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Crocus West Area

Remembrance Day Challenge

Girl Guides of Canada - Crocus West Area


Challenge Objectives: To ensure that our members have a fundamental understanding of what their great

grandparents, grandparents and in some cases their parents were called upon to do to defend our freedom and

democracy that we enjoy today. . To ensure that Remembrance Day is afforded the respect and dignity it rightly

deserves and maintains its place among the great traditions of our country.

Special Thanks: Crocus West Area wishes to thank our challenge committee; Evelyn Paddock, Janelle Boyd, and

Jane Harkness for their contributions and dedication to putting this challenge together.

Challenge crest original design by Brooks Freeman. Thank you for supporting Crocus West Area Girl Guides.

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Sparks & Brownies

Requirements:

Both branches must do first 3 compulsory challenges. Sparks completed 4 more additional challenge and

Brownies complete 6 more.

Compulsory Challenges

1. Attend a community Remembrance Day service

2. Learn about the poppy campaign and purchase a poppy

3. Listen to and illustrate a story, song or poem suitable for Remembrance Day. Illustration can be drawn, a

collage of pictures or made from any suitable material for these branches.

Optional Challenges:

1. Baseball became the organized sport in the 1939 -1945 era. The present day American peacemakers have

taken baseball to the children in Afghanistan. Plan and participate in a baseball game – invite your moms to play!

2. Play a game that was popular in this era such as Pop goes the Weasel or Oranges and Lemons, skipping, Leap

Frog, Hopscotch, Marbles, paper and pencil games and card games.

3 . Afghanistan children also love to fly kites, make a kite and fly it.

4. Set up and complete an obstacle course suitable for the branch

5. Make a poppy and learn about why we wear a poppy.

6. Make peace cranes

7. Make a Peace Wreath; individually or as a group. You can find many ideas on Pinterest.

8. Prepare a family tree indicating who has served in the military

9. Ask a Veteran or present day Peacemaker to visit your unit.

10. Plant a tree, tulip, or entire garden in commemoration of local Veterans and war dead or present day

Peacemakers

11. Plan a hike with your unit where everyone wears a weighted backpack. Think about the soldiers that carry a

90lb backpack with them all the time.

12. Do activities in the Take Time to Remember activity booklet. Guiders can order or print pdf file “Take Time to

Remember” from this site

http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/information-for/students/take-time-to-remember

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http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/information-for/students/take-time-to-remember



Guides

Requirements:

Guides complete the first 2 challenges and 6 from the optional challenges list.


1. Attend a Remembrance Day service


Optional Challenges

1. Baseball became the organized sport in the 1939 -1945 era. Learn about women and baseball during World

War II and participate in a baseball game – invite other units to play! (compatible with Being Healthy - Sport #7)

2. Play a game that was popular during World War II such as Pop goes the Weasel, Oranges and Lemons Skipping,

Leap Frog, Hopscotch, Marbles, paper and pencil games or card games.

3. Set up and complete an obstacle course suitable for the branch.

4. Enter one of the Legion contests – Poster or Literacy. (compatible with Girls Creating - Art Production or

Writing)

5. Prepare a skit on the life of a veteran. What is their life like now? What were their experiences in the military?

(compatible with Girls Creating - Performing Arts #1 and #8)

6. Prepare a recipe from a 1939- 1945 cookbook. Compare the wartime recipe with one today. What are the

differences? How would rationing affect certain recipes? (compatible with Girls Creating - Kitchen Creations #3 or

Tasty Treats #1)

7. Make peace cranes and learn about their origin or make a peace wreath.

(compatible with Girls Creating - Creative Craft #8)

8. Find examples of wartime propaganda posters to show and talk about with your peers. Discuss what their

purpose was during the war, why they were important, and what makes them unique. Make a poster of your own

for Girl Guides during wartime. (compatible with Adventures in Guiding - Heritage #4)

9. Prepare a family tree going back fourgenerations and indicate if someone has served in the military.

(compatible with Adventures in Guiding - Heritage #1)

10. Pretend you are a woman overseas during World War I or II and write a story describing your experiences.

You could be in the Air Force, Navy, Military, a spy, a nursing sister, a code cracker, or anything else. Use your

imagination! (compatible with Girls Creating - Writing #1)

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11. Do an activity that Canadians would’ve done on the home front. Knit a sock (compatible with Girls Creating –

Needlework Skills #4), sew a button (compatible with Girls Creating – Needlework Skills #1), mend a piece of cloth

(compatible with Girls Creating – Needlework Skills #2), come up with a list of items in the room that would be

scrap collected for the military, brainstorm what you would put in a Victory Garden (compatible with Fun in the

Outdoors – Gardening #6), or live on rations for 24 hours (one food treat, one hour of TV, one hour of internet,

three texts or phone calls). Why would people do these things?

