Bear Trail 2006-2007

Den 4 - Pack 220

Please have your scout bring his Bear book and den dues of $.25 to all meetings and turn it in to Larissa so that she may sign off and record achievements each meeting as they are completed. Place a note inside the book marking any achievements completed at home so that this information can be recorded easily and credit given for that achievement. If your scout misses a meeting, please check with Laura to see what achievements he may have missed so that this can be made up. It is the responsibility of the scout and his parent to make up the missed achievement.

Please refer to pages 24 and 25 of the Bear book for information on the Bear Trail.  To complete the Bear Trail each scout must complete twelve achievements. He must complete one from the GOD section, three from the COUNTRY section, four from the FAMILY section and four from the SELF section. Most of these requirements will be met by participating in the den meetings and the pack meetings. However, some do need to be done with the scout and his family. The number beside the achievement indicates one that will be completed for rank. Please work on any achievements that are marked "Home" at home. The Bear book is very easy to read and follow. Please read through the Parent Guide starting on page 6. The following is a list of all the achievements and where they should be completed.  Remember, we do not have to do all of the achievements but any completed after the 12 required will be awarded as arrow points.

 

I.  GOD – Do one of the following.

Achievement 1 – Ways we worship - Home

Achievement 2 - Emblems of Faith - This requires more time but the child can earn the

Religious emblem of his faith. This is actually a medal. This does require that the parent go to the Scout Shop and obtain the appropriate materials to be covered unless you and your scout attend a program sponsored by the pack.

II. Country - Do three of these

Achievement 3 - What makes America Special (Do a and 3 others)

a. November Meeting

b. November Meeting

1                  c. Home

d. Tannehill Campout

e. Do at home and bring to November meeting

f. November

g. Home

h. November Meeting

i. November Meeting

j. November Meeting

 

Achievement 4 - Tall Tales (Do all three)

a. Home

b. Home

c. Home

Achievement 5 - Share your World with Wildlife (Do 4 of 5)

a. October Meeting

b. Home

2                 c. October Meeting

d. October Meeting

e. October Meeting

 

Achievement 6 - Take Care of Your Planet (Do 3 of 6)

a. Home - Collect Phone books or newspapers to recycle, Bring to mtg.

b. Home

3                 c. Home

d. Home

e. Home

f. Home

g. Den or Pack conservation project

 

Achievement 7 - Law Enforcement is a Big Job (Do all)

a. November Meeting

b. November Meeting

c. November Meeting

4                 d. November Meeting

e. November Meeting

f. November Meeting

 

III. FAMILY - Do 4

Achievement 8 - The Past is Exciting & Important (Do 3 of 6)

a. Home or school

b. Home

5                 c. Home

d. Tannehill

e. Home

f. Home

g. Tannehill Campout

 

Achievement 9 - What's Cooking (Do 4 of 6)

a. December Meeting – Do at home and bring to meeting for “b”.

b. December Meeting - Bring cookies made for "a" for a cookie swap

6                 c. Home

d. December

e. October Meeting or Tannehill Campout

f. Home

g. Tannehill Campout

 

Achievement 10 - Family Fun (Do Both)

a. Home or Cub Haunted or Tannehill Campout

b. Home

 

Achievement 11- Be Ready (Do a – e and g and possibly f)

a. December Meeting – discussion

b. December Meeting – discussion

7                 c. December Meeting – discussion

d. December Meeting - discussion

e. Home

f. If your child had his yearly checkup, this counts.

g. December Meeting - Discussion

 

Achievement 12 - Family Outdoor Adventures (Do 3 of 5)

a. Cub Haunted or Tannehill Campout

b. October Meeting or Tannehill Campout

c. Home or Tannehill

d. Home

e. Home

 

Achievement 13 - Saving Well, Spending Well (Do 4)

All of these can be done at home.

 

 IV. SELF - Do 4

Achievement 14 - Ride Right (Do a and 3 others).  We may do this at Tannehill as an activity planned by the pack.

a. February Meeting

b. February Meeting

8                 c. February Meeting

d. February Meeting

e. February Meeting

f. February Meeting

g. Home

 

Achievement 15 - Games, Games, Games (Do 2)

a. October Meeting

9                 b. October Meeting

c. October Meeting

 

Achievement 16 - Building Muscles (Do all)

a. October Meeting

b. October Meeting

c. October Meeting

Achievement 17 - Information, Please (Do a and 3 others)

a. Home – Tell what you watched

b. Home

c. Home or meeting after we get rank

d. Home

e. Home

f. Home

Achievement 18 - Jot it Down - (Do 5 of 7)

a. Home

b. Home

10                c. Home

d. Home

e. November Meeting (Write a thank you note to the Naturalist at Oak Mountain   for talking to us)

f. Home

g. Home

h. Home

Achievement 19 - Shavings and Chips (Do all)

a. January Meeting

b. January Meeting

11                c. January Meeting

d. January Meeting

Achievement 20 - Sawdust and Nails (Do all)

a. January Meeting

b. January Meeting

c. January Meeting

 

