5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals Journey

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The First 7 Meetings
The 5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals Journey gives girls an opportunity to learn about
the importance or caring for animals and themselves.
What You Need:
5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals Girl Book: Each girl needs
her own girl book. There are pieces of this that you’ll use with the girls,
and other portions may be read by the girls at home.
5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals Adult Guide: Use this to guide
girls through the Journey
“Getting into Girl Scouts: 5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals: Use this with your Adult
Guide
“Getting into Girl Scouts” provides ideas for the first 5 meetings that include activities
related to the Journey, supply lists and opening/closing activities; ideas for field trips and
sample emails to send your Girl Scout families. “Getting into Girl Scouts” helps you
structure time with the girls, planning tips, a checklist for each session, and provides
helpful hints along the way.
Getting Started:
Review your adult guide to the Journey and the girl book to see how things are laid out and
what activities make sense for you. Do the same with “Getting into Girl Scouts” to see how they
match up and help you plan. Of course, you don’t have to follow the guide or booklet word for
word—once you get a topic started, listen for where girls want to take it! Use the supply list to
prepare for your meeting. Then send an email to the families afterwards to tell them what the
girls learned and upcoming events.
Consider planning a field trip or two that relate to the Journey. There are a few ideas on the first
page of the Journey outline.
Information on Journey awards:
There is the opportunity to earn three leadership awards in each Daisy Journey. Only the first
one is included in this 5 week guide.
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The first award is the Birdbath Award. Girls understand that they can care for
themselves and animals. To earn, girls name one way they can care for animals and one
way they can care for themselves.
The Red Robin Award is the second award. Girls use their new knowledge and creativity
to teach others how to care for animals. To earn, they choose animal care tips to share
with others and then tell this “story of animal care” in a creative way.
The final award is the Tula Award. Girls show they have gained courage and confidence
in teaching others about animal care. To earn, they share with one another the good
feelings they experienced as they taught others in their community about animal care.
Next Steps:
1. Once you have completed “Getting into Girl Scouts”, consider completing the Journey
and the final two awards.
2. Use the Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting to complete the Daisy petals. Check out Getting
into Girl Scouts: Daisy Petals for your next 3 meetings.
Objective:
Introduce girls to Girl Scouting by teaching them the Girl Scout Promise and Girl Scout
traditions.
Outcome:
Girls feel connected to their community and develop healthy relationships.
Supplies:
Trefoil Sheet – one per girl
Yarn
Crayons/Markers
Ball of String
Scissors
Hole Punch
Activities:
1. Welcome/Make Name Tags (10 minutes)
 Use a trefoil with the Promise on the back and make a name tag for each girl. She
could put her name on the front and something she likes to do.
 Supplies needed
o Trefoil for each girl
o Yarn
o Crayons/markers
o Scissors
o Hole Punch
2. Girl Scouts is …. (5-10 minutes)
 Ask the girls what they think Girl Scouts is.
o Girl Scouts is an organization for girls like you all over the world. We will be
going on a Journey and earning badges. We explore nature, science,
financial literacy and more. We will be learning leadership and taking action
to make a difference in our community.
 What do they want to do as a Girl Scout?
3. Go over any rules/expectations and the Girl Scout quiet sign. (5-10 minutes)
 Consider having girls help brainstorm a list of how they expect each other to act at
Girl Scout meetings and events.
 Girl Scout Quiet Sign – Girl scouts use the quiet sign when everyone is talking and
it’s time to be quiet. Someone raises her hand and stops talking. As others see her
hand in the air, they raise their right hands and stop talking too.
4. Get to know you game (15-20 minutes)
 Any get to know you game will work but below is one option.
o Web of Friends – Toss a ball of yarn around a circle as each girl says her
name and one thing about herself.
1. Supplies – You will need a ball of string.
5. Girl Scout Promise (10-15 minutes)
 Ask the following questions:
o What is a promise?
o Why is it important to keep our promises?
o What if we forget?
o What do the words “I will try” mean?
 Teach the Girl Scout symbol (right hand, three fingers).
 Teach the Girl Scout Promise. You should say a short phrase and then have them
repeat you. Go through it a few times. If you have time, you might talk about what
each part means.
o On My Honor, I will try to serve God and my country, to help people at all
times and to live by the Girl Scout Law.
