All Sections: The Great Indoors Badge Stage 3

We will be having a break for the summer holidays, but here is something that all sections can be doing in the meantime.
With the gradual easing of lockdown measures, this may be the last post on this blog, as our groups plan a return to face to face scouting.

In Stage 3 you’ll share what you’ve learned with someone else that can be used to help make the world a little better.

We've included some suggested activities for each requirement. Of course, they were designed for face-to-face Scouts, so you’ll probably need to make some tweaks. Take a look at the ‘Tips’, where we’ve put together some suggestions for how to adapt some of the common phrases you may encounter.

How to earn your badge:

1.       Practical skills

Teach someone else a new practical skill that you can do from home and use that skill together every day for a week. They might be in your household, or elsewhere if you can talk to them without leaving your home and alongside a responsible adult.

All ages: One of the activities you have tried in Stages 1 and 2.

2.       Outdoor skills

Teach someone else a skill that would help you to explore or survive in the outdoors and use that skill every day for a week. They might be in your household, or elsewhere if you can talk to them without leaving home and alongside a responsible adult.

All ages: One of the activities you have tried in Stages 1 and 2.

 

3.       Physical activity

Teach someone else one exercise and take part together every day for a week. They might be in your household, or elsewhere if you can talk to them without leaving home and alongside a responsible adult.

All ages: Play our game here >

4.       Community engagement

Create something that you can post online that celebrates a local service or charity in your community that’s helping people affected by the spread of COVID-19.

Suggestions:

Beavers (6-8 years) A day for everyone

Cubs (8-10½ years) A day for everyone

Scouts (10½-14 years) Plan for change or Community impact: the movie or Hot off the press

Explorers (14-18 years) Plan for change or Community impact: the movie or Hot off the press

 

5.       Social action

From your own home, do something that helps people you don’t know who have been affected by the spread of COVID-19.

Suggestions:

Beavers (6-8 years) Kindness rocks

Cubs (8-10½ years) Kindness rocks

Scouts (10½-14 years) Fly your flag for the planet

Explorers (14-18 years) Fly your flag for the planet

 

6.       International

Talk to a young person and their family who live in or come from a different country about their culture. Alongside a responsible adult, you could do this online, by phone or by post.

All ages: Make sure you read our guidance on staying safe online here >

 

7.       Creative

Teach someone in your household one new creative activity and take part together every day for a week.

Suggestions:

Beavers (6-8 years) Celtic comics

Cubs (8-10½ years) Clued-up collections

Scouts (10½-14 years) Book in a bag

Explorers (14-18 years) Build a sustainable future


8.       Spiritual

Talk to someone who has a set of beliefs different from your own and learn about why those beliefs are important and meaningful to them.

All ages: Make sure you read our guidance on staying safe online here >

9.       Nights away

At the same time as young people in other households, take part in a night away at home, sleeping in a den or tent, indoors or in the garden. If you can do so without leaving your home, connect with the other young people taking part in your ‘night away’.

 


More for your section:

More Activities

Beavers: Disability Awareness Activity Badge

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As Scouts, we believe in inclusion, which means making sure nobody gets left out. 1.      Disability awareness: Find out about Paralympian and Scout Ambassador, Ellie Simmonds. Make a poster to tell a story about her achievements. This article may be a good starting point https://www.channel4.com/news/ellie-simmonds-paralympics-golden-girl Physical disability awareness: Have a go at playing Boccia, find out how to play here:  https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/brilliant-boccia/ 2.      Deaf awareness: Use this worksheet to help you learn the Promise in British Sign Language. http://www.colonyresources.co.uk/activity/disability/beaverpromise.pdf Get your parent to film you saying the promise in BSL so you can show your leader.   3.      Sight awareness: Watch this video to find out about how guide dogs help blind people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wr7SUVb_0s&ab_channel=GuideDogs  
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Cubs: Scientist Activity Badge

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From the cells in our bodies to the energy fuelling our homes and the stars in the night sky, we use science to find out more about the mind-boggling universe we call home. Pop on your safety goggles and get experimenting. To earn your badge, do all six of the science activities below. For each one, take photographs and write explanations to email  your leader showing what you did and what you found out. Safety Science Supervise young people, and only do science activities that are advised and age appropriate for your section. Test activities first, to make sure you’re confident you can lead them safely. Use protective clothing where necessary. Scissors Supervise young people appropriately when they’re using scissors. Store all sharp objects securely, out of the reach of young people Rubbish and recycling All items should be clean and suitable for this activity. PPE Before completing this activity make sure you have suitable personal protective equipment
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Beavers: Communicator Activity Badge

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Listen up! from simple phone calls to secret codes, Scouts are fantastic communicators. How to earn your badge: 1.      Learn how to make a phone call. Here is a fun game to help you practise making a call  https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/hide-and-speak/   2.      Play the Jump your number game to help you to learn your phone number https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/jump-your-number/ 3.      Learn how to send an email or text message. When you’ve completed all of the requirements for this badge, you could send an email to your leader to let them know what you’ve done . 4.               4.        Morse code is a type of code that is used to send telegraphic information using rhythm. Morse code uses dots and dashes to show the alphabet letters, numbers, punctuation and special characters of a given message. When messages are sent by Morse code, dots are short beeps or clicks or flashes, and dashes are longer ones. Using a whistle or torch and the image below,
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Beavers and Cubs: Super Scarves

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Today we’re going to learn to be more independent and remember what it means to be a Scout by practising rolling, folding, and tying our Scout scarves. Some people call them neckers, and others have other names too. To learn to roll, fold, and tie your scarf, all you’ll need is your scarf, a woggle, and a little bit of space. Everyone got their stuff? Hold it up so everyone can see... great, let’s go. Start off by spreading out your scarf with the point facing away from you, then smooth it out. Start to roll it away from you, using both hands and keeping it nice and smooth. Stop rolling once there’s about a hand span of space between the roll and the point. Stretch your hand out like a starfish – if your thumb touches the roll, your little finger should touch the point of the scarf. Unroll your scarf so you can practise folding it. It works in the same way, except you’ll fold it instead of rolling it. Scouts all over the world wear neckers – they remind everyone that they’re a part of
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