Girl Scouts of Woodland Council

serving the girls of central wisconsin

Your Resource Source

On this page you will find many resources and links for troop leaders, other volunteers, parents, girls - just about anyone! Most of the resource links listed here will take you to the Internet.
(Print resources are in PDF - click here to download Adobe Acrobat Reader).
While these links have been checked and deemed appropriate for the age goups listed, we recommend that parents preview the sites before allowing their daughters to visit.
Girls, please take the Internet Safety Pledge before heading out onto the Internet.

Click here to browse links for girls or click on a subject:
Careers | Art | Music | Sciences | Health & Wellness | Outdoor & Camping

Click here for resources specific to our local communities. These include troop activity ideas, field trip ideas, possible troop guests & other resources. FYI - these pages are under construction!

Volunteer Resources

   Print Resources:
GSWC Leader Manual

Adult Insignia list

Start Your Year Off Right!
- Follow this easy step-by-step guide for a smooth troop year.

Host a Parent Meeting
- Get parents involved from the start.

Blank year calendar for planning purposes
- A calendar for the months of September - June with dates to remember to help with your planning.

Girl Scout Ceremonies
- From GS of Delaware-Raritan. Includes info on Investitures, Rededication, Bridging (Flying Up), & Flag ceremonies.

   Web Resources:
Girl Scouts of the USA
- The official Website of GSUSA. Totally revamped & packed with useful information, ideas, & more.

Colleen's Girl Scout Pages
- Tons of resources including volunteer support, uplifting stories, activity ideas, & more!

ScoutingWeb Leader Resources
- WOW! Virtual one-stop shopping for resources including new leader helps, troop meeting helps, planning, recruitment, behavior management, public relations, event planning, leadership, teambuilding, & much more!

AllGirlScouts Yahoo! Group
- " This list has been created to achieve resource sharing between the members of this list, so that all members gain in knowledge through contributions from other members." Over 2600 members strong!

Troop Newsletter Generator
- Running low on time? Letting your perfectionism make the job longer? Try one of the newsletter generator designs and be done in no time.

Field Trip Factory
- Just enter your Zipcode to find great, free field trips that are fun & educational. Check out the special "Scouts" section to see how some of the trips will help meet badge requirements.

ScoutingWeb Service & Leadership
- Great links to service project & leadership opportunities for girls & troops in all levels.

Program Age Level Resources
   Print Resources:
For working with Daisy Girl Scouts

Ideas for the First Four Daisy Meetings

Monthly suggestions for Daisy Meetings

Daisy Uniform Insignia list

Daisy Petal Record
- An Excel spreadsheet to keep track of activites the girls do towards earning their Petals.
*Please note that you will need to have Microsoft Excel to open this document.*

For working with Brownie Girl Scouts
Ideas for the First Four Brownie Meetings

Monthly suggestions for Brownie Meetings

Brownie Uniform Insignia list

Brownie Try-It Record

Brownie Try-It Graphics & activity links

For working with Junior Girl Scouts
Ideas for the First Four Junior Meetings

Junior Uniform Insignia list

Junior Badge Record

Bronze Award Application & Evaluation

Junior Badge Graphics & activity links

For working with Girls 11-17
Ideas for the First Four Girls 11-17 Meetings

Girl Scouts 11-17 Insignia list

50 Silver Award Project ideas

Silver Award Application

Silver Award Log

Silver Award Project Progress Report

Gold Award Application

Gold Award Log

Gold Award Project Final Report

Silver Award & Gold Award Recipient Profile

   Web Resources:
For working with Daisy Girl Scouts
  Petal Activity Ideas & Helps

Web Journal of Dasiy Troop #420
- Check out what Daisy Troop #420 did for their year of Daisies.

  ScoutingWeb's Daisy Resources
- Links to just about everything for working with Dasiy troops!

Daisy Petal Crafts
- From MakingFriends.com, ideas and crafts to help Daisies learn the GS Law and earn their petals.

Daisy Themed Crafts
- Also from MakingFriends.com, fun crafts just right for Daisies.

Daisy Scrapbook
- Again from MakingFriends.com, a year's worth of activities and scrapbook pages so each girl has a memento of her year in Daisies.