 Promise Reminders – have the girls trace the promise on the back of their nametags.
Read it one more time once the girls have completed tracing.
o You might consider collecting the nametags for the first few meetings and
then passing them out again.
 Supplies
o You will need markers/crayons.
6. Clean Up (5-10 minutes)
 Tell the girls that Girl Scouts always leave a place looking better than how they found
it. Ask each girl to be responsible for her own place and her own supplies.
7. Closing Friendship Circle (5-10 minutes)
 This is a Girl Scout tradition and a great way to end every meeting.
o Have the girls form a circle, then cross their arms so that their right arm is
over their left arm. They then hold the hands of the girls on either side of
them.
o One girl or leader starts the circle by making a silent wish, then squeezing the
hand of the girl on her left with her right hand.
o Each girl squeezes the next girl’s hand in turn, until the squeeze “gets back”
to the first person.
o The first person then says “Goodbye Girl Scouts” and the girls can either twist
out of the circle or just drop hands.
 This might also be a great time for you to have the girls talk about what they learned
at the meeting or make announcements for the next meeting/activity.
More to Explore
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Field Trip Ideas:
o Participate in a service unit or council sponsored event.
Speaker Ideas:
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Invite a troop of older Girl Scouts to a meeting to share about their
experiences.
Family Follow-Up Email
Use the email below as a template to let families know what girls did at the meeting today.
Don’t forget to fill in the missing information or add additional information.
Hello Girl Scout Families:
We started our Girl Scout troop.
We had fun:
 Getting to the girls in our troop.
 Learning the Girl Scout Promise
Continue the fun at home:
• Looks through your Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting to see if there are activities you
would like to do at home.
Our next meeting will be
We will be doing
You can help us by
Girls will need to bring
Other important dates and upcoming activities
Thank you for coming to Girl Scouts!
Objective:
Introduce girls to Girl Scouting by teaching them the Girl Scout Law and continuing practicing
the Promise.
Outcome:
Girls feel connected to their community and develop healthy relationships.
Supplies:
Name tags from the previous week
Additional name tag supplies if you have a new girl
Activities:
1. Welcome (5-10 minutes)
 Pass out the name tags to the girls. If you have new ones, have them make a
name tag.
 Ask the girls what they learned at the last meeting.
 As a group say the Girl Scout Promise. You might need to say a line and have
them repeat it again. You could also have them read it from their name tags.
2. Get to Know You Game (15-20 minutes)
 Any game will work but this is one option.
o Name Chase - The child who is "it" stands up and walks around the
outside of the circle tapping each child on the head and saying their
name, with prompting if necessary. At some point, when she taps a child
on the head, she will say the name of the group instead (Girl Scouts). The
chosen child must now jump up and chase the first child around the circle,
trying to tag "it" before she can sit down in their place. If she succeeds,
"it" has another go. If she fails, she takes over as "it".
3. Girl Scout Law (10-15 minutes)
 Say: “When we say the Girl Scout Promise we say that we will live by the Girl
Scout Law. Today we are going to learn the Girl Scout Law.”
 Have them repeat a line after you. Take a moment to talk about what each line
means to them.
o I will do my best to be
Honest and fair,
Friendly and helpful,
Considerate and caring,
Courageous and strong, and
Responsible for what I say and do,
And to
Respect myself and others,
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Respect authority,
Use resources wisely,
Make the world a better place,
And be a sister to every Girl Scout.
If you are a Daisy Troop, after completing this activity, the girls will have earned
the Promise Center of the petals.
Summary:
Caring for animals is fun and important! So is caring for yourself. Get ready to meet some amazing critters and
hear their stories. Soon you’ll have your own stories of caring to tell and share!
Awards Earned:
Birdbath Award
Getting Started:
Before you begin this Journey, take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the following session outlines as
well as the girl book and adult guide for 5 Flower, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals! It is helpful to read pages
14-25 of the adult guide and then read the story in the girl book. Once you have reviewed these pages, use the
session outlines and the adult guide to review each week’s activities. Your group and some activities might
need to be modified before beginning. You might also talk to other staff members on how they facilitated the
activities.
