Adventurer Sunbeam Badge Classes. Sunbeam/Adventure Corps Camp 6/24/91

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1 Adventurer Sunbeam Badge Classes Week of 6/24-6/30/91 Sunbeam/Adventure Corps Camp 6/24/91 (35 minute classes) Tuesday 6/251) Outdoor Manners 2) Outdoor Dress 3) Collect firewood for 6/28, 6/29 classes Wednesday 6/261) First Aid 2) Rope Lashing 3) Knot Tying/ Simple Rope Bridge Thursday 6/271) Types of Firewood (Tinder, Kindling, Fuel) 2) Using Hatchet 3) Using Maul and Wedge 4) Using Axe 5) Using Knife (2, 3, 4, and 5 were conducted Round Robin style, using class assistants to help teach each skill) Friday 6/281) Fire Safety 2) Fire Building (tee pee, log cabin, Indian) 3) Closing Out Fire Circle Saturday 6/291) Cooking in Coals (Tin Foil Pack) 2) Cooking over Spit (Twist Dough) 3) Cooking over Grill (Melting Butter f/ Twist Dough) Saturday NightAdventurer Badge Sleepout; Review of several skills

2 Activities Week of 6/24-6/30/91 Sunbeam/Adventure Corps Camp 6/28/91 Class Time: 35 Minutes ANIMAL HOMES 1) Discussion: In Round Robin group, name animals that live 1) on or in the land, 2) in the water, and 3) in or on trees (the air). 2) Activity One: Identification Show campers pictures of aniamls one at a time. If they know the name of the animal, they raise their hands. After everyone names animal together, they tell where it lives (land, water, or tree). Sometimes there may be two correct answers. 3) Activity Two: Exploring Campers look at animal homes beneath logs and rocks. Some specimens are collected, plus bits of their habitat in order to replicate animal's environment back at Nature Lodge. 4) Game One: Bird and Fox (an observation game) Campers stand in a circle facing inward, hands behind their backs. One camper (the Fox) stands in center of this circle; another camper (the Bird) stands outside the circle. The Bird has an egg (tennis ball) which she tries to hide in a tree (the hands of one of the campers in the circle) as she passes. She may walk around only once, and may pretend to place it in any of the trees. The Fox watches, and is allowed two guesses once the Bird has hidden the egg. Leader should be sure that each camper gets to play at least one role. Add, delete, or extend activities depending upon age group, time and weather limitations, etc.

3 Hit the Trail Badge Class Week of 7/2-7/9/91 Girl Guard/Adventure Corps Camp 7/3/91 Class Time: Minutes Wednesday 7/31) Reasons for Knot Tying 2) Knot Tying (square, slip) 3) Practice (including eyes closed) 4) Constructing/Crossing Simple Two Rope Suspension Bridge Thursday 7/4 1) Four Compass Directions (N, E, S, W; Mnemonic Device: "Never Eat Shredded Wheat") 2) Directions in Relationship to the Sun 3) Finding North 4) Following Trail Using Compass Clues (North two paces, East twp paces, etc.) Friday 7/51) Basic Trail Markers this is the trail not the trail right left this is the trail distress 2) practice markers 3) Activity: One half of group lays a trail; other half of group follows Saturday 7/61) Five Mile Hike to Graveyard (and parts of Blue Dot Trail behind Senior Citizens' Lodge) **** OLS Instructor should hike it ahead of time, and know where he is going! Monday 7/81) After-the-fact Discussion of Hike: Preparations and Precautions 2) Discussion of feelings during hike 3) Identification of dangerous plants/animals on camp (can also be done while on the hike) Monday Night4) Cookout/Sleepout for members of Hit the Trail Badge Class

4 Activities Week of 7/2-7/9/91 Girl Guard/Adventure Corps Camp 7/11/91 Class Time: Minutes OBSERVATION A number of activities and games used for most cabin groups; varied by age levels 1) Discussion: What is observation? Campers were shown a quick glance at a clock and then asked what time it was; most knew the answer, but the real application of the clock comes later. 2) Activity One: Matching Natural Objects Divide campers into two groups. Show them a tic-tac-toe grid containing nine natural objects (seeds, leaves, flowers, buds, etc). Campers must try to replicate the grid by going out and searching for these same objects (objects should be common and close by). 3) Activity Two (either this or Activity One were done, but rarely both): Observing Without Your Eyes Campers were shown a "Touch Box" (box with a hole large enough to slip your hand into, which can hold an object without it being seen). The box contained one object (pine cone, feather, turtle shell) which campers felt without seeing. Campers were then asked to give one word to describe how it felt, without naming it. Finally, campers gave a choral response to guess what the object was, and were then allowed to see it. 4) Game One: The Unnatural Trail Twenty unnatural items (made of plastic, cloth, metal) are laid along a small section of path (30-50'). Campers are divided into two teams; Naturalist records discoveries of one team, counselor records discoveries of other (a checklist made up ahead of time which lists all of the items is much easier to use). Upon start of game, campers run and observe the objects, leave them in their place, and report what they have found. First group to find all twenty wins. 5) Game Two: Bird and Fox Campers stand in a circle facing inward, hands behind their backs. One camper (the Fox) stands in center of this circle; another camper (the Bird) stands outside the circle. The Bird has an egg (tennis ball) which she tries to hide in a tree (the hands of one of the campers in the circle) as she passes. She may walk around only once, and may pretend to place it in any of the trees. The Fox watches, and is allowed two guesses once the Bird has hidden the egg. Leader should be sure that each camper gets to play at least one role. 6) Conclusion: Campers are asked what shape the clock was. Few of them can recall that it was square, since most clocks in their experience are round.

5 Activities Week of 7/2-7/9/91 Girl Guard/Adventure Corps Camp 7/11/91 Class Time: Minutes NATURE CRAFTS Two of the older girls' cabins made grapevine wreaths instead of doing the Observation session, due to inclement weather. Using flexible grapevines from area around the Nature Lodge, girls twisted several into a circle to form the basic wreath shape. This they decorated with pine cones, pine branches, flowers, wild grapes, etc.

6 Activities Week of 7/11-7/18/91 Corps Community Camp I 7/12/91 Class Time: 35 Minutes THE SENSES (particularly the sense of touch) 1) Discussion: Naming the five senses. This was often done by means of a story: "Let's pretend that you're home on a Saturady morning, and that you're snuggled up in bed, all warm and peaceful. And it's real quiet, but you know that your mother is downstairs in the kitchen. Now, you can't see her, and you can't hear her, but you know she's baking an apple pie. How might you know that?" Camper responds, "You can smell it." "Very good, that answer is correct. That's one of our senses: smell. And on this card I drew a picture of a nose, and wrote the word "smell" so that we could remember it. You hold this card. "Then your mother calls you down to the kitchen...(and so on)." 2) Activity One: Sound Surrounds Campers close their eyes and listen. Each time they hear a new sound which they hadn't heard before, they put up a finger. After a minute (no longer), discuss what sounds were heard. 3) Activity Two: Touch Box Campers are told that they are going to get some practice using their sense of touch. Campers are shown a "Touch Box" (box with a hole large enough to slip your hand into, which can hold an object without it being seen). The box contains one object (pine cone, feather, turtle shell) which campers feel without seeing. Campers are then asked to give one word to describe how it feels, without naming it. Finally, campers give a choral response to guess what the object is, and are then allowed to see it. 4) Activity Three: Hug a Tree Campers work in pairs. One is blindfolded and led by the other to a tree (several groups of trees can be pointed out to the campers as possibilities). Camper hugs the tree first, to see how large around it is. Camper feels the tree, notices irregularities; camperreaches up as high as he can to feel for branches, and reaches low to feel the roots. The camper can also smell it, taste it. Blindfolded camper is led back to the starting point, blindfold is removed, and he/she tries to locate the same tree which was hugged. Partners switch roles. (Naturalist should take a camper and demonstrate the whole experience before campers are allowed to try. Show the campers what to "look" for).

7 5) Game One: Number Call (or The Blind Ninja) This is a game about the sense of hearing, and also about the "sixth sense." A blindfolded camper stands in the center of a circle of campers. He/she is armed with a 1' piece of foam rubber pipe insulation. All campers, including the one in the middle, have been numbered consecutively. The leader calls the numbers of two of the campers, and they attempt to switch places without being hit by the blindfolded camper. If a camper is hit, he/she becomes the new blindfolded person.

