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
Starting a New Girl Scout Troop
Planning Calendar - a tool for planning your Girl Scout year.
Communicating with Parents.pdf
Planning Troop Meetings.pdf
Troop Government.pdf
Help with Finances
Sample Troop Budget - a tool for helping you plan for your expenses for the troop year.
TroopFinances.pdf
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!
Setting Troop Rules - Take a little time to discuss troop problems and how to handle them.
Bullying - What do kids bully?
Working Thru Conflicts - Whenever a group of people get together, conflict can occur. As a Girl Scout leader, you will find there are times when getting a group of girls to agree on an activity or trip seems to be an impossible task.
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.
Girl Scout Traditions.pdf
Juliette Low Games & Information.pdf
World Thinking Day Guide.pdf
Ceremonies, Songs and Games
Five Minute Fillers - did your activity take less time than you thought? Try these fillers!
Daisy Investiture.pdf
Brownie Investiture.pdf
Older Girl Investiture.pdf
Have you heard the newest Girl Scout Daisy song?
Girl Scout Flower Charm Bracelet Craft by Troop 206
Terry Lynn Fourtner, Girl Scout Leader of Junior Troop 206 designed a craft bracelet and would like to share with other Girl Scouts. Girl Scout Flower Charm Bracelet.pdf
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.
Troop Trips
Planning Girl Scout Trips.pdf
Just for Girl Scout Daisies
Just for Girl Scout Brownies
Just for Girl Scout Juniors
Just for Girl Scout Cadettes-Ambassadors
Additional Web Site Resources
- General
- Ceremonies
- Nature Activities
- Outdoor Cooking
- Swaps
