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Description

We Welcome all Beavers back and have a Log Chew at the start of every term to remind all beavers, and teach new starters, about rules, what's where in the scout hall, expected behaviours, emergency procedures etc, followed by games to help learn their core Membership of Scouting.

Resources

Dam River Blue Sheet
Code of Conduct
Good Behaviour Coins & Treat for winners
Bobby our Beaver Toy
Evacuation Procedure
Scouting of History - Either Ladder Game or Relay Game
Green Cross Code Visual
Remaining Badges

Instructions

Opening Ceremony - 10mins
- Sit the beavers down in Dam formation around the square river sheet
- Introduce the leaders and their woodland leader names
- Beavers go round the circle in order, all saying their name
- Give a brief welcome spiel - hope everyone had a good break
- Run through our meeting, Walk through, Game, Green Cross Code, Beaver Choice Vote & Closing Ceremony

Walk through and show the areas to point out: - 15mins
- Where the toilets are and guidance of just going to the toilet
- Our Beaver display board, go through the Code of Conduct, Expected behaviour, the Good Behaviour Coins and Beaver of The Week, with Bobby our Beaver Toy
- Count the Good Behaviour Coins and award the treat for the winning lodge from the previous term
- Where the coats and water bottle go
- Our notice board and reminders on Uniform and what they should wear each week
- Show them where the fire escapes are and what happens in an emergency (evacuation procedure)

Game: Scouting of History Game - 10mins

Activity: Green Cross Code - 10mins

Activity: Beaver Choice Week Log Chew & Talk about ShapeYou Badge - They pick 4x activities they would like to do and they vote to decide (Some Beavers Lead a Log Chew for your Colony) - 10mins
- Write list of which Beavers are doing what on the ShapeYou Badge part.

Closing Ceremony - 15mins
- Place all new Beavers into their new lodges, ideally with someone they know, allocate older Beavers to lead a new Beaver and help to feel welcome in your Colony
- Explain our 4x lodges, where the lodges stand
- Learn to build a Dam and go into a standing formation around the square river sheet
- Explain this is the beginning of an Closing Ceremony
- Award remaining Badges of the Beavers who missed the last meeting of term
- Moving On Up Ceremony (if needed)
- Beaver Song

Tags

• History of scouting
• log Chew
• Membership
• Membership badge
• welcome Back

Badge Links

• Membership - Activities
• Membership - Badges
• Membership - Ceremonies
• Membership - People
• Membership - Scouting History
• Safety - Fire Safety
• Safety - Green Cross Code
• Teamwork - Log Chew
• Teamwork - Team game