Newsgroups: rec.scouting,rec.answers,news.answers Path: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!xlink.net!scsing.switch.ch!bernina!macman From: macman@bernina.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener) Subject: rec.scouting FAQ #6: Cub Scout Leader Hints Message-ID: Followup-To: poster Keywords: scout wolf cub pack faq Sender: macman@bernina.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener) Supersedes: Organization: Pfadi Glockenhof, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1993 03:15:08 GMT Approved: news-answers@uunet.uu.net Expires: Mon, 31 Jan 1994 03:15:03 GMT Lines: 650 Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu rec.scouting:8444 rec.answers:3386 news.answers:15943 Archive-name: scouting/6_cub-leader-hints Last-Modified: 1993/10/22 This file contains a number of ideas for the Cub Scout Leaders. It shows ways to reward your cub scouts for their behaviour and attendance, how to deal with kids suffering from Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). It also gives a couple of program ideas and games for your cub meetings, and general information on jungle book names and cub scout promises. If you know a good idea that hasn't been included in this FAQ, please do all of us the favour and post it on rec.scouting. Drop me a copy too to make sure that I include it in this file. This file is in digested format, like all FAQ files on this newsgroup. If you're using nn as newsreader, type 'G %" to split the digest into individual postings. In bn or rn, typing control-G should cause the reader to skip to the next posting within this file. There are nine FAQ files in the rec.scouting FAQ series. The FAQ files are posted in regular intervals (one file every three or four days) on rec.scouting, rec.answers and news.answers. They can also be retrieved through anonymous FTP from ftp.ethz.ch (path: rec.scouting/). As the FAQ files are updated regularly, make sure that you have the latest copy in your hands. The release date of this FAQ is indicated in the line starting with "Last-Modified:" at the top of this file. Files older than three months should be considered as outdated. This file or parts of it may be freely used, printed and re-distributed as long as you enclose this paragraph and keep the references to the respective contributors and to the maintainer (listed below) intact. -- Danny Schwendener macman@bernina.ethz.ch Wolfsmeute Nidau/Glockenhof, Sihlstr. 33, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland -------------------------------- From: macman@bernina.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener) Subject: Cub recognitions - should we use them at all? Date: 1 Mar 93 10:00:00 Whether cubs should be given awards or advancement ranks is a much discussed item. Some will argue that kids are already overstressed at school so that an additional pressure in the free-time program is not productive. Others underline that a small reward is one of the few very effective ways to boost the participation of the kids in the program. I personally think that both sides have their good points. There is, however, one thing you have to keep in mind all the time: A reward is only a valid option if *all* kids are physically and mentally able to obtain it. You should also be very careful not to create a fault between a group of kids who always get all rewards and the rest of the kids. The bottom line: If you use awards, use them with intelligence. -------------------------------- Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1992 10:31:01 -0700 From: (Peter Van Houten) Subject: Cub Immediate recognition - Den Leader Hints I know this has not been solicited, but here are some ideas for immediate recognition for Cub Scout dens that have been working in my Pack, and others that I have come in contact with. 1) Arrowhead Necklace -- Using Dough Art dough cut out arrowheads. Use a spoon to mark texture on the face of the arrowhead. Bake until hard. Drill hole at top of arrowhead for lace. Paint arrowhead using Glossy Black spray paint (comes out looking like obsedian). Glue white/black feather to the back of the arrowhead, and thread leather lace through hole. You now have a recognition necklace the boys can wear and display how far they are along on their Wolf or Bear trail. I had the boys make their own necklaces, but they couldn't start wearing them until they've completed the Bobcat. So the Arrowhead represents they've earned their Arrowhead. As they progress along the Wolf trail they receive a White Wolf's tooth (also made from Dough Art) for each of the 12 Wolf requirements. This can also be used with Bear Claws for the Bear trail. To help separate the teeth, the boy can earn beads to go on his necklace. A white bead for attending the den meeting or pack meeting, a black bead for attending in uniform. When done you'll have a very impressive necklace (as well as, by having the boys make them you are doing one of the arrow point achievements for making something with a feather). 