JOTA JOTI

 18 Oct 17:30
Duty six : Green

Start Time Activity Requirements Instructions Scouter
This week there is an international Jamboree taking place. We are going to complete some of the challenges today
18 Oct 17:30 5 Activities : Opening Register, beans, flag, totem and skin
 Grand Howl
Flag Break
Register
Inspection - belts and shoes
 Akela
We are also going to do some parts of the Bird Badge today so lets start with a game
18 Oct 17:35 10 Game : Birds Fly
This is a quick cub game that can be used as a filler or an improvised game.
Akela tells the cubs to flap their arms up and down and run around when he names something that flies.
When he mentions something that doesn't fly, they must hold still.
Those who make a mistake must drop out.
To confuse things, the leader flaps his arms at every command.
The commands should be given in quick succession,
e.g. Hadedas fly, geese fly, pigs fly, dogs fly.
 Akela
Let's do some of the activities online together for JOTA JOTI
18 Oct 17:45 30 Activities : JOTA JOTI Your events | JOTA-JOTI 2024 - The world's largest digital Scout event (jotajoti.info)

First explain Jota Joti

Go onto laptop connected to projector and browse to the Activity Hub.  Check if live show is in progress and maybe watch a few minutes or listen to the radio broadcast.

Go to the selected challenges and complete them with the Cubs:

Spot the Intruder

Echoes of Nature

Virtual Museum Tour

(You can do one or two activities and then move on to something else and return)

There are offline activities that will also form part of the programme.

Video chat with another Cub group if possible.

 Akela
We need some juice and biscuits
18 Oct 18:15 5 Activities : Juice and biscuits Juice and biscuit break
 Akela
Part of the bird badge is feeding wild birds (and making a bird feeder also counts for the Gold Wolf advancements). It is also a JOTA JOTI Challenge this weekend.
18 Oct 18:20 10 Activities : Bird Feeder

Toilet roll inners

Peanut butter

Bird seed

String

Lollipop stick
Step 1
Place bird seeds on a plate or tray.

Step 2
Use a lollipop stick to spread peanut butter (or other butter/oil) around the outside of an empty tube of toilet roll.

Step 3
Carefully roll the tube in the bird seed.

Step 4
Thread a length of string through the tube and tie the ends together.  Hang the feeder in a tree for the birds to enjoy!
 Akela
Let's talk about birds - how many do you know?
18 Oct 18:30 15 Activities : Bird Badge

Bird photos

Bird calls 

Speaker

Show the Cubs the picture of the birds and see if they can identify

Play the sounds of the bird calls and get them to identify.

Explain that, although we will build a bird feeder, they should be careful about feeding wild birds:

1. Make sure that you remove food that has got wet and is going mouldy

2. Keep it clean

3. Supplement - so don't feed all the time so that the birds become dependent

4. High enough so cats, etc. can't get to the birds

 Akela
Our last JOTA JOTI challenge is to make a Whale in origami
18 Oct 18:45 10 Crafts : Whale Tails

Blue paper, square

Instructions
  1. Start by making a small introduction of the activity. Share a brief overview of the importance of whales in the marine ecosystem as well as major threats to their survival. (You can find lots of facts about whales by clicking the links below:
    1. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/10-wonderful-whale-facts
    2. https://www.wwf.org.uk/learn/fascinating-facts/top-10-facts-about-whales
    3. https://www.ifaw.org/international/animals/whales
  2. Let’s make our whale origami. Follow the instructions in this video: https://youtu.be/5-HypV5T5jM?si=k3v5xaxLkhZXfEX-
  3. After completing the origami task, ask the participants some questions about whales:
    1. What is the largest species of whale? (Blue whale)
    2. What is echolocation? (Is a technique used by whales and other animals to determine the location of objects using reflected sound. This allows the animals to move around in pitch darkness, so they can navigate, hunt, identify friends and enemies, and avoid obstacles.)
    3. How long can a sperm whale hold its breath underwater? (Up to 2 hours, but the average is around 45 minutes)
    4. What do whales eat? (Depends of the species – baleen whales eat krill and small fish, while toothed whales eat squid and fish)
    5. What are the biggest threats that whales face? (Marine litter and pollution, climate change, ship strikes and commercial whaling)
    6. How do whales communicate with each other? (Whales use sounds like clicks, whistles, and songs to communicate).
 Akela
Thank you for being part of the Jamboree with all other Cubs and Scouts around the world
18 Oct 18:55 5 Activities : Closing Totem, Skin
Badges, certificates 		Announcements
Badge handouts
Grand Howl
Flag Down
Prayer
Dismiss 		Akela

Programme prepared on 25 Jun 20:52

Bird Badge



Category Activities
Badge Birds
Advancement Living with Nature
Time to allocate (mins) 15
Outcome

Identify 5 birds from photos

Identify 3 bird sounds
Resources

Bird photos

Bird calls 

Speaker
Instructions

Show the Cubs the picture of the birds and see if they can identify

Play the sounds of the bird calls and get them to identify.

Explain that, although we will build a bird feeder, they should be careful about feeding wild birds:

1. Make sure that you remove food that has got wet and is going mouldy

2. Keep it clean

3. Supplement - so don't feed all the time so that the birds become dependent

4. High enough so cats, etc. can't get to the birds
Entry written by Sharon Venn of 1st Randburg

Documents

birds.docx