Life Skill Achievement Award Requirements for Dolphins (Grades 3-5)

 

_____1. Demonstrate the ability to complete all Otter Achievement skills.
_____2. Bake and frost a cake by yourself.
_____3. Properly vacuum a room and demonstrate how to clean out the filter or change the bag.
_____4. Change the sheets on a bed.
_____5. Sew on a button.
_____6. Sew a simple seam.
_____7. Properly perform an introduction.
_____8. Properly mop a floor.
_____9. Hand wash and dry dishes.
_____10. Load and unload a dishwasher.
_____11. Swim 30 feet without a flotation device, tread water for 3 minutes, and float on your back for 2 minutes.
_____12. Complete both a forward and backward roll (You can keep from being severely injured during a fall if you know the proper way to roll).
_____13. Throw and catch a ball a distance of 20 feet.
_____14. Know the basic Federal Flag Code rules.
_____15. Safely use a glue gun, be able to hammer in a nail, tighten and loosen screws with a screwdriver and bolts with a wrench.
_____16. Use a can opener.
_____17. Demonstrate how to scramble eggs.
_____18. Fix a complete breakfast including at least one hot food.
_____19. Fix a complete dinner including at least one hot food.
_____20.Wrap a present (with paper, no bags). Learn to fold the ends properly and make a ribbon tie using only one strand of ribbon.
_____21. Tie two strings/ropes together using a square knot.
_____22. Know the words to the National Anthem and what they mean.
_____23. Know how to use a phone book, dictionary, Atlas, and Encyclopedia or to find the equivalent data online with permission from a parent.
_____24. Demonstrate how to safely use an internet search engine and research information online (only with parent’s permission).
_____25. Send an email.
_____26. Create a simple flier, card, or invitation using a computer.
_____27. Identify items in a basic first aid kit and know how to use them.
_____28. Know proper first aid for blisters, minor burns or scalds, snakebite, nosebleeds, frostbite and sunburn.
_____29. Prepare a budget for a meal, trip, party, or some other occasion.
_____30. Properly clean a toilet.