How to Teach the Girl Scout Promise
When a child starts participating as a Daisy Scout or older Girl Scout, it's important that she learns the Girl Scout Promise and Law. The Promise is a basic outline that prepares her for scouting. It's followed up with the Girl Scout Law which explains her responsibilities and duties.
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Instructions
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Write the promise on index cards. Teach the Girl Scout Promise before explaining the law. The Promise is an abbreviated version of the law.
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Quiz the Girl Scout on one line of the promise each day. Start with the opening line. Teach your Daisy Scouts that striving to do their best is always important. Reinforce that it's the effort, not the outcome, that matters.
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Type the Promise and post it in a part of the house seen every day. Explain the phrase, "to serve God and my country." The word God can be replaced with a different word reflecting a Girl Scout's religious beliefs. The basic point is a Girl Scout should be prepared to serve her community, the troop and country.
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Recite each phrase with your Girl Scout repeating until memorized. Help her understand the next phrase, "To help people at all times." Girl Scouts promise to be active in helping others whenever needed.
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Spend the most time on the last phrase, "and to live by the Girl Scout Law." Memorizing these words is easy, but learning the Girl Scout Law and everything in entails takes time.
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Tips & Warnings
The Girl Scout Law should be taught with the Promise since the last phrase in the Promise is "to live by the Girl Scout Law."
Younger girls will remember the Promise better if they can relate it to their own lives. Explain how they can serve their country and help people by little things such as helping out around the house or picking up debris in the park.
Young Daisy Scouts may not be able to memorize the Girl Scout Law or even the Promise. It's best to go over the basics. It's more important to understand the concept rather than remembering every word.
