Use of  “Gimmicks”

• 85% of everything we learn in life comes from information taken in through our      eyes.  Only 11% of what the mind retains comes through our ears- so the use of a prop or ‘gimmick’ such as batteries, a light, fire, a seed growing etc give Guiders something to focus on or visualize while you are getting your point across.

- e.g. Use flashlight for Promise and Law session

• Banana Guide Goes to Camp - Relationships  - problem solving in the Unit (story attached)

• play on words - eg. - Game - Guiding is a jolly Game to be played largely in the out of doors - are you game to try? - what are the rules of the game?

 

Sheila Wilson  Western Region TRAINing Event   September 14 -17, 2000