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Carrots, Sticks, & Tardiness

February 18, 2015

Are you having a hard time motivating students to be on time?  You are not alone. February and March are often the hardest months with tardiness.  Here are Carrots (incentives) and Sticks (penalties) that can help you help your class be on time better.  There is also some good general advice, and what the policy manual has to say on the matter.  I am sure that if you read through the list, you will come away with a few things to try, which will help your class do better.&nbs […]

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{Cub Scouts} A Peek Into My Cub Scout Binder!

February 17, 2015

Today I am letting you have a peek into my Cub Scout Binder.

But before I dive into that I just wanted to say a few things about my calling as a Cub Scout Den Leader.



Last June my husband and I received a call from one of the Bishopric members asking if they could meet with us. I already had 2 callings, so I assumed it was for my husband. The day came that we agreed to meet…I was anxious, but like I said, I ‘knew’ this didn’t have to do with me.

As we sat in the room the Bishopric member looked at ME! Then he said, “Sheena, we would like to extend a calling to you.” Seriously!?! Then he said, “We would like to call you as a Wolf Den Leader.” I probably gave him a ‘deer in the headlights’ kind of look. I accepted the calling, but I was not excited at all.

I only have one son, so I thought I would be able to sneak by without receiving a cub scout calling. All summer long I drug my feet and dreaded this calling.
Finally, a few weeks before school started (and cub scouts) we had to drive to Utah for a family baptism. I decided to take my Cub Scout handbooks and read up on what I was supposed to be doing since I had no clue what I was supposed to do. People kept talking about all these meetings and strange words that I had never heard of…Den Meeting…Pack Meeting…Pack Planning…Segments….Belt Loops!


On our way to Utah I read and read and read and planned. All those strange words and meetings were starting to make sense.

I finally felt like I could do this and I was getting excited about my new calling! {Gasp}

It’s been about 6 months since we began Cub Scouts and I have really enjoyed it. I am enjoying being able to help my son with cub scouts and be a part of it. I am enjoying making this cub scout experience fun for the boys and help them get excited about scouts.

There are always going to be ‘those callings’ that we dread and would rather never be asked to do. But I have found as I immerse myself into serving and doing all I can to magnify my calling those callings that are less desirable quickly become some of my most favorite callings.

Have you been called as a Cub Scout Leader and feel the way I did?
Give it a chance. But one thing that will make your calling more enjoyable is to be organized! Don’t wait until the night before your Den Meeting to decide what to do. That will just stress you out and make you dislike your calling even more.

Enough with my chatter…Today I hope someone can find my binder helpful in their calling. Here is my cub scout binder and some other helpful tips.

Here’s my binder. Inside is where I keep track of Attendance, Records, Den Meetings, Pack Meetings, and more.
I am extremely grateful for the folks over at Akela’s Council for all their wonderful ideas and tracking sheets. They are amazing and very useful. If you’ve never been to their site then you definitely need to head on over there.


When I first open my binder I have a Cub Scout Overview from the Cub Scout Den & Pack Meeting Resource Guide that the previous leader gave to me.

This is a great resource as it goes over your responsibilities as a leader, Purposes of Cub Scouts, Methods, Awards, and more.


First Section: Attendance
I have several dividers in my Binder for each section. My first divider/section is for Attendance.
This is where I have my attendance sheets for each Cub Scout. I am not sure where to find these exact sheets because these were given to me. I have looked online, but have not been able to find any like this.

But there is an attendance section on the sheets that I use for my record keeping. :)
Every week we take roll. Sometimes I have our denner stand at the front and as I call each boy’s name I have them come to the front and do the Cub Scout handshake with the denner. Other times I have had them make the cub scout sign when I call their name, or say the motto.
This helps them to learn each of these things.
Other times I have them say something {during Halloween I had them make a spooky Halloween noice}.


Second Section: Scout Records



This is where the fabulous Akela’s Council is a big help.
These sheets are amazing! There is a space to keep track of the Achievements that are completed, a place for Electives, Place to keep track of beads that have been earned, Attendance, Notes & Misc. awards that have been earned, Denner section, and Gold/Silver Points that have been earned.

This sheet has it all and I absolutely love it! They even have sheets for the new program coming out this year.

Third Section: Belt Loops & Segments
I have a Segment Pamphlet from our Council that I keep in this section. I look through it often to see what Segments the boys may have passed off during our Den Meetings.

I also use Akela’s Council ‘Acedemic Belt Loop and Pin Record Sheet’ for this section.
It’s nice to have a list of all the Belt Loops available on one sheet. Then I just go online to see the requirements.



Fourth Section: Den Meetings
This Section is where I keep my ‘Wolf Den Meeting Plans’ from the Cub Scout Den & Pack Meeting Resource Guide


I also try to keep our schedule in this section as well as a Meeting Tracker Sheet (below).

Here is my Wolf Den Meeting Tracker Sheet
I created this to help me keep track what we did during each Den Meeting. I also keep track of anything we did that can be counted toward a segment or belt loop. Click Below to print out a blank Tracker Sheet.
 Fifth Section: Pack Meetings
This section is for all things to do with Monthly Pack Meeting. 

I attend my monthly Pack Planning Meetings. This section is where I keep all my notes from the meeting.

I also keep my ‘Pack Meeting Plans’ section from the Cub Scout Den & Pack Meeting Resource Guide in this section of my Binder.

In the back pocket of my Binder I keep extra Boy Scout Application Forms for any new Cub Scouts that come in. I also have a ‘Welcome to Cub Scouts’ letter that I sometimes keep in there (that will have to wait for another post).
I hope you have found my ‘peek’ into my Cub Scout binder helpful. These wonderful resources that I use help keep me organized (and sane). Are you a Cub Scout Leader? What do you have in your Binder…I would love to hear.
Thanks so much for stopping by. If you like my Binder Cover and would like one of your own just let me know, so I can add the file to my post.
Have a wonderful day!