For working with Brownie Girl Scouts
  Try-It Activity Ideas & Helps

  "Taste of Brownies Event"
- From "Sandy's World of Girl Scouting" - Tons of ideas for Brownie activities, songs, games, etc.
This is a great event for bridging Daisy Girl Scouts to learn about Brownies!

  ScoutingWeb's Brownie Resources
- Links to just about everything for working with Brownie troops!

Brownie Try-It Crafts
- From MakingFriends.com, ideas and crafts to help Brownies earn some of the Try-Its.

For working with Junior Girl Scouts
  Badge Activity Ideas & Helps

  Troop Crests & their meanings

  ScoutingWeb's Junior Resources
- Links to just about everything for working with Junior troops!

Junior Badge Crafts
- From MakingFriends.com, ideas and crafts to help Juniors earn some of the Badges.

For working with Girls 11-17

Interest Project Activity Ideas & Helps

  ScoutingWeb's Girls 11-17 Resources
- Links to just about everything for working with Girls 11-17!

Girl Resources

   Print Resources:
Girl Scout Law coloring book
- Coloring pages for fun or to help learn the GS Law.

   Web Resources:
For girls Elementary through High School:
GirlsCanDo.com
- This site, whose aim is "helping girls discover their life's passions," is designed both for girls 8-18 and for adults who wish to work with girls. It is divided into seven sections: Outdoor Adventures, Sports, My Body, The Arts, Sci-Tech, Change the World, and Learn, Earn, Intern. Each section offers interviews with women in related fields, links to summer camps and other programs, recommendations for related books, films, music, and gifts, and more. The site arose from a book about girls' resources by Charlotte Milholland.

GirlsGoTech
- From GSUSA, this site is designed to encourage girls' interest in science, math, and technology. It includes interactive information about careers, biographies of accomplished women in science, math, and technology, brief information about HTML and web design, and some online games.

A Girl's World
A cyber-magazine for girls 7-17, "run for and by girls with the help of caring adults." Articles, stories, advice columns, quizzes, and contests created by girls around the world. Chat, pen-pals, surveys, and more in 60 interactive areas.

UNICEF - Voices of Youth (VOY)
- Through Voices of Youth take part in an electronic discussion about the future as we face the 21st century. Great information divided into three categories: EXPLORE, SPEAK OUT, & TAKE ACTION.

Whyville
- Whyville is an imaginative Website that aims to help elementary, middle, and high school students understand and enjoy science. It differs dramatically from most science education sites in its use of avatars, games, computer simulation and modelling, a Whyville newspaper, and interactivity among Whyville participants. Though Whyville is not designed specifically for girls, girls make up more than 60% of its users, an exceptionally high percentage for a science-and-technology-focused site. Girls & adults might want to check out the philosophy behind Whyville & its founders, in the "Parents & Teachers" section.

National Women's Hall of Fame
- Great site with over 200 mini-biographies of remarkable women.

For girls under 6:
A to Z Kids' Stuff
- Click on the "Preschool" link on the homepage for great and varied learning activities - animals, gardens, science - for the preschool crowd.

For Girls under 11:
Girls Only!
- A fun, interactive Website just for girls 5-11! From GSUSA.

AADAC 4 KIDS
- Age appropriate information to help educate kids about addiction; including drugs, alcohol, smoking & gambling. From the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission.

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
- A tutorial about the U.S. government designed for young kids.

MaMaMedia
- Aimed at kids 12 and under, MaMaMedia offers abundant opportunities for what its designer, Idit Harel, calls "playful learning" using "imagination technology." Kids can make their own cartoons, games, avatars, designs, e-cards, etc., as well as share jokes and stories, play games, find other interesting sites, create "My MaMaMedia," and more. Though the site is not designed only for girls, girls make up approximately two-thirds of MaMaMedia participants.

For Girls 11 - 13
Girlstart
- Formerly called SmartGrrls, Girlstart takes as its motto "educating and empowering girls in technology." The web site, aimed at middle-school girls, offers games, puzzles, bios of women in technology, homework help links, free email, girls' web sites, info about weekend and summer programs, and more.

Girl Power!
- Aimed at girls 9-14, this site has sections about books, health, Internet sites, puzzles, sports and fitness, accomplished women, and more. Sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services.

