Cub Scout Den Meeting: January 29, 2014

DATE: January 29, 2014    

Theme:    Creativity                                                        

TIME	ACTIVITY	EQUIPMENT NEEDED	BADGE REQUIRMENTS MET
3:45	Gathering Activity:  ‘Don’t Be Clueless’ Code	Copies for each boy Pencils
4:00	Opening Ceremony      - Opening Prayer: _____________      - Grand Howl      -Attendance: ________________
4:05	GAME:
4:15	BADGEWORK: What to do in case of Emergency! ·         3 Local Emergencies ·         What to do in flood, tornado or lightning		Emergency Preparedness #3 and #4
4:20	THEME ACTIVITY: MAKING Paper	Shredded paper Blender Sponges Starch Tub for water	Recycle #7C
4:40	GAME:
5:00	THEME ACTIVITY: Draft-o-meter ·         Reducing electricity ·         Saving water ·         Reducing heat	Plastic Wrap Pencils Tape Scissors Paper and pencils for worksheets Worksheets	Recycle #4A, 5A, 6A Climate Change Crest #3
5:10	BADGE WORK:  Recycling Hunt ·         Make a list of products that display the recycling symbol		Recycling #6C
5:15	SPIRITUAL FELLOWSHIP      -Spiritual Thought: __Preston__________
5:20	Closing Ceremony      -Cub Promise (review line 2)      -Closing Prayer      -Badge worksheets or other information
5:30	Dismiss and Go Home

Gathering Activity: Puzzle

Materials:

·         Don’t be clueless code

Have boys crack the code to reveal the answer: “Clean and Green save energy at home, at school and on the road”

THEME ACTIVITY: Making Paper

Materials Needed

• ·         Used paper – printed computer papers / old note book pages/ bills/ receipts [Note: Newspaper will lead to muddy-looking paper pulp and thus will affect the colour of the final paper you make.]
• ·         A rectangular mesh/net made of steel/iron/nylon/acrylic – stretched and nailed over wooden frame [Note 1: You can simply take a picture frame, remove its backing and stretch a nylon gauze over it.]
• ·         A blender
• ·         Large rectangular tub
• ·         Number of cotton rags and towels or sponges
• ·         Scissors
• ·         Optional – dried and pressed leaves and petals
• ·         Starch – corn-starch or rice starch (as we used)

1.         Soak paper until it is soft enough to blend into a pulp or mush using the blender. Add starch in the blender before emptying the contents into a large rectangular tub.
2.        Pour the pulp into the tub and add more water if desired. You will likely need 2-3 batches of pulp mixed up.
3.         Dip the screen down the side of the tub and under the bits of paper. Lift straight up out of the water so the paper particles are uniformly covering it. Allow to drip for a minute or two.
4.         Turn upside-down onto an inclined table top without removing the stretched frame. Using the sponge draw all the excess water from the paper through the screen. Remove the screen and make another paper.
5.         Allow paper to dry completely before removing from table top.

Badgework: What to do in  Case of an Emergency

Discuss with the pack the types of emergencies that they might see or have seen in their area. Discuss what to do in case of flood, tornado or lightning.

Badgework: Recycle Hunt

                Have the boys go through an assortment of boxes, plastics and other odds and ends that may or may not have a recycle symbol on them. Discuss what the symbol tells them and what they can do with the item to ensure the resources used to make it can be reserved as much as possible.

THEME ACTIVITY: Draft-o-meter

Materials Needed

•           Plastic Wrap
•         Pencils
•           Tape
•           Scissors

PROCEDURE

1.  Cut a 12cm by 25cm strip of plastic wrap.

2.  Tape the shorter edge of the wrap to a pencil and let the rest hang freely.

3. Blow plastic wrap gently and note how sensitive the wrap is to air movement.

Drafts mean that air is leaking into or out of a building. This means either a loss of heat in winter or a loss of air conditioning in summer.

Cub Scout Pack Meeting: January 8, 2014

DATE: January 8, 2014

Theme:    Handicrafts                                                                                     Objective: ________________________

Attendance Assignment: _________________                               Spiritual Thought Assignment: ___________________

TIME	ACTIVITY		EQUIPMENT NEEDED		BADGE REQUIRMENTS MET
PACK MEETING ADGENDA
5:00	Display		Show projects from previous weeks
5:05	GAMES:	BUSINESS: -Badge worksheets -Date for Investiture -February Meetings - Individualized Badge Worksheets for February - Kub Kar Rally (Mar)		Brief Outline of Business Upcoming dates to mark on calendar.
5:15	RECOGNITION:      - This month’s theme – Handicrafts      - Certificates		Assignment Sheets Certificates Badges
5:25	SPIRITUAL THOUGHT:
5:27	WRAPUP PACK MEETING: -Handout detailed calendars for upcoming month -Badge worksheets for at home work -Pertinent information to upcoming activities CLEAN UP & SEND EVERYONE HOME		Calendars Badge worksheets
3:45	Gathering Activity: Puzzle		Simple Puzzle
4:00	Opening Ceremony      -Opening Prayer: _____________      -Attendance: ________________      -Welcome/Introduction		Attendance Sheet
4:05	GAME:
4:15	BADGEWORK: BOOKS		Book		Reading #3
4:25	THEME ACTIVITY: Sock Puppets Stories		Lined Paper Pencils, erasers, etc		Tawny Star #3A & 8A
4:45	GAME:
4:55	Set up for Pack Meeting		Hand out assignments for Pack Meeting

Gathering Activity: Puzzle

Materials:

·         Puzzle

Have the boys work together to assemble the puzzle. If possible keep it undisturbed so it can be completed over the next few weeks.

THEME ACTIVITY: Sock Puppet Story

Materials Needed

• Paper
• Pencils
• Eraser

Help the Cubs brainstorm a fun story they can act out using sock puppets. Have them decide what their sock puppet will be.

Badgework: Reading a Book

Materials Needed:

·         Book which includes a table of contents, forward, chapters, glossary and index

Show the boys the different parts of a book. Explain what each part is for. Show them how to open a new book and to care for all books.

Cub Scout Den Meeting: November 13, 2013

    DATE: November 13, 2013    

Theme:    Our Natural World                                                      

TIME	ACTIVITY	EQUIPMENT NEEDED	BADGE REQUIRMENTS MET
3:45	Gathering Activity:  I Spy Poster
4:00	Opening Ceremony      - Opening Prayer: _____________      - Grand Howl      -Attendance: ________________	Attendance Book Stamp and Ink
4:05	GAME:  Bowl-a-rama
4:15	BADGEWORK: Stranger Danger		Blue Star A3
4:20	THEME ACTIVITY: Making and Using a Viewfinder	Cardboard Rulers Pencils Good Scissors	WSEA B4
4:40	GAME:  Lego
5:00	THEME ACTIVITY: Art activity	Drawing supplies: pencils, erasers, paper Water colors and brushes	Artist #4
5:10	BADGE WORK:  Telephone Numbers	Phone Book Papers for recording emergency numbers	Blue Star A4 Family Safety #9
5:15	SPIRITUAL FELLOWSHIP      -Spiritual Thought: __Peyton__________	Assignment: Share your favorite scripture and tell the pack why it is your favorite.
5:20	Closing Ceremony      -Cub Promise (review line 2)      -Closing Prayer      -Badge worksheets or other information
5:30	Dismiss and Go Home

GATHERING ACTIVITY: 

Search the picture for the items on the list.

GAMES: Bowl-a-rama

Materials:

•        6 Water bottles (1/3 filled with water)

•        Rubber ball

•        Silly shoes (Big shoes, boots, slippers etc)

How to Play:

·         Have the boys put on a pair of shoes and then take his turn rolling the ball. Lengthen the distance between the boy and the pins if shorter distances are too easy.

GAMES: Sky High Lego Challenge

Materials:

•        Lego blocks

How to Play:

Give each child a small pile of LEGO bricks and have them sit in a circle on the floor. Put one brick in the middle. Going around the circle, each child adds one piece from their pile to the top of the growing tower.

How high can they build it before it topples over? The more the merrier for this one!

THEME ACTIVITY: Making and Using a Viewfinder

Materials Needed:

q  Cardboard

q  Scissors

q  Rulers

q  Pencils

Cut your cardboard to the same size as your drawing paper.

Rule lines diagonally across it, going from one corner all the way to the one opposite.

In the center (where the lines crossed), draw a rectangle measuring one inch by one and a quarter inches (1" x 1¼").

The one inch side should correspond with the shorter side of your cardboard, making the rectangle in the middle the same proportions as the whole cardboard rectangle.

Cut out the inner rectangle using a sharp blade to first penetrate the cardboard.

You now have a drawing tool known as a viewfinder.

How To Use A Viewfinder

Hold your viewfinder out in front of you, with your arm outstretched.

For an example subject, sight a chair within the center frame. If it helps, close or cover up one eye when you look through the hole.

Make sure the chair is touching at least 2 sides of the viewfinder rectangle.

This forms a border around the chair and enables you to see the negative space between the chair and the borders.

It might take some time but wait until you can see the negative space as a shape.

By keeping your arm outstretched and noting where the object is touching the border, you should see the same view each time you look through it.

Have you ever seen artists using their fingers to form a square? Their arms are outstretched and they look like they are framing the view before them. They are actually using their fingers as a border and they are visualizing what they want to draw.

Looking at a whole landscape can be daunting so the artist selects one area to concentrate on and a viewfinder does this same job for you.

The small glass square on a camera is also known as a viewfinder. It would be great if you could use your camera to do this exercise but it's a bit difficult because you won't have a hand to draw with! A light piece of cardboard is easily held in one hand while you draw with the other.

Now you know how to make a viewfinder, you can experiment with numerous subjects to familiarize yourself with negative spaces.

BADGEWORK: Safety Rules

Discuss safety rules to follow when you are home alone and a stranger comes to your house or calls on the telephone.

THEME ACTIVITY: Painting and Drawing

Materials Needed:

q  Subjects for drawing such as fruit, vases, mugs, plants etc.

q  Pencils and erasers

q  Drawing paper

q  Water colors and brushes

q  Paper towel

q  Water containers

Arrange subjects on a table and have the boys use their view finder to decide which portion of the objects they wish to draw. Insist they take their time and come up with a good detailed drawing. If you have time, have them learn how to use water colors and paint their drawings.

BADGEWORK: Telephone Techniques

Materials Needed

-Paper for emergency numbers to be written

-Pencils

Show how to use a telephone, a public telephone, and a telephone book. Show you know your own home telephone number and can find emergency numbers in a telephone book.