Which roles do you think are the best fit for you? And when you start in your neighborhoodswell, then you are making the world better, too. Since I was never a Girl Scout this was an interesting read! To save time on the Try Out! To pair this with the aMUSE Journey, you could include this with the girls Take Action Project by busting stereotypes about girls from the past. Add fun decorations that are also green, and figure out how much energy we sue during our the day. Is this a role you would like to try? The group must work together to untie the knot without releasing hands to form one large or two small interconnecting circles. The Try Out! Teach younger kids about the responsibilities of owning a pet and have them help you make blankets to donate to the animal shelter. Have each girl paint their canvas a background color if they wish. See Talk About Roles on pages 28 31 of the girls aMUSE handbook for a variety of questions that the girls can ask. Yeah, but, I still want to know how you can expect to value someones differences if she doesnt want to hang around with you? Then we share the girls handbook throughout the meeting. Give them a moment to look around at all the roles stuck to them. Make copies of the Listen to Your Inner Critic worksheet, Print photos of women and girls of varying sizes, shapes, ethnicities and ages doing something active (playing sports, dancing, cooking, gardening, on duty as a police officer or firefighter, leading an orchestra or in other work situations). You can add to it after todays meeting, too. What did you do? Find places where different people can work together. However, leaders also have the ability to access the journeys and badges in the Girl Scout Volunteer Toolkit, which is an amazing resource for leaders to access the material for free. Would you react the same or differently if it happened again? Women are fussy about their hair and makeup. Debbie:And no put-downs. Report DMCA Overview 3 Time Required: 15 minutes Opening Session Materials Journey Books for the Girl Scouts who ordered theirs during Registration Girl Scout Promise and Girl Scout Law written on large paper (or poster board) Masking tape or other means to post the Girl Scout Promise & Law posters Copies of the words to "Yes She Can" Lets meet the participants at an imaginary National Forum on Kids and Prejudice. And I hate when other kids think my father must be in the Mafia! Welcome, Pledge of Allegiance and Girl Scout Promise 3. Shes blind and has a guide dog, you know, and I always feel uncomfortable if shes leaving the building the same time as melike, should I help her down the stairs? This may include your personality, abilities, likes and dislikes, and spiritual beliefs. What is Energy? And really listen to each other, too. Journey for Girl Scouts Make copies of the Prejudice Buster Contract, Gather contracts, pencils, whiteboard, dry erase markers. Bernadette:Were not saying you cant have a sense of humor; lots of times that helps a tense situation. Thats really important. You could earn the Speak Out! VC9EPTCKXR aMUSE (Journey Books, Junior 3) ~ eBook Other Kindle Books Monkeys Learn to Move: Puppet Theater Books Presents Funny Illustrated Bedtime Picture Values Book for Ages 3-8 Createspace, United States, 2015. Great. I think people like to be with people who are like themhave something in commonincluding race. Going along with the panel discussion, your scouts could provide snacks for their guests. The girls will need to choose a role to play from the past. Award to just about 30 minutes. And taking the time to break down some stereotypes and find out what the person is really likeat the very least, not thinking that just because she is Asian, she is very smart. This badge pairs well with the Playing the Past Junior Badge as manners have been around for many years. Girls develop a stereotype awareness campaign for their school. You will need a bit of time to learn more about what stereotypes are, why people have them, and why they are incorrect. It is okay that everyone has a different idea of beauty. Brainstorm a list of common stereotypes that the scouts are aware of either through the ads or their everyday life, including books, movies and TV shows. What advice did Lin have for dealing with put-down jokes? You have to speak up! Share examples of Bronze Awards that other troops have done. So, what are the important things that we are all saying here? These pick up where short-term projects leave off and are long-term solutions. What each person says is important, so give each other the chance to speak. Provide these to a local daycare or early childhood center. How do you feel when you are running, playing soccer, dancing or taking part in some other activity? Download PDF - Junior Amuse Journey [mwl17rq659lj]. Pass out pages, review pages with girls and answer any questions. Girls write and perform their own story through song. Go back to what Debbie said. Any problems? These stereotypes may focus on gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or any other trait used to group people or things. Have the girls choose one or two fo the roles (chosen by them, for them or one they want to try) and turn it into something on their projecta word, picture, color, shape (literal or interpretation). The whole group is