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Bear – 3rd Grade
Salmon Run
Elective
Requirement 2

Swimming Skills Set

Bear – 3rd Grade
Salmon Run
Elective
Requirement 2

Swimming Skills Set

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts learn the three swimming ability groups of Scouting America.

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  • Swimming Skill game found in Additional Resources

Before the meeting:

  1. Review the three swimming ability groups found in Scouting America Safe Swim Defense guidelines, number 6.
  2. Print two copies of the Swimming Skill game found in Additional Resources. Keep one for a key. Cut out each of the labels on the second copy.
  3. On a flat surface, lay out the swimming skill level labels: SWIMMER, BEGINNER, and NON-SWIMMER leaving room in between each label and plenty of room below.
  4. Lay out the remaining labels off to the side mixing them up.

​​​During the meeting:

  1. Point out the three swimming skill level labels already laid out, SWIMMER, BEGINNER, and NON-SWIMMER. Explain to Cub Scouts that before they go swimming at a Scouting activity, they must demonstrate their swimming ability. Depending on how well they can swim, they will be classified as a nonswimmer, a beginner, or a swimmer. Tell Cub Scouts that the classification allows you into different swimming areas and water depths.
  2. Their job is to take the remaining labels, read them out loud and place them under the correct swimming skill level label.
  3. Each Cub Scout should get a turn, going around to each until all the labels have been correctly placed.
  4. Let them place all the labels before checking to see if they are correct. Encourage them to work together.
  5. Once all the labels are place, check to see if they are correct. If not, ask them to review and see if they can figure out their mistake.

Additional Resources

Swimming Skill game

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.