12. Invite someone who was alive during World War II to your meeting and ask about his or her wartime

experiences and how they contributed to the war effort.

13. Plant a tree or tulip or entire garden in commemoration of local veterans and war dead or present day

peacemakers. (compatible with Fun in the Outdoors – Gardening #1)

14. In recognition of Canada’s present day peacekeepers, participate in Postcards for Peace.

15. Would you meet the requirements to join the military today? What about in World War I? Fill out an

attestation paper from these times and compare.

16. As a unit, adopt a soldier who died during wartime and is buried in a local cemetery. Learn about their life

and look after their grave. You may wish to find their military records, and can do so by visiting the Library and

Archives Canada website.

17. What did Girl Guides do during the war? Learn about the Guides Overseas Gift Project and how the Canadian

World Friendship Fund came to be.

18. Plan a hike with your unit where everyone wears a weighted backpack. Think about the soldiers that carry a

90lb backpack with them all the time. (compatible with Guiding hiking requirements)

19. As a unit learn a wartime peace song, such as White Cliffs of Dover. (compatible with Adventures in Guiding –

Peace #3)

20. A spy’s main form of communication during World War II was Morse code. Partner up in your unit and take

turns creating a message in Morse code for your partner to decipher.

21. Visit a local war cenotaph, memorial, or monument in your community. Why is it there? How do you feel

about it? Come up with a list of one thing you could do in your home, school, and community to promote

remembrance.

22. RCMP – invite a female member in to speak or find out on your own out about the benefits and rewards of a

career in policing. What are the qualifications to enroll in the RCMP and how do you apply? What do cadets do

during their training? How many Divisions is the RCMP divided into and which Division do you live in? Do you

know where the closest RCMP detachment is to you?

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Pathfinders

Requirements: Pathfinders complete the first 2 challenges and 7 from the optional challenges list.




Optional Challenges

1. Baseball became the organized sport in the 1939 -1945 era. Learn about women and baseball during World War II and participate in a baseball game – invite other units to play!

2. Teach one of the younger units a game that was popular in World War II such as Pop goes the Weasel or Oranges and Lemons Skipping, Leap Frog, Hopscotch, Marbles, paper and pencil games and card games.

3. Set up and complete an obstacle course suitable for the branch. (compatible with Creating Your Future -

We’re a Team #5)

4. Enter one of the Legion contests – Poster or Literacy.

5. Prepare a recipe from a 1939- 1945 cookbook. Compare the wartime recipe with one today. What are the differences? How would rationing affect certain recipes? (compatible with Girl Stuff - Girls Just Want to Have Fun #3 and On My Own - Now You’re Cooking #3)

6. Write a film script/prepare a video on the life of a veteran. (compatible with My Music, My Movies, and More! - Movie Mania #6, #7, and #9 and Arts A to Z #1 and #4)

7. Find out about the fashion world in the 1910s, 1940s or 1950s. Explore clothing, hairstyles, music, food and decorations of the time. Plan a party with the theme being one of these decades. (compatible with Exploring a Theme - It’s About Time #6)

8. Find examples of wartime propaganda posters to show and talk about with your peers. Discuss what their purpose was during the war, why they were important, and what makes them unique. Make a poster of your own for Girl Guides during wartime.(compatible with Girl Stuff - Girls Just Want to Have Fun #4)

9. Learn about the memorials to commemorate the service of Canadian troops around the world. Show them on a map. For information on Canadian memorials, visit the “Memorials” section of the Veterans Affairs Canada website. Visit a local war memorial and reflect on it. How do you think the people in your community would’ve reacted when it was first placed? Design your own memorial either for a recent event in the news, or redesign a war memorial from World War I or II.

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10. Have a debate or discussion looking at how Canada’s military history still influences us today. (compatible

with Creating Your Future - I Have to Give a Speech! #5)

11. Research what Canadians did on the home front to support the troops overseas. As a unit do one of these activities. Examples include: learning to knit socks or mittens, mending clothing, coming up with a list of items you own that could be scrap collected for the military, or living on rations for 24 hours. Why would people do these things?

12. Invite someone who was alive during World War II to your meeting and ask about his or her wartime experiences and how they contributed to the war effort.

13. At any given time, more than 2900 Canadian military are deployed overseas. Find out what countries they are in and then discover something about one of those countries. Are there Girl Guides in this country?

14. Why would gardening be such a useful task on the home front? Learn about victory gardens then design one for yourself. What would you plant that could be preserved for winter? (compatible with Exploring a Theme - Creating a Garden #1)

15. As a unit, adopt a soldier who died during wartime and is buried in a local cemetery. Learn about their life and look after their grave. You may wish to find their military records, and can do so by visiting the Library and Archives Canada website.

