Wolf/Bear Year 1

Wolf and Bear Combined

Wolf/Bear Den Schedule Year 1 (see Year 2 which includes the electives Code of the wolf, Air of the wolf, Germs alive, Beat of the drum, Super science, and "Grin and Bear it")

Month
Theme
Wolf
Bear
August
Wild Animals
Call of the Wild
Fur, Feathers, Ferns
September
Comedy
Howling at the Moon
Roaring Laughter
October
Dinosaurs
Digging in the Past
Baloo the Builder
November
Patriotism & Gratitude
Council Fire
Paws for Action
December-January
Faith
Duty to God Footsteps
work on religious knot
Fellowship and Duty to God
January-February
Detectives
Code of the Wolf
Forensics
February-March
Hobbies
Collections and Hobbies
Marble Madness
March-April
Physical Fitness &
Cooking
Running With the Pack 
Bear Picnic Basket 


May
Hiking
Paws on the Path
Bear Necessities
June
Day Camp
depends on camp, Finding Your Way?
Bear Claws
July
Summer Fun
Shooting Sports Pin?
Salmon Run?  A Bear Goes Fishing?
*If working on a different religious emblem just sub in the activities you need throughout the year

Religious Emblem Requirements, LDS:(see Faith in God booklet for boys, Bears will be earning this as part of their Faith and Fellowship Adventure) (not part of year 2)
Learning and Living
the Gospel
Serving Others
Developing Talents
 #2 Give a family home evening lesson on Joseph Smith’s First Vision (see Joseph Smith—History 1:1–20). Discuss how Heavenly Father answers our sincere prayers.
Paws for Action History Den Meeting
(Choose Joseph Smith for one of the famous Americans, scouts must teach what they learned at home to family, I encourage them to do this the same day, it doesn’t have to be on a Monday)
#2 Write a letter to a teacher, your parents, or your grand- parents telling them what you appreciate and respect about them.
Paws for Action service den meeting
(Thanksgiving)
#3 Write a poem, story, or short
play that teaches a principle of the
gospel or is about Heavenly Father’s creations.
Roaring Laughter/Howling at the moon/
Den Meeting
#5 Give an opening and a closing prayer in family home evening or at Primary. Share your feelings about how prayer protects us and helps us to stay close to Heavenly Father and the Savior.
Prayer Den Meeting
#8 Read the twelfth article of faith.  Discuss what it means to be a good citizen and how your actions can affect others.
Paws for Action Flag Den Meeting
#6 Tell a story from the Book of Mormon that teaches about faith in Jesus Christ. Share your testimony of the Savior.
Christmas Den Meeting, (the people have faith that he will come and they won’t be killed.)
#8 Prepare a pedigree chart with your name and your parents’ and grandparents’ names. Prepare a family group record for your family and share a family story. Discuss how performing temple work blesses families.
Family History Den Meeting #2

(You can do Meeting 14 in August, September, October, or November if den meeting falls on a fifth week, Otherwise December or have boys do this at home with their families)


August 
Meeting  1 Nature Walk Activity at Duck Pond (link)
Wolf
Bear
(Introduce bobcat requirements #1, #2, #5 boys can complete at home.)  Call of the Wild #3, #6

Fur, Feathers, and Ferns #1, #5

*duck ponds are nice because the ducks aren’t scared away by noisy cub scouts and you can see them any time of the day,  a mile is a short hike and can be achieved by hiking around the pond several times or on a nearby trail.
REQUIREMENT 3 Recite the Outdoor Code and the Leave No Trace Principles for Kids with your leader.  After the activity discuss ways you demonstrated being careful with dangers on the activity such as fire.  (this is repeated in meeting #3 if boys are out of town)
REQUIREMENT 6. While on a den or family outing, identify four different types of animals you see or explain evidence of their presence. Tell how you identified them.  
REQUIREMENT 1. While hiking or walking for one mile, identify six signs that any mammals, birds, insects, reptiles, or plants are living near the place where you choose to hike or walk. (feathers, poop, spider webs, tracks, nests, trails, etc)
REQUIREMENT 5. Use a magnifying glass to examine plants more closely. Describe what you saw through the magnifying glass that you could not see without it.  (alternately you can observe animals through binoculars)