meeting for the first time. The Journey Award has three parts: Reach Out, Speak Out and Try Out. What were some steps the group thought would help fight prejudice? The aMUSE Junior Journey specifically focuses on combining storytelling with the many roles that your girls may one day explore. You can use the stereotype tracker on page 27 to assist with keeping track of all the stereotypes your scouts discover. Activity Plan Length:1.5 hours Time Activity Materials Needed 10 minutes Getting Started Girls recite the Girl Scout Promise + Law. Some questions you might ask in your interview: Also ask your role model what values and qualities in the Girl Scout Law are most important in her roles, and why they're important to her. Girls should add items to their prop box to share at the next meeting. Itis important to help the girls to recognize that stereotypes exist in our world. Girl Scout Junior Insignia Pack. We asked the scouts to each invite one woman who inspires them to our panel discussion. awards worked well for us. Exciting stuff. Did you ever have to give up on a role you wanted and try something else? To save time when earning the aMUSE Junior Journey in just one day, you might focus on the magazine ad stereotypes or the role-play switcheroo to introduce stereotypes to your girls. You can let someone know his joke isnt funnyHey, putting people down isnt very funny, or Lets be positive. Add to Cart Quick View _ Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Who are they, and what have you learned from them? Civilization-The Nomadic Journey Created by Helen Liptak This short skit is an amusing reinforcement activity for students learning the steps to civilizations. A recent flood damaged more than 100 homes in town. Invite the Juniors, one at a time, to choose one of the slips of paper on which you wrote the active roles. Kristin:But, I feel uncomfortable. Have the girls fill out the Stereotype Tracker based on their activities over the past week or two. Like no interrupting! --------------------, 5:30Listening to Your Inner Critic. Pairs well with Playing with the Past Junior Badge, Role Prop Box 15 minutes: Bring in, or ask each girl to bring in, a container that closes. When they realize they cannot tell you what is inside without seeing it first, explain to them that is exactly what they are doing when they stereotype others: judging without knowing what is on the inside. FEES $100 per scout, per Journey. Define how she acts when things go well for her and when things dont go so well, When the story begins, show that something important is about to happen , or have something dramatic already happening. Carrie, scouting definitely brings a different perspective. Ask girls to look through magazines and cut out a variety of advertisements, which they should place in the center of the table. award, the scouts will work to discover a variety of roles that women and girls perform in todays society. So the thing I find hardis when people start telling Jewish jokes in front of me. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. While playing Role Charades, be sure to act out different chores or duties that your character may have had to earn a second part of this badge. In this Girl Scout Journey, we are looking at what is expected of us as girls, our self-esteem, friendships, thinking positively, and various roles we can play in life. This may include portraying specific people in the ad, using special colors or positioning, or even the words in the ad. Great post! - MEETING 2 Journey Award Purpose:When girls have earned this award, they'll understand how stereotypes affect roles. To be "amused" is to be pleased, happy, and content (it's a little funny . I get that stereotype all the time from my teachers and it is very hard. Gather magazines/newspapers, pencils, coloring utensils, sharpies, scissors and paper. But, thats a good idea. I think you have to feel comfortable about yourselfwho you arerespect your own backgroundfeel pride in it. You should never just listen. Other traits girls might use could include athletic, studious, creative, artist, brave, friendly, caring, etc. The possibilities are endless. Consider the what, where, when, how and why of the project and write the whiteboard. Were here to make a plan to fight prejudicestarting with ourselves and then working in our communities. If the answer is no, stay seated in the current chair. Kristin:And look beyond stereotypes that you might learn from TV and books and magazinesor even from adults. This is a wonderful opportunity to teach your scouts how to set a table and discuss table manners. Ask each girl to share three things her inner critic might give a thumbs-up to AND one of the three things her inner critic might give a thumbs-down to. ***UPDATED JULY 2021!! Yvonne and Bernadette had been chosen as coordinators and had met the day before to do some planning. How do you think she acts as a leader in or through her roles? What did you learn about stereotypes from her? 10) Partner with a class of special needs students to help others bust their stereotypes about people with disabilities. And really, though I have an Italian name and all, my Mom makes hamburgers more often than lasagna. ________________________________________________________________, Who will we ask to help us? This continues until all girls have found the fugitive. Both of these activities will allow the girls to see the traits in the Girl Scout Law used in a variety of ways. The girls can choose how they will share their story with their troop, their families, or within their community. award, focus on the Picture This activity where the girls are actively trying on a new role as they create their self portrait. Give it! And we havent even been here a minute. When we limit the roles people can play - even just in our minds - we put people in a role we choose for them, rather than a role they choose for themselves. Beth Anne:At the same time, when people emphasize the similarities, what happens to the differences? Find out how they tried to make a difference. 