16. Visit a local museum, living history museum, or virtual museum and look specifically at war history in your community. Find out what wars your community’s people fought in and how these war affected their lives. How did your community handle the home front? How did war affect your community in the years after? (compatible with Exploring a Theme - From Dinosaurs to Vintage Cars #1, #2, and #4)

17. Find a famous speech that was given during World War I or II by a political figure and present a part of it to your unit. Try to recreate the powerful presence that the leaders would have had in their original speech. (compatible with Creating Your Future - I Have to Give a Speech! #6)

18. Think about how war affects the world. What did the people of one generation hope for another? Did their hopes come true? What do you want for future generations? Hold a mock press conference and pretend that you are unveiling a declaration for peace for the future. What would be three points on your declaration? State these in the press conference. (compatible with A World to Discover - What’s Up Around the World? #11)

19. Look at different war exhibits from various museums. Once you have a good idea of what they look like, make a diorama of your own exhibit that shows guiding in Canada over the years. (compatible with Exploring a Theme - From Dinosaurs to Vintage Cars #3 and #8)

20. In wartime when you didn’t want your enemy to know what you were saying you would use code. Using a Morse code translator partner up in your unit and have a small conversation by only writing in Morse code. Your partner has to interpret what you say and relay a message back to you for you to figure out. (compatible with Exploring a Theme - Secret Agent 007 #6)

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21. Imagine that your unit wants to visit a historic site in Europe from one of the world wars. What would you go

see? How much would this trip cost? As a unit come up with an itinerary and price. (compatible with Exploring a Theme - Web Surfin’ #5)

22. Bring in a discovery box like the Canadian War Museum’s Supply Line First World War Discovery Box. As a unit explore the contents of the box and demonstrate what each item would be used for. If you are unable to access a discovery box, print off pictures of the contents of the box and continue with the activity that way.

23. Hold a premiere of a film released between 1939 and 1945. In groups review the film afterwards and share your findings with your unit After this is done, discuss the question “How would the film industry provide propaganda for people during times of war?” as a unit. (compatible with My Music, My Movies, and More! - Movie Mania #1 and #8)

24. Do an activity with another unit that helps them complete their Remembrance Day Challenge. (compatible with Finding the Path - Beyond Pathfinders #3 and My Music, My Movies, and More! - Arts A to Z #7)

25. When was the Canadian World Friendship Fund created? Why? What do they do now? Come up with an activity that fundraises for the CWFF. (compatible with A World to Discover - Girl Guides International #2 and Finding the Path - Broaden Your Horizons #8)

26. Would you meet the requirements to join the military today? What about in World War I? Fill out an attestation paper from both times and compare.

27. Plan a hike with your unit where everyone wears a weighted backpack. Think about the soldiers that carry a 90lb backpack with them all the time. Plan a hike of 10km carrying roughly 25 pounds

28. What is PTSD, how many soldiers it affects and how it affects them. How is it treated, and what are some things you can do to help someone with PTSD. There is a program called "Soldier On" that helps disabled soldiers. Find information about this program

and share with your unit.

29. Invite a professional in to speak on mental health in the military. Do a presentation on mental health. Include

what is mental health. What is mental illness? What is OSL. Find information on FRIENDS program. You Are

Not Alone is a good resource.


career in policing. What are the qualifications to enroll in the RCMP and how do you apply? What do cadets

do during their training? How many Divisions is the RCMP divided into and which Division do you live in?

Do you know where the closest RCMP detachment is to you?

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Rangers

Requirements:

Rangers complete the first 2 challenges and 8 from the optional challenges list.




Optional Challenges

1. Learn about the memorials to commemorate the service of Canadian troops around the world. Show them on a map. For information on Canadian memorials, visit the “Memorials” section of the Veterans Affairs Canada website. Organize a visit to your local Cenotaph or war memorial and answer these questions: 1) When was the memorial put up? 2) How long did it take for the monument to be erected from the end of the event the monument is commemorating? 3) How much time has passed since the memorial was erected? Interpret the monument using your answers to the questions. (compatible with Explore Your Creativity - #12 Architecture and #13 Photo Essay)

2. Set up and complete an obstacle course suitable for the branch.

3. Enter the Legion Poster or Literary contests.

4. At any given time, more than 2900 Canadian military are deployed overseas. Find out what countries they are in and then discover something about one of those countries. Are there Girl Guides in this country?

5. Find examples of wartime art such as posters paintings, books, stories, poetry, or music to show and talk about with your peers. Discuss what their purpose was during the war, why they were important, and what makes them unique. (compatible with Explore Your Creativity - #21 Book Club)

6. Research what Canadians did on the home front to support the troops overseas. As a unit do one of these activities. Examples include: learning to knit socks or mittens, mending clothing, coming up with a list of items you own that could be scrap collected for the military, or living on rations for 24 hours. Why would people do these things? (compatible with Explore Your Creativity - #19 Being Crafty)

7. Invite someone who was alive during World War II to your meeting and ask about his or her wartime experiences and how they contributed to the war effort.