Wolf
Bear
Call of the Wild #2, #4A, #4B
(Introduce Bobcat Requirements #3,#4, #6, boys complete at home)
Fur Feathers, and Ferns #3
A scout is prepared here are three ways to discuss being prepared...
2. With your family or den, make a list of possible weather changes that could happen during your outing according to the time of year you are outside. Tell how you will be prepared for each one. (don’t over do this, rain or shine boys need to know how to dress, it should take about 1 minute to discuss this preparedness tip)
4. Show or demonstrate what to do:
4A. In case of a natural disaster such as an earthquake or flood.  
4B how to prevent spreading germs 
Activity:
3. Name one animal that has become extinct in the last 100 years and
name one animal that is currently endangered. Explain what caused their declines.
(we had the boys play “endangered animals musical chairs” and “extinct animals four corners”, they each wore pictues of the animals they represented, if they didn’t want to be “out” they just took off their picture and could keep playing. Finally we discussed how climate change, over-fishing/hunting, and poaching has led to the decline of these endangered animals and watched a short clip from youtube on endangered animals while the boys ate popcorn.)

Wolf
Bear
Call of the Wild #1, #3, #6

Fur, Feathers, Ferns #2
(make up if needed Fur, Feathers, and Ferns #1, #5)
REQUIREMENT 1. Attend one of the following: 1B. An outdoor activity with your den or pack (zoo, fair, fishery, bird preserve, etc)
REQUIREMENT 3A and 3B Recite the Outdoor Code and the Leave No Trace Principles for Kids
with your leader.  
REQUIREMENT 6. While on a den or family outing, identify four different types of animals you see or explain evidence of their presence. Tell how you identified them.  (ex.  we saw a reptile show at the fair and the boys learned how to identify snakes, turtles, tortoises, gila monsters, skinks, gators and crocodiles, etc)
REQUIREMENT 2 Visit one of the following: zoo, wildlife refuge, nature center, aviary, game preserve, local conservation area, wildlife rescue group, or fish hatchery. Describe what you learned during your visit.
REQUIREMENT 1. While hiking or walking for one mile, identify six signs that any mammals, birds, insects, reptiles, or plants are living near the place where you choose to hike or walk. (feathers, poop, spider webs, tracks, nests, trails, etc)
REQUIREMENT 5. Use a magnifying glass to examine plants more closely. Describe what you saw through the magnifying glass that you could not see without it.  (alternately you can observe animals through binoculars)

September 

Meeting 4: Comedy Activity
Wolf
Bear
Howling at the Moon #1, #2, #3
homework check: Council Fire #2
Developing Talents #3
Roaring Laughter #1, #2
REQUIREMENT 1  Show you can communicate in at least two different ways.
REQUIREMENT 2  Work with your den or family to create an original skit.
REQUIREMENT 3  Work together with your den or family to plan, prepare, and rehearse a campfire program to present at a den meeting or pack program.
REQUIREMENT 4  Perform your role for a den meeting or pack program.
(Faith in God Developing Talents #6 Learn about and practice good manners and courtesy) 
Faith in God Developing Talents #3 (LDS religious emblem) write a poem, story, or short play that teaches a principle of the gospel or is about Heavenly Fathe's creations.
REQUIREMENT 1 Think about what makes you laugh. Write down three things that make you laugh.
REQUIREMENT 2  Practice reading tongue twisters.

Gathering Activity: have each boy read a tongue twisters as they arrive.  There are great ones in the book or you can read pages out of Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss.  For fun, give pretzel twists for participating (for twisting their tongue).  

Talk Time: discuss different types of communication verbal, non-verbal, written, and visual, etc.  Learned the scout motto in sign language(book) as a demonstration (helps work on Bobcat award).  In just a few seconds each boy can have a turn to send a message with body language to the group either "I am happy" or "I am mad" or "I am confused".  

The badge this month is on a fun kind of communication: comedy.  Discuss what makes the boys laugh, make sure the bears specifically list three things (they can duplicate each other). 

Activity:
Boys get to make their own comedy sketch or skit with props.  
Ideas of props to provide: an artificial flower, tray of play food, pillow, blanket, pool floatie, watering can, a wrapped present, a broom, a wig, etc  

Skit Idea: “a scout is courteous” this is also teaches the gospel principle of treating others as God would treat them, for the LDS faith in God activity.  Good manners are part of treating others the way Jesus would treat them.  Challenge boys to use their props twice in the skit, once to teach what courtesy is and once to teach what it isn't which can be very silly.  