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Come Follow Me: The Plan of Salvation Handouts | Free Download

February 14, 2015

My FAVORITE gospel topic to study is the Plan of Salvation, because it encompasses EVERY other element of the gospel and makes everything so clear. And there’s always something new to learn from it, no matter how young or old!

 

 

I’m hoping to start creating more handouts to correspond with Come Follow Me lessons, and so to start out with I have a batch for The Plan of Salvation—specifically for the lesson “What is the purpose of life?” because that’s the topic I’m teaching later this month—but they would likely prove useful in other lessons as well.

 

First is a basic illustration of God’s plan of happiness, including the premortal life, mortal life (with the necessity of temple ordinances and the atonement), the spirit world, resurrection, judgment, and the three kingdoms (including the three degrees within the Celestial kingdom). Along the bottom is Moses 1:39.

 

Next, I have an acrostic poem which offers a different perspective on the purpose of life, with each letter outlining something we need to obtain or achieve in order to reach our ultimate purpose.

 

I also have this quote from Elder Gary E. Stevenson’s talk Your Four Minutes, likening the plan of salvation to a race, with the prize being Eternal Life.

 

And finally an excellent quote from Uchtdorf’s Your Happily Ever After talk to young women.

 

All the files can be downloaded at this link. I have JPG image files, and PDF files with four to a page.

 

At this point I still don’t know which handouts I’ll even be using, so I guess I’ll have to rely on the Spirit!

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{Primary} Substitute ‘Thank You’ Treats

February 12, 2015

A few weeks ago I shared our Teacher Birthday Gifts. Today I am sharing our Substitute ‘Thank You’ treats.



We really appreciate our teachers for all their hard work and for teaching the children important gospel truths. But what about those that offer their help when the teachers can’t be there? Here are some ideas that you can use to let them know how much you appreciate them.

Here’s what you need!


This is what I used and what you will need to create your own ‘Thank You’ treats. Some of the items you don’t HAVE to have, but it makes things easier. :)

First you will need candy (yum). We had some M&M’s left-over from another activity and we decided to also buy some ‘Extra’ gum.
You will also need some cute scrapbook paper,
White Circle 1 2/3″ sticker labels or a 1 1/2″ circle punch (optional),
a 2″ circle punch (optional),
and my ‘Thank You’ circle tags (download link below).


I began by creating and printing out my ‘Thank You’ labels (pictured below). I printed mine onto the Avery sticker labels (pictured above), but you can also print them onto white paper and cut them out with scissors or use a circle punch.


Next, cut out some larger circles using the scrapbook paper. I used my 2″ circle punch and cut out circles of scrapbook paper. Then attach my ‘sticker labels’ onto each scrapbook paper circle. If you use the sticker labels no need to glue, just stick them right onto the scrapbook paper. If you cut them out with scissors or a punch, just glue them onto the scrapbook paper.

After my tags were finished, I grabbed the gum. First I wrapped my twine around the gum a couple times and tied a knot.


I punched a small hole into the top of each tag and then tied it to the package of gum using the twine.

I tied another knot once the tag was on.
And that’s it! I used twine because that’s what I had on hand, but you could use twine, ribbon, curly ribbon or anything else.

For the packages of M&M’s, I punched a hole and tied some ribbon or twine into a knot at the top of the tag. Then I just glued the tags to each package of M&M’s.

If you’re in need of some Substitute Thank You treats and would like to use my tags, then click the link below.


**I was able to print them just fine onto my Avery sticker labels, but I don’t know each individual printer, so I can’t say it will work for everyone. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

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{Printables} "You’re Just ‘Write’ Valentine!"

February 11, 2015

Are you ready for Valentine’s Day?
I have been busy getting my children’s Valentines all ready for school. We don’t have school on Friday, so my kiddos have their parties tomorrow!

I had to have them done today, so I sat down and got to work. I have to say I think they turned out great!

  


A few weeks ago I was shopping at Michael’s and came across a pack of 24 Valentine’s Day pencils. I thought they were great, so I bought two packs and figured we would come up with something for my children’s valentines.

I had seen so many pencil ideas in the past, but hadn’t had a whole lot of time to sit down and actually get to work. Yesterday I started searching Pinterest and saw tons of pencil ideas. There were lots of phrases that included ‘write’ and ‘sharp’, and then I saw some cute Pencil valentines with word finds and mazes. I loved the idea so that is what I decided on.

Lately my children have been in love with tic-tac-toe and word finds. My son’s weekly spelling word practice usually includes us creating a word find for him.

At first I was only going to print one puzzle for each child (half tic-tac-toe and half word finds). But then my darling children said ‘But what if my friends want both puzzles.’
We decided to print the tic-tac-toe game on the front and then printed the word find on the back.

Unfortunately my printer sometimes has issues with feeding the paper in correctly, but for the most part they turned out great and lined up correctly (I dont’ think many 1st or 3rd graders will notice).

We printed them all out…cut them…wrote names…and then attached each pencil with some cute washi tape that I had.

You could also punch a hole and tie the pencil with some twine or ribbon. 

Now for some exciting News!!

My Valentines will be available for purchase in my Etsy shop…but for 1 hour I am having a ‘Freebie Flash Sale’! 
That’s right! You have until 10:15 pm {MST} to click the links below and download my Valentines for free. After that you can find them in my Etsy shop.

So Hurry! Tell your friends and family to head on over before they’re gone!


Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Valentine’s Day!

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