Activity Ideas
Listed under each requirement
Step 1 – Be an animal observer
Look for animal signs either by looking for animal tracks outdoors OR looking up animal habitats.
RECOMMENDED: Game: Animal Track Match
- ((Similar to VTK/Handbook Suggestion))
Animal Sounds – Scouts listen to animal sounds and try to guess which animal made each one, then learn how animals are shaped by where they live. - ((Similar to VTK/Handbook Suggestion))
Animal Tracks Hike – Scouts go on a hike to find and identify animal tracks, then guess which animals made them and explore how those animals live. - Animal Track Worksheets – Scouts explore animal tracks by using worksheets to learn how different animals move and leave prints.
- Animals In Different Languages – Scouts listen to animal sounds in different languages and match animals to their habitats.
- Indoor Animal Track Hunt – Scouts hunt for printed animal tracks and match them to animal cards, using either direct track clues or visual reasoning to guess which animal made each set.
- Game: Animal Track Match – Scouts match animal tracks to the correct animals and learn how each animal moves and lives.
Step 2 – Play an animal observation game
Mimic animals by either playing camouflage hide and seek OR animal charades.
RECOMMENDED: Animal Movement, Game: Animal Dice, OR Game: Animal Charades
- Animal Hide-and-Seek – Scouts play a hide-and-seek game that helps them explore how animals use camouflage to blend into their surroundings.
- Animal Movement – Scouts explore how animals move by acting out different motions and behaviors.
- Animal Obstacle Course – Scouts complete a series of animal-themed movement challenges in an obstacle course using printed cards and everyday items.
- Animal Yoga – Scouts stretch and pose like animals to explore how animals move and rest.
- Videos on Animal Camouflage – Scouts watch and discuss how animals use camouflage to hide in nature.
- Who am I – Animal Cards – Scouts act out animal movements and sounds while others guess which animal they are pretending to be.
- ((Similar to VTK/Handbook Suggestion))
Craft: Animal Hide-and-Seek – Scouts make and hide animal crafts to learn how animals use camouflage to stay safe or unseen. - Craft: Draw Animal in Motion – Scouts draw animals in motion and explore how different animals move by acting them out.
- ((Similar to VTK/Handbook Suggestion))
Game: Animal Charades – Scouts act out animal behaviors for others to guess. - Game: Scout Says Move Like an Animal – Scouts use a theme of an animal movement to follow commands only if prefaced by “Scout says.”
- ((Similar to VTK/Handbook Suggestion))
Game: Animal Charades – Youth act out animal behaviors for others to guess. - Game: Animal Dice – Scouts roll a die and move like different animals based on the number rolled.
Step 3 – Focus on one animal
Pick an animal and observe them in person OR online to learn more about them.
GSUSA recommended to go on a field trip to observe an animal.
RECOMMENDED: Observe Live Animals OR Watch Animals Online
- ((Similar to VTK/Handbook Suggestion))
Library Animal Hunt – Scouts explore animal facts by reading books and sharing what they learn with the group. - ((Similar to VTK/Handbook Suggestion))
Observe Live Animals – Scouts observe a live animal and record what they notice using a simple worksheet. - Watch Animals Online – Scouts watch a real animal online and record what they observe using a simple worksheet.
- Craft: Animal Observation Journal – Scouts create their own animal observation journal to record what they notice about animals.
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Other Resources
Other Resources that can be used, but do not fulfill any requirements by themselves.
- Animal Careers
- Animal Fact Worksheets
- Draw Animal in Motion
- Draw Favorite Animal
- Wild and Domestic Animal Activities
- VTK Animal Habitats Printout
For pre-planned meeting plans by others – see the Daisy Animal Observer page.
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