Supplies Needed by Week:
Most Weeks:
 5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals! - adult guide
 5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals! - girl book (one for each girl)
 Assorted craft supplies
 Markers and crayons
 Poster of the Girl Scout Law – use one that shows the flowers and the part of the law they
symbolize
Week 1
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Picture of a bald eagle
Banner/mural size paper
Poster of the Girl Scout Promise
White copy paper
Week 2
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Picture of a lion
Mural from previous week
White copy paper
One brown lunch sack or paper bag for each girl
Week 3
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Picture of a robin
Mural from previous weeks
White copy paper
Week 4
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Picture of a donkey
Postcard size paper
Large sheet of paper
Week 5
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Picture of a crane
Square of brightly colored paper
White copy paper
More to Explore – Adding to Your Journey Experience
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Field Trip Ideas:
o Visit a place with animals:
 Camp Winding River to visit the horses and goats
 A local zoo
 Pet stores, animal shelters or veterinarian offices
o Find out how animals help humans by visiting a dairy farm
Speaker Ideas:
o A veterinarian or someone who works with animals
o A long-term pet owner
o People who foster/rescue pets
o Someone who trains service animals
Objective:
Girls will to introduce themselves and learn a little more about this Journey.
Outcomes:
Girls will develop a strong sense of self.
Supplies:
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Picture of a bald eagle
Markers, crayons or pencils
Banner/mural size paper
Assorted craft materials (optional)
Poster of the Girl Scout Promise
White copy paper
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5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for
Animals! - adult guide
Animals! - girl book (one for each girl)
Activities:
1. Opening Ceremony (10 minutes)
 Do the activity Animals Around the World – Introductions – Page 29 of the adult guide.
 Gather the girls together and ask them to introduce themselves and name one thing they like
about animals.
2. Team Animal Mural (25 Minutes)
 Use page 30 of the adult guide.
 Use the paper, assorted craft materials and markers to create a mural.
 This will be used throughout the Journey so it needs to be kept in a safe place. Each week, girls
will add new animals. If you have a large group you might want to make more than one mural,
paint multiple animals each week or have girls work in teams.
3. Story Time (10 Minutes)
 “Welcome to this Amazing Animal Adventure” – This is a short introduction to the Journey. Make
sure to ask a few of the questions for the adult guide to get the girls thinking about what they are
going to learn.
 Use page 31 of the adult guide, page 5 of the girl book.
4. Team Talk (10 Minutes)
 This is a discussion about ways people care for animals. Have the girls talk about the ideas and
then create pictures to show their ideas.
 Note: the creation of a team bird bath is an optional activity. Do this if you have time or want to
stretch to additional meeting times.
5. Closing (5-10 minutes)
 Use the closing on page 34 of the adult guide. If you started your meeting with the Girl Scout
Promise, you might want to skip the first part of the closing. However, if you have many new
girls, you might want to review it again.
 The Girl Scout friendship circle is a tradition in Girl Scouts and a great way to end all meetings.
Directions are on page 34 of adult guide. Girls cross their right arms over their left and hold
hands with the girl on either side. A small squeeze is then sent around the circle while everyone
is silent.
Optional (If you have additional time)
o Build a team birdbath – Page 32 of the adult guide.
o Snack Time – Create Ants on a log from page 75 of the girl book.
Use the email below as a template to let families know what girls did at the meeting today. Don’t forget to
fill in the missing information or add additional information.
We began a new journey experience – 5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals! The Journey focuses on
the importance of caring for animals and for ourselves. We will be working on this Journey for the next
several meetings.
We had fun:
 Making an animal mural. We will continue to work on this during our journey experience.
 Discussing how people care for animals.
 If you have a pet, have your Girl Scout help in the care of that animal.
 See if you can spot people caring for animals over the next few weeks.
We will be doing
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Thank you for bringing your Daisy to Girl Scouts!
Objective:
Girls will explore the many ways that caring for animals are like caring for themselves.
Outcomes:
Girls will seek challenges in the world.
Supplies:
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Picture of a lion
Mural from previous week
Assorted craft materials
Poster of the Girl Scout Law – use one
that shows the flowers and the part of
the law they symbolize
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One brown lunch sack or paper bag for
each girl
White copy paper
Activities:
 Do the activity Animals Around the World – Page 37 of the adult guide.
