Map Your Journey!

 

Mark your calendar for:
Girls Go Global 2010:
It's Easy To Be GREEN!
April 24, 2010

 

Our Cookies Are Safe

Girl Scout Community Action Project
FOREVER GREEN
August 1, 2009 – April 30, 2010

 

GSUSA Centennial Commemorative
Coin Act Passes in Congress!

 

Did you know Erin Sanders from Zoey 101 is a Girl Scout? Listen to what she has to say...

 

 

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New Leader Helps

This page is designed to give you a successful start on your journey as a new Girl Scout Leader. There are resources to start your troop or help you with questions you might have. Check out the links below. For further assistance, please contact AdultLearning@GSEIWI.org.

Steps of Support (S.O.S.) Newsletter

• January 2010.pdf
  • First Year Steps.pdf
  • Daisies in a Week Ceremony.pdf
  • Thinking About Your Meetings.pdf
  • Canceling Meetings.pdf
  • Booth Sale Tips.pdf
  • Juliette Low Action Story.pdf
  • Thinking Day Activity.pdf
  • Cookie Crossword.pdf
    • Answer Key.pdf
  • Birthday Week Activity Sheet.pdf
  
  
• November 2009.pdf
  • Troop Finances.pdf
  • Communicating with parents.pdf
  • 2010 Cookie Sale Program.pdf

Starting a New Girl Scout Troop

Planning Calendar - a tool for planning your Girl Scout year.

Help with Finances

Sample Troop Budget - a tool for helping you plan for your expenses for the troop year.

Council Forms and Publications

Council Publications are great resources.

Council forms - all the forms that leaders need from Bank Account Forms, Supplemental Health Form, Grants for Girls or Grants for Adults forms.

Behavior and Discipline Helps

Roles & Behaviors - simple ideas to help you incorporate all those wonderful personalities!

Girl Scouts 101 - Basics

Need to know where to place badges/patches on Girl Scout uniform? Click here.

The Story of Daisy - Juliette Gordon Low - a story about Juliette Gordon Low the girls will love!

Biography of Juliette Gordon Low - information to share with your girls.

Ceremonies, Songs and Games

Five Minute Fillers - did your activity take less time than you thought?  Try these fillers!

Have you heard the newest Girl Scout Daisy song?

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The words and music to this new song can be found on page 75 of the How To Guide Girl Scout Daisies through "Welcome To The Daisy Flower Garden" journey. Volunteers are welcome to download the song for use with girls at meetings, camp or for any other private, non-commercial use. Download an MP3 of this song (ZIP, 1.8MB)

• More Girl Scout Daisy Songs
• Girl Scout Songs & Girl Scout Brownie Sheet Music

New Leader Training Resources from Girl Scout Cadette Troop 3138

A BIG “Thanks!” and congratulations goes out to: Girl Scout Cadette Troop 3138: Paige M., Hannah L., Emma A., and Talia W. for their Girl Scout Silver Award project, the girls took action to improve the training resources available to new Girl Scout volunteers by making videos of various songs (with movements) and ceremonies.

Check out the videos: (wmv files will only open using Windows Media Player. You can also right click on the link and save target as, to save to your computer.) Print the text for all below.

• Ceremonies
  • Court of Awards.wmv
  • Daisy Investiture.wmv
  • Brownie Investiture.wmv
  • Junior Investiture.wmv
  • Flag Ceremonies.wmv
  • How to Fold an American Flag.wmv
  • World Pin.wmv

• Games
  • Doctor Doctor.wmv
  • Elbow Tag.wmv
  • Frogger.wmv
  • Hawk and Hens.wmv
  • Mr. Bear.wmv
  • Rabbit without a House.wmv
  • Red Light Green Light.wmv
  • The Rhythm Game.wmv

• Songs
  • A Fly in a Grocery Store.wmv
  • Alligator Song.wmv
  • Aromacaroni Tia Terra.wmv
  • Bear Song.wmv
  • Brownie Smile.wmv
  • Buffalo Song.wmv
  • Crazy Elephant.wmv
  • Daisy on my Toe.wmv
  • Donut Song.wmv
  • Green Socks.wmv
  • Hippo Song.wmv
  • Make New Friends.wmv
  • Peanut Butter Jelly Song.wmv
  • Pizza Song.wmv
  • Princess Pat.wmv
  • Shark Song.wmv
  • Taps.wmv
  • Toothbrush Song.wmv
  • Whene'er you make a promise.wmv

• Troop Activities
  • ABC's of Juliette Low.wmv
  • Friendship Squeeze.wmv
  • Spell Out.wmv

Troop Trips

Just for Girl Scout Daisies

• Q & A for Girl Scout Daisy Leaders
• Girl Scout Daisy - First Six Meetings - a guide to help you as a leader, plan the first six meetings with your troop.
• Tips for Working with Girl Scout Daisies - ideas to help you understand girls in kindergarten and first grade.
  
• Girl Scout Daisy Garden Journey Learning Petal Record - track which petals your girls earn.
• Welcome letter and checklist - from the “How to guide for the Girl Scout Daisy garden to welcome parents to the journey and ways they can help.

Just for Girl Scout Brownies

• Q & A for Girl Scout Brownie Leaders
• Girl Scout Brownie - First Six Meetings - a guide to help you as a leader, plan the first six meetings with your troop.
• Tips for Working with Girl Scout Brownies - ideas to help you understand girls in kindergarten and first grade.
• Girl Scout Brownie Journey Try-It Record - track which Try-Its your girls earn.
• Welcome letter - from the Girl Scout Brownie Quest journey book to welcome parents to and ways they can help.

Just for Girl Scout Juniors

• Q & A for Girl Scout Junior Leaders
• Girl Scout Junior - First Four Meetings - a guide to help you as a leader, plan the first six meetings with your troop.
• Girl Scout Junior Journey Badge Record - track which badges your girls earn.
• Girl Scout Junior Bronze Award Packet
• Welcome letter & Checklist - from the Girl Scout Junior journey book to welcome parents to and ways they can help.

Just for Girl Scout Cadettes-Ambassadors

• Q & A for Older Girls
• Learn about the Girl Scout Cadette aMaze Journey
• Learn about the Girl Scout Senior Journey
• Learn about the Girl Scout Ambassador Journey
• Leadership In Training Award - Here’s your chance to show your leadership skills as you assist your Girl Scout Brownie sisters along their special quest!
• Teen Advisor Resources
• Older Girl Badge Record - track which badges your girls earn.
• Girl Scout Silver Award Packet.pdf
  • Volunteer Guide-Silver Award.pdf
• Girl Scout Gold Award Packet.pdf
  • Volunteer Guide-Gold Award.pdf

Additional Web Site Resources

• General
  • crafts.kaboose.com
  • gsleaders.org
• Ceremonies
  • www.scoutingweb.com
• Nature Activities
  • naturely.com
• Outdoor Cooking
  • home.earthlink.net
• Swaps
  • www.makingfriends.com
  • scoutswaps.com