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Wolf – 2nd Grade
Let’s Camp Wolf
Elective
Requirement 1

Buddy Calls

Wolf – 2nd Grade
Let’s Camp Wolf
Elective
Requirement 1

Buddy Calls

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts find their buddy using animal sounds. 

Indoor
2
2
2
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  • Buddy Calls cards found in Additional Resources 
  • Hat or bowl 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Become familiar with the Buddy System by watching this video “The Buddy System.”  
  2. Print and cut out Buddy Calls cards, one set for every two Cub Scouts. 
  3. Select the number of animals that are needed for your den. You will need one set of animals for every two Cub Scouts. For example, if you have eight Cub Scouts you will need both pictures of four animals. 
  4. Fold up the pieces of paper and place them in a hat or bowl. 
  5. If you have an odd number of Cub Scouts, print one additional animal of the animals you’ve selected to create a three-person buddy group. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather Cub Scouts and say: “The buddy system is when two Cub Scouts work together, share, and keep each other safe. The den leader decides how buddies are paired. If there is an odd number of Cub Scouts, you can have a buddy group of no more than three.   Having a buddy is especially important when you are doing an activity outdoors, particularly near or on the water.   When you have a buddy, you are not to let your buddy out of your sight. As buddies you are friends, so remember the points of the Scout Law to be friendly, courteous, and kind to each other. You keep each other safe by following any rules or instructions for the activity” 
  2. To pick our buddies we are going to pick a piece of paper out of this bowl.  Each piece of paper has an animal on it.  You will do your best to make the sound of that animal.  You will find your buddy who is making the sound of the same animal.  
  3. Ask each Cub Scout to pick one piece of paper out of the bowl/hat. 
  4. Without showing other Cub Scouts their paper, ask Cub Scouts to make the sound of the animal on their piece of paper. 
  5. Ask Cub Scouts to listen for their matching call to find their buddy. 

Additional Resources

Buddy Calls cards

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Buddy Walk

Indoor
4
2
2

Learn buddy teamwork during this relay game. 

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Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

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
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

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.