Bobcat Rank Requirements

The first rank that EVERY boy earns when entering the Cub Scouting Program is the Bobcat rank. These requirements are meant to demonstrate that the boy is making a commitment to participating in the scouting program. To earn the Bobcat rank the new Cub Scout does the following:

Learn and say the CUB SCOUT PROMISE:

"I .....(name).... promise to do my best
To do my duty to God and my country,
To help other people, and
To obey the Law of the Pack. "
Meaning of the Cub Scout Promise:
Duty to God means: Put God first. Do what you know God wants you to do. And my country means: Do what you can for your country. Be proud that you are an American. To help other people means: Do things for others that would please them. Obey the Law of the Pack means: Be a good Cub Scout. Be proud that you are one.

Say the LAW OF THE PACK. Tell what it means.

"The Cub Scout follows Akela.
The Cub Scout helps the pack go.
The pack helps the Cub Scout Grow.
The Cub Scout gives goodwill."
Meaning of The Law Of The Pack:
The Cub Scout follows Akela (say Ah-KAY-la) means: Akela is a good leader. Your mother or father is Akela. In the Pack, your Cubmaster is Akela. Your Den Leader is Akela. At school, your teacher is Akela. The Cub Scout helps the Pack go means: Come to all the meetings. Do what you can to help. Think of others in the pack. The Pack helps the Cub Scout grow means: You can have fun when you are a part of the pack. Learn things from others. Do things with them. The Cub Scout gives goodwill means: Smile. Be happy. Do things that make others happy. They don't have to be big things. Little Things help, too.

Tell what WEBELOS means:

"WE'll BE LOyal Scouts "

Show the CUB SCOUT SIGN. Tell what it means.

Make the sign with your right hand and with your arm held straight up. The two fingers stand for two parts of the Promise - "to help other people" and "to obey." They look like a wolf's ears ready to listen to Akela. Give the Cub Scout Sign when you say the Cub Scout Promise or the Law of the Pack.

Show the CUB SCOUT HANDSHAKE. Tell what it means.

Using your right hand, place your first two fingers along the inside of the other boy's wrist. This means that you help and that you obey the law of the Pack.

Say the CUB SCOUT MOTTO.

"Do Your Best"

Give the CUB SCOUT SALUTE. Tell what it means.

Point your first two fingers of your right hand out straight and close together. Touch the tips of the fingers to your cap or if not wearing a cap then to your eyebrow. A salute is a way to show respect. When you salute a leader (either adult or other scout), you show him or her that you respect their position. When you salute the flag, you show that you are proud of your country.

With your parent or guardian, complete the exercises in the booklet,
How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse.

The above items are the basic information that ALL Cub Scouts learn, which is why EVERY boy who enters into Cub Scouting earns the Bobcat Badge.

*this information was copied from the very thorough and informative website http://www.boyscouttrail.com/ please visit their page for further ideas on games, skits, den meetings and pack meetings

K-Cub Program

The K-Cub program is a subsidiary program of the BSA and Cub Scouts; it follows similar guidelines and adheres to the same core principals. The K-Cub program is part of a Learning For Life program called "Seekers".

It utilizes programs designed for schools and community-based organizations that are designed to prepare youth to for the complexities of contemporary society and to enhance their self-confidence, motivation, and self-esteem.

Learning for Life is not considered a traditional Scouting program; it does not use the Scout Promise, Scout Law uniforms or insignia of traditional Scouting. All Learning for Life programs are open to youth and adults without restriction based on gender, residence, sexual orientation, or other considerations, other than minimum age requirements. Some Explorer posts may require background checks and satisfactory school transcripts as conditions of membership.

The Seekers program is for kindergarten through second grade youth. Grades three and four are part of the Discoverers. Students in fifth and sixth grade are in the Challengers program.

There is curriculum for each grade level. Each specific grade curriculum is contained in a Teacher's Edition that consists of 61 lesson plans. These lessons are designed by educators to reinforce social, ethical, and academic skills in areas such as critical and creative thinking, ethical decision making, interpersonal relationships, practical living skills, building self-worth, writing and other language arts, and participating citizenship. A Student Workbook for each grade with activities for each lesson plan is also available.

Seekers' Program (Early Childhood-Grade 2)

The Seekers' Program offers an integrated approach to character development designed for Early Childhood through 2nd grade youth. The program blends character development, life skills, academic learning, and outdoor experiences into a comprehensive program geared to help students successfully handle the complexities of contemporary society, reinforce social skills, critical and creative thinking, ethical decision making, conflict resolution, and build their self-esteem. The 8 core character traits promoted in the Seekers' Program are: 1) Respect, 2) Responsibility, 3) Honesty/Trust, 4) Caring/Fairness, 5) Perseverance, 6) Self-Discipline, 7) Courage, and 8) Citizenship, A group of Life Skills lesson plans with themes like Safety and Classic Literature are also included.

The Early Childhood program (Ages 3 and 4) consists of a Teacher’s Guide with 58 lesson plans including topics: Sharing, I am Special, I can Listen, Being Brave and Healthy Eating. Lessons are based on the eight character traits, life skills and focus on the cognitive, emotional and social skills development. Each lesson plan also includes a “Home/Family Activity Worksheet which teachers send to the student’s parent/guardian as an extension activity to reinforce the lesson plan in the home environment. To enhance the vocabulary development, listening skills, and understanding the purpose of the printed word; a children’s book, Wonderfully Made Under My Bed by Janice Bloom is included. A Youth Protection program is featured with a “Parent’s Guide to Abuse”, a DVD “Play It Safe” which has a “Parent Discussion Guide”. The “Play It Safe” DVD features ventriloquist Ronn Lucas and his friends. The emphasis of the DVD is to teach pre-school children the four rules of personal safety which include: 1) Check first 2) Go with a friend 3) It’s my body 4) Tell a trusted Friend.

Curricula books for grades K-2 consists of 61 lessons plans, all age-appropriate and grade specific. Lessons focus on themes such as "Accepting Consequences," "Gangs," "Meeting Deadlines," "Respecting Differences," and "Sticking to What's Right." Through reflection activities in each lesson, students engage in analyzing their behaviors. Lessons are easily integrated into core curricula subjects. Each lesson plan also includes a "Home/Family Activity Worksheet" which teachers send to the student's parent/guardian as an extension activity to reinforce the lesson plan in the home environment.

The Seekers Program has its own recognition plan that includes honor charts and 15 colorful stickers for student participation

Other valued-added features of the Seekers' Program includes: outdoor experiences, community speakers, field trips, and teacher training.

Safety Seekers (K-2) is a value added program book filled with many individual and group activities that review the four rules of personal safety. The book can be used in any instruction setting. or sent home to be used by parents. The four rules include:

Check with a parent
Go with a friend
It's your body
Tell a trusted adult

Tiger Cub Program

The Tiger Cub program is an introduction to Cub Scouting for boys in 1st grade. The five main Achievements are simple, and fun, and can be completed easily by any boy this age. They are meant to get boys interested and having fun in the Cub Scouting program.

The Tiger Cub Immediate Recognition Emblem

To begin his path to the Tiger Cub rank, a boy must do three things

1. Learn the Tiger Cub Motto: Search, Discover, Share

2. Learn the Cub Scout sign (on the Bobcat page)

3. Learn the Cub Scout salute (on the Bobcat page)

When he has done these, he is presented with his tiger Cub Immediate Recognition Emblem. This will keep the scout on track to earning his Tiger Cub rank by keeping him motivated to earn beads. For each family activity, he will earn a white bead. For each Den activity, he will earn an orange bead. For each Go-See-It, he will earn a black bead. By the time he is done, he will have earned five of each bead.

TIGER CUB SCOUT ACHIEVEMENTS

NOTE: Before earning his Tiger Cub Rank, a scout first earns the Bobcat Badge - this is the first step for all Cub Scouts. (see the Bobcat Page for this)

After earning his Bobcat Rank, the scout should continue working on his Tiger Cub Achievements. These are five achievements, comprised of three parts each:

F = A 'FAMILY' oriented requirement
D = A 'DEN' oriented requirement
G = A 'GO SEE IT' oriented requirement

Making My Family Special

1F - Think of one chore you can do with your adult partner. Complete it together
1D - Make a family scrapbook
1G - Go to a library, historical society, museum, old farm, or historical building, or visit an older person in your community. Discover how family life was the same and how it was different many years ago.

Where I Live

2F - Look at a map of your community with your adult partner.
2D - Practice the Pledge of Allegiance with your den, and participate in a den or pack flag ceremony.
2G - Visit a police station or fire station. Ask someone who works there how he or she helps people in your community.

Keeping Myself Healthy and Safe

3Fa - With your family, plan a fire drill and then practice it in your home.
3Fb - With your adult partner, plan what to do if you become lost or separated from your family in a strange place.
3D - Make a food guide pyramid.
3G - Learn the rules of a game or sport. Then go watch an amateur or professional game or sporting event.

How I Tell It

4F - At a family meal, have each family member take turns telling the others one thing that happened to him or her that day. Remember to practice being a good listener while you wait for your turn to talk.
4D - Play 'Tell It Like It Isn't.'
4G - Visit a television station, radio station, or newspaper office. Find out how people there communicate to others.

Let's Go Outdoors

5F - Go outside and watch the weather.
5D - With a crayon or colored pencil and a piece of paper, make a leaf rubbing.
5G - Take a hike with your den.

TIGER CUB SCOUT ELECTIVES

How Do You Celebrate?
Think of a time when your family celebrated something, and then tell the den about it and how it made you feel.
Making Decorations
Make a decoration with your family or with your den. Display it or give it to someone as a gift.
Fun And Games
With your family, play a card game or board game or put a jigsaw puzzle together.
Display A Picture
Make a frame for a family picture.
Family Mobile
Make a family mobile.
Song Time
Along with your adult partner, teach a song to your family or to your den and sing it together.
Play Along!
Make a musical instrument and play it with others. The other can sing or have instruments of their own.
Your Religious Leaders
Invite a religious leader or teacher from your place of worship to your home or to your den meeting.
A New Friend
Help a new boy or girl get to know other people.
Helping Hands
Along with your adult partner, help an elderly or shut-in person with a chore.
Helping the Needy
Help collect food, clothing or toys for needy families with your pack or den.
A Friendly Greeting
Make at least two cards or decorations and take them to a hospital or long-term care facility.
Making Change
Using U.S. pennies, dimes, nickels, and quarters choose the correct coins to make the following amounts: 15 cents, 50 cents, 29 cents, 60 cents, 35 cents, 59 cents
Reading Fun
Together with your adult partner, read a short story or magazine article.
Our Colorful World
Mix the primary colors to make orange, green and purple.
Collecting and Other Hobbies
With your den, show or tell about something you like to collect. -OR- Tell your den about a favorite hobby or activity.
Make a Model
Make a model.
Sew a Button
Sew a button onto fabric.
Magic Fun
Learn a magic trick and show it to your family or den.
Get the Word Out
With your den, make up a PSA skit to tell people about Tiger Cubs.
The Show Must Go On
Make a puppet.
Picnic Fun
With your family or with your den, have a picnic : outdoors or indoors.
What Kind of Milk
Find out what kind of milk your family drinks and why.
Help in the Kitchen
Help the adult who is preparing a family meal to set the table and clean up afterward.
Snack Time
Make a snack and share it with your family or den.
Phone Manners
With a toy phone, or a disconnected phone, practice making phone calls and answering the telephone.
Emergency!
Talk to your adult partner about what to do if these things happened:

The adult who is caring for you becomes ill.
You are alone with someone who makes you feel uncomfortable

Smoke Detectors
With your adult partner, check the batteries in the smoke detector in your home or in another building.
Safety in the Sun
Talk with your adult partner about when you should use sunscreen. Find out whether you have any in your home and where it is kept. With your adult partner, look at a container of sunscreen and find out whether it still protects you when you are wet. Also find out how long you are protected before you have to put on more. Look for the expiration date and make sure the sunscreen is not too old.
Plant a Seed
Plant a seed, pit, or greens from something you have eaten.
Learn About Animals
Learn about an animal.
Feed the Birds
Make a bird feeder and then hang it outdoors.
Cleanup Treasure Hunt
With your den or family, play Cleanup Treasure Hunt.
Conservation
With your adult partner, think of a way to conserve water or electricity and do it for one week.
Fun Outdoors
Play a game outdoors with your family or den.
See a Performance
With your family or your den, go see a play or musical performance in your community.
Take a Bicycle Ride
Take a bicycle ride with your adult partner.
Bicycle Repair
Visit a bicycle repair shop.
Go to Work
Visit the place where your adult partner or another adult works.
Fun in the Water
Together with your adult partner, go swimming or take part in an activity on water.
Transportation
Visit a train station, bus station, airport, or boat dock.
Fun at the Zoo
Visit a zoo or aquarium.
Pet Care
Visit a veterinarian or an animal groomer.
Dairy Products
Visit a dairy, a milk-processing plant, or a cheese factory.
Fresh Baking
Visit a bakery.
Health Teeth and Gums
Visit a dentist or dental hygienist.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Learn about what you can recycle in your community and how you can recylce at home. Learn about things that need to be recycled in special ways, such as paint and batteries.
Go for a Ride
Take a ride on public transportation, such as a bus or train.
Your Government
Visit a government office such as the mayor's office, the state capitol building, or a courthouse.
Banking
Visit a bank.

