Circle, Snack, and Activity

The next three parts of the meeting are the Friendship Circle, Snack, and Activity.

Friendship Circle: The Friendship Circle is the time to have the girls share experiences and decide on business. It should be pretty simple to make this a GSLE experience, as the girls will be leading the discussion and learning together. Tune in in the coming weeks for examples of things to do during the circle time.

Snack: Snack time is a great time for girls to connect to one another. We asked parents to sign up at the beginning of the year to bring snack to meetings throughout the year.
Make it GSLE: Be sure to have the girls work together to pass out and clean up the snacks and drinks. You might even make this part of your kapers so that they share the responsibilities from meeting to meeting.

Activity: Use your activity time to work toward badges or other active interests. While the Friendship Circle should be a time for calm talking, the activity time can (and should!) be an opportunity to get the girls up and moving around--the Learning by Doing of the GSLE processes.
Make it GSLE: Let the girls' interests guide you in your decisions for what to do during the activity. Perhaps they can vote on which petal to earn or choose between a variety of activities to try.

Next week, I'll talk about the Game and Closing portions of the meetings. (Plus, I'll have a special bonus section!)