Scout law -- learning aids?
Stephen M. Henning
In article <01bd261d$d5e05d80$149d...@goddard.ptdprolog.net>, "Sue
Goddard" <sgod...@ptd.net> wrote:
> Are there any tricks to helping Webelos Scouts learn the Scout Law?
> Specifically, any clever way to remember the order in which the twelve "A
> Scout is ......" thingies come?
Repetition. Most groups repeat it at every meeting. In a few weeks it
becomes fairly well memorized. Avoid props, they prevent learning. It is
best to just have them keep repeating it.
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Cheers, Steve Henning, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sue Goddard
Are there any tricks to helping Webelos Scouts learn the Scout Law?
Specifically, any clever way to remember the order in which the twelve "A
Scout is ......" thingies come?
Thanks in advance.
Sue
Steven G. Tyler
Sue Goddard wrote:
>
> Are there any tricks to helping Webelos Scouts learn the Scout Law?
> Specifically, any clever way to remember the order in which the twelve "A
> Scout is ......" thingies come?
Well, there is some clever Windows software available to convert the
process into a video-game-like activity. You can download a copy from
the Scouting Resources page on our Troop Web site:
http://members.aol.com/troop339. Fun!
--
YIS
Steve on Cattail Creek
1F1313033-Schultz
In article <pighash-2001...@max11-29.phl.fast.net>,
Stephen M. Henning <pig...@aol.com> wrote:
>In article <01bd261d$d5e05d80$149d...@goddard.ptdprolog.net>, "Sue
>
>> Are there any tricks to helping Webelos Scouts learn the Scout Law?
>> Specifically, any clever way to remember the order in which the twelve "A
>> Scout is ......" thingies come?
>
>becomes fairly well memorized. Avoid props, they prevent learning. It is
>best to just have them keep repeating it.
>
>--
>Cheers, Steve Henning, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
>Correct email address is shen...@fast.net (Please forgive my spam deterrent)
>Visit my home page at http://www.users.fast.net/~shenning
Sorry Steve, I usually agree with your posts but on this one I need to
disagree with your statement about avoiding props. With our, (my wife
and me), last Webelos den we did use props successfully to teach the
Scout Law. We did two things. First we made up a word search with the
12 points of the Scout Law. We did not list them on the sheet so the
boys either had to find them from memory or look them up. We also made
a set of flash cards for each scout to use with one of the points on
each card and had them do a game were the cards were shuffled and they
had to see how quickly they could put them in the right order. This
all helped. Repetition though is also important. When we started
saying it in den meetings we had a poster with the Scout Law displayed.
Eventually we covered it up.
We had one boy we had a real hard time memorizing the Scout Law. He
finally got it right and said,"Yea! I won't have to say that again".
This was right in front of our Troop's Scoutmaster who was visiting.
I turned to the Scoutmaster and said,"Would you like to talk to him?"
Which he did. I'm sure that boy had a better understanding of the
Scout Law than the rest of the den. :)
YIS,
Verne Schultz
Scoutmaster District Activities Chairman
Troop 132 Sycamore District
Immanuel Lutheran Church Blackhawk Area Council
Crystal Lake, IL Rockford, IL
James K Nelsen
Sue Goddard (sgod...@ptd.net) wrote:
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: Are there any tricks to helping Webelos Scouts learn the Scout Law?
: Specifically, any clever way to remember the order in which the twelve "A
: Scout is ......" thingies come?
: Thanks in advance.
One of the biggest problems troops face with incoming Webelos is
that they don't know the Oath and Law or many of the other Arrow of
Light requirements that are also present in Boy Scouts so make sure to
practice the Oath and Law at every meeting. There is a certain cadence to
it which they will find (have a Boy Scout practice it with them if you
can).
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Sue,
One of the best ways that we have found is to have a Den Chief to work with
the cubs on it. Seems to work out real well. See your local troop about
supplying one. They get leadership credit it toward their advancement as
well. There are tricks and songs which can help, but I have to agree with
the rest. The only way to get it down, is to say it every week. That's
where the Den Chief can really help.