8. Visit a local museum and look specifically at war history in your community. Find out what wars your community’s people fought in and how these war affected their lives. How did your community handle the home front? How did war affect your community in the years after?

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9. Are you fit for military service? Research what roles you could take overseas during World War I, World War II, and today. Would you be a fit soldier in any of these times? Fill out an attestation paper from each of these times and discuss with your unit. How has this form changed over the years?

10. Discuss how to promote peace and remembrance in your community. Come up with a plan and follow through with it. (compatible with Community Connections - #20 Influence Others)

11. Research victory gardens then design one of your own. What would you plant and why? What would you have to take into consideration? (compatible with Environment, Outdoors and Camping - #9 Get Creative)

12. Discuss the different waves of immigrants that came to Canada over the course of the 20th century. Did they come before, after, or during important events in history? What were these events? What was the reason these people immigrated to Canada? What prejudices did they face? (compatible with Global Awareness - #22 The World At Home)

13. Research famous heroic women who lived and fought during the world wars. Present your findings to your unit. (compatible with Leadership and Management - #3 Role Models)

14. Research job opportunities for university students at Canadian War Memorials overseas

15. As a unit, adopt a soldier who died during wartime and is buried in a local cemetery. Learn about their life and look after their grave. You may wish to find their military records, and can do so by visiting the Library and Archives Canada website.

16. Baseball became the organized sport in the 1939 -1945 era. Learn about women and baseball during World War II and participate in a baseball game – invite other units to play! (compatible with Celebrate Guiding - #17 Get Up and Have Fun and #12 Inspiring Others, and Healthy Living - #4 Pass It On

17. Prepare a recipe from a 1939- 1945 cookbook. Compare the wartime recipe with one for the same meal today. What would’ve had to be considered when cooking in that era?

18. Find out about the fashion world in the 1910s, 1940s or 1950s. Explore clothing, hairstyles, music, food and decorations of the time. Plan a party with the theme being one of these decades. Invite the other units! (compatible with Explore Your Creativity - #5 Let’s Dance) - learn a different dance style

19. Plan a hike with your unit where everyone wears a weighted backpack. Think about the soldiers that carry a 90lb backpack with them all the time.

20. Girl Guides of Canada were very important during World War II. Find out about a project that Guides did during wartime and give it a go for yourself. What was the goal of this project? What was the outcome?

21. Research lesser-known countries that fought in World War I or World War II. As a unit discuss these. Which side did they fight on? Why did they fight? How did they contribute to the outcome of the war? (compatible with Global Awareness - #12 Where in the World?)

22. Teach one of the younger units a game that was popular in World War II such as Pop goes the Weasel or Oranges and Lemons Skipping, Leap Frog, Hopscotch, Marbles, paper and pencil games and card games.

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23. Help a younger unit with a Remembrance Day craft.

24. Teach a younger unit a wartime song about peace.

25. Put on a puppet show for a younger unit that explains the topics of war, peace, and remembrance in simpler way. You may wish to make your show about one specific war or the topics as a whole. (compatible with Explore Your Creativity - #16 It’s Child’s Play)

26. Organize and lead a meeting for a younger unit where the unit completes their Remembrance Day Challenge. (compatible with Community Connections - #13 Canadiana and Leadership and Management - #2 Leading Children, #15 Meeting Themes, and #23 Make Learning Fun) 27. What is PTSD, how many soldiers it affects and how it affects them. How is it treated, and what are some

things you can do to help someone with PTSD? There is a program called "Soldier On" that helps disabled

soldiers. Find information about this program and share with your unit.

28. Invite a professional in to speak on mental health in the military. Do a presentation on mental health.

Include what is mental health. What is mental illness? What is OSL. Find information on FRIENDS program. You

Are Not Alone is a good resource.


career in policing. What are the qualifications to enroll in the RCMP and how do you apply? What do cadets do

during their training? How many Divisions is the RCMP divided into and which Division do you live in? Do you

know where the closest RCMP detachment is to you?

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Remembrance Day Crest Order Form

Unit: _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Contact Name: _____________________________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: ____________________________________________________________________________________

Email: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Crocus West Area Units:

# of crests ___________________ x $ 1.00 = $____________________________________

All Units outside of Crocus West Area:

# of crests ___________________ x $ 2.00 = $____________________________________

Shipping fees within Canada are included in price

Please mail this form to:

Girl Guides of Canada – Crocus West Area

428 27th Street

Brandon MB R7B 2E8

Or email information to:

[email protected]

Receipts will be shipped with crests.

Crests will not be shipped until payment is received.

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