Wolf
Bear
Howling at the Moon #1, #2, #3
Roaring Laughter #4, #5
REQUIREMENT 1  Show you can communicate in at least two different ways.
REQUIREMENT 2  Work with your den or family to create an original skit.
REQUIREMENT 3  Work together with your den or family to plan, prepare, and rehearse a campfire program to present at a den meeting or pack program.
REQUIREMENT 4  With a partner play a game that makes you laugh
REQUIREMENT 5 Share at least two jokes with members of your den to make them laugh 
Gathering: Try several Mad Libs using a Mad Libs app as boys arrive.
Talk Time: discuss the Howling at the Moon Legend in the book and the 6 parts of a campfire program.  If your pack won’t be camping discuss which elements will be used in the next pack night.  Give the den three sticks, three pieces of fire colored paper and six rocks to hold while you talk.  For each part of the campfire program you will add onto a campfire visual aid.   The six rocks make a fire ring.  The sticks and paper make an artificial fire.  Add a rock and either a stick or paper for each item.
1)Opening: prayer and flag ceremony
2)Songs: this is fun around a fire- have any of the boys done this?  What song did they sing?
3)Cheers: ex. the "bobcat cheer" (rawr) and "the wave" for boys getting awards.
4)Skits: We will have our “Courtesy” skit.
5)Story: The cubmaster will tell a story to illustrate the theme of pack night.
6)Closing: flag, prayer, treats.


Activity:  Joke Circle-  have the boys sit in a circle, go around the circle at least twice and let each boy share a joke.  You can use jokes out of the Bear book.  Another option is using two pieces of Laffy Taffy and sharing the jokes on the wrappers.  Boys can share jokes they already know as well.  
 
Rehearse Campfire Program:  Practice the skit from last week and optionally practice some run-ons for the Bears.

Play a game that makes you laugh:  You could play the soldier game in the Bear book (try to make someone with a serious face laugh) or any other game you know that results in laughter, such as pin the tail on the donkey.  The mad lib opener works too.  If time is short you could do Minute to Win It, Face the Cookie where you try to move an oreo from your forehead to your mouth by scrunching your face muscles.  Young boys might not have much luck, but they laugh and enjoy eating the cookies anyway.

Homework: Howling at the Moon #4 or else perform for parents in a den meeting.

Meeting 6 Dinosaur "Useful" Wood Project (link)
Wolf
Bear
Digging the Past #1
Baloo the Builder #1, #2 #3, #4
REQUIREMENT 1. Play a game that demonstrates your knowledge of dinosaurs, such as a dinosaur match game.
REQUIREMENT 1. Discover which hand tools are the best ones to have in your toolbox. Learn the rules for using these tools safely. Practice with at least four of these tools before beginning a project. 
REQUIREMENT 2. Select, plan, and define the materials for the project you will complete in requirement 3.
REQUIREMENT 3 part 2. Assemble your materials, and build one useful project using wood.
REQUIREMENT 4 add a finish to one of your projects
(gathering play dinosaur match, talk time: show basic woodworking tools, let the bears have a hands on practice (sanding a block, measure something with measuring tape, hammer a nail, turn a screw driver, tightening a c-clamp, make a cut with a hack saw.  This can take a ton of time or just a few minutes depending on how much "practice" the boys do and if you have it set up assembly line style or not.)  Example build book ends and paint them.   Optionally decorate them with toy dinosaurs or dinosaur pictures.   

October 
Meeting 7 Imaginary Dinosaur Activity (link)
Wolf
Bear
Digging the Past #2, optional make a dinosaur dig.
Baloo the Builder #3 (glue dinosaurs on bookends)
optional, finish project from last week.
Optional Make a dinosaur dig for next week.
2. Create an imaginary dinosaur. Share with your den its name, what it eats, and where it lives.  If making out of wood then skip the next den meeting.

Meeting 8 Fossils activity (link)
Wolf
Bear
Digging in the Past #3, #4


A. Make a fossil cast out of play dough OR
B. Be a paleontologist, and dig through a dinosaur dig made by another member of your den. Show and explain the ways a paleontologist works carefully during a dig. 
4. Make edible fossil layers. Explain how this snack is a good model for the formation of fossils.

