WEBELOS
It is a month for outdoor
activity awards. There are many good ideas here BUT the best idea is to get
your Webelos to Webelos Resident Camp (or day camp) and have them earn them
there. CD
NATURALIST
OUTDOORS GROUP
Circle Ten Council
DEN MEETING ACTIVITIES
· Make
insect cages
· Make ant
houses
· Learn how
to identify outdoor hazards
· Take a
nature hike
· Have boys
keep a nature notebook, jotting down discoveries while on field trips
· Make
charts showing life cycle of an insect
· Collect
tadpoles and watch them grow
· Go on
bird watching hike
· Make
birdfeeders
· Make a
leaf or nut collection
· Make a
leaf print
· Invite a
naturalist or conservationist to your den meeting to talk about nature
PLACES TO GO
· Museum
of Natural History
· Fish
hatchery
· Zoo
· National
Wildlife Refuge
RESOURCE
There is a great magazine
called Ranger Rick’s NATURESCOPE. It is published by the National Wildlife
Federation. It has wonder ideas for teaching and providing activities for
school age children. You don’t have to be an expert to teach, the activities
are simple and easy to understand as well as FUN!
Books that are available from Ranger Rick include:
Incredible Insects
Digging into Dinosaurs
Wild About Weather
Birds, Birds, Birds
Discovering Deserts
Trees Are Terrific
Astronomy Adventures Amazing Mammals
1& 2
Wading into Wetlands Geology: The Active
Earth
Endangered Species Reptiles and
Amphibians
Diving into
Oceans Wild and Crafty
Rain Forests
Check them out at your
local library for free or you can write for ordering and pricing
information. Prices are subject to change, but at Pow Wow time in 2004 they
were $6.00 each -
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
1400 Sixteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036-2266
You may
want to download the Poison Ivy picture and then enlarge it to be able to
read it more easily. CD
