Resources for Scouts

(with activities and links to Boy and Girl Scout, Camp Fire USA, YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, 4-H, and other Youth and After School Programs)

Acorn Naturalists specializes in the development and distribution of high quality educational resources for afterschool education programs such as those offered by Boy and Girl Scout Leaders, Camp Fire USA, YMCA Programs, Boys and Girls Clubs of America Programs and various youth afterschool education programs. Many thousands of quality hands-on educational resources are available on our website acornnaturalists.com, in our printed catalog (which you can download here or contact us to receive a printed copy by mail) or in our walk-in Store.

In addition to this website, our printed catalog, and store, we have developed downloadable guides that correlate resources offered by Acorn Naturalists with Boy and Girl Scout merit badge and elective requirements. These educational resources are selected by credentialed teachers and are designed to enhance after school and outdoor learning experiences while having fun! Although keyed to Scout programs, these hands-on resources are sorted by age and thus, for example, resources for YMCA, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Camp Fire USA and others could be selected from different age-appropriate Boy and Girl Scout categories. We also have a comprehensive Early Childhood Education section on our website (see column at the far left side of each web page) which contains many hundreds of educational activities for young children.

All of the products listed are available both in our printed catalog and on our website - simply type in part of all of the product name in the "Site Search" found on every page of this website. You can also call (800) 422-8886, come by and visit us in person at 155 El Camino Real, Tustin, California, or email us to receive a free copy of our catalog of science and nature resources.

Although the lists shown below have been developed by credentialed teachers familiar with a variety of afterschool and outdoor education programs, specific guidelines from each group or organization as well as local environmental factors should be blended together to create effective learning environments.

Note: These pages are saved in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. If you don't have the Adobe Acrobat reader on your computer, click here to download the free software or visit www.adobe.com. If you would like us to send you a printed version of our catalog, simply send us an email at emailacorn@aol.com or pick up a copy at our Store located at 155 El Camino Real, Tustin, California (M-SA 10am-5pm PST) or call us at (800) 422-8886 anytime between 7am and 5pm PST, Monday-Friday, or from 10am to 5pm Saturdays. We look forward to seeing or hearing from you soon and best wishes for successful and enriching all after school and outdoor learning experiences!

BROWNIE PROGRAMS:

Brownie Try-Its: Animals

Brownie Try-Its: Camping

Brownie Try-Its: Earth and Sky

Brownie Try-Its: Earth is Our Home

Brownie Try-Its: Eco-Explorer

Brownie Try-Its: Plants

Brownie Try-Its: Space Explorer

Brownie Try-Its: Watching Wildlife

Brownie Try-Its: Water Everywhere

JUNIOR GIRL SCOUT PROGRAMS:

Junior Girl Scout Camp Together Merit Badge