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Wolf – 2nd Grade
Let’s Camp Wolf
Elective
Requirement 2

Cub Scout Six Essentials Kim’s Game

Wolf – 2nd Grade
Let’s Camp Wolf
Elective
Requirement 2

Cub Scout Six Essentials Kim’s Game

Snapshot of Activity

Play Kim’s game and learn the Cub Scout Six Essentials. 

Indoor
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  • Camping Items Memory Game worksheet found in Additional Resources 
  • Pencils (one for each Cub Scout) 
  • Miscellaneous items such as a toy car, a rubber ducky, a book, a poncho, a sock 
  • Blanket  
  • Timer  
  • Filled water bottle  
  • First aid kit 
  • Whistle 
  • Flashlight 
  • Sun protection 
  • Trail food 

Tip: You may include different types of the same essential.  For example, different types of flashlights and trail food. 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Print Camping Items Memory Game worksheet, one for each Cub Scout. 
  2. Place all items on a table and cover with the blanket. 
  3. Become familiar with the Cub Scout Six Essentials by watching this video “The Six Essentials.” Review the Cub Scout Six Essentials in the front of the Wolf handbook. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather the Cub Scouts and tell them that the Cub Scout Six Essentials are the six things they should have with them when they go on an outdoor adventure either in Cub Scouting or when they are with their family.  After learning about the Cub Scout Six Essentials, you will play a game to see what they have learned. 
  2. Review the Cub Scout Six Essentials with the Cub Scouts using the Cub Scout Six Essentials chapter in the Wolf handbook.  
  3. Hand out a pencil and Let’s Camp 2 Camping Items Memory Game worksheet to each Cub Scout. 
  4. Tell Cub Scouts that they will be shown a bunch of items. They will need to remember the items. 
  5. Invite Cub Scouts to stand by the covered table and remind them that they need to look and remember the items and not to touch the items. 
  6. Lift the blanket. 
  7. Set a timer for 3 minutes to allow Cub Scouts to look at the items. 
  8. After three minutes, cover the items with the blanket. 
  9. Ask Cub Scouts to write down all the items that they remember. 
  10. Allow them five minutes to complete their list. 
  11. Uncover the table to display the items. 
  12. Talk through each item and discuss whether it’s important for a camping trip. 
  13. Identify the Cub Scout Six Essentials. 
  14. The Cub Scout who remembered the most items is the winner. 

Additional Resources

Camping Items Memory Game worksheet

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Wolf – 2nd Grade

Make a Cub Scout Six Essential Kit

Indoor
3
3
2

Cub Scouts create their own Cub Scout Six Essentials kit.

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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

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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.