Family Member Activity Badge Outline -- Community Group

The Family Member Activity Badge is recommended to be presented in a one month format, as outlined in the Webelos Program Helps booklet.  This example outline presents the Badge in four weekly meetings.  Every requirement in the first section is covered in the outline in four meetings.  Each Scout who attends all meetings will satisfy all of the first set of requirements.  
The second set of electives can be worked on partly in the Den meeting, partly at home. I prefer to get the parents involved in these activities early.  This is best done by giving them the requirements information and an activity report, such as the one attached to this outline.  Send this to them before the first meeting for this badge, or give it to them at the Pack meeting prior to starting work on this badge.  Have an extra one available for each Scout to work on in the meeting if they forget the one they are working on at home.  Encourage the Scouts to work on the activities with their parents during the week.  Spread the work out over the entire month, and encourage them to do as much as they can, even though only two are required.
Use the Webelos book in the meeting.  Have the Scouts read sections from the book.  Use all the resources you have available.  Make sure you sign off their books each meeting.

Week 1

Requirements to be fulfilled:
Do All of These:
1.	Tell what is meant by family, duty to family and family meetings.

Discussion :
1.	Read the introduction and requirements on pages 147 and 149.  Discuss the requirements and how they will be worked on in and outside the Den.  Make sure the Scouts know about the activities that will be done at home and the material that was given to their parents.

	Read all the sections in the book that refer to the home activities:  Pages 154 - 159.

2.	Read pages 149 - 150 on Making Family Decisions.
	Discuss what is meant by family, duty to family and family meetings.

Homework:
1.	Work on your activities at home.  Next week we will talk about Family Energy Savings plans

Week 2

Requirements to be fulfilled:
2.	Make a chart showing what jobs you and other family members have at home.  Talk with your family about other jobs you may take on for the next two months.

Discussion and Demonstration:
1.	Discuss Family Energy Savings plans.  Make sure you sign off the book for any Scout who did this exercise at home.  Discuss how they created the plan and what they did to make it work.  Don't take any more than about 10 minutes for this.
2.	Read page 150 on Home Safety.
	Arrive with a blank chart for the Scouts to create their family job chart.  The chart should look something like this:

Jobs Around the Home Survey

Family Member	Jobs Around the Home	

		

		

		
These are the additional jobs I can take on for the next two months		

	Send this chart home with the Scout to discuss the additional jobs and have him bring it back the next meeting.

3.	Read pages 151 - 153 on Safety at Home.
	On the same page you can put the Home Hazard/Security Survey for the Scout to take home.  You can talk about this in the Den, determine some potential hazards in each room of the house.  It is best to send the chart home so that the parents can get involved, then talk about it next week.  This chart should look something like this:

Home Hazard/Security Survey

Where	Hazards or Security Problems	What Needs to be Done	
Kitchen

Bathroom

Living Room

Bedrooms

Garage

Front Yard

Back Yard

Other

This is what I did to fix one of the problems			

Homework:
1.	Continue your home activities.  Next week we will talk about family fun activities.
2.	Talk with your family about other jobs you may take on for the next two months, and fill out the chart.
3.	Do the Home Hazard/Security Survey

Week 3

Requirements to be fulfilled:
3.	Inspect your home and grounds, and make a list of hazards or lack of security that you find.  Correct one problem and tell what you did.

Discussion and Demonstration:
1.	Discuss your family fun ideas list, your low cost activities.  Did you do one?  Sign off the book for any Scout who did this activity.
2.	Discuss what other jobs the Scouts will take on for the next two months after discussing that with their parents.
3.	Discuss the Home Hazard/Security Survey.  What did they learn after doing the survey at home?  What new problems did they find?  What problems did they solve?

Homework:
1.	Continue your home activities.  Next week we will sign off all the activities you have done.

Week 4

Requirements to be fulfilled:
4.	Make a list of things for which your family spends money.  Tell how you can help your family save money.
5.	Explain why garbage and trash needs to be disposed of properly.

