Cub Scout Den Meeting: October 24, 2012

Theme:    Pirates of the High Seas    

TIME	ACTIVITY	EQUIPMENT NEEDED	BADGE REQUIRMENTS MET
3:45	Gathering Activity: Reading the Treasure Map	Treasure Map for each boy Question sheet for each boy Pencils
4:00	Opening Ceremony      - Opening Prayer: _____________      - Grand Howl      -Attendance: ________________	Attendance Book Stamp and Ink
4:05	GAME: Skits         “Scary Captain Kidd”	Mirror	Entertainer Badge #10
4:15	BADGEWORK: Continue with Skits      “The Doorbell”		Entertainer Badge #10
4:20	THEME ACTIVITY: Weather Knowledge	Worksheets Be prepared to teach the information sheet without reading it. Make it fun and interesting.	Watercraft Badge #5
4:40	GAME: Weather Vane
4:50	THEME ACTIVITY: p. 138-139 Paddle Boats	Wood Stapler Long shallow tote for water races
5:10	BADGE WORK:
5:15	SPIRITUAL FELLOWSHIP      -Spiritual Thought: ____________	Assignment: Tell the pack how doing temple work blesses your family	Learning and Living the Gospel 4b
5:20	Closing Ceremony      -Cub Promise      -Closing Prayer      -Badge worksheets or other information
5:30	SHARP:  Go Home

GATHERING ACTIVITY: Reading the Treasure Map

Materials:

•        Map for each boy

•        Question sheet for each boy

•        Pencils

•         

GAME: Weathervane

Description of the Game:  Group is spread out facing the leader who is the weather bureau. The rest are weathervanes and they point with one arm in the direction from which the wind is blowing.

·         The weather bureau announces the direction of the wind – 4, 8 or 16 points of the compass – depending on the knowledge of the players.

·         Players spin to point in the direction of the wind announced by the weather bureau who announces changing directions fairly quickly.

·         Occasionally the weather bureau will call “cyclone!” On this announcement the weathervanes spin in circles making at least 5 complete turns.

SKIT: Scary Captain Kidd

NOTE: For packs with less than 3 boys, enlist the help of the leaders and parents in putting together this skit.

SKIT: The Doorbell

Cast: One child, One Adult

Setting: The child is squatting on the ground and crying. The adult approaches.

Adult:   “Why are you crying?”

Child:    “I can’t reach the doorbell.”

Adult:   “Here, let me ring it for you.”

The child continutes crying.

Adult:   “What do you want me to do now?”

Child:    Stops crying and prepares to run… “Run like crazy!” (Begins running away and calls over his sholder) “It’s not my house!”

THEME ACTIVITY: Weather Knowledge

Materials Needed:

·         Copies of “Weather Knowledge” information and worksheets for each cub

·         Pencils

As you teach about weather knowledge encourage each cub to share one memory of an extreme storm they have lived through. Did they heed weather warnings before the storm? Discuss what they already know about weather.

Have the cubs file this worksheet in the “Outdoors” (Green) section of their binders.

THEME ACTIVITY: Paddle Boats

Materials Needed:

·         Wood pieces

·         Waxed cardboard (milk or juice container)

·         Elastic bands

·         Stapler

·         Long Flat tote set up on a table in the kitchen filled with just enough water for the boats to paddle through.

Follow the instructions given in the Cub Book on pages 138-139 to help the Cubs build paddle boats.

When the boats are all constructed allow the boys to play with them in the tote. Ensure that they are particular about cleaning up any messes they make in both constructing and playing with their paddle boats. 

MAP WORKSHEET: Questions

Aarg me matey’s! We’re off on a danger laden voyage through ill infested waters! You’d best use the map of the area so‘s you are ready to sail clear of danger and on to me treasure! Use these questions to help you!

1.       How many ships on the map? _____

2.       How many sails on the ship with the most sails?  _____

3.       How many points are there on the compass on the map?  _____

4.       How many islands north of Jungle Island are on the map?  _____

5.       How many islands south of Jungle Island are on the map?  _____

6.       How many islands have animals on them?  _____

7.       What island is the scariest?  ____________________________

8.       How many sea creatures are on the map?  _____

9.       What is the biggest sea creature on the map?  ____________________________

10.   What is the smallest sea creature on the map?  ____________________________

11.   Where is the pirate?  ____________________________

12.   What island is the most dangerous place to visit?  ____________________________

13.   How many anchors are on the map?  _____

14.   How many dolphins are on the map?  _____

15.   How many whales are on the map?  _____

16.   Where is the octopus?  ____________________________ 

WEATHER KNOWLEDGE: Worksheet

Cub Scout Den Meeting: October 17, 2012

Theme:    Pirates of the High Seas    

TIME	ACTIVITY	EQUIPMENT NEEDED	BADGE REQUIRMENTS MET
3:45	Gathering Activity: Find the Treasure	Tiny treasure box
4:00	Opening Ceremony      - Opening Prayer: ____      - Grand Howl      -Attendance: _________	Attendance Book Stamp and Ink
4:05	GAME: Cat Tails (Mastery of the Square Knot)	String	Green Star 2A
4:15	BADGEWORK: Take this time to mark badge work completed in the Cub Books of each Cub	Pencils Past Activity outlines Attendance Chart
4:20	THEME ACTIVITY: Orienteering Review and Map Reading/Making Trail Signs p. 120-121	See Activity Sheet: October 10, 2012	Green Star 8A Green Star 5B
4:40	GAME: Buried Treasure	Once the review of orienteering is complete present each Cub with a map and compass with instructions to follow the map to the buried treasure.	Green Star 4B
4:50	THEME ACTIVITY: p. 86-88 Assemble a First Aid / Survival Kit      - Teach boys how to waterproof          matches for their kits If time allows make Pirate Hats	Kit Contents Container Wax Matches Zip lock Bags	Trailcraft Badge #3 Green Star 3A
5:10	BADGE WORK: Knot Review p. 101 Sheet Bend Knot
5:15	SPIRITUAL FELLOWSHIP      -Spiritual Thought: ____	Assignment: Use a scripture to teach the value of cooperation.
5:20	Closing Ceremony      -Cub Promise      -Closing Prayer      -Badge worksheets or other information
5:30	SHARP:  Go Home

GATHERING ACTIVITY: Find the Treasure

Materials:

•        Tiny Treasure box

How to Play:

•        Send the Cubs out into the hall.

•        During their absence, hide the treasure chest in an inconspicuous, but visible, place.

•        Bring the group back in – everyone tries to locate the treasure. Those that do go to the middle of the room and site down on the floor without saying anything. A pirate that reveals the location of the treasure to other pirates has to walk the plank!

GAMES: Cat Tails

Materials:

•        20 - 30 pieces of heavy string, each piece six inches in length

How to Play:

•        Hide all but three or four pieces of string.

•        Have each boy select a chair to be his ‘Cat’ and help him tie a long piece of string to it.

•        At a given signal, all players scatter to find the hidden strings. As a cub finds one, she takes it to her “cat” and ties it with a square knot to the last piece of string on the “cat’s” tail.

•        Finish:  The boy with the longest tail of strings with correctly tied knots wins.

GAME: Buried Treasure

Preparation:

•        Prepare a map with compass readings that will lead the Cubs to the ‘buried treasure’!

Materials:

•        Treasure maps

•        Compasses

•        Treasure

•        Pencils

How to Play:

•        Give the boys the treasure map and encourage them to use their orienteering skills to find the buried treasure.

THEME ACTIVITY: FIRST AID / SURVIVAL KITS

Materials Needed:

q  Adhesive bandages

q  Gauze pads

q  Adhesive tape

q  Tweezers

q  Coins

q  Paper and pencil

q  Snack – granola bars

q  Waterproofed matches

q  Small pocket knife

q  Brightly colored large plastic garbage bags

q  Whistle

q  Mirror

q  Aluminum foil

q  Compass

Assemble kits and encourage the Cubs to think about the use of each item and how it helps in survival and first aid situations.

Cub Scout Den Meeting: October 10, 2012

Theme:    Pirates of the High Seas    

TIME	ACTIVITY	EQUIPMENT NEEDED	BADGE REQUIRMENTS MET
3:45	Gathering Activity: Items from the Sea	Papers Pencils Sea Items Cloth or towel
4:00	Opening Ceremony      - Opening Prayer: ____      - Cub Scout Motto      -Attendance: ________	Attendance Book Stamp and Ink
4:05	GAME: Dizzy Izzy
4:15	BADGEWORK: Story “How I Became a Pirate” by Melinda Long and David Shannon	Storybook Be prepared to help the boys pinpoint and discuss the main features of this story.	Reader Badge 1B
4:20	THEME ACTIVITY: Pirate Belt Buckle	Craft supplies listed below Scarf for each cub Template for each cub
4:40	GAME: Grab It
4:50	THEME ACTIVITY: p. 119 Reading and Making a Map (Continue at the next activity)	Road Map Compass Graph Paper Pencils Campsite labels: (tent, campfire, table, stream, bridge, lake, etc)	Green Star  8A Green Star 5B
5:10	BADGE WORK: Knot Review p. 101 Reef Knot and Sheet Bend	Rope Pencils	Green Star 2A
5:15	SPIRITUAL FELLOWSHIP      -Spiritual Thought: ____________	Assignment: Share your favorite Book of Mormon story about faith in the Savior.	Learning and Living the Gospel 3a
5:20	Closing Ceremony      -Grand Howl      -Closing Prayer      -Badge worksheets or other information
5:30	SHARP:  Go Home

GATHERING ACTIVITY: Items from the Sea

Materials:

• Large cloth

• Paper

• Pencils

• Items related to shipping, sailing, the sea (sea shells, ropes, coins, compass, knives, sand, water, bell, rocks, fish, bottle with message, etc.)

Preparation:

•        Lay out articles on a table, tray, or floor. Cover with a cloth and pass out paper and pencils to Cubs.

How to Play:

•        Cubs gather around the cloth. One person removes the cloth for 1 to 2 minutes, while the Cubs try to memorize as many items as they can. The cloth is then replaced and the Cubs write down as many items as they can remember.

•        Give them two to five minutes to remember as many items as possible. Uncover the items and let the Cubs compare their lists with the actual items.

GAMES: Dizzy Izzy

All participants run in relay formation and attempt to rejoin their team as quickly as possible.

Materials:

•        None

Preparation:

•        Line up participants in relay formation.

How to Play:

•        The first player in each line runs up to a designated position, places one finger on the floor, and runs around it seven times. He then runs back to tag the next player. Repeat until all players have a turn. Cubs should sit down when their team finishes.

•        VARIATION for 2-4 boys: Have each boy line up at the starting line, run to a designated position, place one finger on the floor and run around it as many times as he can without falling over. The person that completes the most circles wins.

GAME: Grab It (A Hunting and Eluding Game)

Materials:

•        Two colors of cloth strips (10 to 12 inches long by 3 to 4 inches wide).

•        There should be enough for two teams, each with their own color.

How to Play:

•        Two colors of cloth strips (10 to 12 inches long by 3 to 4 inches wide).

•        There should be enough for two teams, each with their own color.

Variation:

•        Play the game while wearing the Pirate belt buckle and eye-patch.

CRAFT: BELT BUCKLE AND EYE PATCH

Materials Needed:

•          Cardboard (an old cereal box will be suitable)

•          Construction paper (assorted colors)

•          Scissors

•          Craft knife

•          Glue

•          Pencil

•          Colored markers or paints

•          Lengths of scarf or cloth long enough to fit each Cub’s waist

•          (Template supplied)

Construction:

1.       Carefully cut two belt buckle shapes, one from cardboard and the other from construction paper, using Figure 1 as a template.

2.       Glue the construction paper buckle to the cardboard buckle to give it color.

3.       Cut two vertical slits in the buckle approximately 3 inches apart. Refer to Figure 1.

4.       Use an old cloth or scarf as a belt. Thread the scarf or cloth through the slits of the buckle.

5.       Have fun decorating your Pirate Belt Buckle to your own personal tastes.

THEME ACTIVITY: Mapping (p. 119 Cub Book)

Introduce cubs to map symbols and teach them to read a basic road map. Have them draw a map of the lair or use campsite labels such as ‘tent’, ‘fire pit’, ‘latrine’, etc. placed around the room to add to their maps.

Materials:

•          Graph Paper for each cub

•          Pencils

•          Compasses

•          Campsite labels or actual items placed around the room

•          Road Map

•          Map Symbols handout from Oct 3^rd Meeting.

Construction:

1.       Using the knowledge of orienteering choose a starting point and begin mapping the campsite OR Cub meeting place.