East RydeJoey Scout Program

 

Date:	Leader:
Theme:  Care for the Environment	Meeting Type:       Hall

 

Time	Activity Description	Equipment Required:
	Coming in activity	Find the Animals
5.45	Opening parade	Flags
5.50	Protect the Earth	Balloons
5.55	Spotlight Environment	Torches
6.10	Craft- Leaf Rubbings	Leaves, Paper, Crayons
6.20	Song – Home Among the Gum Trees	Nothing
6.25	Leaf Hide and seek	Leaves
6.30	Action Story	Story
6.35	Flashlight Statues	Torches
6.45	Closing parade	Flags
spare	Fishing game	Fishing rods , fish

 

 

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Bless all joeys everywhere,

Help them remember their promise to share.

Guide them all safely home today

And watch over them while they work and play.

 

Amen

 

Games/Craft Information:

 

Protect the Earth
Equipment – chalk to mark circle, balloons.
On the floor draw a large circle to represent the earth. Have several balloons to represent space monsters, who are trying to take over the earth. Joey Scouts stand around the edge of the circle and try to keep the monsters from touching earth (the floor inside the circle). Joey Scouts cannot stand on the earth but must remain outside the circle. They can use their hands, feet or try to blow the balloons to keep them up in the air.

Spotlight Environment

 

Have someone place items outside the hall that don’t belong in the environment such as plastic bags, balls, other rubbish, chairs etc. Go on a walk with the Joeys (torches if dark) and spot things that belong and things that don’t belong. Collect leaves for craft while on the walk. When returned from the walk make a list of all you have seen and discuss what belongs and what doesn’t. How can we care for our local environment?

 

Leaf Rubbings

 

Use leaves found on walk to create pictures using crayons and rubbing.

 

Leaf Hide and Seek

Place leaves or pictures of leave hidden around the hall for joeys to find. This can be done in teams or individually or as a whole mob depending on number of children.

 

Flashlight Game: Statues

See who can keep a straight face in this after-dark game in which life imitates art.

HOW TO PLAY:  The leaders pretend to be a tour guides in a darkened museum.  While the guides turn their backs have the statues spread out and each strike a pose.  The guides must then walk among the artwork, shining the light on the stock-still players and describing them with silly names and funny stories of what they depict, all in an attempt to make the statues laugh or catch them moving.  As in most museums, there's no touching allowed, but the guides are encouraged to quickly -- and unexpectedly -- move the lights among the sculptures to try to catch one unawares. If a statue does move or make a noise, he or she is out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Action Story

 

Give the Joeys a character each and depending on numbers more than one child can play each character. All the Joeys play the part of the children in the story. Joeys stand on the parade circle as the story is told. When they hear their character they cross the circle making appropriate noises/actions to go with their character. Actions in brackets are just suggestions the children will come up with their own.

 

Characters:

Koala (yawn)

Emu (gulp gulp with matching hand movement)

Kangaroo (hop hop)

Kookaburra (laughing)

Wombat (waddle)

Fish (mouth like a fish and hands like fins)

Platypus ( swish swish and smooth movements)

Children (cheers and running)

 

 

All the animals in the bush were excited to be going to the bush Olympics. The Kangaroo had been practicing her high jump for weeks and she was determined this year to beat Wombat who some say had cheated last year. Emu who had once again organised the Olympics was busily bossing everyone about when Kookaburra warned there was a group of children nearby and the games may have to be called off. Platypus was disappointed as she was sure that this year she was going to beat Fish in the swimming race. All the animals gathered in the clearing to ask Koala what should be done. He was the wisest of the bush animals although Emu wouldn’t admit it. “Have Kookaburra keep watch and alert us if the children get too close. I am going back to sleep,” said Koala. Well it was time for Kangaroo and Wombat to race and in the end Kangaroo won by a nose! Then the swimmers had their turn with a close call but Fish just pulled ahead at the end disappointing Platypus once again. Suddenly Kookaburra came down in a flap. The children were approaching. Everyone quickly hid. It was okay. The children were a mob of Joey scouts and knew how to care for the environment. They did not leave any rubbish in the bush and they did not disturb any plants or trees. Some even spied the hidden animals and quietly took photos. Koala, Kookaburra, Emu, Wombat, Platypus, Kangaroo and Fish were all amazed that a mob of children could be so well behaved.

Home Among the Gum Trees

I've been around the world A couple of times or maybe more I've seen the sights, I've had delights On every foreign shore But when my mates all ask me The place that I adore I tell them right away   Give me a home among the gumtrees With lots of plum trees A sheep or two, a k-kangaroo A clothesline out the back Verandah out the front And an old rocking chair   You can see me in the kitchen Cooking up a roast Or Vegemite on toast Just you and me, a cup of tea And later on, we'll settle down And go out on the porch And watch the possums play   CHORUS   There's a Safeways up the corner And a Woolies down the street And a brand new place they've opened up Where they regulate the heat But I'd trade them all tomorrow For a little bush retreat Where the kookaburras call   CHORUS

Some people like their houses With fences all around Others live in mansions And some beneath the ground But me I like the bush you know With rabbits running round And a pumpkin vine out the back   CHORUS