Meeting 9  Dinosaur "Fun" Wood Project (link)
Wolf
Bear
(LDS Developing Talents #4)
Baloo the Builder #3(fun wood project)
Paws for Action #1 (homework)
Requirement  3 make one fun project out of wood. 

You could make a tic-tac-toe board out of a dinosaur cut out, or decorate a square tic tac toe board with dinosaur stickers.  It doesn't have to be a dinosaur wood project, anything you can find will work.  Also if the boys do a wood project at home such as a pinewood derby car, a project at day camp, or the den goes to Home Depot on a Saturday morning to do a wood craft, those all count.

Bear Homework: Display flag at home for one month in preparation for next month's adventure activities!

Council Fire Note: Call the school(s) in November to see if there will be a Veteran's Day assembly (Nov 11), if so, you can attend this and discuss with your boys for Council Fire #7.  Even if you can’t attend, perhaps another parent would so you can discuss it with the boys.


November 

Meeting 10 Flag Activity
Wolf
Bear
Council Fire #1
Serving Others #8 (LDS religious emblem)
Paws for Action #1
Serving Others #8 (LDS religious emblem)
REQUIREMENT 1. With your den or pack, participate in a flag ceremony, and learn how to properly care for and fold the flag.
SERVING OTHERS #8.  Read the twelfth article of faith (video) link.  Discuss what it means to be a good citizen and how your actions can affect others.
REQUIREMENT 1. Learn about our nation’s flag. Display it at home for one month. Say the Pledge of Allegiance and learn its meaning.

Bear Homework: Display flag at home for one month
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Meeting 11 Community Cleanup Service Activity
Wolf
Bear

Council Fire #2
Paws for Action #4A, most of 3B and 3C will be homework)

REQUIREMENT 2. Participate in a community service project with your pack, den, or family.
REQUIREMENT 4. Do at least one of the following.
4A. Do a cleanup project that benefits your community. 
3B. Make a list of emergency numbers and discuss with your family where the list should be kept. Show your family that you know how to call for help in an emergency. Talk with your family about people who could help you if a parent is not available.
3C. With your family, develop a plan to follow in case of an emergency, and practice the plan at least three times. Your family can determine the emergency, or you can develop several plans.

Bear Homework: send home a card to help finish Paws for Action 3B and 3C
Meeting 12 Thanksgiving Activity (LDS religious emblem, Lesson #1 for protestant religious emblem)
Wolf
Bear
Council Fire #3 (or #7) 
Serving Others #2 for LDS religious emblem
If they speak with a law enforcement or fire saftey person it counts for Paws For Action #3A and then they only need #3B or #3C not both.
Option A REQUIREMENT 3. With your parent or guardian’s permission, talk to a military veteran, law enforcement officer, member of the fire department, or someone else approved by your Den Leader. Talk about his or her service to the community or country. After you have visited with the individual, write a short thank-you note.
Bear Requirement #3A With your school or den, visit a local sheriff's office, police station, or fire department OR talk with a fire safety officer or law enforcement officer visiting your school or den.  Find out what skills the officers use to do their jobs.  Ask questions that will hep you learn how to stay safe.
Option B REQUIREMENT 7. Participate in an event such as a parade or assembly celebrating military veterans.  
LDS Serving Others #2 Write a letter to a teacher, your parents, or your grand-parents telling them what you appreciate and respect about them. link to activity
You could also write thank you letters to servicemen or veterans for Council Fire #7 if going to a school veteran’s day assembly doesn't work, better yet deliver them in person (call the school to see if they are having an assembly if they are discuss it in den meeting, try to attend if possible), go to a veterans day parade or memorial, or have a community servant visit for Council Fire #3  

Reminder: Call parents of Bears and make sure they get their emergency numbers and plans done!!!
December 

Meeting 13 Famous Americans Activity (LDS religious emblem) 
Wolf
Bear
LDS Learning and Living the Gospel #2

LDS Learning and Living the Gospel #2
Paws for Action #2A (LDS religious emblem: Joseph Smith and one other)
Faith in God Learning and Living the Gospel #2 Give a family home evening lesson on Joseph Smith’s First Vision (see Joseph Smith—History 1:1–20). Discuss how Heavenly Father answers our sincere prayers.
REQUIREMENT 2 Find out about 2 famous Americans.  Share what you learned.
For this requirement you will learn about two famous Americans and how their lives blessed our country.  If doing the LDS religious knot, you can talk about how Joseph Smith blessed our country by exercising his religious freedom to pray.  Some other ideas are Ben Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Rosa Parks, and Ronald Reagan. 

