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 Welcome to the Tiger Den
First Grade or 6-7 years old
Den Leader Brad Hub
Our Goals A family, home, and community centered program that encourages ethical decision-making skills.
Summary The boys participate with their adult partners. The program emphasizes shared leadership, learning about the community, and family understanding.
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Required:
- Shirt (Long or Short Sleeve)
- Hat
- Neckerchief
- Slide
The shirt will last through third grade - so size it appropriately.
Optional:
Each Year:
- New Hat
- New Neckerchief
- Same Slide for Wolf and Bear Dens.
The Uniform Code:
Your son should/will be encouraged to wear his uniform appropriately. The shirt should always be tucked in and orderly. He should understand the importance of representing the entire Boy Scout Organization while in uniform.
Time to Sew?
The image to the right will help with the placement of emblems and patches.
Patches You'll need to Buy
- "Old Hickory Council" Patch
- Pack Numbers (343)
- World Crest Emblem
Patches You don't need to Buy
Any badge or patch that your boy earns will be awarded (at no cost to you) during the Monthly Pack Meetings.
Where to Purchase Items
To get an idea of pricing, or to order items online, visit http://www.scoutstuff.org. This is the official online scout shop.
Before most pack meetings we normally make a trip to the Old Hickory Council Scout Shop in Winston Salem. You might contact the Cubmaster if you need a patch or two - we might be able to save you a trip and pick them up for you. You are also welcome to order any needed items online.
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The Tiger Trail (getting started)
To earn the rank of Tiger Cub, you scout will need a Tiger Handbook to begin working on the Tiger Trail. Below is an outline of the material covered in the handbook.
Note: Some of these activities are done at home and signed off by the parent after the boy has completed the task. The handbook should be shown to the Den Leader - who records the progress, but you must report your scouts progress in a timely manner. We need to ensure the records are current and accurate.
Note: There are no performance requirements for completing tasks. Simply participating and doing one's best in an activity constitutes completion.
To begin his path to the Tiger Cub Rank, a boy must do the following to earn the Tiger Cub Totem (pictured to the right) which is placed on the button of the right shirt pocket:
Learn the Cub Scout Motto: Do Your Best
Learn the Cub Scout Sign
Learn the Cub Scout Salute
Once he earns the Totem, he should then proceed to complete the requirements for the Bobcat Badge. The Bobcat Trail is outlined at the beginning of every handbook in Cub Scouts. Once completed and reported to your Den Leader, the Bobcat Badge will be awarded at the next Monthly Pack Meeting.
Note: Once a Bobcat, always a Bobcat... Once he earns his Bobcat Badge he can skip it in other handbooks as he advance through the ranks.
The Tiger Trail (the program)
In order to earn the Tiger Cub Rank the Tiger Cub Scout should follow the "Tiger Trail" by completing a Family Activity, a Den Activity, and a "Go See It" Activity in each of five Achievement Areas (3 activities in 5 Achievment Areas = 15 activities):
- Making My Family Special
- Where I Live
- Keeping Myself Healthy and Safe
- How I Tell It
- Let's Go Outdoors
As he completes each Activity, he is awarded a bead which is hung from the Totem
- He earns a White Bead for each Family Activity.
- He earns an Orange Bead for each Den Activity.
- He earns a Black bead for each Go-See-It Activity.
- He then can earn Yellow Beads for completing Electives.
This is how out scouts follow the Tiger Trail to receive their Tiger Cub Badge...
- Making My Family Special
- 1F - Family Activity
- Think of one chore you can do with your adult partner. Complete it together.
- Character Connection: Responsibility
- 1D - Den Activity - Make a family scrapbook
- 1G - Go See It Activity
- 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
- Look at a map of your community with your adult partner.
- Practice the Pledge of Allegiance with your den, and participate in a den or pack flag ceremony.
- Character Connection: Citizenship
- 2G - Go See It Activity
- Visit a police station or a fire station. Ask someone who works there how he or she helps people in your community.
- Keeping Myself Healthy and Safe
- 3F - Family Activity
- a. With your family, plan a fire drill then practice it in your home.
- b. With your adult partner, plan what to do if you became lost or separated from your family in a strange place.
- 3D - Den Activity
- Make a Food Guide Pyramid
- Character Connection: Health and Fitness
- 3G - Go See It Activity
- Learn the rules of a game or sport. Then, go watch an amateur or professional game or sporting event.
- How I Tell It
- 4F - Family Activity
- 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.
- Character Connection: Respect
- 4D - Den Activity
- Play "Tell It Like It Isn't"
- Visit a television station, radio station, or newspaper office. Find out how people there communicate with others.
- Let's Go Outdoors
- This achievement is also part of Cub Scouting's Leave No Trace Award.
