Dolphin Life Skills Achievement Requirements:
1. Demonstrate the ability to complete all Otter Level 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 floatation 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 “+” style 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
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