Sec$on:Cubs,Scouts,VenturersSpecificSafetyRequirements:minimumageof8yearsoldNumberofPar$cipants:12-15TimeScheduled:Between1and1.5hrsLoca$on:ArcheryField–PioneeringShed

TheAdventure:Getreadyforpioneeringwiththisfirststepindevelopingyourskillsinknotsandlashings.Learnthebasicstotyingfundamentalknotsandlashingsusedtobuildshelters,benches,stretchersoranyotherscoutcraJyoucanthinkof.

GroupCapacity

Plan:•  Discusswithyourgroupbeforehandabout

whattheyhopetogetoutoflearningthisskill.Arethereanyspecificknotsorlashingsthattheywouldliketolearn?

•  Talkaboutthethingstheycouldcreateorbuildlaterusingthenewskillstheyhavedeveloped.FindoutifanyoneinyourgroupcanNesomeknotsandiswillingtoshareorhelpothers.

•  TalkaboutdifferentkindsofropeandtheNmestheycanbeused.

•  Itisimportanttoknowwhenyouarescheduledforyoursessionanddecidehowlongitwilltakeforyoutogettotheareafromwhereveryouareincamp.

Do:•  OnceyouhavebeengiventheinstrucNons

onhowtoNetheknotsandlashings,pracNcemulNpleNmestoensureyouremembertheknots.

•  IfyouhaveanyquesNonsmakesuretoaskafriendorthefacilitatorforclarificaNon.

•  PracNcethelashingsusingthepolesprovided.

•  HelpafriendwhoishavingadifficultNmeorpracNceteachingtheknot/lashingtosomeoneelse

Review:•  Wereyousuccessful?Whyorwhynot?•  Whatdoyouknownowthatyoudidnot

knowbefore?•  Whatdidyoulikeaboutknotsand

lashings?Whatdidyoufinddifficult?•  Whenaknotwasdifficulttolearn,what

didyoudotogetbeXer?•  Canyouthinkofsomethingathomethat

youfindchallenging?•  Whatwouldyoudodifferentlyinfuture?

SafetyNote:•  Neverwrapropearoundanypartofyour

body.•  Handleropewithcaretoavoidropeburn

orirritaNon.•  Makeappropriatedecisionsandrespect

thespaceofothers.Giveyourselflotsofroomtoavoidhi[ngotherswithrope.

•  Programisledoutsidesoensureyoudressfortheweatherandbringwater.

CampImpeesa Knots/Lashings

Do:(Con$nued)•  TryusingdifferenttypesofropetoNethe

sameknot.•  Talkabouttheusesofthetypesofknots

youarelearningandwhentheycanbeused.