Troop Year Planner | Girl Scouts

Prepare for an entire year of Girl Scouting.

These plans will help guide you through each troop meeting.

Ready to plan your troop year? Our age-appropriate troop year plans are the best tool for first-year troop leaders to get started with Girl Scouts without getting overwhelmed. The entire year is mapped out—just follow along to help your Girl Scouts complete badge activities, improve their communities, and explore the world around them.

Troop year plans for Girl Scout troops grades K–5

Use these plans to help guide your Daisies, Brownies, or Juniors. Discover what Girl Scouting is all about, find simple ways to explore the outdoors, or improve your community with a service project.

Learn more about what each Girl Scout level can do:

Daisies

Girls in grades K–1 learn the Girl Scout Law, discover money basics, and visit a state park.

Brownies

Girl Scouts in grades 2–3 design a race car, learn cooking basics, and go on their first hike.

Juniors

Girl Scouts in grades 4–5 try new sports, explore technology, and go horseback riding.

Troop year plans for Girl Scout troops grades 6–12

With input from your Cadettes, Seniors, or Ambassadors, use these plans to put together your Girl Scout meetings. Participate in a national service project, build their cookie businesses, or try a new water sport.

Learn more about what each Girl Scout level can do:

Cadettes

Girl Scouts in grades 6–8 go on a trek outdoors, learn first aid basics, and more.

Seniors

Girl Scouts in grades 9–10 become citizen scientists, learn about mental health, and more.

Ambassadors

Girl Scouts in grades 11–12 travel the country, develop photography skills, and more.

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Troop Leader FAQ

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Girl Scouts is girl-led.

Your role as a troop leader is to help guide your troop members through their activities.

For younger girls, that means more structure and planning.
For older girls, that means understanding their goals and helping them get there—while letting them take charge.

Using a year plan is an easy way to start if you're a first-time troop leader.

Girl-led activities are the key element of Girl Scouting. When girls step up and take ownership of their decisions, they become confident leaders who make informed and empowered decisions—a valuable skill they'll carry throughout their lives.

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Girl Scouts isn't about sticking to a strict curriculum.

A successful troop leader brings a group of Girl Scouts together to try new things, have shared experiences, and reflect on what they've learned and how it may have changed them.

They guide Girl Scouts while they earn badges and awards or when they're simply having fun—all while allowing the girls to take the lead whenever possible.

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Comfortable clothing, appropriate for your activities, is the best.

Girl Scout t-shirts, available at www.girlscoutshop.com, are an effective way to make yourself identifiable to troop members, parents, and adults at your meeting venue. Some troops even opt to make their own apparel. Please visit www.gssem.org/brand for guidelines.

Another great option is to wear a troop leader vest. Your troop may choose when and where they want to wear their own vests to represent themselves as Girl Scouts. Appropriate times to wear their vests include field trips or more formal events, like a bridging ceremony.

First Meeting Tips

Check out these tried-and-true tips to help you and your troop succeed.

Self-Care Tips

Show your girls how to balance life and put their best selves forward.

Service Project Tips

Discover simple, effective ways for troops to give back to their community.