We had a lovely Brownie meeting last night focussing on UK Parliament Week and using the SW England Region resource. Brownies started making their own jigsaws from
Women of influence, p16, the brownies worked in pairs swopping their jigsaws once they had made the picture and read the information on the back. Second we moved into our House of Commons complete with Speakers chair and held a debate on which was best cats or dogs, the Brownies were very quite hecklers and had to be helped on the way - think the leaders really enjoyed the role play!. Third was the
Plan a UK Parliament week for the Region, p18, amazing how some of the girls struggled with the math adding up to £500! Fourth was the
Quiz, p23-24, which the brownies did really well at it was played as a fitting game for the chamber by standing up for the right answer. Fifth was the ballot paper with a few ruined immediately, with multiple x's! The winner was Chocolate Fountain, and a tie for face painting and cake decorating! Finally the
Pocket Book, P22, was assembled but taken home to be filled in as we had ran out of time.
The Fortune teller, p25, was also sent home to do as the brownies liked the example one, but didn't know how to make them - hope the parents enjoyed the experience!
We spent so long time showing the badge work done over half term so we ran out of time. Lovely to have a break from UMS's & Skills Builders and the brownies really got into the experience of democracy.
Lots of ideas in the resource that can be adapted, and the bunting, if you don't want to use it again would be a good background for hosting some micro learning in your trainings?
