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[quote=Anonymous]Some good ideas for 4th and 5th grade GS are here -- don't know how well they'd work for the Cadette crowd though:

[quote]Promoting Harmony & “Sisterliness”

Girls this age will often establish cliques within the troop that can lead to exclusion of some girls and
hurt feelings. Here are some ways to build ‘sisterliness’ in your troop:

* Hold an open discussion on how a girl might feel if everyone else is paired up for an activity and
she hasn't been selected and what other girls can do to prevent this from happening.

* Talk about how Girl Scout principles (such as being a sister to every other Girl Scout) apply to
their own troop interactions.

* One-to-one discussion with individual girls and their parents/guardians (if situations can't be
resolved within the troop or between leaders and girls.)

* Rotating patrol members or work group members.

* Changing buddies frequently on long outings or overnights ("Now buddy up with someone
new!")

* Using various methods to group girls for carpools, small group activities, buddies, etc. Choose by
using splitter activities, such as alphabetical first names or last names, birth dates, shoe size,
drawing straws, number of legs in the household including pets, etc. so that different girls end
up together.

* Choosing secret sisters or secret pals. Draw names at the beginning of the year. Ask the girls to
be a special friend to that person by complimenting her, sitting by her, choosing her as their
helper, etc. Have the girls brainstorm other ways to make their Girl Scout sister feel special.
Possibly, have a small gift exchange with inexpensive, preferably handmade gifts exchanged on
Girl Scout holidays such as Founder’s Day (Juliette Low’s October 31 birthday) or the Girl Scout
birthday on March 12 to reveal secret sisters - or you could extend through the entire year.

* Specific reinforcement by leaders of desired behavior ("I'm glad to see that Susan and Maria
have teamed up today!"; "Shawna, thanks for helping Sam with her bracelet!")

* Inviting two high school aged Girl Scouts to come and talk to girls about their lasting friendships
within Girl Scouts even though their GS friends may go to different schools or they may not be
best friends at school (this is especially effective if the visiting girls have been together since
Daisies or Brownies!)[/quote]

http://www.girlscoutsnorthernindiana-michiana.org/sites/default/files/file-attachments/Do-It-Yourself%20Learning/working_with_juniors.pdf[/quote]

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