10 September 2015

Cesar Chavez, Screwdrivers, and Soap Carvings

So... I was out of town last week and my substitute did a different lesson... because... my sweet family gave her the WRONG BAG!  :)  She got a magnifying glass and was mystified... and my lovely green-and-white striped bag was still beautifully preserved, sitting right where I had left it!

So my calendar is now a week off and I have ZERO time to go through and update all of the dates!

That said, here's the lesson for next Wednesday, 16 September, originally scheduled for "today" (since it's past midnight, technically... you know...).  And that midnight thing?  It's 1:30pm as I get ready to click Publish... and I realized that I didn't use one single cute font on this batch!  That's kind of the point of this blog, LOL!  Well, enjoy the ever-classic Garamond on these handouts and paste-ins, ha!

Fill-in-the-blank about Cesar Chavez

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Cesar Chavez homework (boys must talk to parents about what they learned)

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This is a cute graphic for "Righty Tighty, Lefty Loosey."  I found it HERE, and put it into a PDF so it's easy to cut'n'paste for journals.

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Finally, we're going to do soap carvings!  We're going to review the most important knife safety rules from TWO WEEKS AGO and then we're going to jump in and carve using pocketknives!  Here's a graphic to spark the boys' imaginations!  

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(samples found HERE, HERE, and HERE)

I expect to be setting up a tent with the boys on the 30th (this lesson is on the 16th, the week after that is pack meeting, so the tent is the 30th)... Since I don't own a tent and it SEEMS the boys don't have tents at home... I sent an email to our women's group to see if anyone had a tent we could set up!  Neat, right??  

24 August 2015

Generic Word (.docx) Reminders

This cute Reminders page (four to a page) is just an easy, quick download to use if you're in a hurry (like I always am).

Here's a screen shot of my reminders going out on the 2nd of September!
I used Austie Bost There For You and Austie Bost Descriptions fonts for this reminder.  :)
This is what this year's calendar looks like- click to download a copy- it's an ambitious schedule, but doable!  It includes a sample welcome letter, and the last page is a list of at-home tasks for parents to do that I just can't do the way our pack is set up.  :)  Notice that homework and reminders are built in.

This is set up for an LDS pack if you notice the April/May timeframe Duty to God requirements.  It wouldn't take a lot to replace these with your own group's requirements.  Enjoy!

Sneak Peek Sample:

Things to Take on a Campout, and Half Hitches!

I'm not sure if I mentioned this yet (it's late!), but this year, to help keep boys focused on learning, I am having them JOURNAL!  I am doing a lot of fill-in-the-blanks, lots of award-like pages, and lots of illustrations (and chances for them to illustrate!).

Because of the new program and all of the great hands-on components, I am sending regular homework and reminder papers- I am hoping it will work!  If it doesn't... I could be foiled!  :)

Here's the journal paste-in for things to take on a campout, and the illustration and signature space for half hitch knots.  Enjoy!

(This is what the half-hitch page looks like)

Cub Scouts: Pocketknives and the Whittling Chip

Okay, all of you Den Leaders!  New year, new program!  Last week, we covered the types of pocketknives, filled in a paper about them, and then signed a promise.  Here's the PDF!  This is a sample of the pledge.  :)  Enjoy!



09 August 2015

Cub Scouts 2015!

We're getting ready to start cub scouts here in the states-- the school year here in Atlanta, Georgia is TOMORROW!  And the week after that is our first week of cubs.  :)  I am the bear leader, and in getting reminders and docs ready for my boys' parents, I couldn't find any good black and white BEAR illustrations!  If you can use this, go for it!  It's free!  Just right-click, save as, and you're good to go.  I'm posting both the .jpg and the .png files.  :)  Enjoy!


21 June 2015

WLS Layout Artisan Competition: Featured Designer: Austie Bost Fonts

Austie Bost Fonts, featured!!  I think Meg Scott is one of the sweethearts of the Internet- she helped me a while back edit a font of mine and was so great to work with-- great ideas, super supportive, and just a joy to work with.  Click on the link to check out the feature!



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WLS Layout Artisan Competition: Featured Designer: Austie Bost Fonts: I have had the great pleasure of knowing the creator behind Austie Bost Fonts. Her fun and whimsical font collection can be found at dafont....