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Wolf – 2nd Grade
A Wolf Goes Fishing
Elective
Requirement 1

Fish Name Game

Wolf – 2nd Grade
A Wolf Goes Fishing
Elective
Requirement 1

Fish Name Game

Snapshot of Activity

Play a game and learn about the diverse local fish species within your state. 

Indoor
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3
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  • Printed pictures of native/local fish; these can be found by going to your state’s fish and wildlife department website 
  • Scissors 
  • Paper for drawing 
  • Pens, pencils, crayons 
  • Small flat magnets (one for each fish) 
  • Paper clips 
  • ½” diameter 2’ length dowel rods (one for every 2 or 3 Cub Scouts) 
  • String or yarn for fishing line 
  • Tarp to serve as the “pond” or string or tape to mark off an area for the “pond” 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Cut out the fish and write facts about them on the backs of the pictures. 
  2. Glue a magnet to each picture. 
  3. Make “fishing rods” by tying or taping a length of string to each dowel rod. Tie a paper clip to the other end of the string. 
  4. Place the fish in an area that you designate as the pond. Put paper, pencils, pens, and crayons on a table close to the pond. 

During the meeting : 

  1. Explain to Cub Scouts that they’re going to learn about the fish that live in their area. 
  2. Tell Cub Scouts that after they catch a fish, they are to take it to the table and draw it on a piece of paper adding the name of the fish and one or two facts about it.   
  3. Give each Cub Scout a fishing rod and have them line up by the pond. 
  4. Instruct Cub Scouts to catch a fish using their magnetic fishing rod. After they finish their drawing of the fish, tell them to release the fish back into the pond. 
  5. You can set a time limit for the game or let Cub Scouts play until they’ve caught and learned about all the fish pictures. 

Tip: You can laminate the fish for durability. 

Tip: With slight modifications, you can use the same fishing poles for the Fish Names Game, Cast & Learn, Cast-A-Thon Relay Challenge, Crazy Casting Spin-Off, and Cast-A-Thon Relay Challenge. 

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Travel
1
1
5

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Indoor
2
2
2

A game of Who’s that Fish? Where Cub Scouts guess what fish is pictured and if it is native. 

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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
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