Daisy Level Workshop

• Start with the Journeys

– Website Navigation

– Links Included

• Traditions

• Uniform

– Where to put insignia

• Cookies

• Trips

• Camping

• Journeys

– Breakdown

– Outcomes

– Sessions

• Q&A Session

http://www.girlscouts.org

http://www.girlscouts.org/program/journeys/maps/

http://www.girlscouts.org/program/journeys/maps/map_daisy.asp

Girl Scout Promise:

On my Honor, I will tryTo serve God and my Country

To help people at all timesAnd to live by the Girl Scout Law

Girl Scout Law:

I will do my best to behonest and fair,friendly and helpful,considerate and caring,courageous and strong, andresponsible for what I say and do,

and torespect myself and others,respect authority,use resources wisely,make the world a better place, andbe a sister to every Girl Scout.

Kaper Chart:List of Girl’s Names or Patrol NamesList of “Chores” for each meeting:

Pledge/Promise/Law StarterStarting Friendship SqueezeSong LeaderClean UpSnack

Daisy Circle:Girls sit in a circle so that everyone is equalThink “Knights of the Round Table”Easy to see everyone and talk to everyone

Friendship Circle:Right arm over the left armFriendship SqueezeFirst girl squeezes the second and the squeeze goes around the circleTurn out of the circle

Investiture/Rededication:Welcoming girls into a new troop or back into an

existing troopCandle-lighting ceremonyPromise and Law

The bakery provides a downloadable PDF file with fun activities for your Daisy Troop to complete

• Talk about saving money• Let the girls make a savings

plan• Help the girls decide what to

do with the money they earn

http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_cookies/pdf/2008_smart_cookies_daisy.pdf

Remember to get signed permission slips and follow Safety-Wise rules for selling

cookies!

Daisy Girl Scouts can get outside for Field Trips or just day trips to local parks. Remember to get signed permission slips when leaving your meeting location.

Trips can be anything that takes you outside of your normal meeting location. Troops can visit a local store to see how it is run, or head out for a “Daisy Girl Scout” night at a local restaurant. Even a walk down the street can become a learning environment for Daisy Girl Scouts

Promise Center – Daisy Blue

Light blue for honest and fair

Yellow for friendly and helpful

Spring green for considerate and caring

Red for courageous and strong

Orange for responsible for what to say and do

Purple for respect myself and others

Magenta for respect authority

Green for use resources wisely

Rose for make the world a better place

Violet for be a sister to every Girl Scout.

http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_central/insignia/where_to_place/daisy/

• Look Out– Look out your window

• Step Out– Go to a local park

– Go on a walk around the block

• Cook Out– Make sandwiches

– Make a friendship salad

– S’mores with adult supervision

• Sleep Out

– Do an “indoor” campout

– Backyard Camping

• Daisy Girl Scouts CAN camp overnight

– Make sure girls are comfortable with sleeping outside

– Make sure girls are comfortable with being away from home

– 1 to 1 parent/child ratio for overnight camping

http://www.girlscouts.org/program/journeys/your_world/daisy.asp

http://www.girlscouts.org/program/journeys/your_planet/default.asp

• Explanation of the Daisy story

• Meeting the Characters

• Explanation of the Journey Badge

• Sessions at a Glance

• Help on Networking

– Checklist

– Letter to parents

• Understanding Daisy-Aged Girls

• Purpose of Journey

– Girl Led

– Learning by Doing

– Cooperative Learning

• History and Traditions

• Health, Safety and Well-Being

• Daisies who begin understand themselves are more able to work with others and develop healthy relationships

• Learning to work together at a young age can prevent trouble later on

• As with “Discover”, the petals can directly relate to the intended outcomes– By working with older scouts,

Daisies can learn to be a sister to every girl scout, which is included in outcome 1 and 2

– Girls who work in teams learn to respect themselves and others, and also work towards the first three outcomes

• Daisies can learn about themselves as well as learning important life values

• This self-esteem building can teach them more about themselves

• Each lesson can be mapped back to different petals, which are directly related to the law

• A girl who tells the truth or shares is Honest and Fair, which directly relates the first three Outcomes

• A girl who realizes you can reuse cups from snack is Using Resources Wisely which relates to the fifth outcome

• When the Daisies understand themselves and can work with others, then can actively work to change the world!

• Daisies can make small changes, even though they’re not very big– Girls can Make the World

a Better Place by doing something for their community. This relates to all of the outcomes in “Take Action”

• Starts with a Goal

• Explains what you’ll do in the meeting

• Lists the materials you will need

• Advance Preparation

• Walks you through the meeting

– More information in the first session

– Many helpful hints

• Every Meeting follows a similar timeline– Opening Circle– Activity– Story time from Journey– Closing Circle

• Each meeting includes some part of Girl Scout Tradition– Handshake– Friendship Circle– Quiet Sign

• Journey Awards come in 4 parts– Main badge– Separate mini-badges