8 Activities Week of 7/11-7/18/91 Corps Community Camp I 7/16/91 Class Time: 35 Minutes ROPE BRIDGE (for cabins that had twice during the session rather than just once; a total of about five) 1) Discussion: The importance of Trust: transfer the idea of trust learned from the Hug a Tree activity of previous class. 2) Activity One: One-on-One Trust Falls Working in pairs, one partner turns his/her back, and crosses arms over their chest. Second person, in Ready Stance (one foot back, hands at chest level, palms out) behind them asks, "Ready?" First Person replies, "Ready," and Second Person says, "Fall." First Person falls back and is caught, and then placed back upright on his/her feet. Appropriate distance is measured by rear person placing hands upon front person's shoulders (one arm's length distance). Be sure to demonstrate the procedure and set-up several times before campers try it. It is crucial that the first person remain stiff. 3) Activity Two: Circle Trust Falls All campers stand in tight circle, hands up in "ready stance." One camper stands in middle, eyes closed, arms crossed over chest. He/she falls forward, backward, or sideways and is caught and stood back up by campers in the circle. Campers should support the faller high on his/her body (shoulders) and be sure to stand him/her up, not push them over. 4) Activity Three: Rope Bridge Using Ready Stance and ideas used in trust activities, campers will help each other cross a tworope suspension bridge. (Due to time limitations, bridge is already built).

9 Activities Week of 7/19-7/26/91 Corps Community Camp II 7/20/91 Class Time: 35 Minutes (Older Girls Only) LEAF SPATTER PRINTS (Campers create postcards, notecards, pictures in this nature craft) Campers collect leaves of various sizes and place them on 9" x 5" plain white index cards. Using a toothbrush and tempera paint, campers spatter drops of paint over leaves and surrounding note card. Camper applies several coats of different colors, using a different toothbrush each time (do not mix colors). When finished, camper removes the leaf and there is a resulting leaf-shaped silhouette. Can be folded for a note, can be written on and sent as a postcard, etc. Any flat, natural objects work well for this.

10 Activities Week of 7/19-7/26/91 Corps Community Camp II 7/20/91 Class Time: 35 Minutes ESTABLISHING CHALLENGE COURSE (Older Boys Only) In order to establish an adventure/challenge course, older guys cleared away deadfall, rocks, and low foliage from clearing just 30-50' from playground. Tires, logs, ropes, etc. were brought in after initial clearing was done by campers. (See daily lesson plans from last two weeks or brief for descriptions of the course).

11 Activities Week of 7/19-7/26/91 Corps Community Camp II 7/31/91 Class Time: 45 Minutes BIRDHOUSES (Oldest Boys, Oldest Girls) Working in pairs, campers constructed large birdhouses out of lumber which was pre-cut by Naturalist. Camper tasks involved sanding, fitting, and hammering. Wood for the birdhouses was taken from the woodpile out beyond the Boys' Staff House. Younger campers removed old nails from this lumber during free time, and pieces were cut by the Naturalist during his "free time" (what a joke). For 18 birdhouses, approximately one hour was needed for collecting the wood, one hour for removing nails (with assistance), one hour for putting together the prototype, and 4-5 hours for the cutting and drilling. Ask well in advance if you want to borrow any tools (then go out and buy your own anyway). Hammers were borrowed from the Craft Lodge. (The same campers were supposed to paint the birdhouses during supervised free time, but that got rained out. Painting was done by the oldest girls' cabin the following week).

