----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 2:21
AM
Subject: Re: [RR] New program -
Adventure Rangers
Suggestion -
Have the Adventure Rangers read the Bible Study
at home before the meeting and answer the questions as well. You as the
leader review the story and questions during the Bible Study time of the
meeting. You are correct that if you read the story each week it will be
boring. But, reviewing it and soliciting questions is a good way to
go.
Starting on the Church Merit with Adventure
Rangers? This is a Red Discovery Merit and the lesson plan is found in the
Discovery Ranger books. Why are you teaching this in Adventure Rangers? This
merit was designed for boys in the 3rd through 5th grade. Not that the older
boys cannot work on it but for them to advance they need Gold Merits as the
primary and Green, Red or Silver as the secondary merits along with the
Brown Bible merits.
I show the first lessons on the Gold Christian
Service merit, with the next five on the Green Orienteering merit. Please
recheck which leaders guide you are teaching out of. Should be Adventure
Ranges with the Purple cover.
God Bless,
Bob Triphahn
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003
3:26 PM
Subject: Re: [RR] New program -
Adventure Rangers
In
a message dated 9/30/03 10:30:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Well, now that I know I haven't been voted out of the
outpost, here's a question:
I have the Adventure Rangers grades 6-8. In
using the new material, I don't know that it is all that exciting for
the boys. I started with lesson 1, which includes the bible merit
as I recall. There was an inordinate amount of reading - by me to
the boys. They were to follow along in their books. I am not
a dull reader - I change tone and inflection to spice it up a bit;
however, the boys were not at all interested.
Also, I started the church merit. In going over
the material in the leader's merit book, I was struck by how simplistic
it seemed - cut out cards, put in a bag, draw them out and discuss,
etc.
Am I on Mars or is this material really, I hate to
say dumbed down, but it seems it is not challenging to the
boys.
What am I missing? Boys in grades 6 - 8 need to
be kept busy - not to sit and be read to. I thought we were
selling "Action and Adventure?"
Levi
I feel the same. I am over the Adventure
Rangers in my outpost.
There IS a lot to read. The stories
can get repetative and sometimes don't fit the theme.
Quite often,
the merit activities are too easy. One week, they had to do a word
search.
I am not completely satisfied by the program.
Lucas
Hoffmann
Quaerite prime regnum Dei
‘be ready always to
give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is
in you ...’ (1 Peter 3:15)