For Girls & Their Dreams
- From the publishers of New Moon Magazine - A fun & insiring site geared towards girls ages 9-14. Learn about how girls live in other countries, play games, find a penpal, share your opinions, & find out how to make a difference in the world.

New Moon
- New Moon Magazine is for every girl who wants her voice heard and her dreams taken seriously, and for every adult who cares about girls. The site also has a page of resources including workshops on a variety of girls and women's issues as well as free curriculum for adults who work with girls.

STUDIO 2B
- Where girls 11-17 can go on the Web to Become, Belong, Believe, & Build as a part of a national network of teens.

For girls over 13

Youth Tech
- If you're a techie (or techie wannabe) then this is your place to hang out, get computer help, tech info and more.

Teen Consumer Scrapbook
Sponsored by the Washington State Attorney General's Office, this site, developed by teens, for teens, is intended to help teenagers become educated consumers. Find out how to avoid scams and ripoffs.

EducatingJane
- "EducatingJane.com is a national site for girls, their parents and educators dedicated to girls' self-esteem, self-awareness, and involvement in the world. Education is our highest priority. Educating Jane is committed to providing scholarship leads, information, and opportunities to succeed.  We believe girls should be free to make educational and career decisions based on their interests and abilities."

Teen Ink
- Teen Ink is a Website, monthly print magazine, and a book series all written by teens for teens. There are over 16,000 pages of student writing on this site. They are in their 16th year of publishing.

ZOOT²
- Age appropriate information to help educate kids about addiction; including drugs, alcohol, smoking & gambling. From the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission.

TeenVoices Online
- The original magazine written by, for, and about teenagers.

Girls Inc.
- A web site designed to inspire girls to be "strong, smart, and bold." Features include articles about health and lifestyle issues, reading lists, relaxation techniques, a news section, a do-it-yourself section that covers such topics as building a web site, managing your money, and growing a garden, and a lot more.

An Income of Her Own
- This site describes itself as "a place where teen women can learn about pursuing their dreams through entrepreneurship." Includes information about and opportunities to address questions to women entrepreneurs, annotated links for young women, a business newsletter for teen women, and more.

WOW'EM
- This is a Web site devoted to young women in high school and college who are interested in music and art, whether it be choral or instrumental, pottery or drawing, and who also like math, science, and computers. You might not be aware that there is a whole field of careers out there for people just like you!

SmartGirl
- This non-profit site is a place justfor teens/young women to Speak Out (share your thoughts), Express Yourself (share your creativity) & Spread the Word (share your opinions). SmartGirl also has a 'tip of the day,' a place to submit questions & share your advice, as well as tons of resources for girls.

5 GIRLS
- This site presents a real-life portrait of growing up female today through the eyes of five thoughtful and articulate young women. Join Corrie, Toby, Amber, Aisha and Haibinh as they take us on a journey through their teenage years.

Websites by Subject:

Careers
    General

Career Exploration
Explore vocational and technical careers through links on this site. Each career path page on the Vocational Information Center Website includes links to various career descriptions as well as links to educational sites relating to the specific career; such as; tutorials, directories, associations, industry news, glossaries and related academics.

Career Women
Helping their network-wide job candidates find the best career opportunities with the Best Companies.

Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW)
America's only national organization for union women, and the site provides information about the organization.

FirstGov for Kids
FirstGov for Kids is a gateway to other information resources, including government, organization, education and commercial sites.

GirlSource
Provides meaningful work and leadership opportunities for urban, low-income young women, ages
14-18. GirlSource equips young women with the life, leadership, and job skills they need to succeed.

Information on Specific Careers
Provides resources for information about various careers.

Institute for Women’s Leadership
Provides leadership training, coaching and consulting to women and men seeking to effect breakthrough change within their organizations.

National Organization of Working Women
Provides information for working women and the resources on issues in the workplace.

Role Model Project for Girls
Includes a role model registry, and references and resources page.

Schools and Careers
Has information on individual schools and colleges, to help make plans for after you leave high school. Also, there are links to information on careers you might find helpful. **Note: some links on this site are inactive**

Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work
Provides information about and resources on how to take part in the program.

Women in Packaging
Provides a forum for packaging education, networking and mentoring for the personal and professional development of women.

