The March 2009 (When I Grow Up) Program Helps pages from BSA National are now available (free) for download.
Program Helps is a great resource for crafts, games, activities and more for pack meetings and activities and Tiger, Wolf, and Bear den meetings.
This one also has information about Cub Scout camping opportunities.
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The March 2009 (When I Grow Up) Den Meeting in a Box is now available from BSA Supply Group for Tiger, Wolf, or Bear den meetings.
It is $37.49 and includes ten “Into the Future” booklets, 10 blue plastic time capsules, ten monthly theme emblems, and more.
You can also order the March 2009 theme emblem separately.
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The February 2009 Cubcast from BSA National is available (free). It has ideas for den meetings and more utilizing the March “When I Grow Up” theme.
The program also has a number of tips on leading kids in singing songs.
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One of the best things that a parent can do for a child is to help him or her be prepared to decide on an adult occupation. All kids must eventually decide “What do I want to do when I grow up?“
At the link below is a helpful January 2000 Scouting magazine article discussing some things parents can do to help kids become more familiar with various career paths.
Some of the points the article makes are:
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Simon Kenton Council’s Buckeye District roundtable packet for March 2009 (When I Grow Up) has been posted on the SKC website.
The Buckeye District puts together a great roundtable packet each month. It has games, cooking ideas, crafts, songs, skits, ceremonies, and more.
Link (pdf)
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The February 2009 Baloo’s Bugle (by Commissioner Dave) is available for free download. Baloo’s Bugle is a monthly unofficial publication with games, activities, ceremonies, puzzles, crafts, and other ideas for den and pack meetings. This one covers the March “When I Grow Up” theme.
For Webelos Scout den meetings, this Bugle also has activities for the Athlete and Engineer Webelos activity badges.
And there is also stuff about the making sure that den and pack events provide a safe haven and about spring recruiting.
Click here (link) to download it in pdf format or here (link) to download it in Word format.
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Before television became dominant, kids tended to aspire to the careers they were exposed to in real life. But today, children develop a picture of the adult work world from what they see on television.
As the Center for Media Literacy points out in the article “When I Grow Up: Children and the Work-World of Television,” tv programming is designed to be entertainment, not a realistic look at working adults. On television, characters tend to be doctors, lawyers, or detectives, and they spend most of their work time talking and socializing with each other. When they are doing actual work, it tends to be glamorous things like arguing multi-million-dollar jury lawsuits or doing life-saving surgery.
You usually do not see the mundane aspects of most careers portrayed. How many tv lawyers do you see filling out time sheets or summarizing deposition transcripts?
And most jobs are never even shown on television. When did you last see a show about civil engineers, actuaries, school teachers, or electricians?
As adults, we can help children have a more accurate picture of the adult world of work by pointing out television’s distorted image of working adults and by highlighting the many attractive job opportunities not portrayed in prime time.
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The March 2009 Cub Scout Monthly Theme is “When I Grow Up.”
Here is the official BSA theme description:
“Explore career possibilities of the 21st century this month. Host a pack career fair, inviting several adults to share what they do for a living and how these career opportunities might change as you grow up and technology advances. Discover how having a positive attitude is essential in reaching career goals.
Den meeting plans could include field trips to learn about different occupations of interest to the boys and playing games centered on different jobs.
This would be a good month to work on any of the Cub Scout Academics and Sports belt loops and pins - let the boys vote on the one that fits best with what they want to be when they grow up.
For those future astronauts this month is a perfect time for a space derby!” [bold added]
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