Scouting, Volume 62, Number 3, March-April 1974 Page: 11
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FIRST WEEK
SECOND WEEK
THIRD WEEK
FOURTH WEEK
BEFORE Supplies: rope arid weight
THE for Jump the Shot
MEETING (Webelos Den Leader's
STARTS Book), Cub Scout
Songbook, paper and
pencils for Scout Law
Relay (Webelos Den
Leader's Book), materials
for catapults.
Supplies: straw and
bottle for Lift a Bottle
trick (Den Chiefs
Denbook), materials for
blocks and tackle.
Supplies: ball for Dodge
Ball (Webelos Den
Leader's Book), paper
and pencils for
sketching.
Supplies: string for
Prisoner's Escape trick
(Den Chief's Denbook),
balloons and newspapers
for Balloony (Games for
Cub Scouts), Cub Scout
Songbook.
GATHERING Play Jump the Shot.
(Keep early
arrivals busy)
Have den chief show Lift
a Bottle trick.
Have boys use own
catapults for contests in
distance and accuracy.
Have den chief show
Prisoner's Escape trick.
OPENING Sing, "Ravioli" and "Deep
and Wide" (Cub Scout
(Ceremony) Songbook).
Assigned Webelos Scout
conducts flag ceremony.
Form circle. Denner
starts Scout handclasp
around circle. At end,
he leads den yell.
Assigned Webelos Scout
conducts flag ceremony.
Brief Business Period—Roll Call, Dues, Uniform Inspection
ACTIVITY
BADGE
FUN
(Instruction,
practice,
games and
contests
related to
Webelos
Skills)
Divide den into two teams
and play Scout Law Relay.
Have discussion of
Engineer requirements
and the various things
engineers do. Demonstrate
how a catapult works and
begin making. Urge boys
to complete them at home.
Play Touch and Return Play Dodge Ball.
(Games for Cub Scouts). Show how to sketch
Show block and tackle transmission of
and demonstrate its use. electricity to home and
Begin making simple blocks simple floor plans. Have
and tackle. Urge boys to boys begin their own
complete them at home. sketches for completion
at home.
Play Balloony.
Complete as many Engineer
projects as possible for
pack meeting display.
PREPARATION
(Making props
and equipment.
Getting set for
future Special
Events)
Consider trip to visit
industry, engineer's
or architect's office
or construction site.
Plan pack meeting
demonstration on use
of catapult or block
and tackle or bridge-
building principles.
Practice pack meeting
demonstration.
Complete pack meeting
display and hold
"dress rehearsal" of
demonstration.
CLOSING Assign Webelos Scout
working on Arrow of Light
(Announce- to prepare flag opening
ments, ceremony for next week.
Ceremony) Sing first verse of
"We'll Be Loyal Scouts"
(Cub Scout Songbook).
Form living circle and
repeat Law of the Pack.
Den chief asks, "What's
the Scout slogan?" Boys
respond, "Do a Good
Turn daily." End by
exchanging Scout salutes.
Assign Webelos Scout
working on Arrow of
Light to prepare flag
opening ceremony for
next week. Form
brotherhood circle with
arms around each other's
shoulders and sing or hum
"Taps."
Form circle and sing
"Scouting We Go" (Cub
Scout Songbook). Each boy
then exchanges Scout
salute with den chief.
DEN MEETING CLEANUP UNDER SUPERVISION OF DENNER.
FOR MORE PROGRAM AIDS, READ BOYS' LIFE AND ATTEND DISTRICT ROUNDTABLE.
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Boy Scouts of America. Scouting, Volume 62, Number 3, March-April 1974, periodical, March 1974; New Brunswick, New Jersey. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth353680/m1/53/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum.