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[quote=Anonymous]I just wanted to post a "Summer Catch Up" Program I created for two new Daisys that will join our troop in the fall.  I had my troop work on petals the first year and we will work on journeys the second year.  The program is based upon what we did as a troop the first year.  If anyone has suggestions or ideas to make the journeys more interesting, I would love to hear them.

Week 1: Daisy Circle.  Have a personal meeting with the scout, discuss what being a Daisy and a Girl Scout means.  Memorize the Girl Scout Promise.  
 
Week 2: First Petal: Lupe "Honest and Fair" Read Lupe's story. Play a game with your Daisy, explaining the importance of following the rules.  Let her explain the rules of the game to you, even if you have played the game before.  
 
Week 3: Second Petal: Sunny "Friendly and Helpful" Read Sunny's story. Please go over the points mentioned at the following website: http://daisyscouts.org/petals/YellowPetal.shtml  Your daughter can practice being friendly and helpful at home.  Even a simple chore can give your daughter a sense of accomplishment.
 
Week 4: Third Petal Zinni "Considerate and Caring"  Read Zinni's story. Your daughter can donate old toys or clothes, care for a pet, or write a thank you card to a their kindergarten teacher.
 
Week 5: Fourth Petal: Tula "Courageous and Strong"  Read Tula's story.  Make sure your daughter knows her phone number and address.  Ask your daughter about her own injuries. Then make a list of the types of injuries mentioned and add a few of your own, including scrapes, cuts, black and blue marks, and burns. Ask children to discuss how they could have prevented their injuries. Elicit responses about being more careful, listening to parents and guardians, moving more slowly, staying away from hot areas, never using knives, and staying away from cut glass. Show your daughter a first aid kit, and explain that there are several ways to treat an injury that occurs. Hold up an adhesive bandage from the first aid kit, and ask students what its use is. Then ask them what else they can do to help heal the injuries that you listed. For example, they might mention that you should keep a cut clean and keep the bandage on, that you should put a small burn under cold water, or that you should put an ice pack on a black and blue mark to keep it from swelling. Explain the importance of alerting an adult about an injury. 
 
Week 6: Fifth Petal: Mari "Responsible for what I say and do"   Read Mari's story.  Abigail Van Buren said "If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders." Ask your child what responsiblities they have in their life.  Being a good daughter, a good student, and a good sister are all good responsibilities. You also could have your Daisy read the story "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." Ask them what they think the story is about, then explain what might happen in real-life situations if they lie or exaggerate. To demonstrate "think before you speak," give the girls small tubes of toothpaste. Tell them to squeeze the toothpaste out as fast as they can, then ask them to put it back into the tube. This easy visual helps them understand that hurtful words spoken in haste are not easily taken back.

Week 7: Sixth Petal: Gloria "Respect myself and others"  Read Gloria's story. The focus is good manners show that you have respect for yourself and others.  Let your daughter plan a small afternoon tea, create and deliver invitations (even if it is just a sibling).  Let her set the table, greet guests, serve food and having polite conversation.   You can discuss how to refuse food politely.
 
Week 8: Seventh Petal:Gerri "Respect authority"  Read Gerri's story.  Visit a police station or just talk with a policeman.  Or any authority figure, firemen, people in the church or school, etc.
 
Week 9: Eighth Petal: Clover "Use Resources wisely"  Read Clover's story.  Discuss recycling in the home and how your daughter can help.
 
Week 10: Ninth Petal: Rosie "Make the world a better place" Read Rosie's story.  Take a walk in your neighborhood or local park with latex gloves and plastic grocery bags to pick up trash.
 
Week 11: Tenth Petal: Vi "Be a sister to every girl Scout" Read Vi's story.  Please learn the two following songs and don't forget the girl scout promise:

Make New Friends 
 
Make new friends,
but keep the old.
One is silver,
the other is gold. 
A circle is round,
it has no end.
That's how long,
I will be your friend

Taps 
Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, from the hills, from the sky;
All is well, safely rest, God is nigh. 
Thanks and praise, for our days,
'Neath the sun, 'neath the stars, neath the sky;
As we go, this we know, God is nigh.

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