Work for Women User Guides for Girls and Young Women
Offers information about 'nontraditional occupations' (NTOs) which are jobs in which 25% or less of the workforce is female. Also has links to Web sites, video clips, games and chats designed to help young women explore and prepare for exciting careers that offer high-wages and reflect their interests.

The Arts
    Visual Arts

The Renaissance Connection
- Sponsored by the Allentown Art Museum, this interactive Web site provides engaging activities while learning about the Renaissance's artists and history.

The Imagination Factory
- This site provides art activities using recycled materials. Ideas and clear directions can be found for painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, fiber arts, and crafts from recycled media. Click here for projects to help earn Try-Its & Badges!

The Artist's Toolkit
- Explore elements such as line, color, and balance by watching animated demonstrations, creating your own compositions, and watching video clips of artists in action.

Oriland
- This extensive site offers an origami world to explore, an opportunity to design cities with fold paper models, basic techniques and tips, and a studio with clear directions for folding more than 70 forms, as well as poetry and games.

World Wide Art Gallery
- See examples of art made by children from around the world, and connect to links of art activities and information about art and art history.

ArtEdventures
- Art products and resources for creative individuals from beginner to advanced. You can learn how to create art, study art, play art games, or teach art.

     Music

Piano on the Net
- A complete set of piano lessons on the Web. Put a music keyboard next to your computer keyboard and you’re ready to go! With many links to other music sites.

San Francisco Symphony for Kids
- This site provides information about instruments, a music basics tutorial and a listing of family programs and activities at the San Francisco Symphony.

Sing-Along Songs
- Can't remember the words to a favorite song? Don't remember the tune? Search this site and find both lyrics and music files for many classic songs.

The Classical Music Archives
- Listen to classical music right on the Web in different midi levels. Includes Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Handel, Haydn, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Scarlatti, and Schubert.

Science

     General

BrainyKids
- From the DANA Foundation, this site has links for Fun with science, Lab experiments (including Science Fair resources), and Lesson plans.

Lesson Plans
- From DiscoverySchool, this site has lesson plans for many science subjects including Astronomy/Space, Earth Science, Forensic Science, Geography, Physical Science, Weather, and many more. The plans are grouped by school grade level.
Ology
- From the American Museum of Natural History; Ology is their site just for kids. For 125 years, the American Museum of Natural History has been one of the world's preeminent science and research institutions, renowned for its collections and exhibitions that illuminate millions of years of the earth's evolution, from the birth of the planet through the present day. Ology includes the subjects of archaeology, astronomy, biodiversity, Earth, Einstein, marine biology, and paleontology.
     Biology

Cool Science for Curious Kids
- From the Hoard Hughes Medical Institute. This site "invites curious kids to explore biology... on screen, off screen, and in between."

     Earth Sciences

Earthquakes
- From the U.S. Geological Survey. Learn about past, present and future predictions for earthquake activity. Includes neat facts about quakes, science fair project ideas and answers to frequently asked questions about earthquakes.

Minerals
- From the Mineral Information Institute, which is a national USA not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating youth about the science of minerals and other natural resources, and about their importance in our every day lives. The site contains photos, descriptions and uses of various minerals.
     Archaelology

ArchNet
- From the the Archaeological Research Institute at Arizona State University. ArchNet serves as the World Wide Web Virtual Library for Archaeology. This server provides access to archaeological resources available on the Internet. Information is categorized by geographic region and subject, including information on careers in Archaeology, plus tons of other subjects.
National Geographic's Ice Maiden
- A detailed look at the "Ice Maiden", the body of a 500+ year-old Incan female found frozen in the Peruvian mountains in 1995.
Archaeological Institute of America
- Everything you always wanted to know about archaeology and more, including archaeology education, fieldwork opportunities, and current events in archaeology. They also publish an archaeology magazine for kids called dig.
Health & Wellness

     General

4GirlsHealth
- Welcome to 4girls.gov- a web site made just for you! There’s lots of cool information you can use. Maybe you want to start working out or you’re stressed out about school. There are lots of different topics to choose from, like body, fitness, nutrition,relationships,bullying. etc. Take a look!

iEmily.com (recommended for girls 13+)
- You don't have to be named Emily, or even know someone who is, to enjoy this informative, fun, and interactive site! Contains sections on feelings, healthy eating, keeping fit, etc.

