Beads - Recognition - Great Tool

Bob,

Your message about beads was great. Let me share a posting to Scouts-L
that I made last September about using beads with Cub Scouts as part of
Den Doodle:
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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 23:47:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Michael F. Bowman" <mfbowman@cap.gwu.edu>
Subject: Re: Cub Scout Suggestions

Let me see whether I can illustrate an idea on a multi-purpose den
doodle (hope it comes out on your end similar to how I think its going to
look).

Anyway the idea is to build a yard-arm that is roughly "T" shaped using
1"x1"s. On each side you can use eye-hooks to suspend an American Flag on
the right and the den flag on the left. In the center and lower is a Den
made plaque with each Scouts name in a different color across the bottom.
Under the name is an eye-hook. At the beginning of the year you hang a
yard of leather thong, thin shoe-lace or craft-strip of the same color as
the Scout's name from each eye-hook (this prevent confusion later, because
each boys names and thong are the same color).

At an early den meeting set some rules on awarding beads. Sample: Attend a
meeting - get a blue bead. Behave at a meeting - get a green bead.
Complete an achievement - get a red bead. Go on an outing - get a purple
bead.

As beads are earned they are passed out. Announce that when each Scout
reaches 25, 50, 100, 150 a prize will be awarded (Cub Scout Coin at 25, Cub
Scout book marker at 50, Cub Scout key ring at 100, Cub Scout Frisbee at
150 - each is less than $2.00 and can be paid for through den dues). Award
the beads at a special part of the meeting or closing. Usually by the
third meeting the Scouts are counting their beads and everyone else's beads
too. They learn quickly that behavior beads are real important towards
keeping up. As the strands of beads get longer, the Scout can see his own
progress. I saw one Scout with real behavior problems (broke a chair at
his first meeting) really work his hind-end off to try an behave long
enough to get two beads at every meeting. He wanted attention and he
wanted to be first to get the "big" prize (didn't even know what it was).
No guarantees, but it might work for some Dens.

1 1
1 1
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/ \
US / \ DEN
FLAG / \ FLAG
HERE ======================= HERE
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In addition this rig can be part of the opening and closing ceremony of
your Den meeting with a place for the flags worked in. Then too it also
is great to show at a Pack meeting. Just some more recognition at work.

Speaking only for myself in the Scouting Spirit, Michael F. Bowman
Prof. Beaver, Nat. Capital Area Council, BSA mfbowman@CAPACCESS.ORG

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