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Yes, this time it's Guiding and specifically Brownies. They may drive me up the wall at times, but if I didn't love it, I wouldn't be doing it.
Last week, we celebrated Chinese New Year (a little early, but who cares). The Brownies got to make a dragon, and a lantern, and a red envelope, as well as doing a Spot the Difference puzzle.
Then this week I led them in the first activity of the Skills for my Future theme, for which we shall do the Live Smart skills builder. My topic was jobs, and although I had to adapt the activity to work on zoom, we covered the main points. I looked at five different occupations: cook/chef, librarian, engineer, ambulance driver and costume maker. We began by showing some props for them to guess the occupation (photos of an ambulance only), after which they had to think what sort of things someone with that job would do, and then what skills would be needed/what sort of person would like the job. Finally I had them standing up and acting out the job - I haven't a clue what most of them were acting, but they enjoyed it. After which I asked them whether they knew what they wanted to be, so there were rock stars, dance teachers, an author, a Spanish teacher amongst others. The best one was an MP!
Which brings us to half term and a week off, so we can regroup and then carry on again.
Last week, we celebrated Chinese New Year (a little early, but who cares). The Brownies got to make a dragon, and a lantern, and a red envelope, as well as doing a Spot the Difference puzzle.
Then this week I led them in the first activity of the Skills for my Future theme, for which we shall do the Live Smart skills builder. My topic was jobs, and although I had to adapt the activity to work on zoom, we covered the main points. I looked at five different occupations: cook/chef, librarian, engineer, ambulance driver and costume maker. We began by showing some props for them to guess the occupation (photos of an ambulance only), after which they had to think what sort of things someone with that job would do, and then what skills would be needed/what sort of person would like the job. Finally I had them standing up and acting out the job - I haven't a clue what most of them were acting, but they enjoyed it. After which I asked them whether they knew what they wanted to be, so there were rock stars, dance teachers, an author, a Spanish teacher amongst others. The best one was an MP!
Which brings us to half term and a week off, so we can regroup and then carry on again.
