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Contact the Valley Lake Service Unit librarian to check out any of the following materials.
Resources for all levels of Girl Scouts:
- 2008-2009 Council Reference Guide
- Safety Wise (2000)
- Ceremonies in Girl Scouting
- SuperTroop Patch Program A 3 page description of the program.
- Feeding a Crowd How to plan and carry out a big bash; includes recipes. A GSUSA publication. Target audience is girls. Fun to see what's different/same from 30 years ago.
- Places to Go, Things to See (1989) Covers the Twin Cities metro area. Contacts/phones probably obsolete but still some good ideas for field trips.
- "A Twin Cities View" (1981) Overview of Things To Do in the metro area. Might be interesting to girls studying "the past".
- "In-Town Program" (1980) Things to do at the In-Town center (again, historically interesting).
- "Walk a Mile in Another's Shoes" (1988) Booklet about diversity. An older publication, but still relevant games, activities, etc.
- Focus on Ability (1990) Serving those with disabilities.
- "Thinking Day" booklet Contains info, activities, games, etc.
- Girl Scouting/Guiding in a World Community (1981) Games, recipes, songs, misc. from other countries.
- Wide World of Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting (1980)
- Developing Health and Fitness - Be Your Best! (1992) Games, activities, recipes, etc - lots of info.
- AAAS Tri-State Resource Guide (1991) List of science-related business willing to volunteer with GS in N. and S. Dakota and MN.
- Energy in American History (1981) student workbook
- Scouting Energy (1971) program workbook
- Girl Scout Week booklet (1999) background on GS Week; suggested related activities
- Non-denominational Graces Short, kid-friendly graces. Some are for mealtime, some for anytime, some are serious, some are hilarious, some are spoken, some are sung to familiar tunes.
- Icebreakers Several games and activities to help a group of people get to know one another a bit. These are fun; even a troop of girls who've been together for awhile would enjoy them.
- Creative Ways for Presenting Girl Scout Recognitions Several unique ideas for making your award ceremonies more fun and memorable.
- Co-op Leadership: A guide for groups of adults in troop/group leadership (2004) Helpful for troops where each family is responsible for an event/meeting.
- Troop and Group Nationwide Trip Planning Packet (2004)
Songs, Games, Crafts:
- Birds in the Wilderness song sheet
- Sing Together - GSUSA songbook (huge!)
- We Change the World audio cassette
- Brownies Own Songbook
- Our Chalet Songbook
- GS Pocket Songbook
- GS Song Book of traditional, camp, and game songs/chants
- Games for Girl Scouts
- Book of crafts using pipe cleaners /"fuzzy sticks"
- A Collection of Songs for Fun Occassions Just lyrics, no help on the tunes; but if you only remember part of a camp song this may help you with the rest of it!
Daisy Girl Scouts:
- Guide for Daisy Leaders
- Sample Daisy Girl Scout Meetings 3 page handout with ideas to get a Daisy troop off and running, includes activities, songs, games....
Brownie Girl Scouts:
- Brownie Girl Scout Handbook
- Guide for Brownie Girl Scout Leaders
- More Brownie Girl Scout Try-its
Junior Girl Scouts:
- Junior Girl Scout Handbook
- Junior Girl Scout Badges and Signs
- Guide for Jr. Girl Scout Leaders
Cadettes & Senior Girl Scouts:
- Ages 11-13 Focus Books Activities/info for girls:
- Uniquely Me - Inside and Out Self care.
- Looking In, Reaching Out Self esteem.
- On The Go Travel tips.
- Uniquely Me - The Real Deal Self esteem.
- Write Now Explore various writing styles.
- Take Charge Awareness of, and protection from, crimes against females.
- On Track Start jogging for better health.