 Girls are introduced to the Girl Scout Promise and Law. They see how the flowers they will meet
throughout the journey symbolize a different part of the law. They will also add a new animal to
their team mural.
 Have the girls add a lion to your team mural.
2. Caring for Myself (10 Minutes)
 Use page 37 of the adult guide – “As Girls Arrive” Activity.
 Each girl will create a picture or write a story about how she takes care of herself.
 Girls will share their pictures later in the meeting.
 Read “A Purr-fect Surprise in the Garden.”
 Use page 38 of the adult Guide, pages 6-13 of the girl book.
 Use the questions in the adult guide to discuss the story.
 You might read aloud to the girls or have the girls take turns reading the story. If your group is
very large, consider breaking down into small groups and having some of your older girls help
read.
 If you have time or a more active group, you might consider having the girls act out part of the
story.
4. Get Creative – All about nests (25 Minutes)
 Using the paper bags, have the girls create nests. Pages 14-15 of the girl book show pictures of
different types of nests.
 Once they have completed their nests, girls will share the drawings they made earlier that show
how they take care of themselves.
 If you have space to keep the nests for the next meeting, consider keeping them. If it is not
possible go ahead and send them home with the girls.
 If you have time and a location with many trees, consider taking a walk around your meeting
space to see if girls can find any nests.
 Closing Discussion: Ask the girls one way they plan to care for themselves or animals during the
next week. Encourage them to bring a picture or photo next week, or encourage them to care
for themselves or an animal.
 Friendship Circle - Directions are on page 34 of adult guide. Girls cross their right arms over
their left and hold hands with the girl on either side. A small squeeze is then sent around the
circle while everyone is silent.
 Note: the closing discussion in the adult guide has the girls talk about what they learned from a
guest speaker. This is an optional activity. If you did not have a guest speaker, use the closing
discussion above.
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Animals Safe and Sound (with Guest Speaker) – Pages 39-40 of the adult guide
Snack Time – Eat Like a Rabbit – Page 40 of the adult guide
We continued our journey experience – 5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals!
We had fun:
 Making a nest.
 Drawing pictures of us taking care of ourselves.
 Help your Daisy see how she is caring for herself.
We will be doing
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Objective:
Girls use their imagination and problem-solving skills as they continue to explore how the needs of animals are
similar to their own.
Outcome:
Girls develop positive values and healthy relationships.
Supplies:
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Picture of a robin
Poster of the Girl Scout Promise & Law
White copy paper
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Activities:
 Ask the girls to give one example of how they cared for themselves or an animal during the past
week. If they brought a photo or drawing, encourage them to share it now.
 Have the girls add a robin as well as some of the items a robin eats (like worms, seeds and
spiders) to your team mural.
 Read “First Stories.”
 Use page 46 of the adult guide, pages 16-23 of the girl book.
 Use the questions in the adult guide to discuss the story as well as what makes each girl
unique.
3. Spin-a-Tale (10 Minutes)
 If you have the ability, it could be fun to record the story so that the girls can listen to it again.
 The directions in the adult guide mention How the Leopard Got Its Spots. Here is a link to that
story if you would like to read it to the girls as well.
http://www.sff.net/people/karawynn/justso/leopard.htp
4. Role-Play: Choices, Choices (10-15 Minutes)
 Have the girls work in small groups to role-play the scenarios. If you have a large group, you
might want to come up with additional ideas.
5. Closing (5 minutes)
 The girls have now completed the Birdbath Award. See page 52 of the adult guide for
presentation ideas.
 Ask the girls to share one way they care for animals and one way they care for themselves.
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Do the activity Fly, Fly Away – Page 47 of the adult guide.
Session 4 – Pages 50-61 of the adult guide – If you need to fill additional weeks, consider adding this
session. You will see that the adult guide suggests splitting up the “First Stories” chapter from Session
3.
Session 5 – Pages 62-67 of the adult guide – This includes a field trip or nature walk if possible.
You can also add Snack Time – Incredible, Edible Nest – Page 46 of the adult guide or Apple Ladybugs
– Page 56 of the adult guide.
We had fun:
 Practicing making choices.
