The Trail’s End Education & Awards Program
LEADER’S MEETING MODULE
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POPCORN FUN
The activities in this module can be used
by the Unit Leader as supplemental activities
to the award requirements, or they can be
substituted for the award requirements
at the discretion of the Unit Leader.
By doing these activities, and by doing some or all of the requirements in the
Education & Awards pamphlet, your Scouts may have started to earn the following:
Tiger:
Make your own family 3, Den 3
Wolf:
Achievement 10a, d; Elective 2c, 4d, 9abc, 11d, 12f, 21abc
Bear:
Achievement 9be, 17de, Elective 8a
Webelos: Music 2, Communicator 10, 11
All Cubs: Computer Science and Art Academics Badge
And, they may have begun working on these Merit Badges:
Communications
Computers
Activities may meet additional requirements. Refer to your Cub Scout and
Boy Scout Handbooks.
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Activity 1: “Pop Art Project”
This fun project results in creative collages
made by the Scouts from magazine pictures and
popcorn. The boys cut out whole pictures or parts
of pictures and paste them onto the posterboard,
then glue popcorn as added decoration on their
works of art. Popcorn can give their artwork a
three-dimensional effect.
Leader: Pile a variety of old magazines on the table in front of the boys and tell them
they can use any pictures they see. Boys can work individually or in teams. Pop up plenty
of Trail’s End Light Microwave Popcorn for the boys
to use. When the collages are finished, the Scouts
can add a popcorn “frame” to their picture by gluing
kernels along the outer edge. The completed collages
could make a gift for one of their parents.
NOTE: read rubber cement directions and
warnings before using. Popcorn that has come into
contact with rubber cement should not be consumed.
Reflection:
Ask the Scouts what part of this
project they liked best.
Assessment: How could this project be
changed to be more interesting
to the Scouts?
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Activity 2: “White Chocolatey Caramel
Crunch Memory Game”
This activity will test
the memory of the Scouts
(and the Leader). The 1999
White Chocolatey Caramel
Crunch canister has a number
of people and animals shown in the design around the body of the
tin, and boys will be asked to recall how many things they
remember after looking at it for a short time.
Leader: A questionnaire for this game is provided at the end of
this activity. Start with the boys sitting down at a table. Give the
tin to the boys and ask them to each look at it carefully for 20 seconds, passing it along
from one boy to another. When they’re done, put the tin away where they cannot see it.
Explain that this is both a fun game and a chance to test their powers of observation and
memory. Have the boys act as a team, not as individuals, in trying to come up with the
correct answers. The Leader can play along with the boys.
Show the tin to the boys at the end of the game so they can confirm their correct
answers and learn the answers to those they missed.
Reflection:
Ask them which thing on the tin was the easiest to not see, or remember.
Assessment: Could this activity be improved in any way?
Questions for White Chocolatey Caramel
Crunch Memory Game:
1. What color is the barn?
6. How many dogs are on the tin?
7. What color is the horse?
8. What is the squirrel eating?
2. How many hockey players are
on the pond?
9. What is the policeman eating?
3. What color is the house?
10. What two kinds of food is the man selling
from his stand?
4. What kinds of animals can you name
that are on the tin?
11. What is coming out of the hole in the log?
5. What number does the hockey player
have on his sweater?
12. Is there a cat on the tin? What color?
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Activity 3: “Popcorn Guessing Game”
This game will keep the boys’ interest and
will teach the younger boys some important rules
of counting.
Leader: Fill a glass jar with unpopped popcorn
kernels. Then ask the boys to guess the number of
kernels in the jar. Give them some hints on how to
estimate the number. Record the answers on a piece of
paper. After all the guesses have been made, ask each
boy to scoop out a pile of kernels in front of him on
the table and line them up in rows ten wide and
columns ten deep...a 10 x 10 grid. After doing one
10 x 10 grid, he’ll do another next to the first, and
so on. When all the kernels have been taken
from the jar and arranged in squares of 100, ask
each boy to add up the number of kernels in
front of him and record it on his paper.
Finally, the Leader should add up all the
numbers recorded by the boys for a
grand total.
This will teach your younger Scouts to visualize what “one-hundred” looks like, and give
them a chance to count up to high numbers using the grid method. Boys under the age of
nine have a hard time estimating, so this gives them an opportunity to practice.
Reflection:
How can estimating things be used in everyday life?
Assessment:
Could this activity be improved in any way?
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The Scouts will build a bird feeder with the
Leader’s help. Teamwork is required, as is patience.
Boys should enjoy the end-result, and so should the
birds.
Leader: Materials for a bird-feeder should be
available at the local hardware store or home center.
Have all the pre-cut wood, nails or screws, and simple tools set out on a table. Make the
boys aware of the instructions, and assign
different tasks to the Scouts. Assist the
Scouts as necessary. When complete, fill the
feeder with crumbled popcorn, and hang in
a nearby tree using wire.
Reflection:
What part of building the
bird-feeder did the boys
like best?
Assessment: Could this activity be
improved in any way?
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Activity 5: “Popcorn Solar System”
Your Scouts can build their own solar system of
nine planets using popcorn, glue and paper. They
should learn something about the relative size of the
planets and about the characteristics of our celestial
neighbors.
