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Session 1 - Learning about photography

3 activities

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Your session goals
Team Leader
Team Leader 25%
Teamwork
Teamwork 20%
Photographer
Photographer 50%
Physical Recreation
Physical Recreation 20%

Session summary

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Session summary

Introduce Cubs to the Photographer Activity Badge (and encourage team building and leadership skills) with these fun photo-themed games. 

Safety message

Use the safety checklist to help you plan and risk assess your activity. There's also more guidance to help you carry out your risk assessment, including examples. Don’t forget to make sure all young people and adults involved in the activity know how to take part safely.

Activities

Interceptor

10 mins

Work together to pass the ball to everyone in your team - without the other team intercepting it.

  • Meets
  • Requirement 1
  • Meets
  • Requirement 1

Snap happy

30 mins

Learn how to use a camera, and share your skills with others.

  • Meets
  • Requirement 1
  • Meets
  • Requirement 3

Blast from the past

30 mins

Recreate an old photo, and see what difference a world of colour can make.

  • Meets
  • Requirement 4.a

Preparation

Equipment

  • Sticky tape
  • A4 paper
  • Soft balls
  • Camera or phone
  • Pens or pencils
  • Printed copies of old black and white pictures

Resources

How to use a camera or smartphone

PDF - 76.2KB

Scouting scrapbook

PDF - 1.1MB

Session notes

If you have a bigger group, you could run the activities as bases.

Session summary

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