*– Plant a tree in your local area.
– Know why trees are important to the air we breathe.
– Show on a map of the world where trees are in danger.
– Describe what a sustainable forest is.
*Take some cans, bottles, newspapers or clothes to be recycled. Find out how they will be recycled and know why this is good for the world’s environment.
*For a week, keep a record of how much water you use each day and what you use the water for. Make a poster showing how a water shortage may affect you. With your Six, taste different types of clean safe water, like tap water, filtered water and bottled water. Agree which one is your favourite.
*Draw the flag or symbol of an organisation that helps people around the world. Make a leaflet about the work it does and how others can support it.
*Find out about the Olympic Games, Winter Olympics, Special Olympics or Paralympics. Know how the Games started and their role in the world.
*Spot three differences and three similarities between you and a Brownie friend. Discuss with the tester if you think the differences are important. Find out three things you have in common with Brownies in other countries.
*Make a meal using an ingredient grown in another country, like bananas, pineapple, coffee or chocolate.
*Find out about Fair Trade. Do a survey of Fair Trade products that you can buy locally. Make a drink or snack using one of the products.
*Talk with the tester about how a war may start. Discuss how war affects people’s lives.
*Name three countries with languages different from yours and each other’s. Show how you would communicate with a person from each country.
*Show how to wash your hands and clean your teeth properly. Know why it is important to do these things regularly and what you would do in a country where it is difficult to get clean water.
*Make a poster about children’s rights. Play a game with other Brownies then talk with them about why rules and fair play are important.
*Find out about an international aid organisation like UNICEF, Oxfam or the Red Crescent. Tell the tester:
– when it was started
– why it began
– what it is trying to do for people around the world.
*Play a game from another country. Make up a game of your own and explain the rules to your Six.
Need some help? (links open in a new window)
Fairtrade Foundation
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
