Cub Scout Den Meeting - April 9, 2014

    DATE: April 9, 2014    

TIME	ACTIVITY	EQUIPMENT NEEDED	BADGE REQUIRMENTS MET
3:45	Gathering Activity:
4:00	Opening Ceremony      - Opening Prayer: _____________      - Grand Howl      - Flag ceremony      -Attendance: ________________
4:05	GAME:
4:15	BADGEWORK: How to wear a life jacket		Watercraft #3
4:20	THEME ACTIVITY: Fijian Traditions  - Baloo		Purple Star #10A
4:40	GAME:
5:00	THEME ACTIVITY: What kind of watercraft is it?		Watercraft #1
5:10	BADGE WORK:  Signs of Dangerous Weather - Weather Knowledge ·         What do you do when you identify signs of dangerous weather		Watercraft #5
5:15	SPIRITUAL FELLOWSHIP      -Spiritual Thought: __ __________
5:20	Closing Ceremony      -Announcements      -Flag lowering      -Grand Howl      -Spiritual thought      -Closing prayer
5:30	“Straight home. Good night and good hunting.”

BADGEWORK: Properly Wearing a Life Jacket

Fitting Children's Life Jackets

Trying your life jacket
Try on your life jacket to see if it fits snugly. Then test it in shallow water to see how it performs.
To check your life jacket’s buoyancy, relax your body and tilt your head back. Make sure your life jacket keeps your chin above water and you can breathe easily.
Be aware that your life jacket may not act the same in swift or rough water as in calm water. Clothing and items in your pockets may also affect how your life jacket works.
If your mouth is not well above the water, you need a life jacket with more buoyancy. Older foam life jackets may lose buoyancy and may have to be replaced.
Life jackets should not ride up on the body in the water. If a wearer’s stomach is larger than the chest, however, ride-up may occur.
Before use, test your life jacket to be sure that excessive ride-up does not impair its performance.                        

BADGEWORK: Weather Knowledge

Materials Needed:

•          Copies of “Weather Knowledge” information and worksheets for each cub
•          Pencils

As you teach about weather knowledge encourage each cub to share one memory of an extreme storm they have lived through. Did they heed weather warnings before the storm? Discuss what they already know about weather.

Have the cubs file this worksheet in the “Outdoors” (Green) section of their binders.

THEME ACTIVITY: Watercraft Terms

Review the various types of watercraft and ensure that the boys can name each type. Use actual photos of the water crafts for the boys to identify.