Scouting, Volume 64, Number 2, March-April 1976 Page: 2
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THIS THEME HELPS CUB SCOUTS EARN CREDIT IN:
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Book Achievements Electives
Wolf 7, 9 13, 15
Bear 1 8, 12, 19
PROJECT SOAR
DEN MEETINGS
REVIEW THEME PAGES BEFORE PLANNING DEN MEETINGS
FIRST WEEK SECOND WEEK THIRD WEEK
FOURTH WEEK
Den leader, den chief and denner review plans before each meeting and check equipment needed.
BEFORE Have bean seeds, two
THE kinds of soil (one from
MEETING backyard, one potting
STARTS soil from florist), U.S.
flag, Cub Scout Bicycle
Safety Program Leader's
Guide.
Have bicycles, Cub Scout
Activities, Cub Scout
Songbook, Bike Fun book-
let, crescent wrench,
bicycle tire repair kit.
Have disassembled bird
feeder or nesting box,
hand tools, materials for
Conservation achievement
(Wolf Cub Scout Book).
Have bicycles, Cub Scout
Activities, Bike Fun
booklet, materials for
conservation achievements
and electives in Wolf-
and Bear Cub Scout Book.
Den leader collects dues.
WHILE Under direction of den
CUB chief, each boy plants a
SCOUTS bean seed in his own
GATHER "plots" of two kinds of
soil and labels speci-
mens. See Water and Soil
Conservation elective
(Bear Cub Scout Book).
Have den chief conduct
"Bike Rodeo" tests from
above books.
Den chief shows assembly
of bird feeder or nest-
ing box. Point out plans
in Birds elective (Wolf
Cub Scout Book).
Have den chief conduct
"Bike Rodeo" tests In
Cub Scout Activities.
OPENING Assistant denner presents
colors and denner leads
Pledge of Allegiance.
Sing "A-Gardening We
Will Go" (Cub Scout
Songbook).
Sing "Be Kind to Your
Web-Footed Friends" (Cub
Scout Songbook).
Denner leads den yell.
Boys respond to roll call
by naming a bird, tree
or insect they can
identify.
Sing "Lltterbug Rag"
(Cub Scout SongbookX
Den chief conducts In-
formal uniform inspec-
tion.
Den leader checks boys' books for passed achievements and electives and records them on Den Advancement Chart
Boys record own advancement on den doodle, If the den has one.
BUSINESS Discuss Cub Scout Bicycle
ITEMS Safety Program and tell
plans for the pack bike
clinic and rodeo. Ask
boys to think of places
to go by bicycle.
Discuss and decide on
destination for den trip
this month.
Discuss den's part in
pack's SOAR project.
Plan for all eligible den
members to pass Bicycling
elective requirements
(Bear Cub Scout Book).
Complete preparations
for pack's highlight
events and/or SOAR
project.
ACTIVITY Give Safe-Driving True-
False Quiz (Cub Scout
Bicycle Safety Program
Leader's Guide). In a
playground or on a
driveway, give Cub
Scouts the safe-driving
tests in the same guide.
Play game from Bike Fun
booklet. Practice check-
ing bicycle safety fea-
tures and making adjust-
ments. Tell boys to check
their bikes thoroughly
before bike clinic.
Play Who Am I? (Games
for Cub Scouts). Take
hike in neighborhood. On
return, cover requirements
for Conservation achieve-
ment (Wolf Cub Scout
Book).
Play game from Bike Fun
booklet Have boys in-
spect their bean plants
planted at first meeting
and explain why one grew
better. Have boys work
on conservation achieve-
ments and electives.
CLOSING Ask boys to bring bi-
cycles next week, if they
have them. Denner reads
Outdoor Code (page 64,
Staging Den and Pack
Ceremonies). Den chief
asks, "Will you do your
best?" Boys respond,
"We'll do our best!"
Form living circle and
have den chief lead Cub
Scout Promise.
Ask boys to bring bi-
cycles next week. Form
circle and sing "America
the Beautiful" (Cub
Scout Songbook).
Have boys give Cub Scout
handshake to den chief,
salute den leader, mount
bicycles, circle both
leaders and drive home.
Denner supervises putting away equipment. Den leader, den chief ami denner review the meeting and
check details for next meeting.
AFTER Den leader fills out
THE Advancement Report for
MEETING the pack leaders'
meeting.
FOR MORE PROGRAM AIDS, READ BOYS' UFE AND ATTEND YOUR DISTRICT ROUNDTABLE.
CUB 2 MAY
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