Good luck.
YIS,
Keith Dompier
Scoutmaster, Troop 278
Phoenix AZ
Sue Goddard wrote in message
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>Are there any tricks to helping Webelos Scouts learn the Scout Law?
>Specifically, any clever way to remember the order in which the twelve "A
>Scout is ......" thingies come?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Sue
Alan Houser
James K Nelsen (jne...@alpha3.csd.uwm.edu) wrote:
: One of the biggest problems troops face with incoming Webelos is
: that they don't know the Oath and Law or many of the other Arrow of
: Light requirements that are also present in Boy Scouts so make sure to
: practice the Oath and Law at every meeting. There is a certain cadence to
: it which they will find (have a Boy Scout practice it with them if you
: can).
Not just incoming Webelos. When I took over as Scoutmaster, I found that
many Scouts would stumble over either the Oath or the Law. We began
incorporating them into our openings and closings, and now everyone can
recite them.
YiS,
Alan R. Houser ** tro...@emf.net
** Scoutmaster, Troop 24, Berkeley, California **
** WWW page ** http://www.emf.net/~troop24/t24.html **
Scoutmaster, Mt. Diablo Silverado Council Jamboree Troop #637
** http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/9637/ **
BILL NELSON
In a previous article, sgod...@ptd.net ("Sue Goddard") says:
>
>Are there any tricks to helping Webelos Scouts learn the Scout Law?
>Specifically, any clever way to remember the order in which the twelve "A
>Scout is ......" thingies come?
Best trick is repetition. Have them either start or end each
Den meeting with the Law or Oath.
Also, I have found it useful if you have them break into
groups of two for about 15 minutes and practice together.
-bill
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"A NATION owes its success, not so much to its strength
in armaments, as to the amount of character in its citizens."
- Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the Scout Movement
BILL NELSON
In a previous article, sgod...@ptd.net ("Sue Goddard") says:
>
>Are there any tricks to helping Webelos Scouts learn the Scout Law?
>Specifically, any clever way to remember the order in which the twelve "A
>Scout is ......" thingies come?
Another idea is to have them practice *towards* a public reciting,
say at a Pack meeting....better have some tissues handy for the
parents who were Scouts and shed a tear when they remember reciting
reciting them! ;-)
asay...@iupui.edu
try teaching the scout law in three groups of four, i.e. trustworthy,
loyal, helpful, courteous. then the next four. it should be easier this
way, memorizing four at a time, rather than all 12
BRIAN & LISA MILLER
I was having a hard time teaching my Webelos the scout law
so I made up a saying with the help of my son- it always helped
us study in college so I figured why not!? It ended up being kind of
corny, but it seemed to work. Here goes- "The Lucky Horse Found
Cat's Kittens On Cherry Tree By Choosing Right". Hope it helps-good
luck!
YIS-Lisa Miller
Sue Goddard <sgod...@ptd.net> wrote in article
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> Are there any tricks to helping Webelos Scouts learn the Scout Law?
> Specifically, any clever way to remember the order in which the twelve "A
> Scout is ......" thingies come?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Sue
>
Mark Denham
Sue Goddard wrote:
>
> Are there any tricks to helping Webelos Scouts learn the Scout Law?
> Specifically, any clever way to remember the order in which the twelve "A
> Scout is ......" thingies come?
> Sue
Sue,
I don't have a "clever" way--but when first trying to get them to learn
the Law from memory--teach it to them by memorizing from the end
backwards to the beginning.
First they get "brave, clean & reverent." Then add thrifty.
This way they always end up on something they know.
The problem for the teachers is that we can't do it that way. I just had
to recite all twelve to remember what the last three were. But, do it
this way and they will get it faster.
The other thing that we all forget way too often is that it is not just
a list of words, but a list of principles by which to live. . .
Mark Denham