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Bear – 3rd Grade
Paws for Action
Citizenship
Required
Requirement 1

Outdoor Flag Ceremony

Bear – 3rd Grade
Paws for Action
Citizenship
Required
Requirement 1

Outdoor Flag Ceremony

Snapshot of Activity

Learn about flag etiquette and how to work with a flag while playing a flag trivia game. 

Outdoor
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  • Citizenship Flag Trivia game  found in Additional Resources 
  • Citizenship Flag Trivia key found in Additional Resources 
  • Printer 
  • Pencil for each Cub Scout 
  • United States  flag, one for every three Cub Scouts 
  • Flagpole with working halyard, the rope that the United States   Flag attaches two 
  • United States  flag that is fitted for the above flagpole 
  • Cub Scout Opening Flag Ceremony found in Additional Resources  

Before the meeting: 

  1. Print a copy of the Citizenship Flag Trivia game for each Cub Scout. 
  2. Ensure access to the answer key, either by printing or digitally. 
  3. Review the flag ceremonies video (Duration: 1:30).  
  4. Learn how to display and fold the United States  flag. Check out the video on the Scout Life website “How to Display and Fold the American Flag.”  
  5. Print Cub Scout Opening Flag Ceremony and Cub Scout Closing Flag Ceremony. 
  6. Practice the proper way of folding the United States flag 

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather Cub Scouts and inform them that in this den meeting, they will learn about the United States flag and how to properly display, fold, how to raise and lower it.  
  2. Tell the Cub Scouts that we treat the flag with respect because the flag symbolizes freedom and justice.  People have made great sacrifices, and many have even given their lives to provide us with the freedoms we enjoy today.  Treating the flag with respect shows you believe in freedom and justice.  
  3. Have Cub Scouts break off into groups of two or three.   
  4. Provide a Citizenship Flag Trivia game sheet and pencil to each Cub Scout. 
  5. Inform the Cub Scouts that they are to work together and use their Bear Cub Scout handbook to answer the questions on the trivia sheet. 
  6. After Cub Scouts have finished, review the correct answers. 
  7. Gather the Cub Scouts and with the help of the Den Chief, Denner, or Assistant Den Leader demonstrate how to fold the United States flag. 
  8. Pair the Cub Scouts into groups of three and give each group a United States flag.  Have the groups practice folding the United States flag properly.  
  9. Once the groups have properly folded the flag, gather the Cub Scouts around the flagpole. 
  10. With the help of two Cub Scouts demonstrate how to properly raise and lower the United States flag.  When raising the flag, it is done quickly and when lowering the flag, it is done slowly.  

Additional Resources

Citizenship Flag Trivia game

Citizenship Flag Trivia key

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Bear – 3rd Grade

Patriotic Guest Speaker

Indoor
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Learn about the United States flag and how it’s used from a local patriot. 

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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.