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Bear – 3rd Grade
Let’s Camp Bear
Elective
Requirement 1

Bear Buddies Rule

Bear – 3rd Grade
Let’s Camp Bear
Elective
Requirement 1

Bear Buddies Rule

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts review what to do while using the buddy system.

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  • Cub Scouts will need their Bear handbook

Before the meeting:

  1. Become familiar with the Buddy System by watching this video “The Buddy System.”

During the meeting:

  1. Review the Buddy System section in the ​​Bear handbook with Cub Scouts​​.
  2. Separate Cub Scouts into buddy groups, by counting off 1-2. If an odd number of Cub Scouts are present, a group of three Cub Scouts can be created.
  3. Tell Cub Scouts to be with their buddy during the entire meeting. Reinforce the fact that they should have a buddy with them at all times especially if they need to use the bathroom.
  4. Conduct the meeting as you had planned.
  5. At two or three random times during the meeting, yell “Buddy Check”.
  6. Identify which buddies are together and which buddies are not. If buddies are not together, encourage Cub Scouts to find their buddy. Once they have their buddy, ask Cub Scouts to hold hands and raise them above their heads.
  7. At the end of the meeting, discuss:
    • Why is it important to remember our buddy when we are outside?
    • Why is it important to have a buddy when you have to leave the group?

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Bear – 3rd Grade

Standing Bear Buddies

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Cub Scouts learn about the buddy system by playing a game.

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Bray Barnes

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Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
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Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
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Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.