| THE WHITE HOUSE PROJECT MS. PRESIDENT PATCH FOR DAISY AND BROWNIE GIRL SCOUTS PAGE 2 |
| YOUR COMMUNITY Did you know you are are part of many communities? If you go to school, you belong to a community made up of students and teachers. Your town or city is a community of people that live near you. Your state and country are also communities you belong to. Every community has a leader or group of leaders. 1. Can you name the leaders of your communities? If you need help in answering this question, go to The White House Project Web Site and check out the My Community page. (http://www.thewhitehouseproject.org/girl_zone/my_community.htm) 2. Your neighborhood is a community made up of many different people who live near each other. It's also the area where all these people live. Take a look around at your neighborhood. Do you see apartment buildings, houses, or farms? Which of these kinds of places is your home? What do you like about where you live? What don't you like? 3. In a group, make alist of what you like and what you don't like. Decide on once action you can take to make the place where you live better. |
| WORKING TOGETHER You might need other people to help you make changes in your neighborhood. 1. Whose help will you need? how can you get other people to help you? 2. Here is a list of some acitvities you can do. They will let other people know what you want to change. Pick one activity to do with other people. a. Draw a picture b. Write a letter to a newspaper c. Draw a poster to hang up in your neighborhood. |
| MORE ACTIVITIES Now that you've practiced being a leader, here's where you can find some other activities to try. DAISY GIRL SCOUT RESOURCES Basic Books Daisy Girl Scout Activity Book The Girl Scout Promise The Girl Scout Law The Promist Center and Learning Petals Daisy Girl Scouts Go 'Round the World The Guide for Daisy Girl Scout Leaders The Girl Scout Promise The Girl Scout Law People in My Community Album Community Helpers Other Books Girls Are Great for Daisy Girl Scouts BROWNIE GIRL SCOUT RESOURCES Basic Books Brownie Girl Scout Handbook Decision-Making Follow the Leader (That's You!) Your Neighborhood Your Community Sharing and Caring Our Global Community Try-Its For Brownie Girl Scouts Careers Write Away Working It Out Her Story Citizen Near and Far People of the World Other Books Girls Are Great for Brownie Girl Scouts Learning About Government-Parntership for Trust in Government: Activities for Brownie Girl Scouts Just 4 Girls Link Leadership Opportunities for Brownie Girl Scouts Wave The Flag Brownie Girl Scout Try-It |
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