Jan. 31, 2007: Happy Birthday, Boy Scouts!

The Mini Page is a syndicated, four-page tabloid written for young children found each Wednesday in the Rocky Mountain News. This issue of The Mini Page is available through the eEdition Archive to registered eEdition subscribers. Click here to learn about subscribing to the eEdition at no cost to you (for Colorado teachers).

Activities:

1. Draw a picture of yourself doing an activity boys learn about in the Boy Scouts. Write a sentence telling about your picture.

2. Make a list of the Boy Scout merit badges. Share the list with family members and friends. Ask them to suggest a new merit badge. What suggestions do they have? Was any new badge suggested by more than one person?

3. Find a newspaper story about a situation in which an individual or group needs help. Write several sentences explaining how Boy Scouts could help in that situation.

4. Select three different merit badges shown in today¹s Mini Page. Find at least two items in the newspaper that could be used to help a Boy Scout earn each badge. Explain your choices.

5. Prepare a new manual for young people about how to survive in a different setting, such as a school or a city. Include suggestions for how to find your way in that setting, what "equipment" you would need and what skills you would find useful. Also include advice on how to help other people in specific situations in that setting. Suggest at least five merit badges for your setting.

This week's standards:

• Students understand that physical activity provides opportunities for enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and social interaction. (Physical Education)
• Students understand how groups and institutions work to meet individual needs and promote the common good. (Social Studies: Individuals, Groups and Institutions)
  
  

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)