2) Another tip for rewarding behavior, attendance, uniforming, etc. is to have a grab box or treasure chest. In the treasure chest you accumulate all sorts of trinkets (pencils, cards, key rings, etc.) that they boys can choose from when they've met your criteria. For example: All boys that show up in full uniform for a den meeting will get to choose from the treasure chest. Or the boys that pay their dues on time get to choose something. Maybe the boys have exemplified themselves during the den meeting (your house isn't destroyed) and you want to reward them. So where do you get the trinkets? Make friends first with every marketing person you know (most of them are involved in scouting). Companys give away tons of stuff to promote their products, most of which is cheap and fun (things like sun glasses, small footballs, pencils/pens, key rings, stickers, buttons, hats, etc.). Ask and ye shall receive. Also, check out the discount stores for cheap items, such as pencils with different style erassers on them. Check out garage sells for old souviners...these can be very, very cheap. Bottom line is that immediate recognition for achievement and behavior is necessary to support future achievements and success. KISMIF -- Keep it Simple, Make it Fun! -------------------------------- Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 17:58:35 -0500 From: (Peter Van Houten) Subject: Recognition Dinner Ideas HELPING HAND AWARD -- Stuffed glove on a dowel rod for the person who always lends a helping hand. WET SPONGE AWARD -- A piece of sponge mounted on cardboard. For the newest leader who needs help soaking up all the new info in the Cub Scout program. ON THE BALL AWARD -- A styrofoam ball with a pipe cleaner Cub Scout on top for the energetic person who has it all together. GOOD EGG AWARD -- An egg made out of felt mounted on a piece of cardboard for the special person who has been a good sport by helping the pack. BIG HEART AWARD -- A big stuffed heart pillow in red. For someone who shows real dedication to the Cub Scout program. PURPLE HEART AWARD -- A big stuffed heart in purple, for anyone injured 'in the line of duty'. LIFE SAVER AWARD -- A roll of lifesavers mounted on cardboard. This might be for someone who has assisted the Pack with a problem. FIRST AID AWARD -- Home made first aid kit for a dedicated unit leader. GO-FOR AWARD -- Plastic or model car on a handmade trophy stand. For the person who picks up awards or runs errands for the Pack. GO GETTER AWARD -- This is an inflated balloon full of 'Hot Air' for the "Go Power for the Go Getter". OLD FOSSIL AWARD -- A rock or an arrowhead for the person who has been in scouting the longest. BOUNCE AWARD -- A sheet of 'Bounce' fabric softener for the Den Leaders to bounce back and to soften their hearts. BRIGHT IDEA AWARD -- Spray a light bulb gold and mount to a plague. Present to the person who always has good ideas. BANQUET AWARD -- A large wooden spoon painted Blue and Gold. Attatch a ribbon and present to the Chairman of the Blue and Gold Banquet. GOLDEN PEAR AWARD -- Attatch a plastic fruit pear to a plaque. Present to the pair (Couple) who has done so much for the Pack. LINK TO SCOUTING AWARD -- Attatch a few pieces of chainlink fence to a plaque and present to the leader who has helped prepare the boys for Boy Scouts. GOLDEN KNOT AWARD -- This is a good award for a Cubmaster. Use rope, tie an overhand knot and spray gold. Attatch to a plaque and award to the person who has tied it all together. MARF AWARD -- MARF (Maintain Absolute Rigid Flexibility). Cut a piece of wood or cardboard in an odd shape. Put the letters M-A-R-F on it and present to anyone who works with the boys. -------------------------------- Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1992 08:43:03 EDT From: "Larry W. Gracie" Jaana A Antikainen Subject: The Cub scout promise in other languages THE PROMISE IN OTHER LANGUAGES SPANISH: Yo prometo hacer todo lo posible para cumplir con mis deberes para con Dios y mi patria, para ayudar a los demas y obedecer la Ley del Pack. FRENCH: La promesse du Louveteau: Je promets de faire mon devoir de mon mieux envers Diey et ma patrie, d'etre honnete et d'obeir aux lois de mon groupe. GERMAN: Unser Versprechen heisst: Ich verspreche mein Bestes zu tun fur Gott and mein Vaterland, erlich zu sein und das Gesetz des "Pack's" zu befolgen. ITALIAN: La promessa del Lupetto: Io prometto di fare il possible, di fare il mio doverse a Dio e alla nazione di andare diritto e di obbedire la Legge del Gruppo. FINNISH: Lupaus The promise Lupaan parhaani mukaan I promise to do my best rakastaa Jumalaani, to love my God, toteuttaa sudenpentujen lakia to keep the cub law ja olla toisille avuksi and to help other people joka paiva. every day. In the last word, you should have two little dots on each "a", but I seem to be unable to find this letter from my keyboard right now... The "wolf cubs", "sudenpennut" in Finnish, are scouts aged 7-10. They are organized as packs ("lauma"), there is usually 2 or 3 packs in every troop ("lippukunta"). Cubs have weekly meetings, sometimes excursions and campouts, They learn scouting and every day skills following a program, which is right now changing, so I will tell more about it next year... SWISS: Although officially there is a cub scout promise, cub leaders are discouraged to use them, because at the cub scout age, kids are just too young to keep the promise seriously. Leaders are however encouraged to set up their individual pack law. [Note: More information on how cub scouting is lived in foreign countries can be found in FAQ#2 'Scouting around the World' -- Danny] -------------------------------- From: bcockburn@acorn.co.uk (Bruce Cockburn) Subject: Jungle Book / cubs names (UK) Date: 11 May 92 22:18:38 GMT The following may be of interest to scouters not familiar with the Jungle Book nomenclature. It is reproduced from the Gilcraft book entitled "Wolf Cubs", my copy is dated 1948. This is a table of accepted pronunciations. I have used the "*" character to bracket text which was printed in an italic font. The term refers to a single character "a" with an acute accent over it. It may help to print this out if you can to aid understanding. Akela Ah-ky-la*h* Bagheera Ba*r*-gheer-a*h* Baloo Baa-loo Bandarlog Bnder-loag Chil Cheel Hathi H*r*-ty Kaa Ka*r* Mowgli Mow(as in "now")-gly Nag Na*r*g Rikki-tikki-tavi Rikky-tikky-tay-vy Shere Khan Share-kha*r*n Tabaqui Tar-brk-i The following (also from the same source) is a list of "Jungle Names for the Cub Pack". (i) Names held "Ex Officio" Akela Cubmaster. Baloo } Bagheera } Assistant Cubmasters. Raksha } Black Plume } Brown Tip } Grey Brother } Sixers. Red Fang } Tawny Fur } WhiteClaw } Sahi (the Porcupine) Pack Scribe. White Hood Pack Storekeeper. (ii) Names Awarded for Prowess in Cub Activities Ahdeek (the Reindeer) Team Games. Apukwa (the Bulrush) Weaving. Blue Smoke Signalling. Chil (The Kite) Singing. Crimson Arrow Throwing and catching. Dahinda (the Bull-frog) Leapfrog, cartwheels, etc. Ferao (the Scarlet Woodpecker) Woodwork. Golden Quill Artist. Hawkeye Observation. Hiawatha All-round athletics. Iagoo (the Story-teller) Telling stories. Jacala (the Crocodile) Acting. Kaa (the Python) Tree-climbing. Karela (the Bitter Vine) Knotting. Keego (the Fish) Swimming. Keneu (the Great War Eagle) Running. Kotick (the Seal) Wrestling. Kwasin (the Strong Man) Boxing. Limmerskin (the Wren) Message-carrying. Little Beaver Lair-building. Mysa (the Wild Buffalo) Good hearing. Nag (the Cobra) First Aid. Nushka ("Look!") Guide. Oonai (the Wolf) Reciting. Pukeena (the Grasshopper) High Jump. Scarlet Feather Fire-lighting. Sea Catch (the Seal) Diving. Shaw-shaw (the Swallow) Skipping. Singum (the Lion) Book-carrying. Rann (the Eagle) Good eyesight. Tilji-pho (the Lark) Musician. Toomai Folk-dancing. Wabeeno (the Magician) Walking the Plank. Wawbeck (the Rock) Modelling. White Elk Long Jump. Won-tolla Hopping. (iii) Names Awarded by Akela at his Discretion Hathi (the Elephant) Punctual and regular attendance. Jeebi (the Ghost) Fattest Cub. Kim (Little friend of all the world) Helpfulness. Ko (the Crow) Noisiest Cub. Mang (the Bat) Obedience. Mor (the Peacock) Tidiness and cleanliness. Onaway ("Awake!") Alertness. Shada (the Pelican) Perseverance. Rikki-tikki-tavi (the Mongoose) Cheeriness, or Courage. Mowgli Friend to animals. Sona (the Himalayan Bear) Good manners. Suggeema (the Mosquito) Smallest Cub. Tall Pine Tallest Cub. -------------------------------- Date: Thu, 28 May 1992 03:51:44 -0400 From: "Jack W. Weinmann" Subject: Cub-A-Ree Ideas (USA) One of the districts in my council is having its first Cub-A-Ree. Here is a description of the stations: Station 1: Citizenship Part 1: Den conducts flag ceremony of its choice - up to 5 points awarded for correct etiquette, originality & overall performance. Part 2: Den selects 5 questions to answer on citizenship & national heritage from 10 sealed questions. (1 pt. per correct answer) Beads: Gold 9-10 pts, Blue 6-8 pts, Red under 6 pts Station 2: Knots (square, bowline, clovehitch, sheet bend, & taughtline hitch) Station leader asks 5 boys to tie one knot each. If a boy is not assigned a knot, he may help Scouts who have been assigned. Scoring: 2 pts for each knot completed in a 2 min. period Beads: Gold 10 pts, Blue 6 or 8 pts, Red under 6 pts Station 3: Rope Toss The den has a 20 ft. rope and has 3 tosses to hit a graduated bullseye. Scoring: 10 pts (Gold bead) if best throw hits within 2-ft square 8 pts (Blue bead) if best throw hits within 4-ft square 6 pts (Blue bead) if best throw hits within 6-ft square 2 pts (Red bead) if best throw hits outside of square Station 4: First Aid and Safety Message Game Station leader presents 5 first aid and safety situations to the den, in sequence. Den has 1 min. for each situation to reply to each situation and/or demonstrate appropriate technique to use. (2 pts per correct answer) Beads: Gold 10 pts, Blue 6-8 pts, Red under 6 pts Station 5: Obstacle Course Entire den runs course consisting of a tire, rope swing, pylon run, and ramp climb. Each Cub timed and the average for the den determined. Scoring: Average time up to 60 sec. 10 pts -- Gold Bead Average time 60 - 90 sec. 8 pts -- Blue Bead Average time over 90 sec. 6 pts -- Red Bead Station 6: Nature Trail Station leader presents den with a list of 10 items to point out on the nature trail. When they find an item, they point it out to the station leader. Max. time on trail -- 5 min. Scoring: 1 pt per item. Gold 9 - 10 pts, Blue 5 - 8 pts, Red under 5 pts Station 7: Rain Gutter Regatta In relay fashion, 3 Scouts selected by their den blow a walnut shell boat the length of a 10 ft. gutter. Scoring: Based on how fast it takes to complete the task. Exact times will be determined and be available at the station. Ratings: "Hydroplane" ----- 10 pts. ---- Gold "Motorboat" 5 - 8 pts. ---- Blue "Rowboat" under 5 pts. ---- Red Station 8: Marble Shooting Contest A range set up consisting of a 5-ft. diameter circle with 13 marbles placed in center-cross fashion. Rotating shots, each den has 3 min. to shoot as many marbles out of the ring as possible. Scoring: 11 - 13 marbles knocked out = 10 pts ---- Gold bead 6 - 10 " " " = 7 pts ---- Blue bead 0 - 5 " " " = 5 pts ---- Red bead Station 9: Uniforms Points awarded to the den based on the uniforming of participating den members. Scoring: All Scouts wearing proper shirt & neckerchief -- 10 pts - Gold 1/2 or more wearing proper shirt & neckerchief - 6 pts - Blue Less that 1/2 wearing proper shirt @ neckerchief 2 pts - Red Station 10: Skit Competition At 4:00, the dens should gather at the pavillion area to present their skits. Each den has 3 min. to put on their skit. Points awarded on originality, style, content & presentation. Scoring: Up to 10 pts. as determined by the judge. Gold Bead - 8 - 10 pts, Blue - 4 - 7 pts, Red - 0 - 3 pts Note: Dens (2 or more boys). Games are a DEN effort. Stations are geared so that it takes TEAM effort. All station activities taken from the Wolf, Bear, & Webelos Handbooks. (Their statement - our ideas could have other sources!) Although there is no limit to the number of boys in a den, it is recommended that dens be in the 8 boy range. Larger dens could be split into two dens for the competition so all boys are able to participate in the contests. -------------------------------- From: joec@fid.morgan.com (Joe Collins) Subject: Chemical Experiments for cubs Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 14:02:18 GMT [always with adult attendance - Ed.] As a younger child, my son LOVED mixing baking soda and vinegar in zip lock bags and watching the bags fill with CO2. We then 'poured' the CO2 into a plastic pail and lowered a lit match into it (by hand). The match goes out when it passes into the CO2. But if you can get a strip of magnesium, ignite that and lower that into CO2 - it won't go out but will instead strip the oxygen off the CO2, leaving carbon dust floating in the pail. It is also good because its sparks brightly and makes loud popping noises. Be using magnesium - perhaps do it outside Get a stalk of celery and cut it lengthwise about 2/3 of the way up. Get two drinking glasses and fill with water. Place them side by side. Add two different colors of food coloring into the glasses, i.e. red in one and blue in the other. Place the celery such that one part is in one glass and the other part is in the other (which is why you cut it 2/3 of the way.) Come back the next day and look at the stalks. Get an ordinary egg and put in a glass. Pour in vinegar sufficient to cover it with perhaps 1" to spare. Let sit overnight. The next day take out the egg and feel it....the vinegar has dissolved the calcium carbonate in the shell and the shell is gone. You are feeling the membrane that lined the shell and it has a rubbery feel. Rinse with plenty of water. Get calcium carbonate (blackboard chalk is perfect). Heat up real hot in a propane blowtorch (put the chalk in a vise). This will drive the CO2 out of the CaCO3. This leaves CaO (lime). When you heat up lime, it gets bright - which is where the word LIMELIGHT comes from. Drop in water when done. Go to radio shack and buy magnets of all types (square, circular, etc). Give them to you child, along with paper clips, bobby pins, iron nails, etc You child will have a ball with it. Then get wire at radio shack and wrap many many turns around an iron nail. Connect that to a battery and you have an electromagnet. Show your child how it also picks up paper clips, etc. Go a hardware store and get root killer. Look at the package - it should be copper sulfate pentahydrate. When you open it up, it will be blue crystals. This is good stuff to work with but be careful - poisonous - wash your hands after touching it. Anyway, drop some in a glass and dissolve in water. Then get an iron nail and sandpaper it a bit to make it shiny. Drop it in and wait a few hours. It will get copper-plated. (Has to do with the relative activity of metals) Now dissolve more in water- this time to excess, i.e. have crystals sitting on the bottom. Connect an old spoon to a wire and connect that wire to the negative pole of a DC powersupply. Connect some copper wire to the positive pole of the DC powersupply. The other end of that copper wire should be stripped clean and dropped in the water. Don't let the two touch while in the water. After a while, the copper wire in the water will start to shrink in size but the spool will get a copper coating. (Copper plated). The DC power supply can be batteries but use at least 3 volts or so. Get a small piece of aluminum foil, about 4" square. Fold it in 1/2 two times and this will give you 1" square. Get some lye from the grocery store or hardware store (Caution - corrosive, dangerous stuff). Get a 3-4 crystals of lye and place on the foil, dead center. Place the foil on a paper plate and plate this in a sink. Add 1 drop of water to the crystals and step back. The water will dissolve the lye. The lye is now in solution and in contact with the aluminum foil. The aluminum foil is covered with a thin layer of aluminum oxide (invisible). The lye solution starts to react with the aluminum oxide and breaks it down. It then hits the foil and reacts with that. As the reaction gets going, it heats up. This causes the reactants to mix it up even faster and get even hotter. Finally, you run out of either lye or aluminum. Rinse thoroughly with water when done. Moral - never mix lye with aluminum. A slow burn - get plain old steel wool (non-detergent) and plain old strong clorox (again - non-detergent). Place the steel wool in a large bowl or glass. Pour the clorox over it, covering it. Let sit overnight. Come back tomorrow and most of the steel wool is gone and you now have plain old rust. (P.S. this will make the clorox quite warm - let it sit in a sink overnight in case it breaks - don't squeeze the steel wool before you use it. Just put in as-is - if you squeeze it or stretch it, the reaction will go faster and become hotter). Rinse thoroughly with water when done. Keep the chemicals away from your child - potent stuff. Don't mix chemicals on your own without knowing what you are doing. Some household chemicals and combinations thereof are EXTREMELY dangerous. Have fun and hope that helps.... Mail me if you want more experiments or have questions on the above. -------------------------------- From: choffman@adobe.com (Charles Hoffman) Subject: Attention Deficit - Hyperactivity Disorder Date: 9 Nov 92 17:54:36 GMT When I posted by request for information about the ADD and ADHD boys in my Webelos Den, the following information was sent to me. These suggestions have made my meetings much easier.: Keep all activities down to 15 minutes or less. I would add that allowing and encouraging the boys to be creative in their projects helps tremendously. Separate the ADHD boys from each other, and from other boys who are liable to follow the ADHD boys' lead in going wild. I seat my boys in a "U" shape with the Den Chief and my Asst Den Leader at the bottom of the "U". The three ADD and ADHD boys along with the most reactive of the other boys are seated in an alternating arrangement with the quieter boys. The two ADHD boys are seated right next to the leaders (DC and ADL) to allow for personal one on one control and the ADHD boys work harder at self control as they can get immediate words of praise from the leaders. Let the boys know the plans for the meeting at the begining. Give them a goal and keep reminding them why they are doing what they are doing. Give recognition in the meeting for their achievements. Maintain control of the meeting. I use a carrot and stick approach. The carrot is the "good conduct jug". Each boy places a bead in a clear water bottle at the start of each meeting. When disruptive or dangerous behavior happens, the Denner removes a bead. There are lines on the jug that will take about 3-4 months to cover. We just had our first reward, by their choice a trip to a local pizza/game center. The stick is first to "signs up", while using direct eye contact with the boys. A firm, non-stressed voice helps. Don't dwell on control, but quickly move to the focus activity. Use short simple sentences. Ask the boys to repeat requests and directions back to you. Have the boys draw up their own den meeting rules. I have a list that my boys made up posted in our meeting room. They point out infractions to each other. Serve refreshments last. My boys do a round-robin for "snack". Every kid seems to prefer red drinks. The food coloring used, plus sugar in the cookies is guaranteed to have the kids bouncing off the walls in a half hour. Snack is a time for quietly going over the days activities and letting the boys know what will be done at the next meeting. Be prepared. I prepare a month in advance what will be done at each meeting, and what must be done at home for each boy to earn the current activity pins. Having a well thought out plan gives me the freedom to adapt as the situation changes. In addition make one or more of each craft in advance so the boys have a model to "touch and feel" and so that you know how to do it, and that the boys are capable of doing the tasks needed for the craft. Get the quick boys to help the slower boys. With supervision this can be a help. But watch out. Boys this age switch from cooperative to competitive modes very fast. Keep the boys focused. ADHD boys are very easily distracted by external stimuli. I and my leaders constantly walk among the boys asking them to tell us what they are doing, complementing creativity. This seems to help in the longer more complex Webelos crafts. Many ADD and ADHD boys take drugs (Ritalin, etc) to allow them to control their responses. Parents try to give the boys their dose about 1/2 hour before the meeting. But in real life, this does not alway happen. Be prepared for lasts week's angel to be this week's terror. My Asst Den Leader will become the terror's shadow when this happens. This is vital to a controlled meeting. Contact the ADD Warehouse, which has a catalog of reading and other things relevant to ADD/ADHD. You can call them at (800) 233-9273. I sat down with my ADD/ADHD parents and selected books that covered symptoms that were most common with their boys. The public library in my town had several books that gave me a good insight to the problem, but be warned, my parents told me that some the information was out of date. ADD/ADHD kids need even more complements than other kids. But don't forget the other boys. Make the complement real, and word it in such a way as to encourage future growth. One of my ADHD boys has become quite an innovator in fishing for complements. He is begining to understand what actions will and will not earn him a complement and his behavior is slowly improving. Don't treat the ADD/ADHD boys as if they have an "unusual" problem. Cycle your activities. I have an active gathering game, den business, a focused activity, another short game, and then snack/reflection all within a 1 1/4 hour period. My parents stay away from den meetings unless we are doing an activity that requires lots of supervision or assistance. The parents state that their boys are learning that all adults (Akeylas) require the same behavior, not just parents and teachers. Relate information and activities to "doing" things. Somatic language that connotes physical activity helps. Many ADD boys learn best by doing, and are very poor at memorizing remote facts. This can slow meetings down, but will improve the experience for everyone. -------------------------------- From: macman@bernina.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener) Subject: Game ideas for cub scouts [pointer] Date: 21/4/93 Here's a pointer for those who are looking for games which you can play with cub scout dens or packs: I have received a collection of cub scout games from Jim Speirs. Eventually, it will end either as an addition to FAQ#3 'Games' or as a separate FAQ (I haven't decided it yet), but in the meantime, the collection can be retrieved by anonymous ftp from ftp.ethz.ch; log in as 'anonymous' with your E-mail address as password. The file is called 'cub-games.prerelease' and is stored in the directory: rec.scouting/more In addition, it is always a good idea to look into FAQ#3 'Games', even though the games are more directed towards scouts and a few of them may not be suitable for younger cubs. -------------------------------- End of FAQ #6 --------------------------------