Activity Description: Youth vote on a cookie goal and create cheers to celebrate cookie sales and troop goals.
Items Needed:
- List of 3–5 troop goal choices
- Paper and markers
- (Optional) Sample Goal Ideas for GSUSA by The Badge Archive
- (Optional) Printed pictures to show each goal
- (Optional) Stickers or tokens for voting
- (Optional) Video recording device
Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 30-40 min):
- Show the goal choices. (3–5 min)
- If needed, explain that cookie money helps the troop do fun things or help others. Select ahead of time or read quickly through a list and pick the top items most seem interested in.
- Read each option chosen to vote on out loud and show pictures if available.
- Ask Youth to vote. (4–6 min)
- Youth vote by raising hands, placing stickers, or using tokens. Or read each idea aloud and ask youth to clap for the ones they like best. Count claps to see which ideas are most popular.
- Count votes and announce the top choice.
- See GSUSA – D/B/J Voting or GSUSA – Teen Scout Voting for more details on how to vote.
- Talk about the goal. (4–5 min)
- Ask Youth what they like about the winning goal.
- Talk about how many cookie packages the troop will try to sell to reach their goals. Help Youth understand how their goal connects to their favorite ideas.
- Mention personal goals (2 min)
- Youth share ways they would like to use troop cookie money.
- Write ideas on paper to keep track.
- Create two cheers. (10-15 min)
- Divide into two groups.
- One group makes a “Sales Update” cheer for reporting progress.
- The other group makes a “Goal Reached!” cheer for celebrating success.
- Share and teach cheers. (5-10 min)
- Each group performs their cheer.
- Teach the other group so everyone can join in.
- (Optional) Make a video. (5-10 min)
- Record a video of the cheers to share online.
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Info Needed for Set Goals: Brainstorm ideas, pick one to make a troop sales goal, and set your personal goal.
- Fulfills Step 2 of GSUSA Daisy My First Cookie Business badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 1 of GSUSA Daisy Cookie Goal Setter badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 2 of GSUSA Brownie My Cookie Customers badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 2 of GSUSA Brownie Cookie Decision Maker badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 2 of GSUSA Junior My Cookie Team badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 2 of GSUSA Junior Cookie Collaborator badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 2 of GSUSA Cadette My Cookie Venture badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 2 of GSUSA Cadette Cookie Market Researcher badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 2 of GSUSA Cadette Cookie Innovator badge requirements.
Info Needed for Budget Goals: Set a troop goal and budget and get feedback
- Fulfills Step 3 of GSUSA Junior Cookie Collaborator badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 2 of GSUSA Senior My Cookie Network badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 1 of GSUSA Ambassador My Cookie Business Resume badge requirements.
Info Needed for SMART Goals: Learn what SMART is and apply it to the troop sales goal.
- Fulfills Step 2 of GSUSA Senior Cookie Boss badge requirements.
Info Needed for Tracking: Make a way to track sales with a goal tracker or using the online sales tracking feature.
- Fulfills Step 2 of GSUSA Daisy Cookie Goal Setter badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 4 of GSUSA Brownie Cookie Decision Maker badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 3 of GSUSA Junior My Cookie Team badge requirements.
This activity does not meet any Scouting America Requirements