Leader: Draw circles on paper representing the
relative size of the planets... ask for input from the Scouts while doing this. You will not be
able to represent the planets’ sizes accurately because the difference between the largest
(Jupiter) and the smallest (Pluto) is too great. The boys can each make a planet from
popcorn and glue, adding rings where appropriate with toothpicks and construction paper.
Hang your solar system from the ceiling. The Earth’s moon can be added to your display,
also.
NOTE: Read rubber cement directions and warnings before using. Popcorn that has come
into contact with rubber cement should not be consumed.
Reflection:
Which of the planets did they like the best?
Assessment: What would you suggest to make this activity better?
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Activity 6: “Tangled Popcorn
String Game”
This activity is fun for everybody. It’s like a
tangled popcorn string...only it’s boys, not popcorn
that are all tangled up!
Leader: Ask the Scouts to face one another in a
tight circle. Then, ask the boys to reach out with their right hands and clasp the right hand
of another boy, like shaking hands. Then, instruct the Scouts to do the same thing with
their left hands, grabbing the left hand of someone else, so they are holding two different
Scouts’ hands. They should come out equal. Everyone should be intertwined.
Next, the Leader will disconnect the hands (right or left, but not both) of two Scouts,
and ask the boys to untangle themselves from this “knot.” As the boys move around, hand
to hand contact must not be lost (they can pivot their hands, so long as they don’t lose
contact).
They should untangle themselves and come out with a long string of Scouts, hand in
hand, or as several shorter strings. It’s possible that a few Scouts might be formed into a
ring or two.
Reflection:
Discuss with the Scouts what they learned from this activity.
Assessment: Did the boys enjoy this activity?
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When you pop a pound of perfect popcorn,
how many pounds of perfect popcorn does
a popcorn popper pop?
REPEAT AFTER ME SONG
I said a-boom-chick-a-boom
I said a-boom-chick-a-boom
I said a boom-chicka-rocka-chicka-rocka-chick-a-boom.
Show and sell styleWon’t you buy my popcorn, just enjoy it, chicka-boom
Order form styleWon’t you place an order for some popcorn, chicka-boom
Delivered styleWon’t you pop my popcorn, watch a movie, chicka-boom
Thanks for buying styleThank you for supporting me in Scouting, chicka-boom
GUESS HOW MANY KERNELS
Show your Scouts a small jar filled with popcorn kernels. Then ask them each to guess
how many kernels are in it. Give the container of kernels to the Scout who guesses closest
to the number without going over. Just remember to count the kernels prior to this event.
POPCORN CHARACTER PICTURES
At a pack meeting ask the Scouts to use their imaginations and draw silly characters using
the popcorn drawing. Use these as decorations around your chartered organization to
advertise your popcorn sale.
POPCORN LOLLIPOPS
Make popcorn balls according to the recipe. Instead of rolling them into balls, push the
mixture into cookie cutters of various shapes. Insert a popsicle stick or lollipop stick after
removing the cookie cutter.
POPCORN PARTY HATS
Give each Scout a party hat (you can purchase these at any party store). Supply them
with several colors of popcorn. Let them decorate their hats any way they want. Then
have a popcorn party.
POPCORN STRING BIRD FEEDERS
Give each boy a piece of dental floss or fishing line equal to his height. Let him string
three day old popcorn until the string is full. Let him hang it outside on a tree or a bush
near the window so he can watch the birds enjoy their popcorn treat.
POPCORN STORY
“Popper the little kernel burst from the popcorn popper into outer space....”
Everyone adds a line to continue the story.
POPCORN SNOWMEN
Stack three popcorn balls on top of each other.
Let the Scouts decorate them with small candies etc.
These are great for winter parties.
SONGS
Here We Go To Sell Trail’s End Popcorn
Tune: The Old Gray Mare
Here we go to sell Trail’s End Popcorn,
sell Trail’s End Popcorn, sell Trail’s End Popcorn.
Here we go to sell Trail’s End Popcorn,
To help support our Scouts.
We support our Packs and Troops,
We support our Packs and Troops,
Here we go to sell Trail’s End Popcorn,
To help support our Scouts.
My Popcorn Sales
Tune: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
Each time when I go out to sell popcorn,
I wear my Scout uniform.
I smile and treat people politely,
Man, do I sell lots of corn!
(chorus)
Trail’s End, Trail’s End, Each day I sell more and more.
Trail’s End, Trail’s End, I sold more than the day before.
The popcorn is mighty delicious,
It comes in pails, boxes and tins.
It practically sells itself,
I just provide the cute grins!
(chorus)
Trail’s End, Trail’s End, Each day I sell more and more.
Trail’s End, Trail’s End, I sold more than the day before.
Submitted by Lori Watson, C.C. and Webelos Leader, Pack 44 Hiawatha
The Popcorn Song
Tune: Dreidel
I made a little popcorn
I make it everyday
Oh popcorn, popcorn, popcorn
Oh popcorn is OK.
Cub Scouts sell it every year
It comes in boxes or in cans
Cub Scouts sell it did you hear
So grab it all in your hands.
Oh popcorn, popcorn, popcorn
I made you buttered
I made you plain
And just about every way.
Submitted by Jason Hermosillo, Pack 15 Den 3