*this information was copied from the very thorough and informative website http://www.boyscouttrail.com/ please visit their page for further ideas on games, skits, den meetings and pack meetings

Wolf Scout Program

Cub Scout Promise:
I promise to do my best to do my duty
To God and my country, To help other people,
And to obey the Law of the Pack.

Law of the Pack
The Cub Scout follows Akela.
The Cub Scout helps the pack go.
The pack helps the Cub Scout grow.
The Cub Scout gives good will.

Cub Scout Motto
Do Your Best

If a Cub Scout has completed the first grade (or is 8 years old) and has earned the Bobcat Badge, he may start earning the Wolf rank. He receives a Wolf Scout handbook, Wolf neckerchief, and Wolf neckerchief slide when beginning the Wolf portion of the boy scout trail. He will also need a blue Cub Scout Uniform. This part of the boy scout trail is intended to take one school year, preparing the scout to begin earning his Bear rank after he completes second grade.
Your Wolf den will have opportunities to participate in Pack meetings. Prepare your scouts by having them ready to perform a couple of Skits and lead the pack in some Games. By having a Wolf favorite ready, your scouts will look good, have fun, and increase their confidence through leading the pack.

Tip: Choose 2 skits and games before September and do them at your first den meeting. Don't wait until your Cubmaster calls on you for a skit.

Tip: Many packs award the Wolf badge at their Blue-Gold banquet in February. If you begin your Wolf program in September, this means you have less than 5 months to complete the Wolf requirements. You must plan out what requirements your den will do and make a Schedule so everyone knows what is expected. A calendar kept up to date helps families keep track of their scouting commitments.
Tip: Our Wolf Cub Scout den is fortunate to have one member whose family has a cabin. We had a winter weekend campout in January where each adult led an activity that met some requirements. So, in one weekend, we had a lot of fun, did some great activities, and completed a large number of requirements.
After earning the Wolf badge by completing 58 of the 74 available achievement tasks, the scout may earn arrow points by completing electives. There are 12 achievement areas and 23 elective topics that might interest your scouts.
The Wolf badge must be earned first before any arrow points are awarded. A gold arrow point is awarded for the first 10 electives. A silver arrow point is awarded for each additional 10 tasks completed. Since all arrow points are awarded after the Wolf badge is awarded, your scouts will not receive any awards until February at the earliest. This is not consistent with the philosophy that frequent recognition boosts participation and sense of achievement. To provide frequent recognition, Wolf scouts can earn Progress Beads - you need to buy these Progress Towards Ranks Kits at a Scout Shop. For completing the requirements of 3 of the Achievements listed below, one YELLOW bead is awarded and placed on the Progress Towards Ranks totem. This provides the scout with a total of 4 beads culminating in the award of his Wolf badge. These beads are awarded at the den level rather than at Pack meetings.
Much of the advancement for the Wolf rank is done by the scout with his family outside of the den. The parent signs off in the scout's handbook and the Den Leader records the advancements from the handbook to tracking chart or software program. As the Tiger program was completely family oriented, so the Wolf program relies heavily on family involvement. You will see this gradually change with the scout doing more with his den and more individual direction as he reaches Webelos and Boy Scouts.
Tip: Supplement your Wolf program with the Cub Scout Belt Loops program to provide further opportunities for your scouts. If you have boys that are highly driven by recognition items, these belt loops and pins can be very useful. They can become expensive quickly, though, so plan how your pack, den, and parents will cover the cost.
Tip: Many available Awards go unused, especially by Wolf and Bear dens because of the short time to earn rank. Learn about additional awards offered to your scouts such as the World Conservation Award and Leave No Trace Award and consider working them into your schedule - especially in the spring and summer months.

WOLF SCOUT ACHIEVEMENTS

FEATS OF SKILL
NOTE for Akela: If a physician certifies that a Cub Scout's physical condition for an indeterminable time won't permit him to do three of these requirements, the Cubmaster and pack committee may authorize substitution of any three Arrow Point electives.
Do one of the following (f, g, h, i, j, k, or l):
1. YOUR FLAG
  f.       Give the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. Tell what it means.
  g.      Lead a flag ceremony in your den. Here are some ideas:
  (Ideas shown in book)
  h.      Tell how to respect and take care of the U.S. flag. Show three ways to display the flag.
  i.        Learn about the flag of your state or territory and how to display it.
  j.        Learn how to raise a U.S. flag properly for an outdoor ceremony
  k.      Participate in an outdoor flag ceremony.
  l.        With the help of another person, fold the U.S. flag.
                          KEEP YOUR BODY HEALTHY
  .        Make a chart and keep track of your health habits for two weeks.
  a.       Tell four ways to stop the spread of colds.
  b.      Show what to do for a small cut on your finger.
                          KNOW YOUR HOME AND COMMUNITY
  .        Make a list of phone numbers you need in case of an emergency. Put a copy of this list by each phone or in a central place in your home. Update it often.
  (List given in Book.)
  a.       Tell what to do if someone comes to the door and wants to come in.
  b.      Tell what to do if someone calls on the phone.
  c.       When you and your family leave home, remember to ...
  (List given in Book.)
  d.      Talk with your family members. Agree on the household jobs you will be responsible for. Make a list of your jobs and mark off when you have finished them. Do this for one month.
  e.       Visit an important place in your community, such as a historic or government location. Explain why it is important.
                          TOOLS FOR FIXING AND BUILDING
  .        Point out and name seven tools. Do this at home, or go to a hardware store with an adult. Tell what each tool does.
  a.       Show how to use pliers.
  b.      Identify a Philips head and a standard screw. Then use the right tool to drive and then remove one from a board.
  c.       Show how to use a hammer.
  d.      Make a birdhouse, a set of bookends, or something else useful.
                          START A COLLECTION
  .        Complete the Character Connection for Positive Attitude.
  § Know . Discuss with your family how a cheerful and positive attitude will help you do your best at school and in other areas of your life.
  § Commit. Discuss with your family how gathering items for a collection may be difficult. How does a hopeful and cheerful attitude help you to keep looking for more items. Why is a positive attitude important?
  § Practice. Practice having a positive attitude while doing the requirements for "Start a Collection."
  a.       Make a collection of anything you like. Start with 10 things. Put them together in a neat way.
  b.      Show and explain your collection to another person.
                          YOUR LIVING WORLD
  This achievement is also part of the Cub Scout World Conservation Award and Cub Scouting's Leave No Trace Award.
  .        Complete the Character Connection for Respect.
  § Know. Discuss these questions with your family: What things have people done to show a lack of respect to our world? Why is it important to respect our environment and ntural resources? How can you show respect for your environment?
  § Commit. Discuss with your family how you feel when you see places in your neighborhood that have lots of litter. Name one thing you can do to help the environment.
  § Practice. Practice being respectful while doing the requirements for "Your Living World."
  a.       Land, air and water can get dirty. Discuss with your family ways this can happen.
  b.      It takes a lot of energy to make glass, cans, and paper products. You can help save energy by collecting these items for use again. Find out how recycling is done where you live. Find out what items you can recycle.
  c.       With an adult, pick up litter in your neighborhood. Wear gloves to protect your hands against germs and cuts from sharp objects.
  d.      With an adult, find three stories that tell how people are protecting our world. Read and discuss them together.
  e.       Besides recycling, there are other ways to save energy. List three ways you can save energy, and do them.
                          COOKING AND EATING
  .        Study the Food Guide Pyramid. Name some foods from each of the food groups shown in the pyramid.
  a.       Plan the meals you and your family should have for one day. List things your family should have from the food groups shown in the Food Group Pyramid. At each meal, you should have foods from at least three food groups.
  b.      Help fix at least one meal for your family. Help set the table, cook the food, and wash the dishes.
  c.       Fix your own breakfast. Wash and put away the dishes.
  d.      With an adult, help to plan, prepare, and cook an outdoor meal.
                          BE SAFE AT HOME AND ON THE STREET
  .        Complete the Character Connection for Responsibility.
  § Know. Discuss these questions with your family: How does being responsible help us be safe? Within the past week, how did you show responsibility?
  § Commit. Discuss these questions with your family: What happens when people are not responsible? What things can make you forget to be responsible? What things will help you be more responsible?
  § Practice. Practice being responsible while doing the requirements for "Be Safe at Home and on the Street."
  a.       WITH AN ADULT, check your home for hazards and know how to make your home safe.
  b.      WITH AN ADULT, check your home for danger from fire.
  c.       Practice good rules of street and road safety.
  d.      Know the rules of bike safety.
                          FAMILY FUN
  Do requirement a and do TWO of requirements 10b through 10g:
  .        Complete the Character Connection for Cooperation.
  § Know. Discuss these questions with your family: What is "cooperation"? Why do people need to cooperate when they are doing things together? Name some ways that you can be helpful and cooperate with others.
  § Commit. Discuss with your family what makes it hard to cooperate. How do listening, sharing, and persuading help us cooperate?
  § Practice. Practice being cooperative while doing the requirements for "Family Fun."
  a.       Make a game like one of these. Play it with your family.
  (Eagle Golf, Beanbag Archery.)
  b.      Plan a walk. Go to a park or a wooded area, or visit a zoo or museum with your family.
  c.       Read a book or Boys' Life magazine with your family. Take turns reading aloud.
  d.      Decide with Akela. what you will watch on television or listen to on the radio.
  e.       Attend a concert, a play, or other live program with your family.
  f.       Have a family Board Game night at home with members of your family.
                          DUTY TO GOD
  .        Complete the Character Connection for Faith
  § Know. What is "faith"? With your family, discuss some people who have shown their faith - who have shown an inner strength based on their trust in a higher power or cause. Discuss the good qualities of these people.
  § Commit. Discuss these questions with your family: What problems did these faithful people overcome to follow or practice their beliefs? What challenges might you face in doing your duty to God? Who can help you with these challenges?
  § Practice. Practice your faith while doing the requirements for "Duty to God."
  a.       Talk with your family about what they believe is their duty to God.
  b.      Give two ideas on how you can practice or demonstrate your religious beliefs. Choose one and do it.
  c.       Find out how you can help your church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or religious fellowship.
                          MAKING CHOICES
  Do requirement a and do FOUR of requirements 12b through 12k:
  .        Complete the Character Connection for Courage.
  § Know. Discuss with your family what "courage" is. Review the requirements and discuss how you might need courage in each one to do what is right.
  § Commit. Give some examples of when it is hard to do the right thing. Discuss with your family times that it might take courage to be honest and kind. Tell about a time in your life when you needed to be brave and courageous to do the right thing.
  § Practice. Practice learning about courage while doing the requirements for "Making Choices." With family members, act out the choices you would make for some of the requirements.
  a.       There is an older boy who hangs around Jason's school. He tries to give drugs to the children. What would you do if you were Jason?
  b.      Lee is home alone. The phone rings. When Lee answers, a stranger asks if Lee's mother is home. She is not. Lee is alone. What would you do if you were Lee?
  c.       Justin is new to your school. He has braces on his legs and walks with a limp. Some of the kids at school tease him. They want you to tease him, too.   What would you do?
  d.      Juan is on a walk with his little sister. A car stops and a man asks them to come over to the car. What would you do if you were Juan?
  e.       Matthew's grandmother gives him money to buy an ice-cream cone. On the way to the store, a bigger boy asks for money and threatens to hit Matthew if he does not give him some money. If you were Matthew what would you do?
  f.       Chris and his little brother are home alone in the afternoon. A woman knocks on the door and says she wants to read the meter. She is not wearing a uniform. What would you do if you were Chris?
  g.      Sam is home alone. He looks out the window and sees a man trying to break into a neighbor's back door. What would you do if you were Sam?
  h.      Mr. Palmer is blind. He has a guide dog. One day as he is crossing the street, some kids whistle and call to the dog. They want you and your friends to call the dog, too. What would you do?
  i.        Some kids who go to Bob's school want him to steal candy and gum from a store, which they can share later. Bob knows this is wrong, but he wants to be popular with these kids. What would you do if you were Bob?
  j.        Paul and his little sister are playing outdoors. A very friendly, elderly woman stops and watches the children for a while. Paul doesn't know the woman. She starts to talk to them and offers to take Paul's little sister on a walk around the block. What would you do?
  WOLF SCOUT ELECTIVES
  IT'S A SECRET
  Use a secret code.
  Write to a friend in invisible "ink"
  "Write" your name using American Sign Language. People who are deaf use this language.
  Use 12 American Indian signs to tell a story.
  BE AN ACTOR
  Help to plan and put on a skit with costumes.
  Make some scenery for a skit.
  Make sound effects for a skit.
  Be the announcer for a skit.
  Make a paper sack mask for a skit.
  MAKE IT YOURSELF
  Make something useful for your home or school. Start with a recipe card holder.
  Use the ruler on this page (125) to see how far you can stretch your hand.
  Make and use a bench fork.
  Make a door stop.
  Or make something else.
  PLAY A GAME
  Play Pie-tin Washer Toss.
  Play Marble Sharpshooter.
  Play Ring Toss.
  Play Beanbag Toss.
  Play a game of marbles.
  Play a wide-area or large group game with your den or pack.
  SPARE TIME FUN
  Explain safety rules for kite flying.
  Make and fly a paper bag kite.
  Make and fly a two-stick kite.
  Make and fly a three-stick kite.
  Make and use a reel for kite string.
  Make a model boat with a rubber-band propeller.
  Make or put together a model boat.
  Make or put together a model airplane.
  Make or put together a model train.
  Make a model car.
  BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS
  Visit a bookstore or go to a public library with an adult. Find out how to get your own library card. Name four kinds of books that interest you (for example, history, science fiction, how-to-books).
  Choose a book on a subject you like and read it. With an adult, discuss what you read and what you think about it.
  Books are important. Show that you know how to take care of them. Open a new book the right way. Make a paper or plastic cover for it or another book.
  FOOT POWER
  Learn to walk on a pair of stilts.
  Make a pair of "puddle jumpers" and walk with them.
  Make a pair of "foot racers" and use them with a friend.
  MACHINE POWER
  Name 10 kinds of trucks, construction machinery, or farm machinery and tell what each is used for.
  Help an adult do a job using a wheel and axle.
  Show how to use a pulley.
  Make and use a windlass.
  LET'S HAVE A PARTY
  Help with a home or den party.
  Make a gift or toy like those in handbook and give it to someone.
  AMERICAN INDIAN LORE
  Read a book or tell a story about American Indians, past or present.
  Make a musical instrument American Indians used.
  Make traditional American Indian clothing.
  Make a traditional item or instrument that American Indians used to make their lives easier.
  Make a model of a traditional American Indian house.
  Learn 12 American Indian word pictures and write a story with them.
  SING-ALONG
  Learn and sing the first and last verses of "America."
  Learn and sing the first verse of our national anthem.
  Learn the words and sing three Cub Scout songs.
  Learn the words and sing the first verse of three other songs, hymns, or prayers. Write the verse of one of the songs you learned in the space on page 166.
  Learn and sing a song that would be sung as a grace before meals. Write the words in the space on page 166.
  Sing a song with your den at a pack meeting.
  BE AN ARTIST
  Make a freehand sketch of a person place, or thing.
  Tell a story in three steps by drawing three cartoons.
  Mix yellow and blue paints, mix yellow and red, and mix red and blue. Tell what color you get from each mixture.
  Help draw, paint, or color some scenery for a skit, play, or puppet show.
  Make a stencil pattern.
  Make a poster for a Cub Scout project or a pack meeting.
  BIRDS
  Make a list of all the birds you saw in a week and tell where you saw them (field, forest, marsh, yard, or park).
  Put out nesting material (short pieces of yarn and string) for birds and tell which birds might use it.
  Read a book about birds.
  Point out 10 different kinds of birds (5 may be from pictures).
  Feed wild birds and tell which birds you fed.
  Put out a birdhouse and tell which birds use it.
  PETS
  Take care of a pet.
  Know what to do when you meet a strange dog.
  Read a book about a pet and tell about it at a den meeting.
  Tell what is meant by rabid. Name some animals that can have rabies. Tell what you should do if you see a dog or wild animal that is behaving strangely. Tell what you should do if you find a dead animal.
  GROW SOMETHING
  Plant and raise a box garden.
  Plant and raise a flower bed.
  Grow a plant indoors.
  Plant and raise vegetables.
  Visit a botanical garden or other agricultural exhibition in your area.
  FAMILY ALERT
  Talk with your family about what you will do in an emergency.
  In case of a bad storm or flood, know where you can get safe food and water in your home. Tell how to purify water. Show one way. Know where and how to shut off water, electricity, gas, or oil.
  Make a list of your first aid supplies, or make a first aid kit. Know where the first aid things are kept.
  TIE IT RIGHT
  Learn to tie an overhand knot and a square knot.
  Tie your shoelaces with a square bow knot.
  Wrap and tie a package so that it is neat and tight.
  Tie a stack of newspapers the right way.
  Tie two cords together with an overhand knot.
  Learn to tie a necktie.
  Wrap the end of a rope with tape to keep it from unwinding.
  OUTDOOR ADVENTURE
  Help plan and hold a picnic with your family or den.
  With an adult, help plan and run a family or den outing.
  Help plan and lay out a treasure hunt something like the example map shown in book.
  Help plan and lay out an obstacle race
  Use this idea or make up your own. (Example list in book)
  Help plan and lay out an adventure trail.
  Take part in two summertime pack events with your den.
  Point out poisonous plants. Tell what to do if you accidentally touch one of them.
  FISHING
  Identify five different kinds of fish.
  Rig a pole with the right kind of line and hook. Attach a bobber and sinker, if you need them. Then go fishing.
  Fish with members of your family or an adult. Bait your hook and do your best to catch a fish.
  Know the rules of safe fishing.
  Tell about some of the fishing laws where you live.
  Show how to use a rod and reel.
  SPORTS
  Play a game of tennis, table tennis, or badminton.
  Know boating safety rules.
  Earn the Cub Scouting shooting sports Archery belt loop.
  Understand the safety and courtesy code for skiing. Show walking and the kick turn. Do climbing with a side stop or herringbone. Show the snowplow or stem turn, and how to get up from a fall.
  Know the safety rules for ice skating. Skate, without falling, as far as you can walk in 50 steps. Come to a stop. Turn from forward to backward.
  In roller skating, know the safety rules. From a standing start, skate forward as far as you can walk in 50 steps. Come to a stop within 10 walking steps. Skate around a corner one way without coasting. Then do the same coming back. Turn from forward to backward.
  Go bowling.
  Show how to make a sprint start in track. See how far you can run in 10 seconds.
  Do a standing long jump. Jump as far as you can.
  Play a game of flag football.
  Show how to dribble and kick a soccer ball. Take part in a game.
  Play a game of baseball or softball.
  Show how to shoot, pass, and dribble a basketball. Take part in a game.
  Earn the Cub Scouting shooting sports BB-gun shooting belt loop.
  With your den, participate in four outdoor physical fitness-related activities.
  COMPUTERS
  Visit a business where computers are used. Find out what the computers do
  Explain what a computer program does. Use a program to write a report for school, to write a letter, or for something else.
  Tell what a computer mouse is. Describe how a CD-ROM is used.
  SAY IT RIGHT
  Say "hello" in a language other than English. (Examples given in book.)
  Count to ten in a language other than English.
  Tell a short story to your den, your den leader, or an adult.
  Tell how to get to a nearby fire station or police station from your home, your den meeting place, and school. Use directions and street names.
  Invite a boy to join Cub Scouting or help a new Cub Scout through the Bobcat trail.
  LET'S GO CAMPING
  Participate with your pack on an overnight campout.
  Explain the basics of how to take care of yourself in the outdoors.
  Tell what to do if you get lost.
  Explain the buddy system.
  Attend day camp in your area.
  Attend resident camp in your area.
  Participate with your den at a campfire in front of your pack.
  With your den or pack or family, participate in a worship service outdoors.
  This information is intended to make wolf cub scout dens more productive and interesting for the scouts. A cub scout at the wolf level needs a lot of activity made up of short, interesting games, projects, and challenges.
  *this information was copied from the very thorough and informative website http://www.boyscouttrail.com/ please visit their page for further ideas on games, skits, den meetings and pack meetings

