- CAREER GUESSING GAME: Write down different
types of careers on separator sheets of paper. Tape one paper to the back
of each girl and have
her ask yes and no questions about the career on her back until she can figure
out what is on her back. When all of the girls have figured out their career,
then talk about each one.
- CAREER FAIR: . Have the girls decide what they want to be and
assign them to interview someone in that career. Have the girls come to Achievement
Days and tell all of the girls what they learned about their career. Invite
members from the ward to come and discuss their careers/training, giving the
girls some ideas of paths to pursue.
- BYU CREAMERY TOUR: The BYU Creamery gives
tours on the Last Friday of the Month. They show the girls how they make
ice cream, cheese etc... Call
378-2581 for more information. If you live in another city with a University
near by perhaps they do the same thing.
- ACHIEVEMENT DAY BOOK CLUB: Assign a book for all of the children
to read. You can go to the library and check out a book that has multiple copies.
Have all of the children read the same book and then come to the next activity
and discuss what they read. Have some snacks. It is a blast!
- WORLD CULTURES: Have a return missionary come and talk to the
children. Teach them about the country in which they served and what it is
like to be a missionary.
- SPELLING BEE: Give the girls a list of words to learn. Names
and words from the scriptures are fun as well as words that they are learning
in school. When they are prepared, have a spelling bee with prizes for everyone.
- LIBRARY TOUR: Arrange to have someone give you a tour of your
local library. Make sure each girl has a library card before you go. Encourage
the girls to check out as many books as they like.
- READ-A-THON: Have each girl bring a book to read and have some
treats and sit around and read. You can also play a game like pictionary.
- BOOK SCAVENGER HUNT: Have a book scavenger hunt in the public
library. Give each girl or group of girls a list of call numbers for books,
movies,periodicals etc... depending on the age group. Start the timer and see
how long it takes them to find the items and bring them back to you. If you
are worried about them being quiet, then you can send an adult with each group.
A library worker might be willing to help out. Before you begin you could have
short lesson if you need to.
- CAREER DAYS AT THANKSGIVING POINT: If you live in Utah, you can
go on the Career Day tour at Thanksgiving Point. They talk about careers in
retail, food service, marketing, horticulture, agriculture and paleontology.
Cost $2.00 per child. Call 801.768-4971 to register.
- TALENT SHOW: . The children can play an instrument, read a story,
dance etc... brainstorm about the different ways that they can earn a living
with their talents. IE: teach piano or dance lessons, read to children at the
library, have a home preschool.. Encourage them to think of things that they
can do and still be a mother and use their talents.
- LEARN A FEW WORDS IN A NEW LANGUAGE: Have someone come and teach
the children a few words in another language, IE: sign language, spanish, french
etc... Play some games using the new language, like "red light, green light" etc...Talk
about why learning another language might be helpful to you.
- SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS: Do some simple science experiments. You
can find them on the internet, at the library or in scout books. Learn the
scientific process and important things that scientists are doing.
- BOOK LISTS: Have each girl bring a list of their favorite books.
Let the girls tell why they like the books. Make a list of all of the books
so the girls can take them home and use them when they need something to read.
- GROCERY STORE FIELD TRIP: Take a field trip to a grocery store
or Target or Wal-Mart. Call around and see who does the most fun things. They
may show the girls the bakery and let them have samples, or go in the big freezers,
or learn to scan items or even go on a store scavenger hunt. Many stores do
these type of things as a community service. Some are more exciting than others
so do a little phone calling to see what is included in the tour before you
go.
- SCHOOL TOUR: Some of our older girls are starting 7th grade and
most of them are starting 6th. We have made arrangements will the middle school
to take a tour of the school before it starts again in Aug. The older girls
that are familiar with the school will provide the tour.
- ENGINEERING LESSON: Learn about engineering and problem solving
by building a structure with straws. Give each girl a handful of straws and
a glob of play dough and a paper cup. (The straws are cheap at CostCo or Sam's
club or ask a business owner to donate them. The play dough can be homemade.)
Tell them that they need to build a structure that will hold the cup off of
the table. (You can make up your own rules) They can work in teams or by themselves
but don't let them see each other while they are creating the structures or
everyone will do the same thing. When they are ready, have them drop pennies
in their cup one at at time until the structure falls over. The object is to
see who's structure can hold the most pennies. It is a really fun activity.
It makes them have to think and try to solve a problem. Children these days
are used to being told how to do everything and they need to learn problem
solving skills.
- HOSPITAL TOUR:Take the girls on a tour of a local hospital with
attention to pediatrics and the emergency room. These are two of the possible
places they may visit.
- PANEL DISCUSSION: Have someone from a Jr. High School, High School
and University come and tell What each school is like. Describe a typical day
and the types of classes that they may take. Discuss why education is important.
- LIBRARY COMPUTER SKILLS: Learn to use the local library. Learn
how to use the computer system, card catalogues, etc.
- CULTURE STUDY: Learn about other cultures and learn how to say
a few things in another language. Check out tapes from the library to learn
how to say hello, how are you, I'm fine, what's your name, my name is ____,
happy birthday, I like you, etc. You could serve food from various countries.
- LEADERSHIP SEMINAR - We held a Stake Leadership-style seminar
for the girls on a Saturday morning; called "Seeing Yourself as a Leader." We
kept the "seeing" theme and used mirrors to decorate each of the classrooms.
We asked sisters in the ward to do 15 minute classes on several topics including:
Listening Skills - "Stop, Look, Listen", Conducting a Class (and Praying for
a Group) - "Eye to Eye", Fellowshipping - "Look Beyond Yourself", Filling Assignments
- "Seeing a Job Through", and Dress and Grooming - "You've Got the Look." The
girls checked in as they arrived and received a notes page, pen, folder and
clip board for taking notes. We held opening exercises in the Chapel and then
went to the first class. We rotated the girls in a group around to each of
the classes with a 5 minute break between each. After the classes we had a
lunch for them in the cultural hall. We gave each girl a certificate for completing
the training and a personal mirror so she could see herself as a leader.
- WHAT'S MY LINE: One of our most successful activities was playing
the "What's My Line" game. We invited two women guests and supplied the girls
with a list of 20 questions they could ask to try to guess what the women did
for a living. They could also make up their own questions if they chose to.
We were discussing careers for women who are still single or find themselves
single through divorce or being widowed. The girls loved asking the questions
and trying to guess the occupations. One guest was in her late 20's and never
married. One of her jobs was that of a dog breeder and trainer. She brought
her three Rottweilers for show and tell after her turn and the girls got to
see close up how well trained and behaved they are with proper training. The
other woman was in her early 40's and had been divorced many years. She works
as a merchandiser for Nabisco products in many of the Wal-Mart stores in our
area. The girls did not guess her occupation but were thrilled with the whole
package of Oreo cookies she brought for each girl.
- GOALS, GOALS, GOALS: Discuss with the girls what their goals
are and what they want to do when they are older. Talk about going on a mission.
Talk about colleges and send away for information from colleges. Use college
information in another activity to practice filling out application and writing
college entrance essay.
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