PharmasaveTeen
- A 'health library' that offers a vast number of health & wellness articles. Sections include For Your Skin, For Your Mind, All About Food, Keep Moving, & Teen Life.

     Nutrition & Fitness

Wellness 101
- This site offers an educational program focusing on nutrition, fitness, & overweight prevention for young women between 12-20.

Outdoors & Camping

     General

Wisconsin DNR
- Excellent resource for Wisconsin-specific outdoor information. Includes safety regulations, recreation locations, maps, & more.

FamilyCampingGear.com
- Family Camping Gear provides tips on selecting, and organizing, the gear you will need to start taking your family on camping vacation trips. Family Camping Gear specializes in helping the new camper, but even experienced campers will find new information here, as well as great deals on camping gear at our online camping store.

Camping Etiquette
- Whether you're an experienced camper or planning your first outing, be sure you mind your manners at the campground!

Camping.About.com
- Tons of information about camping!

     Staying Safe

General

American Academy of Pediatrics
- This page has tips for keeping kids safe in a wide variety of summer activities, including sun safety, water safety, heat exhaustion/stroke, bicyle safety & tons more.

Insects, animals & critters

Warding Off Insect Bites
- From the Medical College of Wisconsin, this article tells you what you can do to protect yourself & your group from insects & other pests.

KidsHealth.org
- Awesome site with tons of info about - you guessed it - kids' health. Click here for info about staying safe from insects, here for info about staying safe with wildlife & here for general info about staying safe while outdoors.

Water safety

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
- Web page with links to many water safety topics, including drowning prevention, safe boating & preventing water-related illnesses.

Sun & air pollution safety

Environmental Protection Agency
- If you spend time with kids in the summer, you want to keep them safe while providing fun outdoor experiences. Did you know that overexposure to the sun and air pollution can pose serious health effects, especially to children?.

KidsHealth.org
- Again from KidsHealth.org, excellent tips for keeping kids protected in the summer sun. Includes the "why's" & "how's" for sun protection, as well as a printable sheet with instructions for how to treat sunburn.

     Activities

General

Family Camping Activities & Recreation
- Some quick ideas of what to do on your family camping trip.

Ultimate Camp Resource
- An online guide to hundreds of camp activities, camp staff tips & tricks, and all things camp! For camp people... by camp people!

Outdoor Cooking

About.com Campground Cooking
- A variety of camping recipes submitted by visitors to the camping site at About.com and other outdoor cooking resources.

The MacScouter - Cooking Resources
- Cooking for Scouts and Scouters is a growing resource of recipes, cooking hints, and related things. Tons of information here.

Crazy Cow Trading Post
- Interesting compilation of resources including Dutch oven cooking, foraging & BBQ.

Geocaching, Letterboxing

Getting started with geocaching
- Find out geocaching (pronounced "ge o cash ing") - a fun, adventurous outdoor game.

Wisconsin Geocaching Association
- The Wisconsin Geocaching Association (WGA) is a group of geocachers dedicated to promoting and protecting geocaching within the state of Wisconsin. The WGA organizes geocaching events, works with land owners/managers on geocaching policies, educates the public at large about geocaching, and facilitates communication between WGA members.

Letterboxing
- Letterboxing is an intriguing pastime combining artistic ability with delightful "treasure-hunts" in beautiful, scenic places that the whole family can enjoy. Participants seek out hidden letterboxes by following clues, and then record their discovery in their personal journal with the help of a rubber stamp that's part of the letterbox. In addition, letterboxers have their own personal stamps which they use to stamp into the letterbox's logbook.

Hiking, Backpacking

All about hiking & backpacking
- On this ScoutingWeb site you'll find tons of resources about hiking & backpacking, including what to pack, where to go & ideas of theme hikes.

Themed Hikes
- A list of themed hike ideas from Woodland's program department..

More subjects coming soon!

For girls in grades 4 - 8, parents and leaders...

Are you interested in nature and the environment?

Check out EEK! (Environmental Education for Kids!)

An e-magazine especially for you!

Sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

You will find great stuff about the great outdoors:

Riddle games

Interesting facts

Fun teaching activities for kids

Take a peek at EEK !