like

food and clothes. Some people have more than

they need. There are many ways to help other

people. One way is to give money to charities that

help others.

Ask something like: What do you think a charity

is? Pair up and share your idea with your neighbor.

Call on one or two girls to share. Charities are

groups that help people in need.

o Ask something like: What is the second

line of the Promise?

o You should hear To help people at all

times. We are Girl Scouts so we need to try

to help people at all times.

Ask something like: How could you and your Girl

Scout Daisy friends help? Weve talked about

things you want. Now think about things that others would want. If someone is sad

or sick or lonely, maybe theyd like a toy or a book. Have them consider what other

things could be gathered.

Say something like: Lets draw pictures of some things we could do or gather for

those most in need.

o Provide sheets of paper and crayons so that the girls can draw the pictures.

o Keep these pictures to remind them later of their ideas.

Ask something like: Who would like to share some of their ideas with the group?

How do you feel when you think that there are people in our neighborhoods that dont

have the things they need or want? Do you think that you can help others? How does

that make you feel?

D. Find Out What Cookies Cost (10 Minutes)

Supplies: Count It Up Daisy Badge requirements (recommended) and copies of play

money

Say something like: In order to support our community service project,

trips and activities, we are going to participate in the Girl Scout Cookie

Program. To get started we need to be able to answer our customers

questions. We will practice putting together the money with different

coins and bills. Gather the girls onto the floor so they can all see.

How Daisies Can Help

Collect Items from your home that you are not using such as books, household goods, cleaning supplies. Make pictures or cards for those in need. Share their knowledge with others. Clean up a local area. Collect toys.

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Say something like: When you take part in the Girl Scout Cookie Program, you are

helping with the largest business run by girls in the whole world. We are going to

practice putting together the money it would take to buy one or two boxes of cookies.

Each box of cookies cost $3.50.

Place two pictures of cookie boxes in the center of the circle. Have one girl place $1 in

front of one of the cookie boxes, have the next girl place another paper dollar in front

of the same cookie box and so forth, until three $1 bills and two quarters are in front of

each cookie box. Pictures of boxes can be found at www.littlebrownie.com . Make

copies of the attached play money and let the girls experiment with different ways to

make $3.50.

E. Charting Our Goal (10 Minutes)

Supplies: Goal Meter, marker and Count It Up Daisy Badge requirements

At this time, keep the girls in a circle so that they can be close to the

Goal Meter and can watch you record their goal.

o Say something like: The total number of boxes that you and your

Girl Scouts Daisy friends want to sell is called your goal. You will

have to let your parents know what your goals are and why you chose that

number. After our meeting today you can share what we decided with your

parents and it can be changed if you need to.

o Say something like: An average girl of your grade level sells 125 boxes of cookies

and receives all of these prizes (show the incentive brochure or contact the

council office to receive actual examples to show the girls). Ask something like:

How many of you think you can sell 125 boxes?

o Add the total number of boxes so the girls can observe how you came up with the

number.

o Record this number on the Cookie Goal Meter.

o Say something like: At each meeting, please bring in the number of boxes you

have sold. We will write down how many we have sold all together and record it

on our meter, then watch our thermometer rise!






o What did you like most about our time together? o What are some ways we can live the Girl Scout Law? o What can you do between now and our next meeting to be courageous

and strong? (End each meeting having them think of a way they can

exhibit a part of the Law.)

Say something like: I now invite all of you to join hands for the special Girl Scout tradition known as the friendship squeeze. Lets cross our right arm over our left arm and hold hands with the girl on either side.

Sing the Friendship Song and pass the squeeze.

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Bonus Activity: Supplies: Large paper, marker and cookies

Brainstorm words to describe cookies (examples: crunchy, soft, sweet or gooey.). Make a taste chart on chart paper using words they came up with. Write the names of the cookies in one column and write the describing words in a row across the top. Have the girls taste each of the cookies and complete the chart by putting a slash mark in the column that describes the cookie. For instance, Samoas could have the columns marked for crunchy and chocolaty. This will help the girls describe the cookies to their customers. You can also use this information to help them answer questions that customers may ask.

Note: With this meeting and the bonus activities the girls will have earned the Count It Up leaf.

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What I Want What it Costs

Weeks to Goal

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Setting Goals Chart

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Play Money

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Next Steps: For a Successful Girl Scout Experience This is just the beginning of a long and prosperous journey with these girls. Continue to ask for guidance and support from your service unit and Girl Scout Center staff members that are looking forward to hearing from you. To continue to guide the girls through their Journeys, Financial Literacy badges and Cookie Business badges, see The Daisy Girls Guide to Girl Scouting. In this guide you will also find the information you need to lead the girls through earning their petals. You are already underway to having them earn their first petals. You may find it helpful to establish a record system for yourself to record recognitions and badges the girls earn. Cookie sales usually include the girls making thank you notes to give to their customers when delivering their cookies. Asking the girls to give back to their community with some of their funds from the Cookie Program is a great way to increase their understanding of community service and service learning. If you have further questions about the Cookie Program please refer to your Cookie Book, contact the cookie consultant in your service unit or Girl Scout Center staff. Familiarizing yourself with all of the resources provided by Girl Scouts of Western Ohio will assist in providing you and the girls with the most successful experience available. Dont forget to use the GSUSA and Girl Scouts of Western Ohio websites for additional resources.

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Documents

1201715-001 Daisy Earning Learning Sample Meetings.pdf