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Find the Leader
Find the Leader
Cub Scouts use their situational awareness to identify who the current leader is that everyone is following.
Ranks
LION
TIGER
WOLF
BEAR
WEBELOS
ARROW OF LIGHT
Specifications
Arrow of Light, Bear, Lion, Tiger, Webelos, Wolf
4+
Indoor
2
1
1
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Supply List
No supplies are needed
Objective
Identify which Cub Scout is the leader that everyone is following.
Set-Up
Identify an area where everyone can sit in a circle and where there is a separate room (with the door open) or an area where one of the Cub Scouts can go and cannot see the other players. The ideal location is one in which a second adult leader can have eyes on both the group and the Cub Scout who cannot see the group at the same time.
Directions
Everyone sits in a circle with at least 2 feet between each player. Choose a Cub Scout to start; this could be the denner if you have one. That Cub Scout leaves the room out of sight of the rest of the players, but still within sight of adult supervision. The players choose another Cub Scout to be the leader. Once a leader is chosen, the Cub Scout who left comes back and sits in the middle of the circle.
Without being seen by the Cub Scout in the middle, the leader who was chosen begins a motion, and the rest of the Cub Scouts in the circle repeat that motion. For example, the leader winks their eye, and everyone in the circle then winks their eye. Or the leader may give a thumbs up, and everyone in the circle gives a thumbs up.
The person in the middle must remain sitting down but they can pivot to change where they are looking. The person in the middle is trying to figure out who the leader is by seeing who started the motion. When the person in the middle correctly guesses who the leader is, they switch places.
When choosing the leader, give each Cub Scout a chance to play as the leader.
