Tiger Tiger Pack 780


Bear's Den







The "Bear Neccessities"!





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    1. Ways We Worship (Bear Handbook - Page 26)
      • Complete both requirements.

        1. Complete the Character Connection for Faith.

          1. Know. Name some people in history who have shown great faith. Discuss with an adult how faith has been important at a particular point in his or her life.

          2. Commit. Discuss with an adult how having faith and hope will help you in your life, and also discuss some ways that you can strengthen your faith.

          3. Practice. Practice your faith as you are taught in your home, church, synagogue, mosque, or religious fellowship.

        2. Make a list of things you can do this week to practice your religion as you are taught in your home, church, synagogue, mosque, or other religious community. Check them off your list as you complete them.

    2. Emblems Of Faith (Bear Handbook - Page 30)
      • Complete the requirement.
      • Earn the religious emblem of your faith. (A list of the religious emblems available to Cub Scouts is available on the BSA website. Click here to see them.)

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    1. WHAT MAKES AMERICA SPECIAL? (Bear Handbook - Page 34)
      • (Do requirements (a) and (j) and any two of the other requirements.)

      1. Write or tell what makes America special to you.

      2. With the help of your family or den leader, find out about twofamous Americans. Tell the things they did or are doing to improve our way of life.

      3. Find out something about the old homes near where you live. Go and see two of them.

      4. Find out where places of historical interest are located in or near your town or city. Go and visit one of them with your family or den.

      5. Choose a state; it can be your favorite one or your home state. Name its state bird, tree, and flower. Describe its flag. Give the date it was admitted to the Union.

      6. Be a member of the color guard in a flag ceremony for your den or pack.

      7. Display the U.S. flag in your home or fly it on three national holidays.

      8. Learn how to raise and lower a U.S. flag properly for an outdoor ceremony.

      9. Participate in an outdoor flag ceremony

      10. Complete the Character Connection for Citizenship.
        • * Know. Tell ways some people in the past have served our country. Tell about some people who serve our country today. (Don't forget about "ordinary" people who serve our country.)

        • * Commit. Tell something that might happen to you and your family if other people were not responsible citizens. Tell one thing you will do to be a good citizen.

        • * Practice. Tell three things you did in one week that show you are a good citizen.

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    2. TALL TALES (Bear Handbook - Page 42)
        3. Do all three requirements.

      1. Tell in your own words what folklore is. List some folklore stories, folk songs, or historical legends from your own state or part of the country. Play the Folklore Match Game on page 48.

      2. Name at least five stories about American folklore. Point out on a United States map where they happened.

      3. Read two folklore stories and tell your favorite one to your den.

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    3. SHARING YOUR WORLD WITH WILDLIFE (Bear Handbook - Page 50)

      1. Choose a bird or animal that you like and find out how it lives. Make a poster showing what you have learned.

      2. Build or make a bird feeder or birdhouse and hang it in a place where birds can visit safely.

      3. Explain what a wildlife conservation officer does.

      4. Visit one of the following:

        • Zoo, Nature center, Aviary, Wildlife refuge, Game preserve.

      5. Name one animal that has become extinct in the last 100 years. Tell why animals become extinct. Name one animal that is on the endangered species list.

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    4. TAKE CARE OF YOUR PLANET (Bear Handbook - Page 56)

      • Do three requirements.

      1. Save 5 pounds of glass or aluminum, or 1 month of daily ewspapers. Turn them in at a recycling center or use your community's recycling service.

      2. Plant a tree in your yard, or on the grounds of the group that operates your Cub Scout pack, or in a park or other public place. Be sure to get permission first.

      3. Call city or county officials or your trash hauling company and find out what happens to your trash after it is hauled away.

      4. List all the ways water is used in your home. Search for dripping faucets or other ways water might be wasted. With an adult, repair or correct those problems.

      5. Discuss with an adult in your family the kinds of energy your family uses.

      6. Find out more about your family's use of electricity.

      7. Take part in a den or pack neighborhood clean-up project.

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    5. LAW ENFORCEMENT IS A BIG JOB (Bear Handbook - Page 64)
        6. Do all six requirements.

      1. Practice one way police gather evidence: by taking fingerprints, or taking shoeprints, or taking tire track casts.

      2. Visit your local sheriff's office or police station or talk with a law enforcement officer visiting your den or pack to discuss crime prevention.

      3. Help with crime prevention for your home.

      4. Be sure you know where to get help in your neighborhood.

      5. Learn the phone numbers to use in an emergency and post them by each phone in your home.

      6. Know what you can do to help law enforcement.

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    6. The Past Is Exciting And Important (Page 72)

      • Do requirement g and two other requirements.

      1. Visit your library or newspaper office. Ask to see back issues of newspapers or an almanac.

      2. Find someone who was a Cub Scout a long time ago. Talk with him about what Cub Scouting was like then.

      3. Start or add to an existing den or pack scrapbook.

      4. Trace your family back through your grandparents or great-grandparents; or, talk to a grandparent about what it was like when he or she was younger.

      5. Find out some history about your community.

      6. Start your own history: keep a journal for 2 weeks.

      7. Complete the Character Connection for Respect.

        • * Know. As you learn about how Cub Scout-age life was like for adults you know, does what you learn change what you think about them. Tell how it might help you respect or value them more.

        • * Commit. Can you think of reasons others might be disrespectful to people or things you value? Name one new way you will show respect for a person or thing someone else values.

        • * Practice. List some ways you can show respect for people and events in the past.

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    7. What's Cooking? (Bear Handbook - Page 80)

      • Do four requirements.

      1. With an adult, bake cookies.

      2. With an adult, make snacks for the next den meeting.

      3. With an adult, prepare one part of your breakfast, one part of your lunch, and one part of your supper.

      4. Make a list of the "junk foods" you eat. Discuss "junk food" with a parent or teacher.

      5. Make some trail food for a hike.

      6. With an adult, make a dessert for your family.

      7. With an adult, cook something outdoors.

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    8. Family Fun (Bear Handbook - Page 90)

      • Do both requirements.

      1. Go on a day trip or evening out with members of your family.
      2. Have a family fun night at home.

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    9. Be Ready! (Bear Handbook - Page 96)

        10. Do requirements a through e and requirement g. Requirement f is recommended, but not required.

      1. Tell what to do in case of an accident in the home. A family member needs help. Someone's clothes catch on fire.
      2. Tell what to do in case of a water accident.
      3. Tell what to do in case of a school bus accident.
      4. Tell what to do in case of a car accident.
      5. With your family, plan escape routes from your home and have a practice drill.
      6. Have a health checkup by a physician (optional).
      7. Complete the Character Connection for Courage.

        • Know. Memorize the courage steps: Be brave, Be calm, Be clear, and Be careful. Tell why each courage step is important. How will memorizing the courage steps help you to be ready?

        • Commit. Tell why it might be difficult to follow the courage steps in an emergency situation. Think of other times you can use the courage steps. (Standing up to a bully is one example.)

        • Practice. Act out one of the requirements using these courage steps: Be brave, Be calm, Be clear, and Be careful.

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    10. Family Outdoor Adventure (Bear Handbook - Page 106)

      1. Go camping with your family.
      2. Go on a hike with your family.
      3. Have a picnic with your family.
      4. Attend an outdoor event with your family.
      5. Plan your outdoor family day.

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    11. Saving Well, Spemding Well (Bear Handbook - Page 112)

      • Do four requirements.

      1. Go grocery shopping with a parent or other adult member of your family.
      2. Set up a savings account.
      3. Keep a record of how you spend money for 2 weeks.
      4. Pretend you are shopping for a car for your family.
      5. Discuss family finances with a parent or guardian.
      6. Play a board game with your family that involves the use of play money.
      7. With an adult, figure out how much it costs for each person in your home to eat one meal.

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    12. RIDE RIGHT (Bear Handbook - Page 118)
      1. Make a list of phone numbers you need in case of an emergency. Put a copy of this list by each phone or in a central place in your home. Update it often.
        (List given in Book.)
      2. Tell what to do if someone comes to the door and wants to come in.
      3. Tell what to do if someone calls on the phone.
      4. When you and your family leave home, remember to ...
        (List given in Book.)
      5. Talk with your family members. Agree on the household jobs you will be responsible for. Make a list of your jobs and mark off when you have finished them. Do this for one month.
      6. Visit an important place in your community, such as a historic or government location. Explain why it is important.

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      1. TOOLS FOR FIXING AND BUILDING
        • (Wolf Handbook, Page 64)
          1. Point out and name seven tools. Do this at home, or go to a hardware store with an adult. Tell what each tool does.
          2. Show how to use pliers.
          3. Identify a Philips head and a standard screw. Then use the right tool to drive and then remove one from a board.
          4. Show how to use a hammer.
          5. Make a birdhouse, a set of bookends, or something else useful.

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      1. START A COLLECTION
        • (Wolf Handbook, Page 70)
        1. Complete the Character Connection for Positive Attitude
        2. Know . Discuss with your family how a cheerful and positive attitude will help you do your best at school and in other areas of your life.
        3. Commit. Discuss with your family how gathering items for a collection may be difficult. How does a hopeful and cheerful attitude help you to keep looking for more items. Why is a positive attitude important?
        4. Practice. Practice having a positive attitude while doing the requirements for "Start a Collection."
        5. Make a collection of anything you like. Start with 10 things. Put them together in a neat way.
        6. Show and explain your collection to another person.

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      2. YOUR LIVING WORLD
        1. Complete the Character Connection for Respect.
          • Know. Discuss these questions with your family: What things have people done to show a lack of respect to our world? Why is it important to respect our environment and ntural resources? How can you show respect for your environment?
          • Commit. Discuss with your family how you feel when you see places in your neighborhood that have lots of litter. Name one thing you can do to help the environment.
          • Practice. Practice being respectful while doing the requirements for "Your Living World."
        2. Land, air and water can get dirty.  Discuss with your family ways this can happen.
        3. It takes a lot of energy to make glass, cans, and paper products.  You can help save energy by collecting these items for use again.  Find out how recycling is done where you live.  Find out what items you can recycle.
        4. With an adult, pick up litter in your neighborhood.  Wear gloves to protect your hands against germs and cuts from sharp objects.
        5. With an adult, find three stories that tell how people are protecting our world. Read and discuss them together.
        6. Besides recycling, there are other ways to save energy.  List three ways you can save energy, and do them.

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      3. COOKING AND EATING
        • (Wolf Handbook, Page 78)
        1. Study the Food Guide Pyramid.  Name some foods from each of the food groups shown in the pyramid.
        2. Plan the meals you and your family should have for one day. List things your family should have from the food groups shown in the Food Group Pyramid.  At each meal, you should have foods from at least three food groups.
        3. Help fix at least one meal for your family. Help set the table, cook the food, and wash the dishes.
        4. Fix your own breakfast. Wash and put away the dishes.
        5. With an adult, help to plan, prepare, and cook an outdoor meal.

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      4. BE SAFE AT HOME AND ON THE STREET
        • (Wolf Handbook, Page 82)
        1. Complete the Character Connection for Responsibility.
          • Know. Discuss these questions with your family: How does being responsible help us be safe? Within the past week, how did you show responsibility?
          • Commit. Discuss these questions with your family: What happens when people are not responsible? What things can make you forget to be responsible? What things will help you be more responsible?
          • Practice. Practice being responsible while doing the requirements for "Be Safe at Home and on the Street."
        2. WITH AN ADULT, check your home for hazards and know how to make your home safe.
        3. WITH AN ADULT, check your home for danger from fire.
        4. Practice good rules of street and road safety.
        5. Know the rules of bike safety.

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      5. FAMILY FUN
        • (Wolf Handbook, Page 88)
        • Do requirement a and do TWO of requirements 10b through 10g:
        1. Complete the Character Connection for Cooperation
        2. Know. Discuss these questions with your family: What is "cooperation"? Why do people need to cooperate when they are doing things together? Name some ways that you can be helpful and cooperate with others.
        3. Commit. Discuss with your family what makes it hard to cooperate. How do listening, sharing, and persuading help us cooperate?
        4. Practice. Practice being cooperative while doing the requirements for "Family Fun."
        5. Make a game like one of these. Play it with your family.
          (Eagle Golf, Beanbag Archery.)
        6. Plan a walk. Go to a park or a wooded area, or visit a zoo or museum with your family.
        7. Read a book or Boys' Life magazine with your family. Take turns reading aloud.
        8. Decide with Akela. what you will watch on television or listen to on the radio.
        9. Attend a concert, a play, or other live program with your family.
        10. Have a family Board Game night at home with members of your family.

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      6. DUTY TO GOD
        • (Wolf Handbook, Page 94)
        1. Complete the Character Connection for Faith
          • Know. What is "faith"? With your family, discuss some people who have shown their faith - who have shown an inner strength based on their trust in a higher power or cause. Discuss the good qualities of these people.
          • Commit. Discuss these questions with your family: What problems did these faithful people overcome to follow or practice their beliefs? What challenges might you face in doing your duty to God? Who can help you with these challenges?
          • Practice. Practice your faith while doing the requirements for "Duty to God."
          • Talk with your family about what they believe is their duty to God.
          • Give two ideas on how you can practice or demonstrate your religious beliefs. Choose one and do it.
          • Find out how you can help your church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or religious fellowship.

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      7. MAKING CHOICES
        • (Wolf Handbook, Page 100)
        • Do requirement a and do FOUR of requirements 12b through 12k:
        1. Complete the Character Connection for Courage.
          • Know. Discuss with your family what "courage" is. Review the requirements and discuss how you might need courage in each one to do what is right.
          • Commit. Give some examples of when it is hard to do the right thing.  Discuss with your family times that it might take courage to be honest and kind. Tell about a time in your life when you needed to be brave and courageous to do the right thing.
          • Practice. Practice learning about courage while doing the requirements for "Making Choices." With family members, act out the choices you would make for some of the requirements.
        2. There is an older boy who hangs around Jason's school. He tries to give drugs to the children. What would you do if you were Jason?
        3. Lee is home alone. The phone rings. When Lee answers, a stranger asks if Lee's mother is home. She is not. Lee is alone. What would you do if you were Lee?
        4. Justin is new to your school.  He has braces on his legs and walks with a limp.  Some of the kids at school tease him.  They want you to tease him, too.   What would you do?
        5. Juan is on a walk with his little sister. A car stops and a man asks them to come over to the car. What would you do if you were Juan?
        6. Matthew's grandmother gives him money to buy an ice-cream cone. On the way to the store, a bigger boy asks for money and threatens to hit Matthew if he does not give him some money. If you were Matthew what would you do?
        7. Chris and his little brother are home alone in the afternoon. A woman knocks on the door and says she wants to read the meter. She is not wearing a uniform. What would you do if you were Chris?
        8. Sam is home alone. He looks out the window and sees a man trying to break into a neighbor's back door. What would you do if you were Sam?
        9. Mr. Palmer is blind.  He has a guide dog.  One day as he is crossing the street, some kids whistle and call to the dog.  They want you and your friends to call the dog, too.  What would you do?
        10. Some kids who go to Bob's school want him to steal candy and gum from a store, which they can share later. Bob knows this is wrong, but he wants to be popular with these kids. What would you do if you were Bob?
        11. Paul and his little sister are playing outdoors. A very friendly, elderly woman stops and watches the children for a while. Paul doesn't know the woman. She starts to talk to them and offers to take Paul's little sister on a walk around the block. What would you do?

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