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Tiger – 1st Grade
Stories in Shapes
Elective
Requirement 4

Get To Know Me and Sign Language

Tiger – 1st Grade
Stories in Shapes
Elective
Requirement 4

Get To Know Me and Sign Language

Snapshot of Activity

Invite someone who is deaf or an interpreter for the deaf to visit the den.  

Indoor
2
2
5
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  • Cub Scouts will need their Tiger handbook, page 57 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Identify someone who is hearing impaired, or an interpreter, who is fluent in American Sign Language.   
  2. Ask if they will visit the den and share with the den some basic words and phrases in American Sign Language such as how to introduce yourself, how to say thank you and you are welcome, and any other common phrases. 
  3. Ask if they would also share any technology or items, they use to help them communicate, such as how they use a phone. 
  4. Confirm the date, time, and location of the den meeting with the guest. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather the Cub Scouts and adult partners and share with the Cub Scouts that sign language is a form of communication for those who are hearing impaired.  Unlike written words where we use letters to spell words, American Sign Language uses hand motions.  It’s like a very useful form of art as you paint words using your hands. 
  2. Introduce the guest speaker. 
  3. Have the guest speaker share their story and help teach the Cub Scouts and adult partners some basic phrases. 
  4. Have Cub Scouts and adult partners use the Tiger handbook, page 57, to learn how to sign their name. 
  5. Thank the guest speaker. 

After the meeting: 

  1. Send a thank you note to the guest speaker. 

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2
2

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Indoor
2
2
1

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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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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.