12 A pretty hokey picture; see one of the real birdhouses for a better idea of the dimensions. It is important to clean out the old nests at the end of each season (mid-august) or birds will not use them again. The roof is screwed on for easy removal to facilitate cleaning. Gaps for ventilation and drainage Bottom View

13 Activities Week of 7/30-8/05/91 Music/Jr. Soldier Camp 7/31/91 Class Time: 35 Minutes CHALLENGE COURSE (Also known as Wilderness Playground) 1) Challenge: Close Encounter (The Robin Hood Game) A long, thick telephone pole lies horizontally on the ground, staked in place. The story of Robin Hood's and Little John's fateful meeting on a log above the river is retold. Campers are then told that we are going to reenact that story today, but that no one is going to fall in the river; there must be a way for the two people to pass one another without either falling in. Side A of the cabin lines up at one end, Side B at the other. One camper from each sides steps onto the log and they meet in the middle. They try to work out a way past each other (over, under, side by side, etc.). There are several solutions. Any pair which fails to make it goes to the end of the line and gets another chance. (Younger campers can be allowed a footfall or two). 2) Challenge: All Aboard Working together, campers must all stand aboard an elevated platform which measures approx. 4' x 4.' All campers must be on, with no arms or legs touching the ground. I would preface this activity with a story about an exploded chocolate factory, and tell campers about the gallons of hot, burning chocolate which were headed towards them. Campers would be given as much time as they needed; if you rush them, they are more apt to hurry and injure one another. 3) Game: Spider's Web A ' poly rope is tied in a web pattern to several trees (about waist-level; be sure that all underfoot obstructions are removed). Two to three campers are flies, and find a place on the web to stand. Another camper is a spider, and is blindfolded. Game starts; spider tries to catch a fly. Both spiders and flies must travel along ropes only, switching ropes only at trees. Continue adding in campers to be flies and spiders (equal numbers). Flies that are caught step out of the web, count to three, and then go immediately back in. After a couple of minutes the game stops and spiders take off their blindfolds to see where they've ended up. Switch roles.

14 Activities Week of 8/07-8/14/91 Corps Community Camp III 8/08/91 Class Time: Minutes CHALLENGE COURSE (Also known as Wilderness Playground) Conducted as a two day program, utilizing five activities. Cabin groups which did not actually visit twice in rotations had to complete these same activities during CDA time or supervised free time. FIRST1) Challenge: Close Encounter (The Robin Hood Game) DAYA long, thick telephone pole lies horizontally on the ground, staked in place. The story of Robin Hood's and Little John's fateful meeting on a log above the river is retold. Campers are then told that we are going to reenact that story today, but that no one is going to fall in the river; there must be a way for the two people to pass one another without either falling in. Side A of the cabin lines up at one end, Side B at the other. One camper from each sides steps onto the log and they meet in the middle. They try to work out a way past each other (over, under, side by side, etc.). There are several solutions. Any pair which fails to make it goes to the end of the line and gets another chance. (Younger campers can be allowed a footfall or two). 2) Challenge: All Aboard Working together, campers must all stand aboard an elevated platform whicvh measures approx. 4' x 4.' All campers must be on, with no arms or legs touching the ground. I would preface this activity with a story about an exploded chocolate factory, and tell campers about the gallons of hot, burning chocolate which were headed towards them. Campers would be given as much time as they needed; if you rush them, they are more apt to hurry and injure one another. 3) Individual Challenge: Rope Bridge Campers cross a three rope suspension bridge (approx 40' in length). Campers enter and exit bridge via ladders at either end, and are spotted on either side by OLS Instructor and Counselor. Balance, concentration, and footing are all stressed. Campers are not required to do this activity, but should complete it if they have started. Not all campers completed this activity the first day. (No, no one fell off). SECOND4) Challenge: Tire Swing DAYCampers take turns swinging on a suspended tire. Tire is hung from an angled tree, and campers depart from an elevated platform. Campers are helped onto the tire (seated position), swung out three times, and then returned to platform and helped off.

15 5) Game: Spider's Web A ' poly rope is tied in a web pattern to several trees (about waist-level; be sure that all underfoot obstructions are removed). Two to three campers are flies, and find a place on the web to stand. Another camper is a spider, and is blindfolded. Game starts; spider tries to catch a fly. Both spiders and flies must travel along ropes only, switching ropes only at trees. Continue adding in campers to be flies and spiders (equal numbers). Flies that are caught step out of the web, count to three, and then go immediately back in. After a couple of minutes the game stops and spiders take off their blindfolds to see where they've ended up. Switch roles. *** Pictures of all of these challenge course activities are included in the Brief for 1991.