- 5F - Family Activity
- Go outside and watch the weather
- Character Connection: Faith
- 5D - Den Activity
- With a crayon or colored pencil and a piece of paper, make a leaf rubbing.
- 5G - Go See It Activity
- Take a hike with your den.
After completing the fifteen Achievements, the Tiger Cub is awarded the Tiger Cub Patch.
Also, after completing the achievements, the Tiger Cub can then be awarded Tiger Track Beads, which are YELLOW disks attached to the Totem. These beads are earned by completing "Tiger Electives". One bead is awarded for each group of TEN Electives the Tiger Cub completes. A boy can work on both Achievements and Electives concurrently, but he can't receive Tiger Track beads until he has earned the Tiger Cub Badge.
Note to Parents
- Your Den Leader will track the Den Activities and the "Go-and-See" for each of the five categories
- You should use the Scout Handbook to track each of the Family Activities. There are places to "Sign Off" on each activity in the handbook.
- Start a Scout Folder to store papers and projects as your scout completes them.
- Bring the Handbook (and folder) to Den Meetings and have your family activities recorded by the Den Leader.
Please work with your Den Leader to make sure your child gets proper credit for completing activities. We need current records in order to purchase appropriate badges and awards and give recognition to your child on Pack Night.
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The Tiger Electives
After completing the fifteen Achievements required for the Tiger Cub Rank Badge, the Tiger Cub can be awarded Yellow Tiger Track Beads which are attached to the Totem at the Pack Meetings. One bead is awarded for each group of TEN Electives the Tiger Cub completes. A boy can work on both Achievements and Electives concurrently, but he can't receive Tiger Track beads until he has earned the Tiger Cub Badge.
Remember, there are NO performance requirements for a boy. Simply participating and doing one's best in an activity constitutes completion.
- Think of a time when your family celebrated something, and tell the den about it and how it made your feel.
- Make a decoration with your family or your den. Display it or give it to someone as a gift.
- With your family, play a card or board game, or put a jigsaw puzzle together.
- Make a frame for a family picture.
- Make a family mobile.
- Along with your adult partner, teach a song to your family or to your den and sing it together.
- Make a musical instrument and play it with others. The others can sing or have instruments of their own.
- Invite a religious leader from your place of worship to your home or to your den meeting.
- Help a new boy or girl get to know other people.
- Along with your adult partner, help an elderly or shut-in person with a chore.
- Help collect food, clothing or toys for needy families with your den or pack.
- Make at least two cards or decorations and take them to a hospital or long-term care facility.
- Using US pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters, choose the correct coins to make the following amounts: 15 cents, 50 cents, 29 cents, 60 cents, 35 cents, 59 cents.
- Together with your adult partner, read a short story or a magazine article.
- Mix the primary colors to make orange, green and purple.
- 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.
- Sew a button onto fabric.
- Learn a magic trick and show it to your family or den.
- With your den, make up a PSA (Public Service Announcement) skit to tell people about Tiger Cubs.
- Make a puppet.
- With your family or with your den, have a picnic -- indoors or outdoors.
- Find out what kind of milk your family drinks and why.
- Help the adult who is preparing the family meal to set the table and clean up afterwards.
- Make a snack and share it with your family or den.
- With a toy phone, or a disconnected phone, practice making phone calls and answering the telephone.
- 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.
- With your adult partner, check the batteries in the smoke detector in your home or another building.
- 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, pit, or greens from something you have eaten.
- Learn about an animal.
- Make a bird feeder and then hang it outdoors.
- With your den or family, play Cleanup Treasure Hunt.
- With your adult partner, think of a way to conserve water or electricity and do it for one week.
- Play a game outdoors with your family or den.
- With your family or your den, go see a play or musical performance in your community.
- Take a bike ride with your adult partner.
- Visit a bike repair shop.
- Visit the place where your adult partner or another adult works.
- Together with an adult partner, go swimming or take part in an activity on water.
- Visit a train station, bus station, airport or boat dock.
- Visit a zoo or aquarium.
- Visit a veterinarian or animal groomer.
- Visit a dairy, a milk-processing plant, or a cheese factory.
- Visit a bakery.
- Visit a dentist or dental hygienist.
- Learn about what you can recycle in your community and how you can recycle at home.
- Learn about things that need to be recycled in special ways, such as paint and batteries.
- Take a ride on public transportation, such as a bus or train.
- Visit a government office such as the mayor's office, the state capitol building, or a courthouse.
- Visit a bank.
Parents:
Be sure to sign off on each elective in the handbook and report it to your Den Leader at least one week before the Pack Meetings. It is up to you and your Den Leader to ensure the scout gets the proper recognition at the Pack Meetings.
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