In this packet are directions for your first eight Brownie meetings of the year. The meetings break down as follows:

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1 In this packet are directions for your first eight Brownie meetings of the year. The meetings break down as follows: 1. Introduction to Girl Scouting The Girl Scout Promise 2. Introduction to Girl Scouting The Girl Scout Law 3. Bugs Badge Part 1 - Posters and Crafts 4. Bugs Badge Part 2 Seeing Bugs in Action 5. Painting Badge Part 1 Moods and the Real World 6. Painting Badge Part 2 Murals & No Brushes 7. Brownie Girl Scout Way Badge Part 1 Songs and Sisterhood 8. Brownie Girl Scout Way Badge Part 2 Celebrating Juliette Low Each outline provides activities to complete the stated badge, supply lists and opening/closing activities. They also include additional ideas or field trips and sample s to send to your Girl Scout families. What You Need: The Brownie Girl s Guide to Girl Scouting one for each girl Getting Started: Read the badge related packets from The Brownies Girl s Guide to Girl Scouting and this packet before each meeting. Use the supply list to prepare for your meeting. Then use the template at the end of each session to communicate with families to tell them what the girls learned and upcoming events. Consider planning a field trip or two that relate to one of the badges. Each badge outline provides a few ideas.

2 Next Steps: Once you have completed these badges, consider continuing with one of these options. 1. Try one of the Brownie Journeys. (Check out the Getting Into Girl Scouts: World of Girls for your next 5 meetings.) 2. Earn additional badges from The Brownie Girl s Guide to Girl Scouting.

3 Objective: Introduce girls to Girl Scouting by teaching them the Girl Scout Promise and Girl Scout traditions. Outcome: Girls feel connected to their community and develop healthy relationships. Supplies: Trefoil Sheet one per girl Yarn Crayons/Markers Ball of String Scissors Hole Punch Activities: 1. Welcome/Make Name Tags (10 minutes) Use a trefoil with the Promise on the back and make a name tag for each girl. She could put her name on the front and something she likes to do. Supplies needed o Trefoil for each girl o Yarn o Crayons/markers o Scissors o Hole Punch 2. Girl Scouts is. (5-10 minutes) Ask the girls what they think Girl Scouts is. o Girl Scouts is an organization for girls like you all over the world. We will be going on a Journey and earning badges. We explore nature, science, financial literacy and more. We will be learning leadership and taking action to make a difference in our community. What do they want to do as a Girl Scout? 3. Go over any rules/expectations and the Girl Scout quiet sign. (5-10 minutes) Consider having girls help brainstorm a list of how they expect each other to act at Girl Scout meetings and events. Girl Scout Quiet Sign Girl scouts use the quiet sign when everyone is talking and it s time to be quiet. Someone raises her hand and stops talking. As others see her hand in the air, they raise their right hands and stop talking too.

4 4. Get to know you game (15-20 minutes) Any get to know you game will work but below is one option. o Web of Friends Toss a ball of yarn around a circle as each girl says her name and one thing about herself. 1. Supplies You will need a ball of string. 5. Girl Scout Promise (10-15 minutes) Ask the following questions: o What is a promise? o Why is it important to keep our promises? o What if we forget? o What do the words I will try mean? Teach the Girl Scout symbol (right hand, three fingers). Teach the Girl Scout Promise. You should say a short phrase and then have them repeat you. Go through it a few times. If you have time, you might talk about what each part means. o 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. Promise Reminders have the girls trace the promise on the back of their nametags. Read it one more time once the girls have completed tracing. o You might consider collecting the nametags for the first few meetings and then passing them out again. Supplies o You will need markers/crayons. 6. Clean Up (5-10 minutes) Tell the girls that Girl Scouts always leave a place looking better than how they found it. Ask each girl to be responsible for her own place and her own supplies. 7. Closing Friendship Circle (5-10 minutes) This is a Girl Scout tradition and a great way to end every meeting. o Have the girls form a circle, then cross their arms so that their right arm is over their left arm. They then hold the hands of the girls on either side of them. o One girl or leader starts the circle by making a silent wish, then squeezing the hand of the girl on her left with her right hand. o Each girl squeezes the next girl s hand in turn, until the squeeze gets back to the first person. o The first person then says Goodbye Girl Scouts and the girls can either twist out of the circle or just drop hands. This might also be a great time for you to have the girls talk about what they learned at the meeting or make announcements for the next meeting/activity. More to Explore Field Trip Ideas: o Participate in a service unit or council sponsored event. Speaker Ideas:

