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group that effectively

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uses the leader to mov

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Teaching EDGE is used

by leaders but to help a

by leaders but to help a

group learn skills.

group learn skills.

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It allows a skill to be taught effectively.

taught effectively.

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The teaching EDGE is a

tool that you can use as

tool that you can use as

a guide to teaching

a guide to teaching younger scouts. It’s set

younger scouts. It’s set

up in a certain way that

up in a certain way that

allows the skill to be

allows the skill to be taught effectively

taught effectively

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ExplaiExplainn Explain what you are

Explain what you are going to teach and why.

going to teach and why. Explain what the

Explain what the purpose of the skill is.

purpose of the skill is.

DemonstraDemonstratete Demonstrate the skill.

Demonstrate the skill.

Ensure that your

Ensure that your audience can see and

audience can see and

hear you clearly. Give

hear you clearly. Give

your demonstration at a

your demonstration at a

slow pace so that each

slow pace so that each

step is clearly

step is clearly demonstrated.

demonstrated.

GuidGuidee Provide the tools and

Provide the tools and

materials and tools

materials and tools needed for the learners

needed for the learners

to complete the task.

to complete the task.

Guide them through the

Guide them through the

exercise the first time.

exercise the first time.

Repetition is essential.

Repetition is essential.

EnablEnablee Evaluate the effort.

Evaluate the effort. Encourage the learners to

Encourage the learners to

keep trying until they

keep trying until they

master the skill. Then you

master the skill. Then you

have enabled them to go

have enabled them to go

off and use the skill when

off and use the skill when

appropriate.

appropriate.

Paper

Boat

Paper

Boat

The paper boat was

The paper boat was something I learned

something I learned when I was seven. It

when I was seven. It involves a lot of folding

involves a lot of folding

but is not that hard. It

but is not that hard. It

can float in water. You

can float in water. You

can make these when

can make these when

ever you want to show

ever you want to show

off in front of your

off in front of your friends.friends.

Explain

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Demonstrate

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Step Step 33

Step Step 44

Step Step 55

Step Step 66

Step Step 77

Step Step 88

Step Step 99

Step Step 1010

Step Step 1111

GuideGuideTry to build the paper

Try to build the paper

boat. Ask questions if

boat. Ask questions if

you get stuck.

you get stuck.

EnableEnable Make the paper boat a

Make the paper boat a

couple more times until

couple more times until

you feel comfortable.

you feel comfortable.

You should be able to

You should be able to

make as many as you

make as many as you

want without any

want without any assistance.assistance.

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