1. The scouts may also wish to explore roles of their favorite heroines. And Ive read a couple of books. They tell stories and inspire others to try on new roles, too. Add to Cart Quick View _ Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. We hope you enjoyed our aMUSE plans as much as our girls and the best part, the troop was excited to tackle another Junior Girl Scout Journey! The first two goals focus on the Reach Out! Which stereotype on our list limits you and other girls the most? considering this Junior Amuse Journey Guide tends to be the record that Get girls in a circle crossing right hand over left and holding hands with the person on each side of them. Everyone in the group was interested in helping people get along better, but no one was sure where to start. Men don't get grossed out by scrapes and bruises. There are annoying people of all racesbut its more of a respect thing. As your scouts participate in the aMUSE Junior Girl Scout Journey, they will explore a few key concepts and vocabulary. Feeling pride in ones own heritage does not mean one is prejudiced. Beth Anne:And make an effort. The girls can quickly assign roles to themselves or to another person by sticking the post-it note onto a person. Just a quick sketch is needed - even a stick figure is fine. If you are author or own the copyright of this book, please report to us by using this DMCA report form. Why was this important? This guide includes many, but not all of the badge and award options for Girl Scout Juniors as well as downloadable activity plans. So we have usually opted for certificates to show the progress after each step and presentation of badges at the end of the journey. Ill start. If anyone asks me who I am, I say Im a Southerner. When earning the Speak Out! Gather whiteboard, dry erase markers, Stereotype list. Next, ask girls to take turns choosing an item and lacing it in one of three piles: products for girls, products for boys and products for both boys and girls. Were here to make a plan to fight prejudicestarting with ourselves and then working in our communities. All Asians are geniuses and know kung fu. The aMUSE Junior Girl Scout Journey has a few key takeaways for the girls. ____________________________________________________________________. Add to Cart Quick View. A stereotype is an overly simple view of someone or a group of people. Pairs well with the Social Butterfly Junior Badge. Planning Tiger Year: November Tiger Cub Scouts Meetings, Simple But Engaging Dual Language Winter Sensory Activities. Lastly, your girls will need to share their new knowledge with others. What problem did Kristin mention? And when Im average, I almost think theyre so disappointed because I dont match their expectations that I get even lower grades from them! - Energy takes place in all different shapes and forms. Online Only. Making fun of other people doesnt make me feel good.. And, not only racially different. Which of the roles played by these women might you like to try? Some suggestions are: Speak up when someone tells an offensive joke. A stereotype is an idea or image that is widely held, but often fixed and oversimplified. Dont expect people to act a certain way because of how they look. They will need to choose one stereotype to bust or stamp out. As you and your team plan and complete your project, you'll meet new people and have the kind of fun that happens when you work with other Girl Scouts to make a difference. The Its Your Story Tell It! When the squeeze has gone around the last girl says Goodbye Girl Scouts and everyone rotates outward. Do they feel empowered, limited, unsure, inspired, etc? With your scouts, explore the stereotypes that people in their community may hold. Fill containers with small objects and knick knacks. The girls can add a feeling they have about stereotypes. If an action or policy would be unfair towards a friend or group, the girls more easily saw the bias. You know, its a small world sort of thing. Series. Each Take Action Project includes a special method of storytelling. And if you are looking for more Girl Scout leader tips, be sure to subscribe to our newsletter below. As we worked through the journey awards, we often did circle back to previous awards to reinforce our learning. What surprised you most about your role model and her roles? -------------------- Schedule --------------------, 2:45-3:00Prejudice Buster Contract, 5:30-6:00Listening to Your Inner Critic, 7:00-7:30Bronze Award Explanation / Introduction, -------------------- Introduction --------------------, -------------------- Reach Out! Learn more about them. When the leader says freeze, all girls stop and face the leader. Help your scouts to see that not everyone will agree on what is or is not beautiful. Then discuss with the girls how it felt to repeat another girls statement about themselves and how using a different voice felt. It can be used as readers' theatre or (approximately15 minute) stage performance. Roberta:Its an easy way to ignore them! Anyway, lets go over our rules. The Junior Girl Scout aMUSE Journey is part of the Its Your Story Tell It! The Playing the Past Junior badge pairs well with the aMUSE Junior Journey. The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest honor a Girl Scout Junior can achieve. Ask the girls to fill out the log with women they see daily (at home, on the way to school, in the halls, in class, at lunch, after school - they dont have to know their names) and what roles those women play. Begin by having the girls sit in a circle (outside if its nice!) Sometimes, I tell people, hey, Im Jewish and then everyone gets really embarrassed and uncomfortable. As you travel along this Journey,. Explain to the girls that we are going to be talking about a specific kind of unfairness - prejudice and discrimination. award before the Speak Out! $7.69. Social Butterfly Junior Badge dives into the etiquette and manners of the day. Which of these women play more than one role? Enter your Name and E-mail to to Get Your FREE Girl Scout Leaders Campsite Guide with all the best questions to ask and a done for you packing list. Home (current) Explore Explore All. While there, be sure to clean up the animals habitat to earn two parts of this badge. Remember that the adult book, "How to Guide Girl Scout Juniors Through aMUSE, It's Your Story--Tell It! All three awards give you the chance to do big things while working on an issue thats captured your interest in a big way. amuse-award-tracker.pdf Download File Downloadable instructions paper_dolls_page_22-23.pdf Download File _role_model_dolls_25-apr-2020_11-40-28.pdf Download File Key to the Award Tracker Beth Anne:You can let someone know his joke isnt funnyHey, putting people down isnt very funny, or Lets be positive. Ask girls to fill in the blanks by choosing two different actions they will take to stop prejudice and discrimination. Why is that? Then observe how others use the product and try to capture 5 different ways that the product can be used. I dont think they really want to be friends with anyone else. Set out food (girls can help or go outside and play if they are squirrely). --------------------. That was what I was always taught by my parents and teachersall people are basically the same. Was there a character you identified with - a character that had similar questions and felt the same way you do? The leader may ask the second girl to, Say that like you are tired. Other ideas include happy, scared, bored, whiny, in a hurry, as the teacher, etc. One was on queens and princesses in different African empires and another was on African-American women. Junior aMUSE Journey Book $7.00 Cadette MEdia Journey Book $7.00 Senior GIRLtopia Journey Book $7.00 Senior Sow What? Brainstorm roles that women and girls have in todays society on a large sheet of paper. Ask: What do you think about the roles you chose for yourself? Beauty qualities that are pleasing to the senses. Guidebook: Brownie Quest Journey Book Juniors (Grades 4-5): Agent of Change Learn how you can change the world by exploring your own talents and learning about women who have stepped up to the challenge of bettering the world. award, the girls will learn more about stereotypes and bias. Spanish and English Family Names Easy Readers, Spanish and English School Supplies Easy Reader, Dual Language Early Kindergarten Beginning Letter Sound Bundle, Spanish and English Beginning Letter Sound Places in my School, Spanish and English Beginning Letter Sound Position Words. JUNIOR AMUSE JOURNEY BOOK $ 7.00. In my neighborhood, well, I dont see many kids who are different from me. However, our plan does help to meet at least a few requirements of the badges which Girl Scouts suggest pair best with this journey. 9) Create a variety of felt board people in regards to ethnicity, age, gender, size, ability. Visit the police and local government and petition to get a stop sign installed. Ask for everyone to be quiet and assign a girl to start the friendship squeeze and say one thing they are going to do differently based on what we learned today. Girls will use these 15 minutes to decorate their prop box and think about items to include. A "muse" is someone who inspires others. When we limit the roles people can play - even in our minds - we put people in a role we choose for them, rather than a role they choose for themselves. Ask the girls what those words mean to them. Which images seem to appeal most to girls? The girls can add something that relates to their role in the project: actor, writer, artist, director, etc. I dont know. Then have each girl say one thing that helps describe who she really is. Kristin:Yeah, but, I still want to know how you can expect to value someones differences if she doesnt want to hang around with you? Why might a boy or girl want or not want to use this product? Write the roles below on sticky notes (one per note) or print out the following pages and use tape. Then discuss with your scouts how to move beyond these stereotypes. What worked well for you? This will allow each girl the option to invite one woman to the meeting to participate in the panel discussion. Ethnic jokes are not funny. Your scouts will learn more about animal habitats by exploring animals in a variety of ways. There are lots of reasons for poverty or homelessness, and theyre complicated. . At the same time, when people emphasize the similarities, what happens to the differences? do you see how all of the bodies in these pictures are different, but their bodies are helping them with what they are doing? Some differences are very visible while others are less noticeable. On this Journey, Girl Scout Juniors will explore all of the roles available for women and girls. Learn more about it. Gather the girls near the wall with the sticky notes and explain that each notes names one of the many roles girls and women can play in life. However, ceremonies and celebrations are such an important part of Girl Scouts and journeys. They also make a trade item. Add in your own. Haile:Thats really important. Wow, what a detailed guide! Beth Anne:Well, no one is saying you have to like everybody. Your troop should decide how they want to celebrate their progress and completion of the journey. Well, no one is saying you have to like everybody. And sometimes its people I really want to get to know better and then I think Ive put up a barrier. Ask girls to brainstorm different ways they can stop prejudice and discriminatory behavior. They had so much fun that we planned a few more journey in a day agendas for our troop. Sense of Self -the collection of traits or characteristics that describe you. get the book, you may not dependence to acquire confused any more. Every Girl Scout journey offers opportunities to individualize and customize the journey to best meet the needs of your scouts. Instead this is a project that continues to give back to the community year after year. __________________________________________________________________________, Whats our call to action? How can we respect what makes people different and unique if we ignore those things? VIRTUAL Amuse for juniors (4th-5th grade) 4 meeting series July 24, 25, 26, & 27 Monday- Thursday 10:00 AM-12:00 PM PST Registration deadline Wed. July, 12, 2023 Each of our Journey sessions is a series of live, interactive, virtual meetings with expert guides. Choose one girl to be the fugitive. Yvonne:Since I picked the card that said Facilitator, I guess Ill start facilitating. Girls work as a team to tell their story through pictures, Girls tell their story through the use of various characters i a tradition play or puppet show, Girls draw or sew their story onto a large storyboard, Choose your roles (acting, writing, directing, narrating, drawing, assembling, etc), Figure out who the main character(s) will be - give her a name, age and other information to create her identity. Junior aMUSE Journey - Leaders Book., Valerie Takaham. This is the aMUSE Journey. Some of you may feel uncomfortable talking about this subject, so we thought we should all discuss setting some ground rulesand everyone has to agree to them. The girls can use these roles in Role Charades. The scouts will need to explore an animals habitat which would work nicely on a hike or visit to a local park. Includes certificates for ALL NEW awards: Business Jumpstart, Democracy, STEM Career Exploration, Automotive Engineering and Cookie Entrepreneur pins.One *full . Either of these two modifications could lessen the time necessary to earn the Reach Out! Youre forgiven. aMUSE Junior Journey Award Set. Seek Adventure High-Low Top. Book Condition: New. Two people sit on the ground back to back, knees bent and elbows linked, then try to stand up together. Choose a woman from your Casting Call Log that you would like to know better. Many of the leadership skills will relate back to the Girl Scout Law. Thats why its important not to stereotype people. Print out examples of Bronze Award projects. Ask the girls to look at themselves and think about what they see. Then the girls try to guess which role their Girl Scout sister is performing. First, the girls will need to pick a product and label 5 things that the make the product great and 5 things that they wish to change about the product. The Journey Materials are the Core of the Girl Scout program - you will need one of the journey sets to complete this home study. Your scouts will gain an understanding for their limitless potential. A Leadership Journey" is just a guide. I open the door and then I start mumbling stuff. Any problems? We have to trust each other enough to be able to share our feelingsand thats hard enough to do without thinking someones going to be telling the whole world afterwards. You dont need to meet an expectation that isnt good or really doesnt feel right to you. You can print a set out for each girl and give them a certificate for every badge or pin they earn and journey level they complete! How did the girls who played boys feel? What leadership traits do you see in the women around you that you also see in yourself?
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