5 o Invite a troop of older Girl Scouts to a meeting to share about their experiences. Family Follow-Up Use the below as a template to let families know what girls did at the meeting today. Don t forget to fill in the missing information or add additional information. Hello Girl Scout Families: We started our Girl Scout troop. We had fun: Getting to the girls in our troop. Learning the Girl Scout Promise Continue the fun at home: Looks through your Girl s Guide to Girl Scouting to see if there are activities you would like to do at home. Our next meeting will be We will be doing You can help us by Girls will need to bring Other important dates and upcoming activities Thank you for coming to Girl Scouts!

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7 Objective: Introduce girls to Girl Scouting by teaching them the Girl Scout Law and continuing practicing the Promise. Outcome: Girls feel connected to their community and develop healthy relationships. Supplies: Name tags from the previous week Additional name tag supplies if you have a new girl Activities: 1. Welcome (5-10 minutes) Pass out the name tags to the girls. If you have new ones, have them make a name tag. Ask the girls what they learned at the last meeting. As a group say the Girl Scout Promise. You might need to say a line and have them repeat it again. You could also have them read it from their name tags. 2. Get to Know You Game (15-20 minutes) Any game will work but this is one option. o Name Chase - The child who is "it" stands up and walks around the outside of the circle tapping each child on the head and saying their name, with prompting if necessary. At some point, when she taps a child on the head, she will say the name of the group instead (Girl Scouts). The chosen child must now jump up and chase the first child around the circle, trying to tag "it" before she can sit down in their place. If she succeeds, "it" has another go. If she fails, she takes over as "it". 3. Girl Scout Law (10-15 minutes) Say: When we say the Girl Scout Promise we say that we will live by the Girl Scout Law. Today we are going to learn the Girl Scout Law. Have them repeat a line after you. Take a moment to talk about what each line means to them. o 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,

8 Respect authority, Use resources wisely, Make the world a better place, And be a sister to every Girl Scout. 4. Read the Brownie Story (15-20 minutes) Read the Brownie Story in The Brownie Girl s Guide to Girl Scouting (pages of the Handbook section). Talk about ways they can be Brownies for the year.

9 Objective: When girls have earned this badge, they will know all about bugs. Outcome: Girls gain practical life skills and develop critical thinking skills. Supplies: A poster of the Girl Scout Promise and Law (optional) Snacks optional The Brownie Girl s Guide to Girl Scouting Bugs badge packet Books about different bugs (one for every 2-3 girls) Paper or cardstock Markers/crayons Variety of craft supplies for a bug craft of your choice Activities: 1. Opening (5 minutes) Welcome everyone to the meeting. Recite the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Use repeat-after-me or say it as a group if girls know it by heart. 2. Draw a Bug Poster (15 minutes) Complete Step 1 the Bug badge. Bring books from the library to show the girls about bugs. Have the girls share their posters when they are completed. 3. Explore Bug Homes (15-20 minutes) Complete Step 4 of the Bug badge. You might consider using media (books or websites) to learn about spider webs. If you learn about the different types of webs, the girls can use yarn and other materials to try to make their own version of a spider web. Resources: o (other videos on spiders/webs on that site) o Spiders by S. Simon; check your local library for other book options

