Scout Leadership Course Session Resources

Session activity

Solutions and Decisions: Task 1 (Outdoor)

Resource Type

Cue cards for outdoor activity tasks.

The Haunted Campsite There is a campsite about 2 hours drive from here on good roads until the last 5km, which are rough and dirt and rarely used by anyone except campers. The site is high on a hill with magnificent views, a good supply of firewood and water and plenty of grassy space. Wildlife is plentiful and unafraid. Numerous activities can be based here including kite flying, hot air balloons, orienteering, environmental trails, wide games and more. Twenty years ago, this was a popular family site - Skip can remember going as a Scout! However... Since the beinginng of last year, a strange thing has happened. On windy nights, those inside their tents hear a 'tap, tap, tap' as if someone is banging in tent pegs. When they look outside, no one is there. This story has got around and there have been few visitors to the site for the last six months - although the fees have been reduced to attract campers. Word is that the site is haunted. Your Patrol is in charge of marketing this site. What do you do? How do you advertise the campsite?	Leapfrog Two teams of frogs have met in the middle of a pond on the lillypads. They both need to pass, but they know each lilly pad can only hold one frog. Split your Patrol into 2 - half at each end of the set out lilly pads. Now work out how, with only one spare lilly pad, you can safely leapfrog each other to swap sides.
Daily paper You have just 15 minutes to answer these 10 questions from the daily newspaper. 1. What is the cheapest motorbike on sale today? 2. Who is the editor of the newspaper? 3. What is the cheapest meal in a restaurant you can find? 4. How many vacancies for Chefs are advertised today? 5. Where is the paper printed? 6. How many men have a photograph in the paper? 7. Where can you learn to play the guitar? 8. How many musicals are advertised? 9. Who scored a goal last weekend? 10. What area would be covered by all the pages in this paper?	Graceful Teams Learn the words to or make up a new grace which can be used for the next mealtime. Each member of the Patrol must learn one line of the grace and be able to speak it without the help of notes or a cue card. The performance must be top rate to please the crowd.