Bear Cub Program

Cub Scout Promise:
I promise to do my best to do my duty
To God and my country, To help other people,
And to obey the Law of the Pack.

Law of the Pack
The Cub Scout follows Akela.
The Cub Scout helps the pack go.
The pack helps the Cub Scout grow.
The Cub Scout gives good will.

Cub Scout Motto
Do Your Best

If a Cub Scout has completed the second grade (or is 9 years old) and has earned the Bobcat Badge, he may start earning the Bear rank. He receives a Bear Scout handbook and Bear neckerchief, but continues to use the Wolf neckerchief slide when beginning the Bear portion of the boy scout trail. He will continue to use the blue Cub Scout Uniform. This part of the boy scout trail is intended to take one school year, preparing the scout to begin earning his Webelos rank after he completes third grade.

Your Bear den will have opportunities to participate in Pack meetings. Prepare your scouts by having them ready to perform a couple of Bear Scout Skits and lead the pack in some Games. By having a Bear favorite ready, your scouts will look good, have fun, and increase their confidence through leading the pack.

Tip: Choose 2 skits and games before September and do them at your first den meeting. Don't wait until your Cubmaster calls on you for a skit.

Tip: Many packs award the Bear badge at their Blue-Gold banquet in February. If you begin your Bear program in September, this means you have less than 5 months to complete the Bear requirements. You must plan out what requirements your den will do and make a Schedule so everyone knows what is expected. A calendar kept up to date helps families keep track of their scouting commitments.

Tip: Our Bear Cub Scout den is fortunate to have one member whose family has a cabin. We had a winter weekend campout in January where each adult led an activity that met some requirements. So, in one weekend, we had a lot of fun, did some great activities, and completed a large number of requirements.

In the Bear scouting program, there are 4 general achievement groups: God, Country, Family, and Self and a total of about 120 individual achievement tasks. In each group, a certain number of achievements are required to earn the Bear rank badge. After earning the Bear badge, the scout may earn arrow points by completing additional achievement tasks.

The Bear badge must be earned first before any arrow points are awarded. A gold arrow point is awarded for the first 10 achievement tasks over the Bear requirements. A silver arrow point is awarded for each additional 10 tasks completed. Since all arrow points are awarded after the Bear badge is awarded, your scouts would not receive any awards until February at the earliest. To provide frequent recognition, Bear scouts can earn Progress Beads - you need to buy these Progress Towards Ranks Kits at a Scout Shop. For completing the requirements of 3 of the Achievements listed below, one RED bead is awarded and placed on the Progress Towards Ranks totem. This provides the scout with a total of 4 beads culminating in the award of his Bear badge. These beads are awarded at the den level rather than at Pack meetings.

Much of the advancement for the Bear rank is done by the scout with his family outside of the den, similarly to the Wolf rank. The parent signs off in the scout's handbook and the Den Leader records the advancements from the handbook to tracking chart or software program. The Bear program relies heavily on family involvement, but you will see this gradually change with the scout doing more with his den and more individual direction as he reaches Webelos and Boy Scouts.

Tip: Supplement your Bear program with the Cub Scout Belt Loop program to provide further opportunities for your scouts. If you have boys that are highly driven by recognition items, these belt loops and pins can be very useful. They can become expensive quickly, though, so plan how your pack, den, and parents will cover the cost.

Tip: Many available Awards go unused, especially by Bear dens because of the short time to earn rank. Try to work extra awards into your program, such as the World Conservation Award and Leave No Trace Award - especially in the spring and summer months.

BEAR SCOUT ACHIEVEMENTS
GOD (Do ONE of the following)

WAYS WE WORSHIP
Complete both requirements.

Complete the Character Connection for Faith

Know. Name some people in history who have shown great faith. Discuss with an adult how faith has been important at a particular point in his or her life.
Commit. Discuss with an adult how having faith and hope will help you in your life, and also discuss some ways that you can strengthen your faith.
Practice. Practice your faith as you are taught in your home, church, synagogue, mosque, or religious fellowship.

Make a list of things you can do this week to practice your religion as you are taught in your home, church, synagogue, mosque, or other religious community. Check them off your list as you complete them.

EMBLEMS OF FAITH
Complete the requirement.
Earn the Religious Emblem of your faith.

COUNTRY (Do THREE of the following)

WHAT MAKES AMERICA SPECIAL?
(Do requirements (a) and (j) and any two of the other requirements.

Write or tell what makes America special to you.
With the help of your family or den leader, find out about two famous Americans. Tell the things they did or are doing to improve our way of life.
Find out something about the old homes near where you live. Go and see two of them.
Find out where places of historical interest are located in or near your town or city. Go and visit one of them with your family or den.
Choose a state; it can be your favorite one or your home state. Name its state bird, tree, and flower. Describe its flag. Give the date it was admitted to the Union.
Be a member of the color guard in a flag ceremony for your den or pack.
Display the U.S. flag in your home or fly it on three national holidays..
Learn how to raise and lower a U.S. flag properly for an outdoor ceremony.
Participate in an outdoor flag ceremony
Complete the Character Connection for Citizenship.

