Okay guides, here's your holiday homework! (:
Sec ones: Health and Accident Prevention badge
Sec twos: Craft Badge
onlySec threes: Thrift and Craft badge
Cedar Girls’ Secondary School Girl Guides
Accident Prevention Proficiency Badge 2008 1.Know and where possible, demonstrate how to guard against accidents when using: gas, electrical appliances, naked lights or open fires and kerosene stoves
2.Know what special precautions to take in the house with:
a.Children; and
b.Elderly
3.Know at least three different ways of preventing accidents:
a.When using public transport, cars and cycles;
b.When with animals
4.Know what special precautions to take outdoors with regard to wire-messing during outdoor cooking, sharp implements like pen knives and scissors during gadget-making, poisonous plants, storms, flash floods and other hazards from animals, eg, wasps, jelly-fish, etc.
5.The Guide should prepare to put her knowledge to the test in a given situation
Deadline: Term 3 Week 1Cedar Girls’ Secondary School Girl Guides
Health Proficiency Badge 2008
1. Keep the Guide Health Record for two months prior to the test.
2. Discuss with the tester how she maintains good hygiene with regards to taking care of her hair, face and body.
3. Bring to the test two pairs of her own shoes to
a. Explain their suitability for different occasions
b. Explain the dangers of ill-fitting and unsuitable footwear
4. Explain to the tester how
a. Health is affected by hygiene, smoking, food, drink, dieting and sleeping habits
b. She spends her leisure time to show that she is practising a healthy lifestyle.
5. Explain to the tester the importance of good eye care and cite some good practices that can be carried out.
6. Do a Log Book to show the following.
a. The structure and function of teeth.
b. The various oral hygiene aids and their uses.
c. The importance of good nutrition for good dental health.
d. 6 examples of food which contain ‘hidden’ sugar and how they affect dental health.
7. Explain how a young child can be taught to practice good oral hygiene.
*Work to be done individually.
Deadline: to be confirmedCedar Secondary School Girl Guides
Craft Proficiency Badge 20081. Make a useful item from any three of the following skills:
1.1 Knitting
1.2 Crocheting
1.3 Weaving
1.4 Knotting
1.5 Patchwork
1.6 Embroidering
1.7 Printing using cut-food (e.g. potato cut) or screen or by tie-dying
2. Using recycled materials, make
2.1 a puppet
2.2 a decorative floor covering
2.3 a mosaic;
3. Model a figure or an animal in clay, plasticine or wax;
4. Make a carving using a medium soft enough to cut easily e.g. butter, soap, wax, etc.
5. In addition, bring to the test one unfinished article other than the craft she has made, on which she can demonstrate the ability to the tester.
5.1 Have a general knowledge of the raw material employed, how it is obtained, and how it is prepared for working.
Note: Only one article made in school within the last 12 months may be submitted at the test.
Deadline: Term 3 Week 1Cedar Girls’ Secondary School Girl Guides
Thrift Proficiency Badge 20081. Have a savings account of at least 3 months’ standing and show that she has added to it regularly from her savings or pocket money.
2. Bring a certificate from her parents stating that she is not wasteful in the home and is keeping her belongings in good condition.
3. Bring to the test an article that proves that she is thrifty: e.g. A mended blouse or a repaired personal possession or toy.
4. Plan and show how she has spent her pocket money for 1 week.
5. Answer questions on the real meaning of thrift and how she is able to put thrift into practice within her Guide unit.
Deadline: Term 3 Week 2
Check back regularly, as the details for the accident prevention badge and deadline for thrift badge will be put up at a later date. Make sure you finish the badges by the deadline, good luck! (:
Happy Holidays!
-Melissa & Deryn
