Don't Judge a Book by it's Cover for Girls

126 Lee Avenue,Pikeville KY 41501

01 December, 2022

Description

Please choose from ONE of three sessions focused on one of the books below. Girls will attend only ONE session. Zink the Zebra The activities in this session are based on the book, Zink the Zebra, written by Kelly Weil about a zebra with spots instead of stripes. The story of Zink is used as a basis for understanding how it feels to be different. Kelly Weil, a Girl Scout, wrote this book while she was sick with cancer, and noticed that many of her friends wouldn’t play with her because of her appearance after medical treatment. The book helps kids realize that we’re more alike than different and being different doesn’t mean you don’t need friends. The purpose of this session is to help girls grow into compassionate, kind people. ‘Zink’ will be reading the book and then directing girls in hands on craft activities that will emphasis the lesson. Girls will take with them a ‘zebra mascot’. Raise Your Hand This book was written by 11-year-old Girl Scout, Alice Paul Tapper to challenge girls everywhere to speak up! When Alice Tapper noticed that girls in her class weren’t participating as much as the boys, she knew she had to do something about it. With help from her Girl Scout troop and her parents, she came up with this book to help girls become more confident in school. A friendly ‘hand’ will read the book to girls and then girls will learn about partnering with others to build confidence at school. Girls will participate in team building activities and will take the pledge to ‘raise their hand’ more often at school, with the help of friends, of course! Girls will take the ‘Raise Your Hand’ pledge and will receive a souvenir for the session. Don’t Box Me In This book was written by Piper Dobson, Los Angeles Council for her Gold Award. The book follows a young girl named Dylan who’s challenged by what society tells her she should be. She meets Simon, and together they explore the different career paths girls can take. By the end of the story, Dylan learns that she doesn’t have to limited by what society thinks and she can pursue whatever she is passionate about. ‘Barbie’ (yes that one!) will be reading this book to girls. Then she will change ‘clothes’ into a lab coat and together they will do science experiments. At the end of the session, girls will get a Barbie Paper Doll Book.