Activity: Prepare the boys to go home and teach their family about Joseph Smith and sincere prayer. Encourage them to teach the lesson the same day as the den meeting!  Teach about some other famous Americans and let the boys share their favorite ones and what they learned that they liked.

Homework: Teach an FHE lesson to your family about Joseph Smith’s first vision and how Heavenly Father answer’s sincere prayers.

Meeting 14  Duty to God Activity #1 (LDS emblem, or intro class for protestant emblem)
Wolf
Bear
Duty to God Footsteps #1, #3, #5(or #4)


Fellowship and Duty to God #1, #2 homework

Learning and Living the Gospel #5
Wolf Adventure: Duty to God Footsteps      link to activity                               
Complete Requirement 1 or 2 plus at least two others.
REQUIREMENT 1. Discuss with your parent, guardian, den leader, or other caring adult what it means to do your duty to God. Tell how you do your duty to God in your daily life. (we talked about trying to be like Jesus)
REQUIREENT 3. Offer a prayer, meditation, or reflection with your family, den, or pack. (we start every den meeting with a prayer, we discussed how prayer helps us and helps us stay close to Heavenly Father and the savior)
REQUIREMENT 5. Learn and sing a song that could be sung in reverence before or after meals or one that gives encouragement, reminds you how to show reverence, or demonstrates your duty to God. (we learned Jesus said love everyone)
(This is a bit longer talk time than usual to get all three requirements for balance we tried to be brief and not lose the boys attention, afterward we made a fun footstep craft to remind us to follow in the footsteps of Jesus, to allow for a bit more discussion, and to resemble the belt loop art for the Wolf Badge)
Bear Adventure: Fellowship and Duty to God requirements        
Complete the following requirements.
1      Discuss with your parent, guardian, den leader, or other caring adult what it means to do your duty to God. Tell how you do your duty to God in your daily life. (same as Wolf Requirement)
2      Complete at least one of the following: A. Identify a person whose faith you admire, and discuss this person with your family. 
B. With a family member, provide service to a place of worship or a spiritual community, school, or community organization that puts into practice your ideals of duty to God and strengthens your fellowship with others. 
(Bear HOMEWORK send home reminder!)
Faith in God Learning and Living the Gospel 5 Give and opening and a closing prayer in family home evening or at Primary.  Share your feelings about how prayer protect us and helps us to stay close to Heavenly Father and the Savior

Meeting 15 Den Christmas Party! (LDS: Faith Activity
Wolf
Bear
LDS religious Emblem: Learning and Living the Gospel #6
LDS religious Emblem: Learning and Living the Gospel #6
Faith in God Learning and Living #6 Tell a story from the Book of Mormon that teaches about faith in Jesus Christ. Share your testimony of the Savior.

Gathering activity: Christmas game
Activity:  Help the boys learn and act out the first Christmas in America starting with Samuel the Lamanite if doing this at Christmas, other times of the year Nephi Building a Boat is a fun story to share.

January 

Meeting 16 FamilyHistory Activity (LDS religious emblem) link
         Wolf
         Bear
LDS Learning and Living the Gospel #8

This completes the LDS religious emblem and the Bear Faith and Fellowship if they have done their at home requirements.
Faith in God Learning and Living the Gospel #8 Prepare a pedigree chart with your name and your parents’ and grandparents’ names. Prepare a family group record for your family and share a family story. Discuss how performing temple work blesses families.

Activity: Ask the boys to bring the names of their grandparents and a family story to Den Meeting.  Have each boy fill in a pedigree chart with their name and their parents’ and grandparents’ names. Fill in a family group record for their family and eat snacks while sharing family stories. Discuss how performing temple work blesses families. 

Complete at least one of the following: A. Earn the religious emblem of your faith that is appropriate for your age, if you have not already done so. 
B. Make a list of things you can do to practice your duty to God as you are taught in your home or place of worship or spiritual community. Select two of the items and practice them for two weeks.

