Go a little further

Understand the Activity Plus Badge

The person leading the activity should use the information below to make sure everyone understands the Activity Plus Badge. It’s a good idea to ask plenty of questions to keep people engaged and find out what they already know.

• An Activity Plus Badge is your chance to take on an extra challenge, going one step further to build on a badge you’ve already achieved.
• You need to hold the chosen Activity Badge (if it’s a Staged Activity Badge, you’ll need the highest stage), then agree a target with your leader.

• Once you’ve completed the challenge, you’ll need to show your leader how you’ve met the target.
• You can get more than one Activity Plus Badge. You can even get more than one Activity Plus Badge for the same Activity Badge!
• It’s worth remembering that a leader can also give you an Activity Plus Badge if you’ve gone above and beyond what was expected in an activity – or if you take on a challenge when you didn’t have the best facilities.

Choose a badge

1. The person leading the game should give everyone a copy of the ‘Set a target’ sheet and a pen or pencil.
   
2. On the top row of four hexagons, everyone should write or draw four things they’ve done with their group this year.
   
3. Everyone should fill the second row (of three hexagons) with up to three Activity Badges they’ve done themselves.
   
4. Everyone should fill the third row (of two hexagons) with two things they really enjoyed doing while earning an Activity Badge (or the top stage of a Staged Activity Badge).
   
5. Everyone should fill the final hexagon with what they’d like to do for their Activity Plus Badge. The ideas in the other hexagons should make it easier to narrow it down.

Set a target

1. Everyone should fill the space around the final hexagon with ways they’d like to extend their skills even further. What did they do or learn to achieve the Activity Badge in the first place, and what might the next step be? The more ideas, the better.
   
2. Everyone should take it in turns to share their ideas with their leader. Together, they should agree a target.

Share achievements

1. Everyone should check in with their leader (and their friends) as they work towards their Activity Plus Badge. It’s OK if things don’t go exactly to plan; everyone should support each other to try, try again.
   
2. Everyone should think about how they'll share their achievements. They may want to take photos or collect other evidence along the way.
   
3. Once they’ve met their target, everyone should share their success. They may want to make a little presentation or bring in some props. It’s up to them who they show – as long as they show their leader, it doesn’t matter whether they want to show one or two close friends or the whole group.