Know. Tell ways some people in the past have served our country. Tell about some people who serve our country today. (Don't forget about 'ordinary' people who serve our country.)
Commit. Tell something that might happen to you and your family if other people were not responsible citizens. Tell one thing you will do to be a good citizen.
Practice. Tell three things you did in one week that show you are a good citizen.

TALL TALES
Do all three requirements.

Tell in your own words what folklore is. List some folklore stories, folk songs, or historical legends from your own state or part of the country. Play the Folklore Match Game in the handbook.
Name at least five stories about American folklore. Point out on a United States map where they happened.
Read two folklore stories and tell your favorite one to your den.

SHARING YOUR WORLD WITH WILDLIFE
Do four of the requirements.

Choose a bird or animal that you like and find out how it lives. Make a poster showing what you have learned.
Build or make a bird feeder or birdhouse and hang it in a place where birds can visit safely.
Explain what a wildlife conservation officer does.
Visit one of the following:
Zoo, Nature center, Aviary, Wildlife refuge, Game preserve.
Name one animal that has become extinct in the last 100 years. Tell why animals become extinct. Name one animal that is on the endangered species list.

TAKE CARE OF YOUR PLANET
Do three requirements.

Save 5 pounds of glass or aluminum, or 1 month of daily newspapers. Turn them in at a recycling center or use your community's recycling service.
Plant a tree in your yard, or on the grounds of the group that operates your Cub Scout pack, or in a park or other public place. Be sure to get permission first.
Call city or county officials or your trash hauling company and find out what happens to your trash after it is hauled away.
List all the ways water is used in your home. Search for dripping faucets or other ways water might be wasted. With an adult, repair or correct those problems.
Discuss with an adult in your family the kinds of energy your family uses.
Find out more about your family's use of electricity.
Take part in a den or pack neighborhood clean-up project.

LAW ENFORCEMENT IS A BIG JOB
Do all six requirements.

Practice one way police gather evidence: by taking fingerprints, or taking shoeprints, or taking tire track casts.
Visit your local sheriff's office or police station or talk with a law enforcement officer visiting your den or pack to discuss crime prevention.
Help with crime prevention for your home.
Be sure you know where to get help in your neighborhood.
Learn the phone numbers to use in an emergency and post them by each phone in your home.
Know what you can do to help law enforcement.

FAMILY (Do FOUR of the following)

THE PAST IS EXCITING AND IMPORTANT
Do requirement g and two other requirements.

Visit your library or newspaper office. Ask to see back issues of newspapers or an almanac.
Find someone who was a Cub Scout a long time ago. Talk with him about what Cub Scouting was like then.
Start or add to an existing den or pack scrapbook.
Trace your family back through your grandparents or great-grandparents; or, talk to a grandparent about what it was like when he or she was younger.
Find out some history about your community.
Start your own history: keep a journal for 2 weeks.
Complete the Character Connection for Respect.

Know. As you learn about how Cub Scout-age life was like for adults you know, does what you learn change what you think about them. Tell how it might help you respect or value them more.
Commit. Can you think of reasons others might be disrespectful to people or things you value? Name one new way you will show respect for a person or thing someone else values.
Practice. List some ways you can show respect for people and events in the past.

WHAT'S COOKING?
Do four requirements.

With an adult, bake cookies.
With an adult, make snacks for the next den meeting.
With an adult, prepare one part of your breakfast, one part of your lunch, and one part of your supper.
Make a list of the 'junk foods' you eat. Discuss 'junk food' with a parent or teacher.
Make some trail food for a hike.
With an adult, make a dessert for your family.
With an adult, cook something outdoors.

FAMILY FUN
Do both requirements.

Go on a day trip or evening out with members of your family.
Have a family fun night at home.

BE READY!
Do requirements a through e and requirement g. Requirement f is recommended, but not required.

Tell what to do in case of an accident in the home. A family member needs help. Someone's clothes catch on fire.
Tell what to do in case of a water accident.
Tell what to do in case of a school bus accident.
Tell what to do in case of a car accident.
With your family, plan escape routes from your home and have a practice drill.
Have a health checkup by a physician (optional).
Complete the Character Connection for Courage.

Know. Memorize the courage steps: Be brave, Be calm, Be clear, and Be careful. Tell why each courage step is important. How will memorizing the courage steps help you to be ready?
Commit. Tell why it might be difficult to follow the courage steps in an emergency situation. Think of other times you can use the courage steps. (Standing up to a bully is one example.)
Practice. Act out one of the requirements using these courage steps: Be brave, Be calm, Be clear, and Be careful.

FAMILY OUTDOOR ADVENTURE
Do three requirements.

Go camping with your family.
Go on a hike with your family.
Have a picnic with your family.
Attend an outdoor event with your family.
Plan your outdoor family day.

SAVING WELL, SPENDING WELL
Do four requirements.

Go grocery shopping with a parent or other adult member of your family.
Set up a savings account.
Keep a record of how you spend money for 2 weeks.
Pretend you are shopping for a car for your family.
Discuss family finances with a parent or guardian.
Play a board game with your family that involves the use of play money.
With an adult, figure out how much it costs for each person in your home to eat one meal.

SELF (do FOUR of the following)

RIDE RIGHT
Do requirement (a) and three other requirements.

Know the rules for bike safety. If your town requires a bicycle license, be sure to get one.
Learn to ride a bike, if you haven't by now. Show that you can follow a winding course for 60 feet doing sharp left and right turns, a U-turn, and an emergency stop.
Keep your bike in good shape. Identify the parts of a bike that should be checked often.
Change a tire on a bicycle.
Protect your bike from theft. Use a bicycle lock.
Ride a bike for 1 mile without rest. Be sure to obey all traffic rules.
Plan and take a family bike hike.

GAMES, GAMES, GAMES!
Do two requirements.

Set up the equipment and play any two of these outdoor games with your family or friends.
(Backyard golf, Badminton, Croquet, Sidewalk shuffleboard, Kickball, Softball, Tetherball, Horseshoes, Volleyball)
Play two organized games with your den.
Select a game that your den has never played. Explain the rules. Tell them how to play it, and then play it with them.

BUILDING MUSCLES
Do all three requirements.

Do physical fitness stretching exercises. Then do curl-ups, push-ups, the standing long jump, and the softball throw.
With a friend about your size, compete in at least six different two-person contests. (Many examples in book.)
Compete with your den or pack in the crab relay, gorilla relay, 30-yard dash, and kangaroo relay.

NOTE TO PARENTS: If a licensed physician certifies that the Cub Scout's physical condition for an indeterminable time doesn't permit him to do three of the requirements in this achievement, the Cubmaster and pack committee may authorize substitution of any three Arrow Point electives.

INFORMATION, PLEASE
Do requirement (a) and three more requirements.

With an adult in your family, choose a TV show. Watch it together.
Play a game of charades at your den meeting or with your family at home.
Visit a newspaper office, or a TV or radio station and talk to a news reporter.
Use a computer to get information. Write, spell-check, and print out a report on what you learned.
Write a letter to a company that makes something you use. Use e-mail or the U.S. Postal Service.
Talk with a parent or other family member about how getting and giving facts fits into his or her job.

JOT IT DOWN
Do requirement h and four other requirements.

Make a list of the things you want to do today. Check them off when you have done them.
Write two letters to relatives or friends.
Keep a daily record of your activities for 2 weeks.
Write an invitation to someone.
Write a thank-you note.
Write a story about something you have done with your family.
Write about the activities of your den.
Complete the Character Connection for Honesty.

Know. Tell what made it difficult to be clear and accurate as you wrote details and kept records, and tell what could tempt you to write something that was not exactly true. Define honesty.
Commit. Tell why it is important to be honest and trustworthy with yourself and with others. Imagine you had reported something inaccurately and tell how you could set the record straight. Give reasons that honest reporting will earn the trust of others.
Practice. While doing the requirement for this achievement, be honest when you are writing about real events.

SHAVINGS AND CHIPS
Do all four requirements.

Know the safety rules for handling a knife.
Show that you know how to take care of and use a pocketknife.
Make a carving with a pocketknife. Work with your den leader or other adult when doing this.
Earn the Whittling Chip card.

SAWDUST AND NAILS
Do all three requirements.

Show how to use and take care of four of these tools.
(Hammer, Hand saw, Hand drill, C-clamp, Wood plane, Pliers, Crescent wrench, Screwdriver, Bench vise, Coping saw, Drill bit)
Build your own tool box.
Use at least two tools listed in requirement (a) to fix something.

BUILD A MODEL
Do requirement g and two other requirements.

Build a model from a kit.
Build a display for one of your models.
Pretend you are planning to change the furniture layout in one of the rooms in your home.
Make a model of a mountain, a meadow, a canyon, or a river.
Go and see a model of a shopping center or new building that is on display somewhere.
Make a model of a rocket, boat, car, or plane.
Complete the Character Connection for Resourcefulness.

Know. Review the requirements for this achievement and list the resources you would need to complete them. Then list the materials you could substitute for items that you do not already have. Tell what it means to be resourceful.
Commit. After you complete the requirements for this achievement, list any changes that would make the results better if you did these projects again. Tell why it is important to consider all available resources for a project.
Practice. While you complete the requirements for this achievement, make notes on which materials worked well in your projects and why.

TYING IT ALL UP
Do five requirements.

Whip the ends of a rope.
Tie a square knot, bowline, sheet bend, two half hitches, and slip knot. Tell how each knot is used.
Learn how to keep a rope from tangling.
Coil a rope. Throw it, hitting a 2-foot square marker 20 feet away.
Learn a magic rope trick.
Make your own rope.

SPORTS, SPORTS, SPORTS
Do all five requirements.

Learn the rules of and how to play three team sports.
Learn the rules of and how to play two sports in which only one person is on each side.
Take part in one team and one individual sport.
Watch a sport on TV with a parent or some other adult member of your family.
Attend a high school, college, or professional sporting event with your family or your den.

BE A LEADER
Do requirement f and two other requirements.

Help a boy join Cub Scouting, or help a new Cub Scout through the Bobcat trail.
Serve as a denner or assistant denner.
Plan and conduct a den activity with the approval of your den leader.
Tell two people they have done a good job.
Leadership means choosing a way even when not everybody likes your choice.
Complete the Character Connection for Compassion.

Know. Tell why, as a leader, it is important to show kindness and concern for other people. List ways leaders show they care about the thoughts and feelings of others.
Commit. Tell why a good leader must consider the ideas, abilities, and feelings of others. Tell why it might be hard for a leader to protect another person's well-being. Tell ways you can be kind and compassionate.
Practice. While you complete the requirements for this achievement, find ways to be kind and considerate of others.

BEAR SCOUT ELECTIVES
Take a look at these Bear Elective Ideas for some interesting ways to tackle some of these activities.

SPACE

Identify two constellations and the North Star in the night sky.
Make a pinhole planetarium and show three constellations.
Visit a planetarium.
Build a model of a rocket or space satellite.
Read and talk about at least one man-made satellite and one natural one.
Find a picture of another planet in our solar system. Explain how it is different from Earth.

WEATHER

Learn how to read an outdoor thermometer. Put one outdoors and read it at the same time every day for two weeks. Keep a record of each day's temperature and a description of the weather each day (fair skies, rain, fog, snow, etc.).
Build a weather vane. Record wind direction every day at the same hour for two weeks. Keep a record of the weather for each day.
Make a rain gauge.
Find out what a barometer is and how it works. Tell your den about it. Tell what 'relative humidity' means.
Learn to identify three different kinds of clouds. Estimate their heights.
Watch the weather forecast on TV every day for two weeks. Describe three different symbols used on weather maps. Keep a record of how many times the weather forecast is correct.

RADIO

Build a crystal or diode radio. Check with your local craft or hobby shop or the nearest Scout shop that carries a crystal radio kit. It is all right to use a kit.
Make and operate a battery powered radio, following the directions with the kit.

ELECTRICITY

Wire a buzzer or doorbell.
Make an electric buzzer game.
Make a simple bar or horseshoe electromagnet.
Use a simple electric motor.
Make a crane with an electromagnetic lift.

BOATS

Help an adult rig and sail a real boat. (Wear your PFD.)
Help an adult repair a real boat or canoe.
Know the flag signals for storm warnings.
Help an adult repair a boat dock.
With an adult on board, and both wearing PFDs, row a boat around a 100-yard course that has two turns. Demonstrate forward strokes, turns to both sides, and backstrokes.

AIRCRAFT

Identify five different kinds of aircraft, in flight if possible, or from models or photos.
Ride in a commercial airplane.
Explain how a hot air balloon works.
Build and fly a model airplane. (You may use a kit. Every time you do this differently, it counts as a completed project.)
Sketch and label an airplane showing the direction of forces acting on it (lift, drag, and load).
Make a list of some of the things a helicopter can do that other kinds of airplanes can't. Draw or cut out a picture of a helicopter and label the parts.
Build and display a scale airplane model. You may use a kit or build it from plans.

THINGS THAT GO

With an adult's help, make a scooter or a Cubmobile. Know the safety rules.
With an adult's help, make a windmill.
With an adult's help, make a waterwheel.
Make an invention of your own design that goes.

CUB SCOUT BAND

Make and play a homemade musical instrument - cigar-box banjo, washtub bull fiddle, a drum or rhythm set, tambourine. etc.
Learn to play two familiar tunes on any musical instrument.
Play in a den band using homemade or regular musical instruments. Play at a pack meeting.
Play two tunes on any recognized band or orchestra instrument.

ART

Do an original art project and show it at a pack meeting. Every project you do counts as one requirement
Here are some ideas for art projects:
Mobile or wire sculpture, Silhouette, Acrylic painting, Watercolor painting, Collage, Mosaic, Clay sculpture, Silk screen picture.
Visit an art museum or picture gallery with your den or family.
Find a favorite outdoor location and draw or paint it.

MASKS

Make a simple papier-mâché mask.
Make an animal mask.
Make a clown mask.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Practice holding a camera still in one position. Learn to push the shutter button without moving the camera. Do this without film in the camera until you have learned how. Look through the viewfinder and see what your picture will look like. Make sure that everything you want in your picture is in the frame of your viewfinder.
Take five pictures of the same subject in different kinds of light.

Subject in direct sun with direct light.
Subject in direct sun with side light.
Subject in direct sun with back light.
Subject in shade on a sunny day.
Subject on a cloudy day.

Put your pictures to use.

Mount a picture on cardboard for display.
Mount on cardboard and give it to a friend.
Make three pictures that show how something happened (tell a story) and write a one sentence explanation for each.

Take a picture in your house.

With available light.
Using a flash attachment or photoflood (bright light).

NATURE CRAFTS

Make solar prints of three kinds of leaves.
Make a display of eight different animal tracks with an eraser print.
Collect, press, and label ten kinds of leaves.
Build a waterscope and identify five types of water life.
Collect eight kinds of plant seeds and label them.
Collect, mount, and label ten kinds of rocks or minerals.
Collect, mount, and label five kinds of shells.
Build and use a bird caller.

MAGIC

Learn and show three magic tricks.
With your den, put on a magic show for someone else.
Learn and show four puzzles.
Learn and show three rope tricks.

LANDSCAPING

With an adult, help take care of your lawn or flower beds or help take care of the lawn or flower beds of a public building, school, or church. Seed bare spots. Get rid of weeds. Pick up litter. Agree ahead of time on what you will do.
Make a sketch of a landscape plan for the area right around your home. Talk it over with a parent or den leader. Show which trees, shrubs and flowers you could plant to make the area look better.
Take part in a project with your family, den, or pack to make your neighborhood or community more beautiful. These might be having a cleanup party, painting, cleaning and painting trash barrels, and removing weeds. (Each time you do this differently, it counts as a completed project.)
Build a greenhouse and grow twenty plants from seed. You can use a package of garden seeds, or use beans, pumpkin seeds, or watermelon seeds.

WATER AND SOIL CONSERVATION

Dig a hole or find an excavation project and describe the different layers of soil you see and feel. (Do not enter an excavation area alone or without permission.)
Explore three kinds of earth by conducting a soil experiment.
Visit a burned-out forest or prairie area, or a slide area, with your den or your family. Talk to a soil and water conservation officer or forest ranger about how the area will be planted and cared for so that it will grow to be the way it was before the fire or slide

What is erosion? Find out the kinds of grasses, trees, or ground cover you should plant in your area to help limit erosion.

As a den, visit a lake, stream, river, or ocean (whichever is nearest where you live). Plan and do a den project to help clean up this important source of water. Name four kinds of water pollution.

FARM ANIMALS

e.       Take care of a farm animal. Decide with your parent the things you will do and how long you will do them.
f.       Name and describe six kinds of farm animals and tell their common uses.
g.      Read a book about farm animals and tell your den about it.
h.      With your family or den, visit a livestock exhibit at a county or state fair.
                        REPAIRS
.        With the help of an adult, fix an electric plug or appliance.
a.       Use glue or epoxy to repair something.
b.      Remove and clean a drain trap.
c.       Refinish or repaint something.
d.      Agree with an adult in your family on some repair job to be done and do it. (Each time you do this differently, it counts as a completed project.)
                        BACKYARD GYM
.        Build and use an outdoor gym with at least three items from this list.
1.      Balance board
2.      Trapeze
3.      Tire walk
4.      Tire swing
5.      Tetherball
6.      Climbing rope
7.      Running long jump area.
a.       Build three outdoor toss games.
b.      Plan an outdoor game or gym day with your den. (This can be part of a pack activity). Put your plans on paper.
c.       Hold an open house for your backyard gym.
                        SWIMMING Always have an adult with you who can swim.
.        Jump feet first into water over your head, swim 25 feet on the surface, stop, turn sharply, and swim back.
a.       Swim on your back, the elementary backstroke, for 30 feet.
b.      Rest by floating on your back, using as little motion as possible for at least one minute.
c.       Tell what is meant by the buddy system. Know the basic rules of safe swimming
d.      Do a racing dive from edge of pool and swim 60 feet, using a racing stroke. (You might need to make a turn.)
                        SPORTS
.        In archery, know the safety rules and how to shoot correctly. Put six arrows into a 4-foot target at a distance of 15 feet. Make an arrow holder. (This can be done only at a district/council day or resident or family camp.)
a.       In skiing, know the Skier's Safety and Courtesy Code. Demonstrate walking and kick turn, climbing with a side step or herringbone, a snowplow stop, a stem turn, four linked snowplow or stem turns, straight running in a downhill position or cross-country position, and how to recover from a fall.
b.      In ice skating, know the safety rules. From a standing start, skate forward 150 feet; and come to a complete stop within 20 feet. Skate around a corner clockwise and counterclockwise without coasting. Show a turn from forward to backward. Skate backward 50 feet.
c.       In track, show how to make a sprint start. Run the 50-yard dash in 10 seconds or less. Show how to do the standing long jump, the running long jump, or high jump. (Be sure to have a soft landing area.)
d.      In roller skating (with conventional or in-line skates), know the safety rules. From a standing start, skate forward 150 feet; and come to a complete stop within 20 feet. Skate around a corner clockwise and counterclockwise without coasting and show a turn from forward to backward. Skate backward 50 feet. Wear the proper protective clothing.
e.       Earn a new Cub Scout Sports pin. (Repeat three times with different sports to earn up to three Arrow Points.)
                        SALES
.        Take part in a council- or pack-sponsored, money-earning sales program. Keep track of the sales you make yourself. When the program is over, add up the sales you have made.
a.       Help with a garage sale or rummage sale. This can be with your family or a neighbor, or it can be a church, school, or pack event.
                        COLLECTING THINGS
.        Start a stamp collection. You can get information about stamp collecting at any U.S. post office.
a.       Mount and display a collection of emblems, coins, or other items to show at a pack meeting. This can be any kind of collection. Every time you show a different kind of collection, it counts as one requirement.
b.      Start your own library. Keep your own books and pamphlets in order by subject. List the title, author, and subject of each on an index card and keep the cards in a file box, or use a computer program to store the information.
                        MAPS
.        Look up your state on a U.S. map. What other states touch its borders?
a.       Find your city or town on a map of your state. How far do you live from the state capital?
b.      In which time zone do you live? How many time zones are there in the U.S.?
c.       Make a map showing the route from your home to your school or den meeting place.
d.      Mark a map showing the way to a place you would like to visit that is at least 50 miles from your home.
                        AMERICAN INDIAN LIFE
.        American Indian people live in every part of what is now the continental United States. Find the name of the American Indian nation that lives or has lived where you live now. Learn about these people.
a.       Learn, make equipment for, and play two American Indian or other native American games with members of your den. Be able to tell the rules, who won, and what the score was.
b.      Learn what the American Indian people in your area (or another area) used for shelter before contact with the Europeans. Learn what American Indian people in that area used for shelter today. Make a model of one of these shelters, historic or modern. Compare the kind of shelter you made with the others made in your den.
                        Let's Go Camping
.        Learn about the ten essential items you need for a hike or campout. Assemble your own kit of essential items. Explain why each item is 'essential.'
a.       Go on a short hike with your den, following the buddy system. Explain how the buddy system works and why it is important to you to follow it. Tell what to do if you are lost.
b.      Participate with your den in front of the pack at a campfire.
c.       Participate with your pack on an overnight campout. Help put up your tent and help set up the campsite.
d.      Participate with your den in a religious service during an overnight campout or other Cub Scouting event.
e.       Attend day camp in your area.
f.       attend resident camp in your area.
g.      Earn the Cub Scout Leave No Trace Award.
This information is intended to make bear cub scout dens more productive and interesting for the scouts. A cub scout at the bear level needs a lot of activity made up of short, interesting games, projects, and challenges.

*this information was copied from the very thorough and informative website http://www.boyscouttrail.com/ please visit their page for further ideas on games, skits, den meetings and pack meetings

Webelos Scout Resources for a Great Program

Webelos Meaning:
We'll Be Loyal Scouts

Webelos Goal:
Prepare a Cub Scout to be a Boy Scout

Webelos Rank Requirements

Arrow of Light Requirements

Webelos is a 20 month program for 4th and 5th grade boys to prepare to join a Boy Scout troop while learning outdoors skills and participating in 20 different activity badges. A well-run group of Webelos is a gradual change from being an 'adult-run' den to being a 'boy-run' patrol ready to fit right into an adventurous scouting troop. This migration requires the parents and den leaders to give the scouts more and more control, decision-making power, and responsibility as they progress in skills, abilities, and maturity. A good program also provides the scouts with many opportunities to grow in the Webelos Virtues.
Our Webelos den has been very exciting to watch as the boys change from being squirrely 3rd graders mostly intent on running around and playing to being a patrol that can recognize a goal, the requirements to fulfill the goal, and the ambition to accomplish the goal. The trail to the destination is as rewarding as the destination, but they learn to plan the work and work the plan and enjoy the process. Of course, we did not turn everything over to the boys at the First Webelos Meeting - we gradually give them more tasks to do, such as taking attendance, checking uniforms, leading flag ceremonies, making announcements, preparing snacks, planning Webelos activity badge outings, organizing campouts, and leading entire meetings.
We are having very good success running the Webelos program more adult-led up through January of the 4th grade, gradually passing responsibility to the scouts. By that time, each scout earns his Webelos rank badge so it is a good time to change from blue shirts to tan, receive the Webelos badge, and start morphing into a patrol.
It is also a good point to start promoting the fact that each scout is responsible for his own advancement and there will be few 'den-wide' completions of activity badges - each boy will complete on his own schedule. We concentrate on having more patrol games, contests, and skill-building rather than activities directly related to an activity badge at our den meetings - this causes each scout to perform more of the activity badge requirements on his own and then contact the den leader for sign off. Again, this is a gradual change over a few months and we still do activity badge projects and tasks at the meetings, but not all of them.
Webelos Program:
The Webelos program has two major milestones - the Webelos rank badge to be earned around February of 4th grade and the Arrow of Light to be earned around February of 5th grade. The final part of Webelos is bridging over into a Boy Scout troop selected individually by the scout.

Once the goals of Webelos are understood, the methods of the program make a lot of sense! There are a few major changes between Cub Scouts and Webelos scouts that are very important to the success of your program. Some adult leaders and parents find it difficult to adjust to these changes so a Parent Meeting to discuss expectations and changes from Cub Scouts is critical to your success. Use parents to plan and lead individual activity badges. The Webelos den leader will have more paperwork and tracking than the wolf or bear den leader.