Meeting 17 Using Math in games and snacks
Wolf
Bear
Code of the Wolf 1.1,1.2, 2.2 3

Code of the Wolf
Complete the following requirements.
Requirement
1. Complete two of the following:
1  With the members of your den or family, make a game with simple materials that
requires math to keep score(target golf cardboard boxes and recycled items or golf holes work well, boys could assign different points for each hole, a dollar store club and balls will work or some can be made)
2. Complete one of the following:

3. Complete one of the following:
A. With your den, find something that comes with many small, colored items in one
package. Count the number of items of each color in your package. Keep track of each color. Then:
i. Drawagraphshowingthenumberofitemsofeachcolor.
ii. Determine what the most common color is.
iii. Compare your results to those of the other Scouts.
iv. Predict how many items of each color you will find in one more package. v. Decide if your prediction was close.
bonus: use the skittles, fruit snacks, or m&m's from this activity to decorate cupcakes!


Wolf
Bear
Code of the Wolf #1.2, #2.2, #4.1
Forensics #1, #2
Code of the Wolf
Complete the following requirements.
Requirement 
1.2 Play a game of “Go Fish for 10s.”
Detectives must be very observant, so try this observation activity:
2.2 With other members of your den or family, identify two shapes you can see in the construction of bridges.  
4. Complete one of the following:
1.      Use a secret code using numbers to send a message to one of your den members
a.      or your den leader. Have that person send a message back to you. Be sure you
b.      both use the same code.  
bonus you could have a clue game board and have each boy's code message be the person they though who daunt, weapon, and room.  See who gets the closest in one lucky guess.  You could have the answers in code.
Forensics
Complete all of the following:
Requirement
1  Talk with your family or den about forensics and how it is used to help solve crimes.
2  Take your fingerprints and learn how to analyze them.

February 

Meeting 19 Dective Activity #2
1.     Wolf
2.     Bear
Collections and Hobbies #4 (pick one option)

Forensics 3, 4
REQUIREMENT 4. Create an autograph book, and get 10 autographs. Start with members of
your den.  (detectives can you compare handwriting for a gathering activity?) OR
With your parent’s or guardian’s permission, pick a famous living person,
and write him or her a letter. In your letter, ask the person to send you an autographed photo.  (perhaps a famous detective or detective writer?)
REQUIREMENT 3. Complete one of the following:
    1. Learn about chromatography and how it is used in solving crimes. Do an investigation using different types of black, felt-tip markers. Share your results with your den. 
    2. Do an analysis of four different substances: salt, sugar, baking soda, and cornstarch.
REQUIREMENT 4.Learn about the different jobs available in forensic science. Choose two,
and find out what is required to work in those jobs. Share what you learn
with your den.

Meeting 20 Show and Tell Activity
3.     Wolf
4.     Bear
Collections and Hobbies1, 2

Marble Madness 4,5(optional)
1.      Begin a collection of 10 items that all have something in common. Label the items and title your collection.* 
*you could have fill in the blank labels at den meeting if the boys don't do it at home...
2  Share your collection at a den meeting!
You could collect marbles!
4.  Complete one of the following:
With your den or family, make a marble obstacle course or marble golf course.
Share what you create. Invite everyone to go through your course.
Create your own game using marbles, and design rules for playing the game.
Share the game you created with your den, family, or friends. Explain the rules
and how to play the game.
With your den or family, create a marble race track. Have at least two lanes so
you can race your favorite marbles against each other.
Make a marble maze.
5. Optional: With the help of an adult, make a marble bag to hold your marble collection.

Meeting 21 Marble Madness
Wolf
Bear


Marble Madness 1,2,3
REQUIREMENT 1 Discuss with your family or den the history of marbles, such as where and when the game began. Talk about the different sizes of marbles and what they are made of and used for.
REQUIREMENT 2 Learn about three different marble games, and learn to play one of them. Learn how to keep score. Learn and follow the rules of the game. Play the game with your family, friends, or your den.
REQUIREMENT 3 Learn four or five words that are used when talking about marbles. Tell what each of the words means and how it relates to playing marbles. Share this information with your den.


March

Meeting Meeting 22 Museum 
1.     Wolf
2.     Bear
Collections and Hobbies #3

Complete one of the following and tell your den what you learned:
A. Visit a show or museum that displays different collections or models.
B. Watch a webcast or other media presentation about collecting or model building.

