WHAT’S THE BIG
PICTURE?
ENVIRONMENT
CLIMATE
QUALITY OF
LIFE
POLITICS
CULTURE
DIFFERENT,
BUT THE SAME.
NAME:
Check out the “Just
for Girls” Section of the Girl Scouts web site: <www.girlscouts.org/girls> Look for
information on Girl Scouting around the world.
MY COUNTRY: www.wagggs.org
Check out the wagggs website and look into projects sponsored by that
organization in your country. What the problems
girls your age face in this country?
What are the WAGGGS girls
from that country called?
What does the uniform look
like?
What is their Promise?
What do they like to do?
Read at least one book on
your country (fact or fiction) and critique the book for the troop.
Check out www.wagggs.org
Where are the four World
Centers for WAGGGS?
How can you get there?
What are the events and
activities there?
Draw an outline of your
country and the countries around it.
Mark the geographical features for the countries. Does the geography affect the country?
Find three different maps of
your country and the significance of the map.
FLAG: What is the
significance of the flag? What does each
symbol or color mean?
My country has ___________________
square miles.
My country has ___________________ people.
Language
spoken:
Learn a greeting and share it with the
troop.
Political
leaders:
Primary
religion:
Monetary
unit:
Describe
the people:
Brief
history:
What
are some different customs of the country:
How
do they dress?
Where
do they live? What do the houses look
like? How are they different? How does the climate, people, customs affect
the buildings?
What
do they eat?
What
do they do for fun?
Think
of a typical day in your country; then think of a day in your girl guide’s
country.
What
would you and the Girl Guide in your country do that are the same?
What
would be different in a typical day from you and her?
What
kind of toys would you play with? Is
there a traditional toy that is popular?
Make one.
Is
it different in that country for boys?
What makes your country
unique?
Find
two or three things that are unique to your country. It could be a tradition, toy, dress, dance
(learn the dance). Share your country
with the troop.
What
is an important holiday in your country?
How do they celebrate the holiday?
What is the significance of the holiday?
What
is the folk art of the country? Find
pictures and instructions to share with the troop and we’ll vote on which one
we want to try to do!!
Do
they have a special kind of theatre?
Share the information with the troop.
Are
there special fabrics in your country?
What is the history of the fabric and arts around that fabric?