Cub Scout Den Meeting: November 21, 2012

DATE: November 21, 2012

Theme:    Knights of Olde                                                             Objective: _______________________________

                                                                                                                                     _______________________________

Attendance Assignment: _________________                               Spiritual Thought Assignment: ___________________

TIME	ACTIVITY	EQUIPMENT NEEDED	BADGE REQUIRMENTS MET
3:45	Gathering Activity: Robin and Little John	Wide flat board 6’ long
4:00	Opening Ceremony      - Opening Prayer: _______      - Grand Howl      -Attendance: __________	Attendance Book Stamp and Ink
4:05	GAME: TILTING	4” ring String Soft foam ‘spears’ or ‘lances’
4:15	BADGEWORK:
4:20	THEME ACTIVITY: Activity Review -treasure map -weather knowledge -knights code of conduct ALTERNATE THEME ACTIVITY: Make a Shield	Handouts from previous activities that are not yet completed. Poster board Stencils of shield emblems Markers, pencils, scissors, glue
4:40	GAME: Broomstick Twist
5:00	THEME ACTIVITY: People Tags and the Knights Code	Lesson outline People Tag cards	Purple Star #6A
5:10	BADGE WORK: Tracking p. 120 Introduce trail signs	Sticks and or pebbles Newsprint paper or sheet of plastic and black marker.
5:15	SPIRITUAL FELLOWSHIP      -Spiritual Thought: _____	Assignment: Bear Your Testimony of Jesus Christ
5:20	Closing Ceremony      -Cub Promise (review line 2)      -Closing Prayer      -Badge worksheets or other information
5:30	Dismiss and Go Home

GATHERING ACTIVITY: Robin and Little John

Materials:

•        Wide flat board 6 or 8 feet long

How to Play:

Lay the board on the ground. The boys stand right shoulder to right shoulder, facing opposite directions and clasp right forearms. Keeping the left hand free and not using anything but their clasped right arms, the boys try to knock each other off the board and into the “stream.”

 GAMES: Tilting

Materials:

•        4” diameter ring (can be cut from an ice cream lid or margarine lid - I used a small embroidery hook - it works great!)

•        3’ of String

•        3’ length of a soft foam stick or pipe covering for a ‘lance’

How to Play:

•        Suspend a ring on a string so that the ring hangs about shoulder high for a Cub Scout. Each Cub Scout gets a turn as a knight jousting for a prize. Using a lance (foam stick), each knight runs at the target and tries to spear it.

GAME: Broomstick Twist

Materials:

•        1 broomstick for every 2 boys

How to Play:

·         Two boys of similar height and weight grasp a broomstick held horizontally with both hands. Each tries to touch the end of the broomstick to the floor.

THEME ACTIVITY: REVIEW

Materials Needed:

q  Worksheets

q  Pencils

q  Binders

  

Ensure that past badge requirements have been met and all cubs are caught up in their badge work from the past month of activities.

KNIGHTS CODE OF HONOR REVIEW:

The first tournaments started out as mock battles—simple contests between knights. They slowly evolved into more elaborate, exciting, and expensive affairs. A mass of tents were set up on a level field outside of a town or castle. People came from all around to watch from the gaily decorated stands and pavilions. The knights hung up their shields outside the pavilions, adding to the color. When all was ready, a fanfare of trumpets marked the opening of the games. Then all the knights marched forward. (Have all Cub Scouts step forward)

In medieval times there rode through the forest, in what is now a corner of London, a powerful knight, clad in shining armor with lance and helmet and plumes. Like his rider, the Great War horse was protected by armored trappings. At the knight’s side rode his squire, a young knight in training, and behind him came his picked patrol of men-at-arms, strong and brave, a gallant band, alert and ready to help the poor and defend the weak.

Such were these knights of old who lived by a simple but majestic code. History and song are full of their deeds. These knights of high ideals made the first steps toward freedom. Their descendants were the law-abiding and industrious pioneers who laid the foundation of our nation.

 (Cub Scout knights now raise their swords and reads their Knight’s Code of Honor that they wrote the previous week. This could be written on a scroll to be unrolled and read.)

SONG:  Cub Quest (Tune: This Old Man)

Knights of old, stories tell,

Lived their code of honor well,

Help-ful-ness and loyalty was their call,

And to show respect to all.

Like the knights, Cubs today,

Pledge to live a helpful way,

To honor God and country is our quest,

And we try to do our best.

THEME ACTIVITY: MAKE A SHIELD

Materials Needed:

q  Posterboard

q  Markers

q  Background information

q  Stencil patterns of lions, bears, eagles etc.

q  Glue

q  Pencils

Encourage all pack members to prepare a shield with designs and color them in. Once the shields have been

colored, tape onto the walls for display.

  

THEME ACTIVITY: PEOPLE TAGS

Materials Needed:

q  Activity cards

q  Lesson outline

 Goal: To show how labels can influence our judgments about people, and to recognize the importance of getting to know people before making judgments about them.

Lesson Plan:

 Background

·         Labels are a useful way to organize information about people and events, but they all too often become substitutes for thought and experience. When labels are used as the sole source of information about other people, they limit our understanding and describe only one aspect of a person. "People Tags" is an activity that illustrates how misleading labels can be when applied to people.

 Activity

Divide cubs into groups of four. Give each group a set of 4 people cards and 8 object cards. Do not give out the fact cards yet. For smaller groups allow cubs to work individually.

Tell cubs to imagine they are doing holiday shopping for 4 relatives:

·         Uncle Frederick, a motorcycle rider

·         Aunt Mina, a librarian

·         Cousin Wei, a Navy recruit

·         Great-Aunt Keesha, a senior citizen

Ask cubs to choose a gift for each relative from the 8 object cards.

Then, after a few minutes, ask cubs:

·         Who gave Uncle Frederick the leather jacket? Cousin Wei the tattoo? Great-Aunt Keesha the rocking chair?

·         How did you decide who would get each gift?

·         How did labels like "motorcycle rider" and "senior citizen" influence your choices?

Pass out the fact cards and give cubs time to use this information in making their final gift choices.

Discussion

After cubs have finished deciding on gifts, ask the following questions:

·         What were the final gift choices you made, and why?

·         How did the new information change your gift choices?

·         What happens when we rely too much on labels?

·         If you had to choose a gift for someone you didn't know well, what could you do to make a good choice?

·         If someone new joined our class and we wanted to make that person feel welcome, what could we do?

·         Are there any other times when it would help to learn more about someone before making a judgment?

Click here for the People Tag Cards

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT: Cub Masters Moment

Whatever you are, be noble. Whatever you do, do well. Whatever you speak, speak like a knight. Spread happiness wherever you dwell.

 CLOSING CEREMONY: Cub Promise

Knights of old stood straight and tall as they pledged themselves to defend all things that were good and

to strive to always do right. Cub Scouts today stand straight and tall as they pledge themselves to do good,

taking the Cub Scout Promise as their code while they do what they should.

(Boys repeat the Cub Scout Promise.)

Review briefly the meaning of line 2 in the cub promise.