Important differences from Cub Scouts to Webelos:

Advancement Sign Off - each Webelos scout is supposed to take his handbook to the den leader or assistant den leader for sign off when a requirement is completed. This is a change from having a parent sign off every activity. This change prepares the scout to have a ScoutMaster sign off each advancement requirement in Boy Scouts. There is more responsibility put on the scout to remember and bring his handbook to meetings and get it signed.
Tip: Help the scouts along until they get the routine. Have them bring their Webelos handbook to every meeting and reward them for bringing them until they get it. Have a list of activity badge requirements that you plan on completing at a meeting so you, your assistant, or a parent on your behalf can sign off those that are completed right away. This will help the scouts understand the importance of the handbook.
Webelos Activity Badges - Bear and Wolf scouts earned red or yellow progress towards rank beads to string on a totem. Once enough were earned, they received the rank badge. Webelos moves closer to the Boy Scout merit badge system with a recognizable pin for each activity badge earned. Individual scouts may earn different badges at different times and there are only a couple badges that are mandatory to earn ranks. This change gives the scout more control over his advancement and lets him choose areas he enjoys more.
Camping - Webelos dens should Camp! Cub Scouts can camp as a pack, but Webelos should go out as a den as much as possible to give the scouts opportunities to learn and use their Outdoorsman, Naturalist, Forester, and Readyman skills. Each Webelos scout needs to have an adult responsible for him on each camping trip. Campouts in the backyard with dinner and s'mores made on a gas grill can be a great way to ease your scouts into the world of camping. Taking your den to a district or council organized summer Webelos camp should be a required part of your program. Most councils have a one or two day overnight camp every summer for Webelos. A Packing List is helpful for a short campout.
Tip: Be sure you follow Rules for Safe Scouting practices on your camping trips.
Patrols - a patrol is just another name for the den but it does have some significance. Boy Scouts are organized into Patrols, each with their own name, flag, yell, leader, and emblem. As Webelos, a den can begin to operate as a patrol and select an emblem for their uniform, make up a yell, name, and flag. This can really get the scouts to become a team. Taking their flag along on a campout or hike and announcing themselves with their yell is pretty fun.
Tip: A great time to start working as a patrol is when everyone in the den earns their Webelos rank. Have a den meeting with the goal of becoming a patrol - choosing a name, selecting an emblem, coming up with a yell, and designing a flag. You might also elect a patrol leader (a denner) to serve for the next month. Each month, a new patrol leader should be elected so each scout has the opportunity to practice his leadership skills. The den leader should spend some extra time with the patrol leader explaining how to run a meeting and giving him encouragement to lead his friends.

Webelos Den Leader:

A well-trained, organized, and caring Den Leader is critical to the success of a Webelos Den. The Webelos Den Leader takes on the responsibility of making advancement opportunities available to the scouts and then tracking their advancements. The leader also recruits other adults to plan and organize individual activity badge meetings and outings. One of the main roles of the Webelos den leader is to give each scout opportunities to lead and make decisions, both individually and for the den.
Every parent should be expected to lead two of the 20 Webelos activity badges. A den should be able to complete an activity badge each month. The first two or three activity badges should be led by the den leader or assistant den leader as examples to the other parents on what is expected. Having parents actively leading lets the scouts interact with other adults and lets
parents have a sense of ownership of the success of the group. An actively supportive parent is crucial for any scout hoping to attain the Eagle Scout rank since there will be many times when a parent is asked to help out with that boy's progress.

Webelos Den Leader is a registered volunteer BSA position. Every Webelos Den is required to have a registered den leader whose responsibilities are:

Work directly with other den and pack leaders to ensure that the den is an active and successful part of the pack.
Plan, prepare for, and conduct den meetings with the assistant den leader and den chief.
Attend pack leaders' meetings.
Lead the den at pack meetings and activities.
Ensure the transition of Webelos scouts to Boy Scouts.

*this information was copied from the very thorough and informative website http://www.boyscouttrail.com/ please visit their page for further ideas on games, skits, den meetings and pack meetings

	Webelos Activity Badge Requirements
PHYSICAL: Aquanaut, Athlete, Fitness, Sportsman
MENTAL: Artist, Scholar, Showman, Traveler
COMMUNITY: Citizen, Communicator, Family Member, Readyman
TECHNOLOGY: Craftsman, Engineer, Handyman, Scientist
OUTDOOR: Forester, Geologist, Naturalist, Outdoorsman

AQUANAUT

Do These:

Jump into water over your head. Come to the surface and swim 100 feet, at least half of this using a backstroke.
Stay in the water after the swim and float on your back and your front, and demonstrate survival floating.
Put on a personal floatation device (PFD) that is the right size for you. Make sure it is properly fastened. Wearing the PFD, jump into water over your head. Show how the PFD keeps your head above water by swimming 25 feet. Get out of the water, remove the PFD, and hang it where it will dry.

And Do Three of These:

Do a front surface dive and swim under water for four strokes before returning to the surface.
Explain the four basic water rescue methods. Demonstrate reaching and throwing rescues.
With an adult on board, show that you know how to handle a rowboat.
Pass the BSA "Swimmer" test:

Jump feet-first into water over the head in depth, level off, and begin swimming.
Swim 75 yards in a strong manner using one or more of the following strokes: sidestroke, breaststroke, trudgen, or crawl.
Then swim 25 yards using an easy, resting backstroke.
After completing the swim, rest by floating.

While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Sports belt loop for swimming.

Note: For requirement 8, you must earn the Swimming Belt Loop while you are a Webelos Scout. (even if you earned it while in a Cub Scout Den).
Resources:
Aquanaut Guide Planner Aquanaut Worksheets Aquanaut Ideas
General Resources: more Webelos Ideas

ATHLETE
Do These:

With your parent, guardian, or Webelos den leader, complete the Perseverance Character Connection.

Know: Review the requirements and decide which ones might be more difficult for you to do. Make a plan to complete one of the harder requirements.
Commit: When doing the harder requirement, did you ever feel frustrated or angry? What did perseverance have to do with that? Name another type of task for which you will need to persevere.
Practice: Practice perseverance by following your plan to do that requirement for the Athlete activity badge.

Explain what it means to be physically and mentally healthy.
Explain what you as a Webelos Scout can do to stay physically and mentally healthy.
Every time you work on requirement 5 below, start with at least 5 minutes of stretching warm-up activities.
Do as many as you can of the following and record your results. Show improvement in all of the activities after 30 days.

Have another person hold your feet down while you do as many curl-ups as you can.
Do as many pull-ups from a bar as you can.
Do as many push-ups from the ground or floor as you can.
Do a standing long jump as far as you can.
Do a quarter-mile run or walk.

And Do Two of These:

Do a vertical jump and improve your reach in 30 days.
Do a 50 yard dash as fast as you can, and show a decrease in time over a 30 day period.
Ride a bike 1 mile as fast as you can, and show a decrease in time over a 30 day period.
Swim a quarter mile in a pool or lake as fast as you can, and show a decrease in time over a 30 day period.

Resources:
Athlete Guide Planner Athlete Worksheets
Ideas: Athlete Ideas 1, Ideas 2, Ideas 3, Ideas 4, PDF 1, PDF 2
Activity Pages: Healthy, Exercise, Warm-up, Fitness
General Resources: more Webelos Ideas

FITNESS

Required for Webelos Badge

Do This:

With your parent, guardian, or Webelos den leader, complete the Health and Fitness Character Connection.

Know: Tell why it is important to be healthy, clean, and fit.
Commit: Tell when it is difficult for you to stick with good health habits. Tell where you can go to be with others who encourage you to be healthy, clean, and fit.
Practice: Practice good health habits while doing the requirements for this activity badge.

And Do Six of These:

With a parent or other adult family member complete a safety notebook, which is discussed in the booklet "How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse " that is in your Webelos handbook.
Read the meal planning information in this chapter. With a parent or other family member, plan a week of meals. Explain what kinds of meals are best for you and why.
Keep a record of your daily meals and snacks for a week. Decide whether you have been eating foods that are good for you.
Tell an adult member of your family about the bad effects smoking or chewing tobacco would have on your body.
Tell an adult member of your family four reasons why you should not use alcohol and how it could affect you.
Tell an adult member of your family what drugs could do to your body and how they would affect your ability to think clearly.
Read the BSA booklet Choose to Refuse. Discuss it with an adult and show that you understand the material.

Resources:
Fitness Guide Planner Fitness Worksheets
Ideas: Drugs: A Deadly Game, Order Form, Pre-Test, Post-Test
Fitness Ideas 1, Ideas 2, Ideas 3, PDF 1, PDF 2, PDF 3
General Resources: more Webelos Ideas

SPORTSMAN
Do These:

Show the signals used by officials in one of these sports: football, basketball, baseball, soccer, or hockey.
Explain what good sportsmanship means.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn Cub Scout Sports belt loops for two individual sports ( badminton, bicycling, bowling, fishing, golf, gymnastics, ice skating, marbles, physical fitness, roller skating, snow ski and board sports, swimming, table tennis, or tennis).
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn Cub Scout Sports belt loops for two team sports ( baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball, flag football, or ultimate).

Resources:
Sportsman Guide Planner Sportsman Worksheets
Ideas: Sportsman Ideas 1, Ideas 2, Ideas 3, Ideas 4, PDF 1, PDF 2
General Resources: more Webelos Ideas

ARTIST

Do These:

Talk to an artist in your area or to your art teacher about the different occupations in the art field. Make a list of them.
Create a scrapbook (portfolio) of your Artist activity badge projects and show it to your den leader.

Do Five of These:

Draw or paint an original picture out-of-doors, using the art materials you prefer. Frame the picture for your room or home.
List the primary and secondary colors. Explain what happens when you combine colors.
Using a computer, make six original designs using straight lines, curved lines, or both.
Draw a profile of a member of your family.
Use clay to sculpt a simple object.
Make a mobile, using your choice of materials.
Make an art construction, using your choice of materials.
Create a collage that expresses something about you.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Art.

Resources:
Artist Guide Planner Artist Worksheets
Ideas: Artist Ideas 1, Ideas 2, Ideas 3, PDF 1
Activity Pages: Colors, Mobile
General Resources: more Webelos Ideas

Do This:

With your parent, guardian, or Webelos den leader, complete the Positive Attitude Character Connection.

Know: Discuss with your parent, guardian, or your Webelos den leader, what it means to have a positive attitude and the "BEST" steps you can take to have a positive attitude. (Believe it can happen, Expect success, Set your mind, and Try, try, try.
Commit: Plan with your parent, guardian, or your Webelos den leader, how you will apply the "BEST" steps for a positive attitude in doing your school-work and in other areas of your life.
Practice: Do your "BEST" to have a cheerful and positive attitude while doing the requirements for this activity badge.

And Do Three of These:

Have a good record in attendance, behavior, and grades at school.
Take an active part in a school activity or service.
Discuss with your teacher or principal the value of having an education.
List in writing some important things you can do now because of what you've learned in; school.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Language.
While you are a Webelos Scout, and if you have not earned it for another activity badge, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Mathematics.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Chess.

And Do Three of These:

Trace through history the different kinds of schools. Tell how our present public school system grew out of these early schools.
Make a chart showing how your school system is run.
Ask a parent and five other grown-ups these questions:

What do you think are the best things about my school?
What are its main problems?

Tell what you think were the best answers and why.

List and explain some of the full-time positions in the field of education.
Help another student with schoolwork. Tell what you did to help.

Resources:
Scholar Guide Planner Scholar Worksheets
Ideas: Scholar Ideas 1, Ideas 2, Ideas 3, Ideas 4, PDF 1, PDF 2
Activity Pages: KnowIt 1, KnowIt 2, Trivia, Study Skills
General Resources: more Webelos Ideas

SHOWMAN

Do This:

Complete six activities of your choice; these can be from any area (puppetry, music, or drama).

PUPPETRY
And do one of these not already done for requirement 1:

Write a puppet play about one of your Webelos den activities or a subject of your choice.
Make a set of puppets or marionettes for the play you have written or for another play.
Build a simple stage for marionettes or puppets.
Alone or with the help of others, put on a puppet show for your den or pack.
Make a set of four paper bag puppets for a singing group. With the help of three other den members, sing a song with the puppets as the performers.
There are sock, stick and finger puppets. There are paper bag puppets and marionettes. Explain their differences and show any puppets you have made for this badge.

MUSIC
And do one of these not already done for requirement 1:

Play four tunes on any band or orchestra instrument. Read these from music.
Sing one song indoors and one song outdoors, either alone or with a group. Tell what you need to do differently when singing outdoors.
Make a collection of three or more records, tapes, or music CDs. Tell what you like about each one.
Tell what folk music is. Hum, sing, or play a folk tune on a musical instrument.
Name three American composers. Name a famous work by each.
Draw a staff. Draw on it a clef, sharp, flat, natural, note, and rest. Tell what each is used for.
Show the difference between 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 time by beating time or playing an instrument.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Music.

DRAMA
And do one of these not already done for requirement 1:

Give a monologue (a talk) on a patriotic, humorous, or holiday subject, or another subject of your choice.
Attend a play. Describe the story. Tell what you liked about it.
Read a play. Make a model stage setting for one of the acts.
Write, put on, and take part in a one-act play.
Make a list of stage directions. Tell what they mean.
Describe a theater-in-the-round. What are its good and bad points?
Explain the difference between a grand opera and a light opera. Explain the difference between a musical and a play.
Read about William Shakespeare. Draw a picture of his Globe Theater.

