Ideas for My Family Story Badge
Requirements for earning badge:
Purpose: When I've earned this badge, I'll know how to tell my family story
Steps:
1. Explore family stories
2. Know where your family is from
3. Make a story tree
4. Find an object that means something to your family
5. Share your family story
Activities
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Activity Descriptions
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Badge
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At Home
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- Tell your Girl Scout more stories about her family.
- Encourage her to share her story with others.
- Explore the culture of your family.
From: Girl Scouts River Valleys
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My Family Story
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| Book |
Read two stories starring families.
Many books are all about girls and their families. Read two on your own or in a group.
Discuss:
- How are the families the same?
- How are they different?
- Are the families like your own?
From: Girl Scouts USA
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My Family Story 1 |
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Share family stories with friends.
In your Brownie group, share a story about your family. Then listen to other girls' stories.
From: Girl Scouts USA
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My Family Story 1 |
| Discussion |
Ask about a festival, holiday, or event.
Learn why that day is special. How do people have fun on that day? Try out one highlight of the day with your family or Brownie group perhaps a ritual, a costume, or a recipe.
From: Girl Scouts USA
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My Family Story 2 |
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Teach a family song, game, or dance.
Try to sing the song, play the game, or dance the dance! You could teach it to your Brownie group.
From: Girl Scouts USA
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My Family Story 2 |
| Craft and At Home |
Share a family recipe.
Every place has food that is special. Ask a family member to help you make a family recipe. Share the food with friends.
From: Girl Scouts USA
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My Family Story 2 |
| At Home |
Make a story tree.
Look at Brownie Elf's story tree to see an example. Then draw your family on the story tree. Write their special detail on one of your journal pages.
From: Girl Scouts USA
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Family Story Tree handout
Family Story Tree.pdf
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My Family Story 3 |
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Craft (20 min)
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Unique Snack Mix and Snack Chat
Put each snack item into a separate bowl.
1. Allow each girl to create her own unique snack mix from anything that is available on the snack table.
To limit how much girls take, you can tell them they only get a certain number of scoops.
2. Once the girls are done creating the snack, explain that every snack mix is different; even the same ingredients are included, there are different amounts of everything. This is just like a family story; every family is different and unique.
3. While enjoying their snack, encourage girls to share stories about their families.
What is your favorite family vacation?
What is your favorite family memory?
Does your family have any funny stories?
From: Girl Scouts River Valleys
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Assorted snack items for trail mix
Large bowls or cups for snacks
Spoons or cups to scoop snack items
Paper bowls and napkins
Sink and soap to wash hands or hand sanitizer
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My Family Story 3
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| Discussion and At Home |
Find an item that is important to your family
- A family photo: Learn what was happening when the photograph was taken.
- An item that has been handed down through your family. Sometimes family members pass important objects on to other family members. Learn the story behind one of these.
Share the story with your Brownie Troop
From: Girl Scouts USA
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My Family Story 4 |
| Craft and At Home |
Make a family time capsule.
Include pictures of important objects, photos, family news, and even your drawings. Be sure to decide when it will be opened!
From: Girl Scouts USA
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My Family Story 4 |
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Craft (15 min)
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Troop Family Tree
Draw the trunk and branches of a tree on poster board. Inside the trunk of the tree write the Girl Scout Promise.
1. Explain to girls that together they will create a troop family tree.
2. Have girls cut out a large leaf out of construction paper. Then have girls draw or write about themselves on their leaf.
3. Have each girl tape or glue her leaf onto the poster board so that all the girls together create one troop family tree.
From: Girl Scouts River Valleys
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Coloring utensils
Construction paper
Scissors
Poster board
Glue or tape
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My Family Story 5
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| Craft |
Make a family crest.
In some countries, each family has a crest. A crest is a picture that uses colors and symbols to show what's important to the family. Think of what is important to your family, then draw your own crest. Tell your friends why you drew it in just that way.
FOR MORE FUN: Ask an adult to print out your crest on transferable paper, and iron it onto aT-shirt for you to wear.
From: Girl Scouts USA
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paper
coloring utensils
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My Family Story 5 |
| Craft |
Become pen pals with another member of your family.
Write about what you and your family are doing. You could pick someone far away, and even send photos. Make a special folder to keep copies of notes you send and notes you get.
From: Girl Scouts USA
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paper
writing utensils
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My Family Story 5 |
| Craft |
Make a "heritage fruit salad."
Each girl brings a fruit from a place where her family has lived.
Mix them all together for a yummy treat.
From: Girl Scouts USA
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My Family Story 5 |
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Discussion (15 min)
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Interview Your Brownie Sister
Make a list of questions for the girls to ask each other
Write the list of questions on a whiteboard or large piece of paper.
1. Split girls into pairs, trying to partner girls that might not know each other very well.
2. Have girls ask each other questions about their family. For example:
Do you have siblings? What are their names?
Where do your aunts and uncles live?
What is one holiday your family celebrates?
Does your family make special food on that holiday?
Do you know where your family is from?
What is your favorite thing to do with your family?
3. Gather back together and have each girl share her Brownie sister’s story with the group. After each story is told, the group should clap (this will encourage girls to be brave and tell their stories).
From: Girl Scouts USA
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List of questions for the girls to ask each other
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My Family Story 5
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| Outing |
Have a "family tree" potluck party.
Every girl brings a dish and tells a story that she's learned about her family.
You could invite your families to share the fun.
From: Girl Scouts USA
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My Family Story 5 |
Outings and Visitors
Field Trip Ideas:
o Visit a zoo and look at the animal families. Talk to a zoologist about the different relationships
that various animals have with their family members.
o Invite family members to go on a field trip and share family stories on the way.
Speaker Ideas:
o Invite a storyteller, author or librarian to talk about the importance of stories.
o Invite family members to talk about their family stories.
From: Girl Scouts River Valleys
Sample Meeting 1
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