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Lion – Kindergarten

Mountain Lion

Outdoors
Required
Lion – Kindergarten

Mountain Lion

Outdoors
Required

Snapshot of adventure

Lions and adult partners will take a walk to explore the outdoors.  Along the way, they will see and identify things that are natural and things that are man-made. 

Safety MomentSafety Moment

Prior to any activity, use Scouting America SAFE Checklist to ensure the safety of all those involved.  

All participants in official Scouting America activities should become familiar with the Guide to Safe Scoutingand applicable program literature or manuals.   

Be aware of state or local government regulations that supersede Scouting America practices, policies, and guidelines.  

Before conducting a craft activity, review the Craft Tips video (2 minutes 34 seconds.) 

Before starting this Adventure complete the following:  

If there is someone in the den, youth, or adults, who carries an EpiPen due to severe allergies make sure that at least one other adult knows how to administer the EpiPen. To learn more, review this Safety Moment on anaphylaxis. During the Adventure: 

  • Use the buddy system. 
  • All adults are to provide active supervision.  

Before conducting a craft activity, review the Craft Tips video (2 minutes 34 seconds.) 

Complete the following requirements

Activities to fulfill these requirements are listed below. Choose one activity for each requirement to complete Mountain Lion.

Requirement 1

Identify the Cub Scout Six Essentials. Show what you do with each item.

Requirement 2

With your den, pack, or family, take a walk outside spending for at least 20 minutes exploring the outdoors with your Cub Scout Six Essentials.  While outside, identify things that you see with your Lion adult partner that are natural and things that are manmade.

Requirement 3

Discover what S.A.W. means.

Requirement 4

Identify common animals that are found where you live.  Separate those animals into domesticated and wild.

Requirement 1

Identify the Cub Scout Six Essentials. Show what you do with each item.

Choose one of the following:
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Play a game of charades to identify the Cub Scout Six Essentials. 

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Play Kim’s Game to help Cub Scouts learn about the Cub Scout Six Essentials. 

Requirement 2

With your den, pack, or family, take a walk outside spending for at least 20 minutes exploring the outdoors with your Cub Scout Six Essentials.  While outside, identify things that you see with your Lion adult partner that are natural and things that are manmade.

Choose one of the following:
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During the walk stop and change where you are looking by moving your body. 

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While on a walk,  play “I Spy” to identify natural items and things that are man-made. 

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While on a walk play a scavenger hunt for things that are natural. 

Requirement 3

Discover what S.A.W. means.

Choose one of the following:
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Cub Scouts will blow whistles and demonstrate how to use the whistle if they get lost.  

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2
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Play a version of hide and seek where the idea is to be found. 

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Indoor
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Complete a maze that helps teach the S.A.W. method. 

Requirement 4

Identify common animals that are found where you live.  Separate those animals into domesticated and wild.

Choose one of the following:
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3
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Using craft supplies make a domesticated animal and a wild animal. 

Lion – Kindergarten
Travel
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5

Travel to an animal rescue that has both wild and domestic animals. 

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Indoor
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Matching activity for wild and domesticated animals. 

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.