Activity Description: Youths create and decorate a troop goal tracker with the rings of a target to show progress toward their cookie package goal.
Items Needed:
- Have a Troop Goal already decided
- TBA Goal Tracker Sampler
- Poster paper for group display
- Drawing and coloring supplies
- (Optional) Papers for each youth (or a printout of the target sample for each youth)
- (Optional) Stickers or tokens for marking progress
Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 20–30 min):
- Review troop package goal. (1–2 min)
- Remind Youth of the troop’s chosen cookie package goal. Show the Target sample from the TBA Goal Tracker Sampler.
- Explain how the main goal can go in the center of a target, and the smaller goals go in the rings around it. Each time we reach a smaller goal, we move closer to the center, showing our progress until we reach the main goal.
- Practice updating the tracker. (5–6 min)
- Show how to color in or mark sections of the target goal tracker in the TBA Goal Tracker Sampler as packages are sold.
- Youth take turns making a mark in a section to see how it works.
- Set up group tracker. (4–5 min)
- Trace a new Target Goal tracker on poster paper to make a larger display.
- Youth help decorate the poster with troop colors, mascot, or fun designs.
- Predict progress. (3–5 min)
- Ask Youth to make simple predictions about how much closer the troop will be at the next meeting. Encourage them to think about teamwork and how every package helps.
- Display the tracker. (2–3 min)
- Place the decorated tracker in a visible spot for the troop. Explain that it will be updated each meeting to celebrate progress together.
- (Optional) Make personal trackers. (5–10 min)
- Provide a paper (or a printed copy of the Target sampler) for each youth to mark with their own personal goal. Youth decide what the smaller goals leading up to their personal goal will be and decorate their personal tracker to take home and use.
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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
