Cubs Award Scheme - Handbook for Leaders - SCOUTS New Zealand

Personal Challenge Badges, continued
Book Reader
REQUIREMENTS EXPLANATION REFERENCES AND EXTERNAL
STANDARDS
• Produce a list of books you have
read recently.
• Name their authors and be able to tell
the examiner something about three
of the books.
• The books can be chosen by you and
should include at least one factual
book.
• Explain how to care or books.
• Demonstrate that you can use a
dictionary, encyclopaedia and an
atlas.
• Explain to your examiner how the
books in your library are set out and
how you would find a specific book.
Collector
An extended time period is needed
to ensure interest is maintained and
developed.
REQUIREMENTS EXPLANATION REFERENCES AND EXTERNAL
STANDARDS
• Make a collection over a period of
three months of a number of similar
items.
(e.g. stamps, coins, postcards, badges,
fossils).
• Display the collection in an exciting
and interesting way.
• Talk about items in the collection that
particularly interest you.
• Visit or look at a collection made by
someone else and explain what you
like or dislike about the presentation
of the collection.
A Cub can wear any number of Collector Badges.
An extended time period is needed
to ensure interest is maintained and
developed.
Requires more thought about the
collection and allows others to see
it.
Builds self-confidence and
demonstrates knowledge to others.
Comparisons allow learning from
others.
Draw on people from the families who
are involved or who support Scouting.
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