Scout
Law: Cheerful
A
Scout looks for the bright side of life. He cheerfully does tasks
that come his way. He tries to make others happy.
Theme:
Strike Up the Band
Music
can make us feel many things; one of the best things it makes us feel
is cheerful. As we “strike up the band” this month, we will
explore ways to make people happy using music.
Gathering
Activity: Kazoos
Materials:
cardboard from toilet paper roll, waxed paper, rubber band
Cut
a small hole in a piece of waxed paper that is large enough to fit
over one end of the toilet paper tube, and hold the paper on to the
tube with a rubber band.
Opening
Ceremony: Music
Props:
Boys hold sign with word on front, lines on back.
CM:
All the music in the whole world is made of just three things.
#1:
MELODY In Cub Scouting our melody is character development,
citizenship training, and fitness.
#2:
FEELING The feeling in Cub Scouting is the self-improvement and
hard work to advance through the program.
#3:
A BEAT The beat of Cub Scouting is the very heart beat without
which Cub Scouting could not exist; it is provided by the Cub Scouts,
the leaders and the parents.
CM:
We should be thankful each day that we have each other to bring such
special music into our lives and our pack and into our country.
Please stand and repeat the Pledge of Allegiance with me.
Song:
Old MacDonald had a Band
Tune:
Old MacDonald had a Farm
Old MacDonald had a band, CCBBA
And in his band he had a guitar,
CCBBA
With a strum, strum
here, and a strum, strum
there
Here
a strum, there a
strum,
Everywhere
a strum, strum.
Old
MacDonald had a band, CCBBA.
Replace
the underlined words with different instruments and their sounds in
each following verse. Examples: Tuba/oom-pah-pah; flute/toot, toot;
violin/screech, screech; drum/rat-a-tat-tat, etc
Song:
Advancement Song
Tune
“When Johnny Comes Marching Home” When the Cub Scouts all
achieve a rank,
Hoorah!
Hoorah!
When
the Cub Scouts all achieve a rank,
Hoorah! Hoorah!
The
moms will cheer (moms cheer)
And
the dads will shout (dads shout)
The
leaders all will turn about (Leaders turn around in a circle)
And
we’ll clap our hands (all clap)
When
the Cub Scouts achieve a rank!
Advancement
Ceremony: Musical Notes
Props:
White poster board, with lines for musical score (no notes, just
lines and a treble clef), propped up; black paper notes with double
sided tape or loops of tape on the back. Have the Cub Scouts’ names
in bright colors on the face of each (Gold or silver marker works
well).
Cubmaster:
There are many beautiful songs in the world. When you are happy, you
can’t help but burst out in a song. The most beautiful music to me
is the sound of a happy child when he is proud of his
accomplishments. Please join me in singing the praises of the
following young men. (Calls
out names of first group of boys to earn rank.)
These boys have earned their (Bobcat, Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos)
rank. Their hard work and endeavor leaves a song in my heart. This
patch is for their uniform to show the world what they have
accomplished. The pin is for the parents, to show how much their
support means to him. (Gives
patches to the parents to present to their sons, pins to the Scouts
to present to their parents.)
Boys, as you receive your badge, please add your note to our musical
score. (Boys stick their
musical notes on the board.)
Cubmaster repeats as
necessary varying dialog
for each rank.
Cheers
Trumpet:
da-da-da-da-dada-da-da-CHARGE!
Band
Practice Cheer: Tell everyone that on the count of 3 they are to
play their own band instrument until the conductor gives the “stop
playing” signal. Give examples, such as drum, bugle, trumpet,
flute, trombone, etc. Count to 3 and conduct the band for a few
seconds
Marching
Band Cheer: Use the Band Practice Cheer, but have everyone march
in place while playing.
One
Note: Have group sing and hold one note as long as possible.
Drum:
Say “Rat-a-tat-tat” 3 times, then hit stomach 2 times while
saying “Boom! Boom!”
Skit:
Concert Hall
Cast:
Usher, Manager, Concert goer
Set
up: Set up chairs so it looks
like an auditorium. Concert goer is spread over all 3 seats. Usher
enters.
Usher:
The concert is about to start. I'm sorry sir, but you're only
allowed one seat.
Concert
Goer: Moans, but doesn't say anything and doesn't move.
Usher: Sir, you really can only have
one seat at a time.
Concert Goer: Again groans, but
still doesn't move.
Usher: Sir, if you don't get up, I'm
going to have to call the manager.
Concert Goer: groans louder
Usher
stomps away in a huff. Returns moments later with the manager.
Manager: All right, wise guy, what's
your name?
Concert Goer: says name and groans
Manager: I'm sorry sir, but we are
going to have to put you back in your seat. Now, which seat is
yours?
Concert Goer: groans and points up
In the balcony.
Cubmaster's
Minute: Harmony
Each
member in a band plays a different instrument, and makes a unique
sound. Each must work together, listening to each other, supporting
each other, to produce pleasing melodies and harmonies. Each of you
plays a different melody or part in this life we're living. As you
work together for the common goals of having happy, productive lives,
harmony between the separate parts is achieved. As you leave
tonight, think about how you can have the melody of your life become
a part of the great harmony of all life.
Closing
Ceremony: Happy Faces
Props:
8 Cub Scouts with self-made happy face signs, with the words on the
back.
#1:
I think there were 1,000 smiles here tonight. Did you know...
#2:
A smile costs nothing but creates much.
#3:
It happens in a flash, but the memory sometimes lasts forever.
#4:
It cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen.
#5:
But it is of no earthly good to anyone unless it is given away.
#6:
So, if you meet someone who is too weary to give you a smile, leave
one of yours.
#7:
No one needs a smile quite as much as a person who has none left to
give. What better way to spread goodwill?
#8:
And let's remember to keep our smiles throughout the coming month.
Game:
Instrument Charades
Write
the name of an instrument on slips of paper (flute, drum, violin,
cello, guitar, trumpet, piano, etc). Teams take turns drawing a
paper, and acting out the instrument while the team tries to guess
what it is.
Game:
The Word Dance
Have
kids write a word on a slip of paper and then make up a dance to go
with that. Great dance moves have been made up from this activity:
the sprinkler, shopping cart, karate chop, etc.
Game:
Song Lyrics Relay
Materials:
Words
to a short song, cut up into individual words. One set per team.
Scatter
each set of words on the floor in front of each team. The first
person in each team runs to the words, selects the first word in the
song, sets is aside, and returns to his team, where he tags the
second person. He runs forward to find the second word and puts it
after the first. The game continues until the teams have spelled out
the lyrics to the song. Then the team sings the song together.
