7:30  Agenda & calendar review

(10 minutes)

• Start with big picture overview of the month and list all activities that need to planned for the month
• Dates for meetings, campout, fundraisers and other events
• Workday reminder for patrol

7:40  Campout planning

(10 minutes)

• Discuss campout theme and activities first since that may influence meeting plans
• e.g. No tent, camp stoves, cold weather, safety afloat,

7:50  Meeting themes

(10 minutes)

• Quickly assign the high-level theme/activities for each troop meeting
• Assign Color Guard patrol
• Pre-game ideas

8:00  Program/activity details

(25 minutes)

• Remaining time is used to fill-in program details for campouts and meetings
  • Activity planning can be divided into groups or done together