10 4. Try a Bug Craft (15-20 minutes) Complete Step 2 of the Bug badge. Choose a bug craft or make more than one. You could even make a bug snack like spiders from Oreos or ants on a log. 5. Closing Complete a Girl Scout Friendship Circle. More to Explore Field Trip Ideas: o Visit a museum, zoo, botanical garden or nature center to see a variety of bugs. o Visit a farm to see how bugs help farmers. Speaker Ideas: o Have a bug expert come and talk to the girls. o Invite a farmer to talk about the role bugs play on their farm. Additional Ideas o Build an ant farm. o Raise butterflies. Family Follow-Up Use the below as a template to let families know what girls did at the meeting today. Don t forget to fill in the missing information or add additional information. Hello Girl Scout Families: We had a wonderful time today learning about bugs and are on our way to earning the Bugs badge. We had fun: Learning about different bugs and making posters of our favorite bugs. Making a bug craft. Learning about bug homes. Continue the fun at home: Observe bugs wherever possible and learn about their homes. Make a butterfly feeder by cutting holes in a container lid, putting string through the holes and hanging the plate from a tree. Leave fruit on the feeder and see what other bugs you may attract, not just butterflies. Watch a spider make a web. Our next meeting will be We will be doing You can help us by

11 Girls will need to bring Other important dates and upcoming activities Thank you for bringing your Brownie to Girl Scouts!

12 Objective: When girls have earned this badge, they will know all about bugs. Outcome: Girls gain practical life skills and develop critical thinking skills. Supplies: A poster of the Girl Scout Promise and Law (optional) Snacks optional The Brownie Girl s Guide to Girl Scouting Bugs badge packet Books about different bugs (one for every 2-3 girls) Paper or cardstock Markers/crayons Variety of craft supplies for a bug craft of your choice Activities: 1. Opening (5 minutes) Welcome everyone to the meeting. Recite the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Use repeat-after-me or say it as a group if girls know it by heart. 2. See Bugs in Action (15-20 minutes) Complete Step 3 of the Bug badge. Create a bug box. You can use the directions on page 5 of the Bug badge packet. If you cannot get enough boxes, substitute with jars or other containers. Don t forget to add small holes to allow in oxygen. 3. Take a Bug Field Trip (15-20 minutes) Complete Step 5 the Bug badge. Take a bug walk or hike around your meeting space. Give the girls nets and magnifying glasses and have them see what they can spy. You could also take their bug box to collect a few bugs. 4. Closing Complete a Girl Scout Friendship Circle.

13 More to Explore Field Trip Ideas: o Visit a museum, zoo, botanical garden or nature center to see a variety of bugs. o Visit a farm to see how bugs help farmers. Speaker Ideas: o Have a bug expert come and talk to the girls. o Invite a farmer to talk about the role bugs play on their farm. Additional Ideas o Build an ant farm. o Raise butterflies. Family Follow-Up Use the below as a template to let families know what girls did at the meeting today. Don t forget to fill in the missing information or add additional information. Hello Girl Scout Families: We had a wonderful time today learning about bugs and have completed the Bugs badge. We had fun: Taking a bug field trip. Seeing bugs in action. Continue the fun at home: Observe bugs wherever possible and learn about their homes. Make a butterfly feeder by cutting holes in a container lid, putting string through the holes and hanging the plate from a tree. Leave fruit on the feeder and see what other bugs you may attract, not just butterflies. Watch a spider make a web. Our next meeting will be We will be doing You can help us by Girls will need to bring Other important dates and upcoming activities Thank you for bringing your Brownie to Girl Scouts!

14 Objective: When girls have earned this badge, they have new ideas about what to paint and how to paint it. Outcome: Girls develop a strong sense of self. Supplies: A poster of the Girl Scout Promise and Law (optional) Snacks optional The Brownie Girl s Guide to Girl Scouting Painting badge packet Covers for the tables newspaper, plastic table cloths, etc. Books of different styles of painting (one for every 2-3 girls) Washable paint Paper bowls to hold the paint Paintbrushes Paper or cardstock (several pieces per girl) Paper towels Bowl of fruit or vase of flowers if needed for Activity 3 Smocks or old shirts for the girls (optional) A variety of music that conveys different moods (optional) Activities: 1. Opening (5 minutes) Welcome everyone to the meeting. Recite the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Use repeat-after-me or say it as a group if girls know it by heart. 2. Get Inspired (15 minutes) Complete Step 1. If possible, invite an art teacher or artist to your meeting to discuss their art. If it isn t possible to have a speaker, gather books about painting from the library. It would be good to have one book for every two girls. Have the girls look through the book and find a favorite. Have them share their favorites and why they like it. Discuss the different styles of art with the girls. Have the girls turn to page 3 of the Painting badge packet and complete the Painting Matchup!

