February Field Trip

For February, we donated our Cookies for a Cause to the Jeanne Jugan Residence, a local nursing home. The girls sang some songs for the residents, then made Valentines with them and ate Girl Scout cookies. Such a fun time!

Our Eighth Meeting: January

Pre-Meeting: When did I stand up for something? in journal

Opening

Song: Can a Woman?

Circle: Talk about women scientists; share journal

Snack

Activity: Magnet Hunt -- guess if things are magnetic or not and put our hypotheses to the test!

Game: Dots Game

Closing: Give Petals!

Our Seventh Meeting

Premeeting: Journal: If you could change one thing in the world what would you change? Draw it.

Opening:

Song: Flea Fly or Little Green Frog

Circle: Share Journals. Read Sunny’s Story

Snack

Activity: Make a mural based on the story

Game: Poison Apples or Snowballs - Roll up newspaper into balls and wrap in duct or packaging tape to keep into "balls". You could also make "sock balls". Divide area into 2 teams/2 sides. Set a timer and teams throw "balls" across at other team. When timer goes off, team w/ fewest SNOWBALLS on their side of the divided room wins.

Closing: Secret Agent Task: Think of 3 Nice Things You Could Do. Do one before next meeting.

Our Sixth Meeting: November

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Premeeting: Journal 5 things I’m thankful for

Opening:

Song: Father Abraham or Boy and a Girl in a Little Canoe

Circle: Share Journal Things and add one to ThanksgivingTree

Snack!

Activity: What’s in the Bag? << Describe what characteristics were without looking

Game: Buildingeach other up! - Each table has a bag of a few things: marshmallows, stick of gum, straws, index cards, paper clips, etc.  Each table has 5 minutes to see who could build the tallest structure without it falling, using only the on the table.

Closing:

Our Fifth Meeting: October

Premeeting: Journal Question

Opening

Song: Alice the Camel or Princess Pat

Circle: Share Secret Agent Fairness Task. Read JulietteGordon Low story

Snack

Activity: Make I Am Collages in journal

Game: Handshake Game—teach GS Handshake

Closing: