Beaver programme Spring 2012

 

April 12 16/18

Introduce new starters

St George’s story

Colour in finger puppets

Knights training – Bean bags at targets, bouncing balls throw and catch bean bag/ball whilst standing/ walking

23/25

Write a play about St George and act it out using the finger puppets

Act out the play

30/2

Plant sunflower seeds

What is needed to grow plants and where are they going to put them when they take them home

May

7

9

7th – bank holiday

9th - Union jack, how its made up

Colour in flag

14 / 16

14th – as 9th

16th – Time capsule – what might have been in one in 1952, what we would put in one now

Do a letter to be included in a time capsule about why we like beavers

21/ 23

21st as 16th

23rd - Jubilee celebrations - games that were played in 1952

Hopscotch, stones/jacks, skipping, stagy, yoyo, hula hoop, what’s the time mr wolf, marbles, board games

28 / 30

28th as 23rd

30th – AGM

4 / 6

Half term

June

11 /13

Preparing for cub camp

4 bases – pack a rucsac, what to put in a picnic; water safety; learn to tie two knots

16

Didsbury festival

18 /20

Listening walk – 3 groups go on different routs, stop every 5 minutes, make a note of what you heard over 1 minute then come back and compare notes. Were the sounds pleasant/unpleasant/noisy/manmade/natural

If raining then learn tracking signs

25 /27

Sleuthing in the park

Or

Parachute games/healthy foods/healthy eating/do poster

July

2 /4

Park – find natural items beginning with each letter of the alphabet

Or

Fitness – shuttle run, hopping, throwing ball etc.