 Making up our own animal stories.
 Read a story like How the Leopard Lost Its Spots or Why Mosquitoes Buss in People’s Ears.
 Allow your Daisy to make her own choice.
 Take a walk around your neighborhood and see what animals you spy.
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Objective:
Girls explore the needs of animals and begin to focus on specific animal needs in their communities.
Outcomes:
Girls will advance diversity in a multicultural world and become resourceful problem solvers.
Supplies:
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Picture of a donkey
Postcard size paper
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Large sheet of paper
Activities:
 In the story today, girls will visit Mexico. Ask the girls what they might know about Mexico. Once
you have talked, have the girls add a donkey to your team mural. If possible, consider bringing a
globe or world map to show where Mexico is located.
 Read “Zinni’s Story.”
 You might read aloud to the girls or have the girls take turns reading the story. If your group is
read.
3. The Power of the Postcard (20 Minutes)
 You might want to bring a few examples of postcards if possible.
 Have them brainstorm who they could send the postcard to before they begin. For example
maybe their grandma has a cat and they might want to send her a postcard about caring for
cats.
4. Comparing the Caring (10-15 minutes)
 Do the activity as described on page 72-73 of the adult guide.
 If you did not have a chance to bring a guest speaker in Session 2, you might choose to exclude
information learned from the animal expert and just focus on the first two columns.
 Have the girls name one thing that they want to share with others about caring for animals.
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Snack - Apple Snacks and Quesadillas – Page 72 of the adult guide
We had fun:
 Making postcards about caring for animals.
 Comparing how we care for ourselves and animals.
 Help your Daisy come up with ways she could teach others about caring for animals. We will begin
our Red Robin Project at our next meeting.
 Try Japanese Garden Yoga (see page 50-51 of your Daisy’s 5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for
Animals! book.)
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Objective:
Girls continue to explore how caring for animals resembles caring for themselves and begin to experience the
good feelings that caring gives them.
Outcomes:
Girls will educate and inspire others.
Supplies:
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Picture of a crane
Square of brightly colored paper
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White copy paper
Activities:
 In the story today, girls will visit Japan. Ask the girls what they might know about Japan. If
possible, consider bringing a globe or world map to show where Japan is located. Once you
have talked, have the girls add a crane to your team mural.
2. Origami (15 Minutes)
 Use pages 52-53 of the girl book.
 The book describes how to make cranes. If you have more time, consider letting the girls create
other origami figures.
 Fun fact: The Girl Scouts of Japan made and mailed thousands of these cranes to the United
States as an expression of peace and friendship after the September 11th tragedy. GSUSA
encouraged Girl Scouts to send cranes to Japan following the earthquake and tsunami last
spring.
 Read “Gloria’s Story.”
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You might read aloud to the girls or have the girls take turns reading the story. If your group is
read.
4. Red Robin Project Planning (20-30 minutes)
 A small explanation is available on page 86 of the adult guide.
 The best planning tool is on pages 75-81 of the adult guide.
 The goal of the project is to have the girls teach other how to care for animals. You might
consider using the Comparing the Caring Chart you made at the last meeting as a starting point
for your project.
 Follow the directions as written in the adult guide.
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Animal Riddle Poem – Page 85 of the adult guide
Fruits from Japan – Page 85 of the adult guide
We had fun:
 Making origami cranes.
 Working on our Red Robin Project.
 Make additional origami figures (see page 52-53 of your Daisy’s 5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for
Animals! book for directions to make a cat).
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Red Robin Project
The Red Robin Project is an opportunity for girls to use their new knowledge and creativity to teach others how
to care for animals. The girls choose animal care tips to share with others and tell this story of animal care in a
creative way.
This project is a great opportunity for girls to put the lessons they learned into practice and educate others.
Once you’ve completed these prepared weeks, try the rest of the prepared samples and complete a Red Robin
Project.
Getting started:
A small explanation is available on page 86 of the adult guide.
Pages 75-81 in the adult guide provide a planning resource for you to lead the girls. They select a project at
the end of sample Session 7 in the adult guide.
The goal of the project is to have the girls teach other how to care for animals. You might consider using the
Comparing the Caring Chart you made during Week 4 as a starting point for your project.

5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals Journey

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