Gerri the Geranium (Magenta), Respect Authority Petal

Once a month, Tessa and I complete a picture book literature study for school. I had a different book planned for this month until I realized that the study for Officer Buckle and Gloria would be a perfect fit for earning her Gerri the Geranium (Magenta), Respect Authority petal. So, I switched the book a couple of days before and we killed two birds with one stone.

The activities we completed over a two-day period came from Reading & Writing with Picture Books, Grade 1 by The Mailbox. I think either activity could be done without the directions, though. Reading the book and then completing just one activity would fulfill the requirements for Gerri's petal. The first activity does take some preparation. You would need to give yourself plenty of time to collect safety tips from newspapers, magazines and such. They aren't quite as easy to come by as you might think, especially child-oriented ones.

To compliment earning Gerri's petal, Tessa finished up the requirements for the Daisy Safety Award the next day.

What We Did

• Discussed the Gerri the Geranium (Magenta), Respect Authority petal.
• Read "Gerri's Story: Playing by the Rules" from The Daisy Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting.
• Talked about "Gerri's Story" per patch requirements.
• Listened to Officer Buckle & Gloria by Peggy Rathmann via Scholastic Storybook Treasures: Treasury of 100 Storybook Classics (or Scholastic Storybook Treasures: Treasury of 50 Storybook Classics - Animal Antics and More!) DVD.
• Created a collage of safety tips cut from magazines, newsletters, brochures and various other media. Embellished with dog cutouts and gold foil star stickers.
• Tessa pretended to be a safety office and wrote her own safety tip. Afterward, she illustrated it with a drawing of her fictitious canine sidekick (who also happens to be our real dog).
• Completed the "Congratulations!" portion of the Gerri the Geranium (Magenta), Respect Authority petal.

Tessa created a collage of safety tips cut from magazines, newsletters, brochures and a variety of other media. Afterward, she embellished them to cutouts of dogs and gold foil star stickers.

Tessa pretended to be a safety officer and came up with her very own safety tip. She illustrated her tip with a drawing of her fictitious canine sidekick (who also happens to be our real dog).

Looking for more Gerri the Geranium activities?

Check out my Playing It Safe - Girl Scout Daisies - "Gerri - Magenta Petal" Pack (Step 3) printable scouting helper.