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Lion – Kindergarten
I’ll Do It Myself
Elective
Requirement 3

Shoes On or Shoes Off?

Lion – Kindergarten
I’ll Do It Myself
Elective
Requirement 3

Shoes On or Shoes Off?

Snapshot of Activity

Adult partners help Cub Scouts put their shoes on.

Indoor
3
1
1
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  • No “extra” supplies needed, just Cub Scouts and their shoes

Before the meeting:

  1. Set up the meeting location so adult partners can work with their Cub Scouts on putting on and taking off their shoes.

During the meeting:

  1. As everyone arrives ask that they please remove their shoes before entering the meeting location. Ask adult partners to help their Cub Scouts properly remove their shoes. If they have laces, the laces should be untied before taking them off.
  2. Have everyone place their shoes in a neat row outside the door.
  3. Gather the Cub Scouts and adult partners. Share with them that in many parts of Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, shoes are never worn inside homes, and it can be seen as a sign of disrespect for guests to enter a host’s home without leaving them at the door. If you go to a friend’s house, you should ask if it is OK to keep your shoes on. For some, this is a tradition that may be based on keeping the home a sacred place. It may also be based on keeping outside dirt from entering the house.
  4. Conduct another Cub Scout Activity that can be done without shoes, such as Requirement 1 or 2 of the I’ll Do It Myself Adventure.
  5. After the meeting have adult partners work with their Cub Scout to properly put on their shoes.

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Lion – Kindergarten

Are Those My Shoes?

Indoor
4
1
1

Play a game where everyone takes their shoes off and mixes them in a pile to find and put on their shoes.

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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.