Discussion and Demonstration:
1.	This is the last meeting for this badge, so check all the Home Activity reports.  Sign off the books for any Scouts who did requirements 8, 9, 10 or 11 at home.  Talk about each activity -- what they learned, what they will continue to do.
2.	Read page 153 on Helping Your Family Save.
	The family spending habits activity can be sensitive, so do this very informally.  Have the Scouts take out a piece of binder paper and do this as a group activity.  Ask collectively what does your family spend money on and have everyone write it down.   You will gets lots of answers like food, clothing, the car.  They will not think of things like insurance, house payments, garbage, sewer, taxes.  Discuss these -- why we have to pay for these, what they are.  Talk collectively about how we can save our families money.
3.	Read page 153 on Garbage.  Briefly discuss what is done with our garbage.  What can go into the garbage and what cannot?  What can be recycled?

Make sure to sign off every Scout's book.

Family Member Activity Badge Den Leaders Record
	List Boy's Names

Date:  			
	Month/Year

Requirements
Do All of These:													
1.	Tell what is meant by family, duty to family and family meetings.													
2.	Make a chart showing what jobs you and other family members have at home.  Talk with your family about other jobs you may take on for the next two months.													
3.	Inspect your home and grounds, and make a list of hazards or lack of security that you find.  Correct one problem and tell what you did.													
4.	Make a list of things for which your family spends money.  Tell how you can help your family save money.													
5.	Explain why garbage and trash needs to be disposed of properly.													
And Do Two of These:													
6.	Develop a family energy savings plan.  Tell the things you did to carry it out.													
7.	Tell what your family does for fun.  Make a list of fun things your family might do for little cost.  Do one of them with a member of your family.													
8.	Learn how to clean your home properly.  Help do it for 1 month.													
9.	Show that you know how to look after your clothes.  Help with at least two family washes.													
10.  Help plan the meals for your family for at least one week.  Help buy the food.  Prepare at least three meals for your family.													
11.  Take part in at least four family meetings.  Show Cub Scout spirit by doing your best to do play your part in the decisions that are made.													

													

Date Completed													
Awarded													

Family Member Activities at Home

Your Scout is working on the Family Member Activity Badge this month.  This badge requires work to be done at home.  It is not necessary to complete all of this material during the month, but your Scout will learn a lot about helping in your family by doing these activities.  Please work with your Scout, and help him complete as much of the following as possible during the month.  We will be discussing these activities each meeting, so please send this to the meetings in your Scout's binder.

Scout's Name:  					

Requirement 6.  Develop a family energy savings plan.  Tell what you did to carry it out.

Read page 154 on Energy Saving.

This is our Energy-saving Plan:  	

		

This is what I have done to carry out the plan:  	

		

Requirement 7.  Tell what your family does for fun.  Make a list of fun things your family might do for little cost.  Do one of them with a member of your family.

Read page 155 on Family Fun.

These are the things our family does for fun:  	

		

These are the fun things our family might do for little cost:  	

This is the fun thing we did together: 	

Requirement 8.  Learn how to clean your home properly.  Help do it for 1 month.

Read page 155 on Helping with Cleaning.

These are the things I need to do to help clean our home properly:  	

I helped for 1 month (parents initial please): 	

Requirement 9.  Show you know how to take care of your clothes.  Help with at least 2  family washes.

Read page 156 on Helping with Clothes Washing.

These are the things I need to do to take care of my clothes:  	

I helped with 2 family washes (parents initial please): 	

Requirement 11.  Take part in at least four family meetings.  Show Cub Scout spirit by doing your best to do play your part in the decisions that are made.

I took part in four family meetings this during the month (parents initial please): 	

Requirement 10.  Help plan the meals for your family for at least one week.  Help buy the food.  Prepare at least three meals for your family.

Read pages 156 - 159 on Feeding the Family.

Day 1:
Breakfast:  	
Lunch:  	
Dinner:  	
Day 2:
Breakfast:  	
Lunch:  	
Dinner:  	
Day 3:
Breakfast:  	
Lunch:  	
Dinner:  	
Day 4:
Breakfast:  	
Lunch:  	
Dinner:  	
Day 5:
Breakfast:  	
Lunch:  	
Dinner:  	
Day 6:
Breakfast:  	
Lunch:  	
Dinner:  	
Day 7:
Breakfast:  	
Lunch:  	
Dinner:  	

I helped buy the food (parents initial please): 	

I helped prepare three meals (parents initial please):