For requirement #1 of the Showman activity badge, choose six activities from puppetry, music, or drama. Then, do one additional activity in each of the three areas, for a total of 9 activities.
Resources:
Showman Guide Planner Showman Worksheets
Ideas: Showman Ideas 1, Ideas 2, Ideas 3, Ideas 4, PDF 1, PDF 2, PDF 3
Activity Pages: Read Music, Word Search, Thaumatropes, Compose a Song
General Resources: more Webelos Ideas

TRAVELER

Do Five of These:

Get a map or timetable from a railroad, bus line, airline, subway, or light rail. The line should serve the place where you live or near where you live. Look up some places it goes.
Use a timetable to plan a trip from your home to a city in another state by railroad, bus, airline, or ferry.
With the help of your parent, guardian, teacher, or librarian, use a map site on the Internet to plan a trip from your home to a nearby place of interest. Download and/or print the directions and street map showing how to go from your home to the place you chose.
With your parent or guardian, take a trip to a place that interests you. Go by car, bus, boat, train, or plane.
Figure out what it costs per mile for the trip you took or planned to fulfill requirement 2, 4, 6, or 7. (Don't forget to include getting back to your starting point.
Decide on four nearby trips you would like to take with your parents or guardian. Draw the route of each trip on a highway map. Using the map, act as navigator on one of these trips. It should start at your home, be at least 25 miles long, and have six or more turns.
Decide on a trip you would like to take that lasts at least two days. Pack everything you would need for that trip.
Check the first aid kit in the family car to see if it contains what is needed. Explain what you found.
Look at a map legend on a road map of your area. Learn what the symbols mean. Show your den members what you have learned.
On a road map of your area, find a place of interest, and draw two different routes between it and your home. Use the map legend to determine which route is shorter in miles.
Make a list of safety precautions you, as a traveler, should take for travel by each of the following; car, bus, plane, boat, train.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Geography.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Map and Compass.

Resources:
Traveler Guide Planner Traveler Activities
Ideas: Ideas 1, Ideas 2, PDF 1, PDF 2
Activity Pages: Been There, Road Signs, Town Signs, Sign Colors, Figure It
General Resources: more Webelos Ideas

CITIZEN

Required for Webelos Badge

Do This:

With your parent, guardian, or Webelos den leader, complete the Citizenship Character Connection.

Know: List some of your rights as a citizen of the United States of America. Tell ways you can show respect for the rights of others.
Commit: Name some ways a boy your age can be a good citizen. Tell how you plan to be a good citizen and how you plan to influence others to be good citizens.
Practice: Choose one of the requirements for this activity badge that helps you be a good citizen. Complete the requirement and tell why completing it helped you be a good citizen.

Do All of These:

Know the names of the President and Vice-President of the United States, elected Governor of your state and the head of your local government.
Describe the flag of the United States and give a short history of it. With another Webelos Scout helping you, show how to hoist and lower the flag, how to hang it horizontally and vertically on a wall, and how to fold it. Tell how to retire a worn or tattered flag properly.
Explain why you should respect your country's flag. Tell some of the special days we fly it. Tell when to salute the flag and show how to do it.
Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance from memory. Explain its meaning in your own words.
Tell how our National Anthem was written.
Explain the rights and duties of a citizen of the United States. Explain what a citizen should do to save our natural resources.
As a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Citizenship. At a Webelos den meeting, talk about the service project Good Turn that you did.

And Do Two of These:

Tell about two things you can do that will help law enforcement agencies.
With your Webelos den or your family, visit a community leader. Learn about the duties of the job or office and tell what you have learned.
Write a short story of not less than 50 words about a former U.S. president or some other great American. Give a report on this to your Webelos den.
Tell about another boy you think is a good citizen. Tell what he does that makes you think he is a good citizen.
List the names of three people you think are good citizens. (They can be from any country.) Tell why you chose each of them.
Tell why we have laws. Tell why you think it is important to obey the law. Tell about three laws you obeyed this week.
Tell why we have government. Explain some ways your family helps pay for government.
List four ways in which your country helps or works with other nations.
Name three organizations, not churches or other religious organizations, in your area that help people. Tell something about what one of these organizations does.

Resources:
Citizen Guide Planner Citizen Worksheets
Ideas: Ideas 1, Ideas 2, PDF 1, PDF 2
Activity Pages: Presidents Speech, Test, Duties Naturalization, Scavenger Hunt
General Resources: more Webelos Ideas

COMMUNICATOR

Do Seven of These

Play the Body Language Game with your den.
Prepare and give a three-minute talk to your den on a subject of your choice.
Invent a sign language or a picture writing language and use it to tell someone a story.
Identify and discuss with your den as many different methods of communication as you can (at least six different methods).
Invent your own den secret code and send one of your den members a secret message.
With your den or your family, visit a library and talk to a librarian. Learn how books are catalogued to make them easy to find. Sign up for a library card, if you don't already have one.
Visit the newsroom of a newspaper or a radio or television station and find out how they receive information.
Write an article about a den activity for your pack newsletter or web site, your local newspaper, or your school newsletter, newspaper, or web site.
Invite a person with a visual, speaking, or hearing impairment to visit your den. Ask about the special ways he or she communicates. Discover how well you can communicate with him or her.
With your parent or guardian, or your Webelos den leader, invite a person who speaks another language (such as Spanish, French, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.) as well as English to visit your den. Ask questions about the other language (its background, where it is spoken, etc.), discuss words in that language that den members are already familiar with, or ask about ways to learn another language.
Use a personal computer to write a letter to a friend or relative. Create your letter, check it for grammar and spelling, and save it to a disk. Print it.
Search the Internet and connect to five web sites that interest you.
Under the supervision of a parent or other trusted adult, exchange e-mail with a friend or relative.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Academics belt loop for Computers.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Academics belt loop for Communicating.
Find out about jobs in communications. Tell your den what you learn.

Resources:
Communicator Guide Planner Communicator Worksheets
Ideas: Communicator Ideas 1, Ideas 3, PDF 1, PDF 2, PDF 3
Activity Pages: Anagrams, Quiz,
General Resources: more Webelos Ideas

FAMILY MEMBER

Do All of These:

Tell what is meant by family, duty to family, and family meetings.
Make a chart showing the jobs you and other family members have at home. Talk with your family about other jobs you can do for the next two months.
Make a list of some things for which your family spends money. Tell how you can help your family save money.
Plan your own budget for 30 days. Keep track of your daily expenses for seven days.
Take part in at least four family meetings and help make decisions. The meetings might involve plans for family activities, or they might be about serious topics that your parent wants you to know about.
With the help of an adult inspect your home and surroundings. Make a list of hazards or lack of security that you find. Correct one problem that you found and tell what you did.

And Do Two of These:

With the help of an adult prepare a family energy-saving plan. Explain what you did to carry it out.
Tell what your family does for fun. Make a list of fun things your family might do for little or no cost. Plan a family fun night.
Learn how to clean your home properly. With adult supervision, help do it for one month.
Show that you know how to take care of your clothes. With adult supervision, help at least twice with the family laundry.
With adult supervision, help plan the meals for your family for one week. Help buy the food and help prepare three meals for your family.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Academics belt loop for Heritages.
Explain why garbage and trash must be disposed of properly.

Resources:
Family Member Guide Planner Family Member Worksheets
Ideas: Ideas 1, Ideas 2, Ideas 3, PDF 1, PDF 2, PDF 3
Activity Pages: Word Search, Finances, Inspections, Meal Planner
General Resources: more Webelos Ideas

READYMAN

Required for Arrow of Light

Do All of These:

With your parent, guardian, or Webelos den leader, complete the Courage Character Connection.

Know: Define the importance of each courage step: Be strong; Be calm; Be clear; Be careful. Explain how memorizing the courage steps helps you to be ready.
Commit: Explain why it is hard to follow the courage steps in an emergency. Tell when you can use the courage steps in other situations (such as standing up to a bully, avoiding fights, being fair, not stealing or cheating when tempted, etc.)
Practice: Act out one of the requirements using these courage steps: Be strong; Be calm; Be clear; Be careful.

Explain what first aid is. Tell what you should do after an accident.
Explain how you can get help quickly if there is an emergency in your home. Make a Help List of people or agencies that can help you if you need it. Post it near a phone or other place with easy access.
Demonstrate the Heimlich maneuver and tell when it is used.
Show what to do for these "hurry cases":

o    Serious bleeding
o    Stopped breathing
o    Internal poisoning
o    Heart attack
                Show how to treat shock.
                Show first aid for the following:
o    Cuts and scratches
o    Burns and scalds
o    Choking
o    Blisters on the hand and foot
o    Tick bites
o    Bites and stings of insects other than ticks
o    Poisonous snakebite
o    Nosebleed
o    Frostbite
o    Sunburn
                Tell what steps must be taken for a safe swim with your Webelos den, pack, family, or other group. Explain the reasons for the buddy system.
And Do Two of These:

Explain six safety rules you should follow when driving a bicycle.
Explain the importance of wearing safety equipment when participating in sports activities (skating, skateboarding, etc.)
Make a home fire escape plan for your family.
Explain how to use each item in a first aid kit.
Tell where accidents are most likely to happen inside and around your home.
Explain six safety rules you should remember when riding in a car.
Attend a first aid demonstration at a Boy Scout troop meeting, a Red Cross center, or other community event or place.

Resources:
Readyman Guide Planner Readyman Worksheets
Ideas: Ideas 1, Ideas 2, Ideas 3, PDF 1, PDF 2
Activity Pages: Word Search, Emergency Form
General Resources: more Webelos Ideas

CRAFTSMAN

Do These:

Explain how to safely handle the tools that you will use for this activity badge safely.
With adult supervision and using hand tools, construct two different wooden objects you and your Webelos den leader agree on, such as the items listed below. Use a coping saw or jigsaw for these projects. Put them together with glue, nails, or screws. Paint or stain them.

Book rack, Napkin holder, Shelf, Animal cutouts, Bulletin board, Garden tool rack, Weather vane, Lid holder, Tie rack, Mailbox, Letter holder, Birdhouse, Notepad holder, Desk nameplate, Toolbox, Letter, Bill, and Pencil holder, Towel rack, Bread box, Recipe holder, Key rack, Lamp stand, Measuring cup rack, Kitchen knife rack, Measuring spoon rack, Kitchen utensil rack

Make a display stand, or box to be used to display a model or an award. Or make a frame for a photo or painting. Use suitable material.
Make four useful items using materials other than wood that you and your Webelos den leader agree on, such as clay, plastic, leather, metal, paper, rubber, or rope. These should be challenging items and must involve several operations.

Resources:
Craftsman Guide Planner Craftsman Worksheets
Ideas: Ideas 1, Ideas 2, Ideas 3, PDF 1
General Resources: more Webelos Ideas

ENGINEER

Do Both of These:

Talk to an engineer, surveyor, or architect in your area about the different occupations in engineering. Create a list that tells what they do
Draw a floor plan of your house. Include doors, windows, and stairways.

And Do Four of These:

Visit a construction job. Look at a set of plans used to build the facility or product. Tell your Webelos den leader about these. (Get permission before you visit.)
Visit a civil engineer or surveyor to learn how to measure the length of a property line. Explain how property lines are determined.
Tell about how electricity is generated and then gets to your home.
Construct a simple working electrical circuit using a flashlight battery, a switch, and a light.
Make drawings of three kinds of bridges and explain their differences. Construct a model bridge of your choice.
Make a simple crane using a block and tackle and explain how the block and tackle is used in everyday life.
Build a catapult and show how it works.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Mathematics.

Resources:
Engineer Guide Planner Engineer Worksheets
Ideas: Engineer Ideas 1, Ideas 2, Ideas 3, Ideas 4, Ideas 5, PDF 1, PDF 2
General Resources: more Webelos Ideas

HANDYMAN

Do These:

With your parent, guardian, or Webelos den leader, complete the Responsibility Character Connection.

Know: List all the tasks you can think of that are necessary in keeping a household in good shape. Name the tasks that are your responsibility. Tell what it means to be responsible for these tasks.
Commit: Talk about what happens when people don't do their jobs. Tell why it is important to be helpful and to be responsible. List ways that you can be more responsible on your own.
Practice: Choose one of the requirements and show how you are responsible by doing that task well for two weeks.

And Do Six of These:

With adult supervision, wash a car.
Help an adult change a tire on a car.
With adult supervision, replace a bulb in the taillight, turn signal, or parking light or replace a headlight on a car.
With adult supervision, show how to check the oil level and tire pressure on a car.
Make a repair to a bicycle, such as tightening the chain, fixing a flat tire, or adjusting the seat or handlebars.
Properly lubricate the chain and crank on a bicycle.
Properly inflate the tires on a bicycle.
Change the wheels on a skateboard or pair of inline skates.
Replace a light bulb in a fixture or lamp.
With adult supervision, arrange a storage area for household cleaners and other dangerous materials where small children cannot reach them.
Build a sawhorse or stool to be used around your home.
Help take care of the lawn.
Arrange a storage area for hand tools or lawn and garden tools.
Clean and properly store hand tools or lawn and garden tools in their storage area.
Label hand tools or lawn and garden tools.
Put together a toolbox for common repairs around the house. Be sure the toolbox and tools are stored safely.