Achievement 21 - Build a Model (Do 3 of 6)

a. Home (Pinewood Derby)

b. Home

c. Home

d. Home

e. Home

f. Home

                   g. Home

 

Achievement 22 - Tying it Up (Do 5 of 6)

a. February Meeting

b. February Meeting

12                c. February Meeting

d. February Meeting

e. February Meeting

f. February Meeting

Achievement 23 – Sports, Sports, Sports (Do All)

a. Home

b. Home

c. Home

d. Home

e. Home

 

          Achievement 24 – Be a Leader (Do 3 of 5)

                   a. Home

                   b. Meeting – Boy is the denner for your assigned month

                   c. Meeting – Let your child help you with an activity for your assigned month

                   d. October Meeting

                   e. October Meeting

 

ARROW POINTS - Work on these at home unless otherwise indicated by the den leader. We will do some of these in den meetings after we reach rank.  Each requirement within the Electives is considered one arrow point. We will do the Weather Elective (#2) and the Nature Crafts Elective (#12) as a part of the World Conservation Award (see page 259 in the Bear Book). Some of these will be done at home. We need to complete this award before the boys move on to Webelos. Also, any Achievements not used toward rank will be counted as arrow points.


Suggestions for Achievements and

"Go See Its"

These are some suggestions for planning the den meetings. The things listed as achievements are the ones we need to accomplish before the end of March so that we can get our Bear Badges at the March pack meeting. After March we will be working on mostly electives and having more fun! Use the Program Helps as a guide for the flow of the meetings and for activities, games and crafts. You do not have to follow the Themes in the Program Helps.  There are millions of activities, skits, games and ideas on the web at www.usscouts.org. Use this reference!

 

November – Cub Scout Shipbuilders

During one meeting we could "Go and See It" to the Alabaster Police Station. This would accomplish Achievement 7 maybe the Officers could fingerprint the boys.  If not we can do it ourselves.  Do all of Achievement 3.  Ach. a, b, f, h, i, & j can be done at the meeting and d we can do at Tannehill.  Assign e to be done at home and brought to meeting.  Possibly do the Ride Right (Achievement 14) at the Tannehill Campout.  If not, that will be done in February.  Write thank you note to the Naturalist for talking to them at Oak Mountain. Let your son be the denner for the meeting (Achievement 24b).  Assign homework of achievement 9a, c, & f to bring to December meeting.

 

December – Cub Scout Stars

We will have only 1 meeting this month due to school being out.  Have the boys bake cookies with their parents (9a) to bring to meeting (9b).  Discuss 9d at meeting.  Discuss achievement 11, Be Ready.  We can buy the boys knives as Christmas presents to give them at this meeting.  Assign homework of writing the Knife Safety rules (in the Bear book) to bring to January’s meeting.  Plan games or activities or crafts to fill time.  Let your son be the denner for the meeting (Achievement 24b).

 

January – Poles Apart

Do achievement 19.  Boys will have their knives and whittling chips.  At the 2nd meeting, do achievement 20 and make a toolbox.  Plan activities or games.  Let your son be the denner for the meetings (Achievement 24b).

 

February – Aloha Cub Scouts

At the 1st meeting we will do achievement 22.  Plan other activities or games related to ach.  The second meeting will be to tie up any loose ends before getting rank in March.  Let your son be the denner for the meeting.

 

March – BALOO Skies

At the 1st meeting, work on Elective 2 Weather for World Conservation Badge Award.  Talk about the requirements at this meeting and then build whatever needs building.  Have the boys track required weather stuff and bring findings back at the 2nd meeting.  Do games or activities related to weather.  This is the theme for March in the Program Helps.  At the 2nd meeting we will discuss findings and maybe take a trip to the National Weather Service in Calera.

 

April – Cub Cafι

Work on Elective 12 Nature Crafts for the WCB for both meetings this month.  Look for activities or games that relate to the theme of Nature Crafts.

 

May – Cubs & Bugs Galore

We will probably have only 1 meeting this month.  Vote in April what the boys would like to do in the May meeting.  Parents can get together and come up with several suggestions to present to the boys for a vote.

 

June – Wheel into Summer

Cub Day Camp at Oak Mountain June 23 - 27. This is a HUGE opportunity for the boys to earn Activity Pins for Webelos and beltloops.  They usually teach pins that are difficult to teach unless you are skilled in the area (Engineer, Scientist, Geologist, etc.)  Plus it is a lot of fun!  It would be great if our entire den went this year!

 

July – Rockets Red Glare

Don’t forget about the summertime pack activities.

 

August – A Century of Scouting

We need to begin our journey to Webelos.  We can start off the cub year with a trip to the YMCA to earn our Aquanaut Activity pin.