Scouting, Volume 65, Number 3, May-June 1977 Page: 9
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manner with one of these
strokes—side, breast, trudgen or
crawl; continue swimming another 25
yards on the back with an easy, resting
stroke; rest by floating or with minimum
movement for a minute. Test a boy at
first swim after he joins the troop and
whenever he is ready to qualify for the
next group.
7. Buddy Plan—Pair every boy with
another in his ability group. Buddies
check in and out of the swimming area
together. Check all boys in the water
about every 10 minutes. The adult in
charge signals for a buddy check with
a single blast of a whistle or ring of a
bell and call of "Buddies!" He counts
slowly to 10 while buddies join and
raise hands and remain still and silent.
Guards check all areas, count the pairs
and compare the total with the number
known to be in the water. If any boy is
missing his buddy, clear the swimming
areas at once and locate the missing
buddy as quickly as possible. Signal
two blasts or bells to resume swim-
ming. At the end of the swim make a
final buddy check and account for
every boy. Signal three blasts or bells
for checkout.
8. Discipline—Be sure all Scouts un-
derstand and agree that swimming is
allowed only*with proper supervision
and use of the complete Safe Swim
Defense, Advise their parents of this
policy. When boys know the reason for
rules and procedures, they are more
likely to follow them. Be strict and fair,
showing no favoritism.
AIDS FOR
LOW-INCOME AREAS
Scoutmasters of troops in low-in-
come areas will find invaluable help in
a package called Scout skill books and
can-do kits.
The skill books are colorful, 32-page
booklets on six of the 12 skill awards.
Each is written on a third- or fourth-
grade reading level with illustrations
showing the culture and lifestyle of
various ethnic groups.
For each of the six skill books, there
is a matching Troop Leader's Can-Do
Kit. It contains plans with full instruc-
tions for running five troop meetings
and several special activities geared to
the skill award.
The skill books are designed for
Scouts to help them earn skill awards.
The can-do kits are for leaders, of
course.
The full package includes the fol-
lowing:
Communications Skill Book (No. 6582),
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gives guidance in letter writing, speak-
ing, instructing, telephone use, news-
paper reading, getting a job and un-
derstanding differences between peo-
ple. (Troop Leader's Can-Do Kit, No.
18-302)
Community Living Skill Book (No.
6583), helps Scouts understand the
concept of community, its problems,
how it functions; public services and
ethnic diversity. (Troop Leader's Can-
Do Kit, No. 18-303)
Cooking Skill Book, (No. 6585), high-
lights nutrition and a variety of ethnic
tastes; gives directions for buying food,
preparing food outdoors and indoors
and cleaning up. (Troop Leader's
Can-Do Kit, No. 18-305)
Family Living Skill Book (No. 6587),
instructs Scouts in child care, family
responsibilities, home safety, family
recreation and family problems
through concepts of caring and shar-
ing. (Troop Leader's Can-Do Kit, No.
18-307)
First Aid Skill Book (No. 6588), gives
detailed but simple techniques for re-,
sponding to common emergencies.
(Troop Leader's Can-Do Kit, No.
18-308)
Physical Fitness Skill Book (No. 6590),
explains good and bad health habits;
care of the body and proper diet; in-
cludes 22 sports and street games.
(Troop Leader's Can-Do Kit, No.
18-310)
Although the skill books were creat-
ed for use by Scouts in low-income
areas, they may be useful in other situa-
tions. They have been used with suc-
cess in special education classes and
to help Scouts improve reading skills.
The skill books and can-do kits may
be shown at one of your district's
roundtables and are available from
your council service center.
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