Meeting 21 &22 Combined Hobbies Activity
1.     Wolf
2.     Bear
Collections and Hobbies #3 (if doing the webcast option)
Marble Madness 1,2,3
Complete one of the following and tell your den what you learned:
A. Visit a show or museum that displays different collections or models.
B. Watch a webcast or other media presentation about collecting or model building.
Requirement 
1  Discuss with your family or den the history of marbles, such as where and when the game began. Talk about the different sizes of marbles and what they are made of and used for. 
2  Learn about three different marble games, and learn to play one of them. Learn how to keep score. Learn and follow the rules of the game. Play the game with your family, friends, or your den. 
3  Learn four or five words that are used when talking about marbles. Tell what each of the words means and how it relates to playing marbles. Share this information with your den. 

April
Meeting 23 Fitness Activity physical fitness
Wolf
Bear
Running with the Pack #2, #3, #5
(optional) Living and Learning Gospel #7
REQUIREMENT 2. Practice balancing as you walk forward, backward, and sideways. 
REQUIREMENT 3. Practice flexibility and balance by doing a front roll, a back roll, and a frog stand. 
REQUIREMENT 5. Do at least two of the following: frog leap, inchworm walk, kangaroo hop, or crab walk. 
(optional) LDS Learning and Living the Gospel #7 Read D&C 89 Discuss how Heavenly Father blesses us when we faithfully live the word of WIsdom.  Help plan and conduct and activity to teach the Word of Wisdom to others. (teach lesson to family after learning it at scouts)

Meeting 24 Sports Activity
Wolf
Bear
Running with the Pack #1, #4
Bear homework for Bear Picnic Basket
REQUIREMENT 1. Play catch with someone in your den or family who is standing 5 steps away from you. Play until you can throw and catch successfully at this distance. Take a step back and see if you can improve your throwing and catching skills.

REQUIREMENT 4. Play a sport or game with your den or family, and show good sportsmanship.

Homework: Bring copies of recipe(s) kids can cook for breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack to exchange at next den meeting (each boy brings enough copies of his recipe for the whole den and den leader, assign either lunch, breakfast, dinner, or snack recipes or Den leader can provide a page with a recipe for each category)

April 

No Den Meeting for Spring Break

Meeting 25 Menu Planning Activity meal planning
Wolf
Bear
Running with the Pack #6
(LDS Serving Others #4 part 1)
Bear Picnic Basket #1, #2, #3 part 1, #5 part 1

Staple the recipes into a booklet and add covers to make a Cub Scout recipe book for each boy, you may provide some and the boys can bring some.
REQUIREMENT 6. Demonstrate what it means to eat a balanced diet by helping to plan a healthy menu for a meal for your den or family. Make a shopping list of the food used to prepare the meal. 
(LDS Serving Others #4 part 1 Plan a nutritious meal.)
REQUIREMENT 1. Create your own Bear cookbook using at least five recipes you might cook or prepare either on your own or with some adult help. Include at least one recipe each for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a nutritious snack. 
REQUIREMENT 2. With a family member or den leader, prepare for cooking by explaining the importance of planning, tool selection, sanitation, and cooking safety. 
REQUIREMENT 3 part 1. Select (and prepare) two nutritious snacks for yourself, your family, or your den.  (try banana cars with grapes and toothpick wheels, apple boats with apple slices and cheese/toothpick sails, or vampire snacks with apple slices for lips, marshmallows for teeth and cashews or almonds for fangs, trail mix for the hike can be a second snack or you can make two in this den meeting)
REQUIREMENT 5 part 1. With the help of an adult, select a recipe to prepare in the outdoors for your family or den. Help to select the needed ingredients, perhaps from a garden, grocery store, or farmers’ market.

