Elizabeth's Guiding Corner

These are worksheets that lay out the steps for earning a discovery badge. You can use them with your Unit, or send them to families for girls to complete on their own. I made a version of these when the discovery badges first came out, and I have now updated them with the new branch name and changed the Girl Champion badge to Change Champion. Ember Discovery Badge Worksheets Guide Discovery Badge Worksheets

 Here is a basic Two Stars and a Wish template I've made, perfect for evaluating camps, events, or the Guiding year in general. I am also working on one that is mostly drawing-based for younger girls, as well as a more detailed one for older girls. Two Stars and a Wish - English Two Stars and a Wish - French

Here's another resource for Pathfinders and Rangers. Last time I gave my tips for planning a meeting, and this time I've used my experiences to put together a step-by-step guide.  Meeting Planning Guide for Pathfinders and Rangers I've summed up planning a meeting into five steps: Pick your badge Pick your activities Finalize the details Run the meeting Evaluate your meeting The guide also includes a graphic organizer to organize the details of the meeting, like the opening activity, main activities, and closing activity, and questions to help evaluate the meeting once it's done. I hope that this helps anyone who wants to plan a meeting but doesn't know how! 

 Pathfinders and Rangers, this one's for you! I've lead many meetings throughout my time in Pathfinders and Rangers, and I've also seen many meetings lead by my peers (and myself) that didn't go exactly as planned. So, here's my tips on how to plan a fun and engaging meeting! 1. Prepare questions to guide the discussion Sometimes everyone is engaged in the discussion and it kind of guides itself, but have some questions or prompts ready just incase your unit isn't feeling that talkative. Open ended questions tend to work best as they leave room for many different answers and opinions. 2. Don't be afraid to do "kid" things Just because you are in Pathfinders or Rangers doesn't mean that you can't do crafts, play games, and sing songs. Before the holidays I lead my unit in making SWAPS and singing campfire songs, and we had a great time. 3. Take advantage of online resources A popular attitude right now is that there are so many things that w...

Our virtual meetings have been fun, but I feel like we've been missing some of the Girl Driven planning. A lot of our go-to brainstorming methods require being able to move around, like dot-mocracy or picking sides, but you know what doesn't? A survey! The easiest way that I know how to make a survey is Google Forms, You can send a link to your families, and they don't need a Google account to fill it out. I know some other people who prefer Survey Monkey, since you don't need a Google account to make the survey. Most of the questions were around our summer meetings. We wanted to know from our Brownies and their families how often they want to meet over the summer, and what they want to do.  I also included a list of basic craft supplies and asked them to check off the ones that they have at home. That way we can pick crafts that everyone will have the supplies for.  Most of them picked every-other week, and we've had a lot of requests for more crafts.

Hi everyone, In light of recent events in the United States, I've decided to put together a meeting plan on diversity and standing up for others. I have been given a great opportunity through Guiding to teach my Brownies about the world around them, and sometimes that means having honest conversations, in an age-appropriate way, of course. Our meetings usually run for about an hour, but you can make it longer or shorter as needed. Time  Activity Supplies 7 pm Welcome, opening   7:05 pm Stand With Me Theme: Your Voice PA: Take Action This activity could be modified for a virtual meeting by having the Brownies raise their hand instead or stepping forwards. To make it a bit more meaningful, I would ask them to name something that they are worried about. This can show them that other Brownies are worried about the same thing, and they know how it feels to have someone on their side.  https://experience.girlguides.ca/node/76941   7: 15 pm Plate Portraits Theme: Different ...

Most units have completely switched over to the Girls First program by now. I love the new program and being able to access it from any device, but I find that without the program book, the younger girls are much less aware of the badges that they can earn.  I've created this resource for girls and parents to explain the girls first program, as well as how to access the Girls First platform.  Girls Fist Program Platform Introduction I am always looking for feedback, so if you have any ideas or changes you would like to see, please leave a comment on this post!