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Webelos – 4th Grade
Chef’s Knife
Elective
Requirement 2

Webelos Knife Safety Circle

Webelos – 4th Grade
Chef’s Knife
Elective
Requirement 2

Webelos Knife Safety Circle

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts practice the knife safety circle. 

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Before the meeting: 

  1. Establish an area to safely conduct a knife safety circle. Remove all objects and allow for plenty of room for a Cub Scout to safely turn in a circle while holding their pocketknife. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Explain to Cub Scouts that they are going to practice making a safety circle, one at a time. Tell them that before they pick up their knife to use it, they should stretch their arm out and turn in a circle. They should also raise their hand above their head and move it in a circle to make sure there is nothing above them. If they cannot touch anyone or anything else, it’s safe to use their knife. While using their knife, be sure to watch in case someone walks toward them and gets too close.  This is done anytime they are going to use any type of knife or sharp object.  
  2. Have an adult demonstrate the knife safety circle by stretching out their arm and turning in a circle. If you cannot touch anyone or anything else, it’s safe to use the knife.  
  3. Have each of the Cub Scouts enter the area that was previously set aside as the knife safety circle and practice. As part of the demonstration, have Cub Scouts  pretend they are using their knives. Walk toward them to see if they stop. If they don’t, remind them that if someone gets too close to their knife safety circle, they should stop using their knife. 

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.