15 3. Paint the Real World (15-20 minutes) Complete Step 2 of the Painting badge. You might consider taking a walk around your building before beginning to give the girls inspiration for the badge. If needed, you could bring a bowl of fruit or a vase to have them paint. 4. Paint a Mood (15-20 minutes) Complete Step 3 of the Painting badge. There are a couple of ways to complete this: Have each girl paint a different mood. Play different types of music that conveys different moods and have girls create paintings that reflect the mood of the music. 5. Closing Complete a Girl Scout Friendship Circle. More to Explore Field Trip Ideas: o Visit a local art museum or gallery. Speaker Ideas: o Invite an art teacher or artist to come to your troop meeting. Additional Ideas o Make Puffy Paint (see page 5 of the Painting badge packet). o Paint a Paper Doll on Old Letters (see page 7 of the Painting badge packet). Family Follow-Up Use the below as a template to let families know what girls did at the meeting today. Don t forget to fill in the missing information or add additional information. Hello Girl Scout Families: We had a wonderful time today learning different styles and ways to paint. We used our creative minds and on our way to earning the Painting badge. We had fun: Using our emotions to paint a feeling. Learning about different styles of art. Continue the fun at home: Share your favorite artwork and artists with your Brownie. Spend time together using your imaginations to create new paintings together. Our next meeting will be

16 We will be doing You can help us by Girls will need to bring Other important dates and upcoming activities Thank you for bringing your Brownie to Girl Scouts!

17 Objective: When girls have earned this badge, they have new ideas about what to paint and how to paint it. Outcome: Girls develop a strong sense of self. Supplies: A poster of the Girl Scout Promise and Law (optional) Snacks optional The Brownie Girl s Guide to Girl Scouting Painting badge packet Covers for the tables newspaper, plastic table cloths, etc. Washable paint Paper bowls to hold the paint Paintbrushes Paper or cardstock (several pieces per girl) Paper towels Mural or banner paper Examples of murals from a book or printed from websites Smocks or old shirts for the girls (optional) Activities: 1. Opening (5 minutes) Welcome everyone to the meeting. Recite the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Use repeat-after-me or say it as a group if girls know it by heart. 2. Paint Without Brushes (20-25 minutes) Complete Step 4. If you choose to paint with something from nature, take a walk around your meeting space and have the girls collect a few items each. If you want to paint with stamps, consider using a variety of fruits/vegetables to create the stamps. 3. Paint a Mural (15-20 minutes) Complete Step 5 of the Painting badge. Bring some examples of murals to your meeting. You could bring a book from the library or pictures printed from website. Girls could create a mural individually or you could create a troop mural.

18 If you choose to paint one from a story, consider choosing a children s book and reading it before they begin. You could have each girl paint something she likes about Girl Scouts. 4. Closing Complete a Girl Scout Friendship Circle. More to Explore Field Trip Ideas: o Visit a local art museum or gallery. Speaker Ideas: o Invite an art teacher or artist to come to your troop meeting. Additional Ideas o Make Puffy Paint (see page 5 of the Painting badge packet). o Paint a Paper Doll on Old Letters (see page 7 of the Painting badge packet). Family Follow-Up Use the below as a template to let families know what girls did at the meeting today. Don t forget to fill in the missing information or add additional information. Hello Girl Scout Families: We had a wonderful time today learning different styles and ways to paint. We completed the Painting badge. We had fun: Painting without brushes. Painting murals. Continue the fun at home: Try painting without paint brushes. You could use yarn, feathers, straws, nature and much more. Paint a mural as a family of a favorite vacation or memory. Our next meeting will be We will be doing You can help us by Girls will need to bring Other important dates and upcoming activities Thank you for bringing your Brownie to Girl Scouts!