Meeting 26 Cooking Activity
Wolf
Bear
(optional) LDS Serving Others #4 part 2
Bear Picnic Basket   #3 part 2, #5 
(LDS Serving Others #4 part 2 prepare, and serve a nutritious meal.)
REQUIREMENT 3 part 2. (Select and) prepare next den meeting two nutritious snacks for yourself, your family, or your den.  (try banana cars with grapes and toothpick wheels, apple boats with apple slices and cheese/toothpick sails, or vampire snacks with apple slices for lips, marshmallows for teeth and cashews or almonds for fangs, trail mix for the hike can be a second snack or you can make two in this den meeting)
REQUIREMENT 5 part 2.  Cook and serve your planned meal. Clean up after the preparation and cooking. 
homework: bring a potluck trail mix ingredient for next den meeting
May 

Meeting 27 Prepare to Hike Activity leave no trace memory helps link
Wolf
Bear
Paws on the Path #1, #2, #3
Bear Necessities #2, #3, #4

Gathering: For this activity have a first kit disassembled when the boys arrive with a few random non-first aid objects thrown in, let them guess what actually belongs in the first aid kit also have a tray with the cub scout 6 essentials and some random stuff let them guess what is essential to take on a hike (15 min). 
Opening: Prayer, Flag, Oath, and Law (5 min) 
Activity #1 (5 min) Give answers to first aid kit and 6 essentials.  Announce that you are going to be going on a hike next den meeting and that a first aid kit is one of the cub scout six essentials as well as water, sun protection, food, and a whistle to blow if they get lost.  Tell them, to avoid getting lost they should have a buddy that they stay with at all times on the hike.  If they were to get lost they would want to stop, stay calm, think of where they could wait to be easily seen, listen for the group, and make sure they stay dry and warm.  Tell them the appropriate clothing to wear next week for the hike based on weather that might occur (heat, rain, wind, cold), remind them to avoid flip flops and open toed shoes as well as the advantage of dressing in layers, wearing a jacket, or whatever clothing tips will apply for your hike.   Have a list of what to bring on the hike next week for each boy and what the leaders will be bringing.  Have them put their name on it and make sure they take it home with them.  (e-mail a copy to parents just to be safe).  This is a lot of information, so you’ll have to limit discussion and plow through it quickly!  Having the info on a packing list for next week will help cover bases if you don’t get to spend a lot of time.
Activity #2 (15 min) Set up a tent, discuss tips on how to choose a good spot for a tent
Activity #3 (15 min) Have a treasure hunt or egg hunt to find word strips or pictures of six natural disasters that could occur and one thing you could do to stay safe in the event of each one (this is 12 items to find). Either hide a snack with each one, the entire snack at the end, or give snacks to the boys for matching the disasters correctlly to the safety tip.
1. Show you are prepared to hike safely in any outdoor setting by putting together the Cub Scout Six Essentials to take along on your hike. 
2. Tell what the buddy system is and why we always use it in Cub Scouting. Describe what you should do if you get separated from your group while hiking. 
3. Choose the appropriate clothing to wear on your hike based on the expected weather. 
2. Make a list of items you should take along on the hike. 
3. Make a list of equipment that the group should bring along in addition to each Scout’s personal gear for the hike. 
4. Help set up a tent. Determine a good spot for the tent, and explain to your den 
leader why you picked it. 
Bonus for Bears: Make trail mix with for the hiking activity, call parents and let them know, you can assign the ingredients.

  Meeting 28 Hiking Activity  hike link
Wolf
Bear
Paws on the Path #4, #5
Bear Necessities #1
Bear Picnic Basket #3 part 2
REQUIREMENT 4. Before hiking, recite the Outdoor Code and the Leave No Trace Principles for Kids
with your leader.
REQUIREMENT 5. Go on a 1-mile hike with your den or family. Find two interesting things that you’ve 
never seen before and discuss with your den or family.
3C. After your outdoor activity or campout, list the ways you demonstrated being careful with fire or other dangers.
REQUIREMENT 1. While working on your Bear badge, attend B. An outdoor activity with your den or pack
REQUIREMENT 3. Select and prepare two nutritious snacks for yourself, your family, or your den.  (trail mix is one)


Meeting 29 Pocket Knife Activity carving link
Wolf
Bear
"A scout is clean", carve soap with popsicle stick carvers.
Bear Claws #1, #2, #3 first carving
Homework Check: Paws for Action #3B or #3C


June 

Meeting 30 Pocket Knife Activity
Wolf
Bear

Bear Claws #3 second carving

Try getting avocado pits from a restaurant and carving those.
Or makeup requirements such as have parents come to activity and discuss someone’s faith their cub scout admires with them…
Meeting 31
Wolf
Bear
Webelos
Day Camp
Day Camp
Webelos Woods
Finish any adventures started at Day Camp at next Den Meeting


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