Boy Scout Troop 1001

Try combining Citizenship with other achievements to liven up the learning experience. For instance satisfy an Artist requirement by making puppets and a Showman requirement by doing a puppet show. Incorporate Citizenship by making it the topic of your puppet show. Below is a skit in this month's Round Table Theme & Resource Book. It combines Showman with Citizenship in a skit that can be performed by your Webelos Den at a Pack Meeting.

DEN LEADER (or scout acting like a Den Leader): OK, boys, that was a good lesson in Citizenship from Mr. Smith. What are your thoughts?

WEBELOS SCOUT 1(holding up a poster with a math problem on it): Well, first you identify the problem, big or small.

DEN LEADER: Great! (Asks the next boy): How about you?

WEBELOS SCOUT 2 (unrolling a roll of paper with a list on it): Then you gather the facts and make sure you have all of them.

DEN LEADER: Wonderful? Anyone else?

WEBELOS SCOUT 3 (Holding a tray with several containers of liquid of various colors): In every case, there’s sure to be more than one possible solution.

DEN LEADER: You boys really learned a lot today.

WEBELOS SCOUT 4 (takes one container off the tray and holds it up): If you study hard, you’ll reach the right conclusion.

DEN LEADER: OK, boys, but what’s the next step?

WEBELOS SCOUT 5: Action! You make the decision to be a good citizen; then you go and do it!

DEN LEADER: Great! But what’s the action part?

ALL: Obey the laws; respect the rights of others; be fair and honest; help your community, state, or nation be a better place; learn about our country; vote on Election Day.

DEN LEADER: You boys did learn how to be good citizens!

Remember these are outline ideas. Enhance skits by adding information specific to your Pack or Den to make them personal and funny.