19 Objective: When girls have earned this badge, they will know how to be sisters to every Girl Scout and know a few new Girl Scout traditions. Outcome: Girls develop healthy relationships and promote cooperation. Supplies: A poster of the Girl Scout Promise and Law (optional) Snacks optional The Brownie Girl s Guide to Girl Scouting Girl Scout Way badge packet Activities: Music or words of three Girl Scout songs Mural paper or piece of cloth for a flag Mural decorating materials like markers, paint, stencils, stamps, etc. 1. Opening (5 minutes) Welcome everyone to the meeting. Recite the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Use repeat-after-me or say it as a group if girls know it by heart. 2. Who is Juliette Gordon Low (10 minutes) Divide the girls into eight groups. Each group will represent one of the people, places or groups listed below. When they hear the name of their assigned person, place or group, they should stand up and make their sound and action. Little girls Juliette Low Georgia Horses Lord Baden-Powell London Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Giggle with hand over mouth Curtsy and say, Be my friend. Wave and say, Hi, y all! Stamp feet and say, Neighhhhhh! Bow formally and say, How d ya do? Sing London Bridge is Falling Down. Make Boy Scout sign (same as the Girl Scout sign) and say Be Prepared. Make the Girl Scout sign and say, On My Honor.

20 Read the story below to the girls. Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Juliette Low who lived in Georgia and loved to ride horses. After she grew up, she went to London where she met Lord Baden- Powell, who founded the Boy Scouts. She was fascinated by the work he was doing. She studied with him for a while and decided to found a troop of Girl Scouts for the little girls who liked to ride horses in Georgia. So, Juliette Low said goodbye to the Boy Scouts in London and came home with the ideas that Lord Baden-Powell gave her. She formed a group of little girls who liked to ride horses and be together into a troop of Girl Scouts. The little girls loved it so much that the idea spread and now there are Girl Scout troops all over the world. Aren't we glad that a little girl named Juliette Low, from Georgia, who liked horses, went to London and met Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts, and came to start the wonderful world of Girl Scouts? Ask the following questions: o Who started Girl Scouts? o Why did she start Girl Scouts? o Do you know anything else about Juliette Low? 3. Girl Scout Sing-A-Long (15-20 minutes) Complete Step 1 of the Brownie Girl Scout Way badge. Teach the girls three new Girl Scout songs. One great resource is this YouTube site - A few great song options for Brownies include the Brownie Smile Song, Make New Friends and G for Generosity. You might also have an older girl or two come to your troop meeting to help. To teach songs, you could sing a line, then have the girls repeat after you. You might need to sing a song a few times. 4. Share the Sisterhood (15-20 minutes) Complete Step 3 of the Brownie Girl Scout Way badge - make a team mural, collage flag or other artwork. Have the girls work together to create a piece of art that shows the sisterhood of your troop. 5. Leave a Place Better than You Found it (5-10 minutes) This is Step 4 of the Brownie Girl Scout Way badge A Better Meeting Place. Tell the girls It s the Girl Scout way to care about the world around us- whether it s a room, a campground or the world. We always try to leave a space better than we found it. Ask the girls for ways they can leave their Girl Scout meeting space better than found it. Narrow it down to one and if possible complete it today. If it is something that takes a little preparation, plan to complete it at the next meeting.

21 6. Closing Complete a Girl Scout Friendship Circle. More to Explore Field Trip Ideas: o Participate in a service unit event or council-sponsored event with other Girl Scouts. o Visit a nursing home or assisted living complex and sing Girl Scout songs for the residents. Speaker Ideas: o Invite an older Girl Scout troop to your meeting to share about their Girl Scout experiences and to teach more songs and traditions. o Invite an adult who was a former Girl Scout to share about their Girl Scout memories. Additional Ideas o Find an old Girl Scout handbook or badge book and complete an activity from it. o Make a Sit-Upon (page 7 of the Brownie Girl Scout Way badge packet). Family Follow-Up Use the below as a template to let families know what girls did at the meeting today. Don t forget to fill in the missing information or add additional information. Hello Girl Scout Families: We had a wonderful time today learning about girl Scout history and traditions and are on our way to earning the Girl Scout Way Badge. We had fun: Learning Girl Scout songs. Making a team mural. Deciding how to leave our meeting space better than we found it. Continue the fun at home: Ask her to sing some of the songs we learned. Find a book at the library or search the internet for information about Juliette Gordon Low. Looks through the Girl s Guide to Girl Scout with your Brownie to find other activities you can try at home. Our next meeting will be We will be doing You can help us by Girls will need to bring

22 Other important dates and upcoming activities Thank you for bringing your Brownie to Girl Scouts!

23 Objective: When girls have earned this badge, they will know how to be sisters to every Girl Scout and know a few new Girl Scout traditions. Outcome: Girls develop healthy relationships and promote cooperation. Supplies: A poster of the Girl Scout Promise and Law (optional) Snacks optional The Brownie Girl s Guide to Girl Scouting Girl Scout Way badge packet Music or words of three Girl Scout songs Mural paper or piece of cloth for a flag Mural decorating materials like markers, paint, stencils, stamps, etc. Activities: 1. Opening (5 minutes) Welcome everyone to the meeting. Recite the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Use repeat-after-me or say it as a group if girls know it by heart. 2. Celebrate Juliette Low s Birthday (10-15 minutes) Complete Step 2 of the Brownie Girl Scout Way badge Make a card for a Daisy. Juliette Low s birthday is October 31. The Girl Scout birthday is March 12. Depending on the time of year that you complete this badge, you might need to modify this activity. One modification idea is to write a letter to a Daisy troop about your favorite things about Juliette Low and about being a Girl Scout. You could write one letter as a troop or have each girl make a picture that represents that she likes about Girl Scouts. 3. Enjoy Girl Scout Traditions (15-20 minutes) Complete Step 5 of the Brownie Girl Scout Way badge. If possible, invite an adult who was a Girl Scout to your troop meeting to share

24 about their Girl Scout experience. You could ask parents in your troop for possible contacts or talk to your service unit. Consider completing an activity from an old handbook or badge book. Many are available online as free Google documents. 4. Leave a place better than you found it (5-10 minutes) Use this time if you need to finish the activity for Leave a Place Better than You Found It. 5. Closing Complete a Girl Scout Friendship Circle. More to Explore Field Trip Ideas: o Participate in a service unit event or council sponsored event with other Girl Scouts. o Visit a nursing home or assisted living complex and sing Girl Scout songs for the residents. Speaker Ideas: o Invite an older Girl Scout troop to your meeting to share about their Girl Scout experiences and to teach more songs and traditions. o Invite an adult who was a former Girl Scout to share about her Girl Scout memories. Additional Ideas o Find an old Girl Scout handbook or badge book and complete an activity from it. o Make a Sit-Upon (page 7 of the Brownie Girl Scout Way badge packet). o Checkout a collection of old uniforms from the council office. Family Follow-Up Use the below as a template to let families know what girls did at the meeting today. Don t forget to fill in the missing information or add additional information. Hello Girl Scout Families: We had a wonderful time today learning about Girl Scout history and traditions and completed the Girl Scout Way badge. We had fun: Celebrating Juliette Gordon Low. Exploring Girl Scout traditions. Continue the fun at home: Ask her about some of the traditions. Tell a new friend about Girl Scouts and why it is fun.

25 Looks through the Girl s Guide to Girl Scout with your Brownie to find other activities you can try at home. Our next meeting will be We will be doing You can help us by Girls will need to bring Other important dates and upcoming activities Thank you for bringing your Brownie to Girl Scouts!