Resources:
Handyman Guide Planner Handyman Worksheets
Ideas: Handyman Ideas 1, Ideas 2, Ideas 3, PDF 1, PDF 2
Activity Pages: Crossword, Handy at Home
General Resources: more Webelos Ideas

SCIENTIST

Do These:

Read Bernoulli's Principle. Show how it works.
Read Pascal's Law. Tell about some inventions that use Pascal's law.
Read Newton's first law of motion. Show in three different ways how inertia works.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Science.

And Do Six of These:

Show the effects of atmospheric pressure.
Show the effects of air pressure.
Show the effects of water pressure. This may be combined with atmospheric pressure or with air pressure.
With adult supervision, build and launch a model rocket. (NOTE: You must be at least 10 years old to work with a model rocket kit sold in stores.) Describe how Newton's third law of motion explains how the rocket is propelled into the sky.
Explain what causes fog. Show how this works.
Explain how crystals are formed. Make some.
Explain how you use your center of gravity to keep your balance. Show three different balancing tricks.
Show in three different ways how your eyes work together, and show what is meant by an optical illusion.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Weather.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Astronomy.

Resources:
Scientist Guide Planner Scientist Worksheets
Ideas: Scientist Ideas 1, Ideas 2, Ideas 3, Ideas 4, PDF 1, PDF 2
Activity Pages: Crossword, Illusions
General Resources: more Webelos Ideas

FORESTER

Do Five of These:

Make a map of the United States. Show the types of forests growing in different parts of the country. Name some kinds of trees that grow in these forests.
Draw a picture to show the plant and tree layers of a forest in your area. Label the different layers. (If you don't live in an area that has forests, choose an area that does and draw a picture of that forest.)
Identify six forest trees common to the area where you live. Tell how both wildlife and humans use them. (If you don't live in a region that has forests, read about one type of forest and name six of its trees and their uses.)
Identify six forest plants (other than trees) that are useful to wildlife. Tell which animals use them and for what purposes.
Draw a picture showing:

how water and minerals in the soil help a tree grow
how the tree uses sunlight to help it grow

Make a poster showing a tree's growth rings or examine the growth rings of a tree stump. Explain how the rings tell its life history
Collect pieces of three kinds of wood used for building houses. Tell what kinds of wood they are and one place each of them might be used
Plant 20 forest tree seedlings. Tell how you planted them and what you did to take care of them after planting.
Describe both the benefits and the harm wildfires can cause in a forest ecosystem. Tell how you can prevent wildfire.
Draw your own urban forestry plan for adding trees to a street, yard, or park near your home. Show what types of trees you would like to see planted.

Resources:
Forester Guide Planner Forester Worksheets
Ideas: Forester Ideas 1, Ideas 2, Ideas 3, Ideas 4, PDF 1, PDF 3
Activity Pages:
General Resources: more Webelos Ideas

GEOLOGIST

Do Five of These

Collect five geologic specimens that have important uses.
Rocks and minerals are used in metals, glass, jewelry, road-building products, and fertilizer. Give examples of minerals used in these products.
Make a scale of mineral hardness for objects found at home. Show how to use the scale by finding the relative hardness of three samples.
List some of the geologic materials used in building your home.
Make a drawing that shows the cause of a volcano, a geyser, or an earthquake.
Explain one way in which mountains are formed.
Describe what a fossil is. How is it used to tell how old a formation is? Find two examples of fossils in your area.
Take a field trip to a geological site, geological laboratory, or rock show. Discuss what you learned at your next Webelos den meeting.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Geology.

Resources:
Geologist Guide Planner Geologist Worksheets
Ideas: Geologist Ideas 1, Ideas 2, Ideas 3, PDF 1, PDF 2
Activity Pages: Picture Match, Scavenger Hunt
General Resources: more Webelos Ideas

NATURALIST

Do These

With your parent, guardian, or Webelos den leader, complete the Respect Character Connection.

Know: Tell what interested you most when completing the requirements for this activity badge. Tell what you learned about how you can show appreciation and respect for wildlife.
Commit: Tell things that some people have done that show a lack of respect for wildlife. Name ways that you will show respect for and protect wildlife.
Practice: Explain how completing the requirements for this activity badge gives you the opportunity to show respect.

And Do Five of These

Keep an insect zoo that you have collected. You might have crickets, ants, or grasshoppers. Study them for a while then release them. Share your experience with your Webelos den.
Set up an aquarium or terrarium. Keep it for at least a month. Share your experience with your Webelos den by showing them photos or drawings of your project, or having them visit to see your project.
Visit a museum of natural history, nature center, or zoo with your family, Webelos den, or pack. Tell what you saw.
Watch for birds in your yard, neighborhood, or town for one week. Identify the birds you see and write down where and when you saw them.
Learn about the bird flyways closest to your home. Find out which birds use these flyways.
Learn to identify poisonous plants and venomous reptiles found in your area.
Watch six wild animals (snakes, turtles, fish, birds, or mammals) in the wild. Describe the kind of place (forest, field, marsh, yard, or park) where you saw them. Tell what they were doing.
Give examples of:

A producer, a consumer, and a decomposer in the food chain of an ecosystem
One way humans have changed the balance of nature
How you can help protect the balance of nature

Identify a plant, bird, or wild animal that is found only in your area of the country. Tell why it survives only in your area.
Learn about aquatic ecosystems and wetlands in your area. Discuss with your Webelos den leader or activity badge counselor the important role aquatic ecosystems and wetlands play in supporting lifecycles of wildlife and humans.
Look around your neighborhood and identify how litter might be dangerous to the birds and other animals. Clean up the litter. Identify what else you might do to make your neighborhood safer for animals.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Wildlife Conservation.

Resources:
Naturalist Guide Planner Naturalist Worksheets
Ideas: Naturalist Ideas 1, Ideas 2, Ideas 3, PDF 1, PDF 2
Activity Pages: Arbor Day
General Resources: more Webelos Ideas

OUTDOORSMAN

Required for Arrow of Light

Do Two of these:

Present yourself to your Webelos den leader, properly dressed, as you would be for an overnight campout. Show the camping gear you will use. Show the right way to pack and carry it.
With your family or Webelos den, help plan and take part in an evening outdoor activity that includes a campfire.
With your parent or guardian, take part in a Webelos den overnight campout or a family campout. Sleep in a tent that you have helped pitch.
With your parent or guardian, camp overnight with a Boy Scout troop. Sleep in a tent that you have helped pitch.

And Do Five of these:

During a Webelos den meeting, discuss how to follow the Leave No Trace Frontcountry Guidelines during outdoor activities.
Participate in an outdoor conservation project with your Webelos den or a Boy Scout troop.
Discuss with your Webelos den leader the rules of outdoor fire safety. Using these rules, show how to build a safe fire and put it out.
With your accompanying adult on a campout or outdoor activity, assist in preparing, cooking, and cleanup for one of your den's meals. Tell why it is important for each den member to share in meal preparation and cleanup, and explain the importance of eating together.
Discuss with your Webelos den leader the things that you need to take on a hike. Go on one 3-mile hike with your Webelos den or a Boy Scout troop.
Demonstrate how to whip and fuse the ends of a rope.
Demonstrate setting up a tent or dining fly using two half hitches and a taut-line hitch. Show how to tie a square knot and explain how it is used.
Visit a nearby Boy Scout camp with your Webelos den.

Webelos Badge Requirements

Have an adult member of your family read and sign the Parent Guide in the front of the Webelos Scout Book.
Be an active member of your Webelos den for 3 months.
Know and explain the meaning of the Webelos badge.
Point out and explain the three parts of the Webelos Scout uniform. Tell when to wear the uniform and when not to wear it.
Earn the Fitness and Citizen activity badges and one other activity badge from a different activity badge group.
Plan and lead a flag ceremony in your den that includes the U.S. flag.
Show that you know and understand the requirements to be a Boy Scout.

Demonstrate the Scout salute, Scout sign, and Scout handshake. Explain when you would use them.
Explain the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout motto, and Scout slogan.
Explain and agree to follow the Outdoor Code.

Faith
After completing the rest of requirement 8, do these (a, b, and c):

Know: Tell what you have learned about faith.
Commit: Tell how these faith experiences help you live your duty to God. Name one faith practice that you will continue to do in the future.
Practice: After doing these requirements, tell what you have learned about your beliefs.

And do one of these (d OR e):

Earn the religious emblem of your faith*
Do two of these: (Use this Worksheet to track activity)

Attend the mosque, church, synagogue, temple, or other religious organization of your choice, talk with your religious leader about your beliefs. Tell your family and your Webelos den leader what you learned.
Discuss with your family and Webelos den leader how your religious beliefs fit in with the Scout Oath and Scout Law, and what character-building traits your religious beliefs have in common with the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
With your religious leader, discuss and make a plan to do two things you think will help you draw nearer to God. Do these things for a month.
For at least a month, pray or meditate reverently each day as taught by your family, and by your church, temple, mosque, synagogue, or religious group.
Under the direction of your religious leader, do an act of service for someone else. Talk about your service with your family and Webelos den leader. Tell them how it made you feel.
List at least two ways you believe you have lived according to your religious beliefs.

Study Guide
Online Webelos Badge Test

Compass Points Emblem Requirements

Earn the Webelos Badge.
Earn four more activity badges for a total of seven to receive the compass points emblem.
Earn one compass point pin for each additional four activity badges.

11 activity badges – first point
15 activity badges – second point
19 activity badges – third point

Arrow of Light Award Requirements

The highest award in Cub Scouts is earned by Webelos that have been active participants in their den and are ready to join a Boy Scout troop. Many of the requirements for the Arrow of Light are intended to familiarize the scout with a local troop and hopefully show him that crossing over into a troop is the next step to take in scouting. A scout that earns his Arrow of Light patch has also completed nearly all the requirements to earn the Scout badge in the troop so he has already begun his Boy Scout trail.

Be active in your Webelos den for at least six months since completing the fourth grade (or for at least six months since becoming 10 years old), and earn the Webelos badge.
Show your knowledge of the requirements to become a Boy Scout by doing all of these:

Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the Scout Oath or Promise and the 12 points of the Scout Law. Tell how you have practiced them in your everyday life.
Give and explain the Scout motto, slogan, sign, salute, and handshake.
Understand the significance of the First Class Scout badge. Describe its parts and tell what each stands for.
Tell how a Boy Scout uniform is different from a Webelos Scout uniform.
Tie the joining knot (square knot)

See the Boy Scout Study Guide.
Use this handy Memorization Wheel to learn and review the Scout Oath, Law, Motto, Slogan, and Outdoor Code.

Earn five more activity badges in addition to the three you already earned for the Webelos badge. These must include:

Fitness (already earned for the Webelos badge)
Citizen (already earned for the Webelos badge)
Readyman
Outdoorsman
At least one from the Mental Skills Group
At least one from the Technology Group
Two more of your choice

With your Webelos den, visit at least

one Boy Scout troop meeting
one Boy Scout-oriented outdoor activity. (If you have already done this when you earned your Outdoorsman activity badge, you may not use it to fulfill requirements for your Arrow of Light Award.)

Participate in a Webelos overnight campout or day hike.
(If you have already done this when you earned your Outdoorsman activity badge, you may not use it to fulfill requirements for your Arrow of Light Award requirements.)
After you have completed all five of the above requirements, and after a talk with your Webelos den leader, arrange to visit, with your parent or guardian, a meeting of a Boy Scout troop you think you might like to join. Have a conference with the Scoutmaster.
Complete the Honesty Character Connection.

a.    Know: Say the Cub Scout Promise to your family. Discuss these questions with them. What is a promise? What does it mean to keep your word? What does it mean to be trustworthy? What does honesty mean?
b.    Commit: Discuss these questions with your family. Why is a promise important? Why is it important for people to trust you when you give your word? When might it be difficult to be truthful? List examples.
c.    Practice: Discuss with a family member why it is important to be trustworthy and honest. How can you do your best to be honest even when it is difficult?

Online Webelos Arrow of Light Test

The Seekers program is for kindergarten through second grade youth. Grades three and four are part of the Discoverers. Students in fifth and sixth grade are in the Challengers program.

Seekers' Program (Early Childhood-Grade 2)

AQUANAUT

Required for Webelos Badge

ARTIST

SHOWMAN

PUPPETRYAnd do one of these not already done for requirement 1:

MUSICAnd do one of these not already done for requirement 1:

DRAMAAnd do one of these not already done for requirement 1:

TRAVELER

CITIZEN

Required for Webelos Badge

COMMUNICATOR

FAMILY MEMBER

READYMAN

Required for Arrow of Light

CRAFTSMAN

ENGINEER

HANDYMAN

SCIENTIST

FORESTER

GEOLOGIST

NATURALIST

OUTDOORSMAN

Required for Arrow of Light

Webelos Badge Requirements

Compass Points Emblem Requirements

PUPPETRY
And do one of these not already done for requirement 1:

MUSIC
And do one of these not already done for requirement 1:

DRAMA
And do one of these not already done for requirement 1: