CUB SCOUT Character Development



CUB SCOUT Character Development

|Ideas for Connecting Core |

|Values with Outdoor Activities |

|  |CITIZENSHIP |COMPASSION |COOPERATION |COURAGE |

|Hikes |Hike to a polling place during an election. |Take turns carrying items for each other on |Watch an anthill and point out cooperative |Every boy brings one item for a special |

|[pic] |Hike to a museum or historical building and |the hike. Do an inch hike” to become aware |behavior. Pair boys to work together when |dessert or breakfast treat or craft project.|

| |learn about the history of your community. |of small animals we may harm if walking |doing an activity. |Careful planning is necessary to ensure the |

| |Take an historical hike. |quickly. | |project will not work if not all the parts |

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| | | | |Meet the challenges of the trail. Plan ahead|

| | | | |for situations that will challenge the boy’s|

| | | | |courage, including hug a tree if lost. |

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|Nature Actvities[pic] |Clean up trash in a designated area. Observe|Make bird feeders and keep them filled for |Have den or pack collect recyclable |Study a certain species and how it reacts to|

| |a certain species to see how its citizens |at least one winter season. Play the Camera |materials to earn money for a good cause. |danger, paying attention to how adults are |

| |live together and what “laws” they obey. |Game (Cub Scout Leader How-To Book). | |courageous when guarding their young. |

|Service Projects[pic] |Raise the flag at the local school every |Give service to elderly or disabled people, |Play some games that involve cooperation of |Arrange for a safe visit to a food kitchen |

| |morning for a specific period of time. Do |such as helping with trash, filling bird |team members. (There are many outdoor games |or homeless shelter and talk about how it |

| |some community clean-up projects. |feeders, planting flowers, sweeping, |involving cooperation in the Cub Scout |takes courage to ask for help from others |

| | |watering, taking in newspaper, etc. |Leader How To Book) |and courage to help those who are different |

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|Games & Sports[pic] |Play a team sport and discuss how the whole |Experience a disability ri a game or sport |Demonstrate cooperation in a ceremony. |Play a game in which a boy has to ask for |

| |is greater than the sum of the individuals |(for instance by being blindfolded or having|(Example: one boy alone cannot light a |help from someone else. For some people, |

| |making it up. Relate this to everyday life |an arm rendered unusable). Show |candle with a match if the wind is blowing, |admitting they need help is having courage. |

| |and our society. |understanding when others have trouble with |but can do it when another boy shields the | |

| | |a game. Never tease. Show how win-ning is |wick from the wind.) | |

| | |doing one’s best. | | |

|Ceremonies |Hold a ceremony to inaugurate the denner or |Hold a ceremony to recognize compassionate |Demonstrate cooperation in a ceremony. |Award the “Lion’s Heart” to a boy who shows |

|[pic] |to graduate Wolf Cub Scouts to Bear or Bear |behavior, especially to peers. |(Example: one boy alone cannot light a |real courage in any appropriate situation. |

| |Cub Scouts to Webelos Scouts, complete with | |candle with a match if the wind is blowing, |Place flags at a cemetery on Memorial Day. |

| |“tux,” “top hat,” and judge.” | |but can do it when another boy shields the | |

| | | |wick from the wind.) | |

|Campfires |Reenact the signing of the Declaration of |Give a skit showing opportunities for |Give a skit showing cooperative behavior. |Give each boy a speaking part in the |

|[pic] |Independence or other historic event. The |compassionate behavior. Don’t laugh if |Boys show cooperation by joining in with |campfire, even if some fear speaking in |

| |boys could even be in costume and use a huge|someone makes a mistake. Clap for everyone |songs and other campfire elements |public; give plenty of praise for their |

| |feather pen. | | |efforts. Do a skit about a hero. |

|Den Trips |Visit a local governing body— city council, |Visit shut-ins or elderly people at times |Visit a grocery store or other business and |Visit a dentist’s office. Many people are |

|[pic] |county commission, school board—to see |other than holidays. Be patient and |talk about how the employees cooperate to |afraid of dentists. Visit with a |

| |government in action. Have lunch with the |compassionate when waiting for others who |make the whole enterprise work smoothly. |firefighter, or EMT. |

| |mayor or chief of police. |need to rest or who are slower. | | |

|Pack Overnighter |Boys make up “laws” to govern their “tent |Bring someone who needs friends (child or |Every boy brings one item for a special |Have a story-sharing hour around the |

|[pic] |city,” discussing how good law benefits all |adult). Share belongings with others who may|dessert or breakfast treat or craft project.|campfire where adults share their |

| |citizens. |have forgotten something. Be kind to those |Careful planning is necessary to ensure the |experiences of being afraid or uncertain, |

| | |who may feel uncomfortable being away |project will not work if not all the parts |and how they handled it. Plan a camp at |

| | |overnight. |are there. |military installation. |

| | |Plan a hike that includes opportunities for |Meet the challenges of the trail. Plan ahead| |

| | |problem solving by teams (set these up ahead|for situations that will challenge the boy’s| |

| | |of time). Discuss how following the leader |courage, including hug a tree if lost. | |

| | |can help the team. | | |

 

|  |FAITH |HEALTH & FITNESS |HONESTY |PERSEVERANCE |

|Hikes |Conduct a Scouts Own hike. Hike to a place |Go on an exercise hike with stations to do |Follow the Outdoor Code when hiking. After a|Plan a hike where boys encounter obstacles |

|[pic] |of worship. |specific exercises (many local parks have |hike, report accurately, what was observed |similar to those an early explorer might |

| | |these already set up). Learn to take your |or done. |have encountered. Talk about how pioneers |

| | |pulse when walking to see how your body is | |and early explorers persevered to reach |

| | |reacting to the exercise. | |their destinations. |

|Nature Activities[pic] |Find reverence for the big and small things |Study what a certain species eats and how it|Listen to boys when they are participating |Study plants that survive difficult |

| |of nature. |lives, Discuss how eating right relates to |in an activity and praise honesty when you |environments. Encourage boys to keep trying |

| | |health. Harvest healthy food (with |hear it. |when an activity is difficult. |

| | |permission or at a pick-your-own farm) or | |  |

| | |plant an edible crop. | | |

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|Service Projects[pic] | | | | |

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| |Help clean up a local place of worship or |Make gifts using recycled materials. Make |Make posters that address being honest with |Institute a tutoring program. Boys can plan |

| |help with one of their activities (feeding |exercise equipment for a local shelter. |parents about offers of drugs. Make posters |rewards for the students who persevere until|

| |the homeless or conducting a blanket drive).| |discouraging shoplifting. Aim posters at |they finish. |

| | | |peer group. | |

|Games & Sports[pic] |Remind boys that their physical abilities |Challenge each boy to compete against |Play a game in which each player must apply |Play a game related to pioneers and discuss |

| |are a gift and reinforce that they should be|himself to become more fit. Record initial |the rules to himself. Discuss how honesty |their perseverance to complete their |

| |thankful that they are so wondrously |abilities and record again at end of a |makes playing games more fun. Discuss how |journeys. Tell boys that those who persevere|

| |created. |specific period to see improvement. Give a |winning feels when you are dishonest. |improve their skills. |

| | |Fit Youth Award to all who improve. Most | | |

| | |outdoor games and sports help to make bodies| | |

| | |more fit. | | |

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|Ceremonies | | | | |

|[pic] |Hold a trail devotion. Hold recognition |Incorporate exercise equipment (real or |In a ceremony, tell the George |“Lewis and Clark” could conduct an awards |

| |ceremonies and pack celebrations outdoors in|prop) into a ceremony. The Cubmaster could |Washington-cherry tree story or one about |ceremony. “George Washington” could also, |

| |the beauty of nature. |jump rope across the room or lift “barbells”|Abraham |after “crossing the Delaware”. Pioneers |

| | |to find awards for boys. |Lincoln. |could deliver awards from a covered wagon. |

|Campfires |Include an item related to duty to God. Sing|Plan an entire campfire around this theme. |Incorporate some good stories about the |Pioneer and frontier days are good themes to|

|[pic] |a song for the closing ceremony that |Use songs with physical movements. The |benefits of honest behavior. |incorporate, |

| |incorporates faith (applicable to all |opening and closing ceremonies and skits | | |

| |members’ faiths). Tell a story that |could all use health and fitness themes. | | |

| |incorporates the concept of faith. | | | |

|Den Trips |Take a field trip to a place of worship. |Visit a local water treatment plant to see |Visit a local bank or courthouse and include|Visit a local gym and talk with a personal |

|[pic] |Visit an early church or mission and learn |how this vital liquid is made safe for the |a discussion of honesty. Visit a local |trainer. Visit with a doctor and talk about |

| |about the history and faith of people who |population. Visit a farm or a place where |retail store and talk about security and |education. Visit a local outdoor track |

| |lived in your area earlier. |healthy food is processed. Attend a sporting|shoplifting. Turn something in to “Lost and |facility and talk with a longdistance |

| | |event. |Found.” |runner. All of these demonstrate |

| | | | |perseverance. |

|Pack Overnighter |Conduct a Scouts Own service, even if the |Boys plan the meals, discussing good |If the campground is an “honor-system type, |Plan some Dutch oven cooking and open |

|[pic] |overnighter does not take place on a |nutrition. Discuss the need for lots of |have boys till out envelopes and pay fees. |campfire cooking so boys experience |

| |traditional day of worship. An after-dark or|water. |Perhaps set up a camp “store” that operates |something like pioneer life. |

| |sunrise Scouts Own could also be planned. | |on the honor system. Involve boys in | |

| | | |counting the money so they see whether | |

| | | |everyone was honest in paying. Discuss what | |

| | | |the result will mean for future | |

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|  |POSITIVE ATTITUDE |REORCEFULNESS |RESPECT |RESPONSIBILITY |

|Hikes |Have fun even when it is hard to do. If |Take a “search and find” hike. Look for |Involve boys in getting permission to hike |Pair up with a buddy and be responsible for |

|[pic] |possible, plan a hike that is challenging |different animal homes and discuss how |in a city, state, or national park. Work |him throughout the hike. Stay on the trail. |

| |(lengthy or difficult terrain). Have boys |resourceful they are in finding or making |with park rangers in planning hikes on the |Leave no trace. |

| |explore how to make this a good experience |shelter |public lands. Don’t pick plants or harm | |

| |with positive attitudes. | |wildlife. | |

|Nature Activities[pic] |Visit a herpetologist or entomologist to |Find nature everywhere: in a backyard, a |Watch nature at work, but do not disturb it.|Each boy brings a specific nature item to |

| |talk about how insects and snakes contribute|puddle of water, a vacant lot, a flowerpot, |Talk about respect for life. |the meeting, demonstrating he is responsible|

| |to world ecology. Relate this to having a |Examine different birds’ nests and discuss | |to remember his assignment. Also, each boy |

| |positive attitude about everyone’s place in |how resourceful birds are in finding | |is to show responsibility by bringing items |

| |the world. |materials to use. | |that can be returned as they were found, and|

| | | | |not disturbing any nature preserve or |

| | | | |ecology site. |

|Service Projects[pic] |Make cheery cards for others. Mail these to |Have the boys make a quilt from materials |Demonstrate respect for family by offering |Mow the grass for an elderly neighbor for a |

| |an “adopted” elderly or shut-in person on a |they glean from their closets (with parents’|to help family members with tasks before |specified time. Make a duty roster. |

| |regular basis. Look for opportunities to |permission) or extra material the families |being asked. | |

| |serve friends or family members who are |have. Donate the quilt to a local shelter. | | |

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|Games & Sports[pic] | | | | |

| |Bowling and golf are good games that bring |Play some problem-solving games. Have boys |Play croquet, which is a good game that |Have each boy bring a certain piece of |

| |the importance of positive attitude to mind.|create their own game, or choose a |requires respect for other players —waiting |equipment to play a game (bat, ball, glove |

| |Design a game where boys have to turn |pioneer-style game or a game from another |to take turns, conducting oneself in a |for baseball). |

| |“don’ts” and “can’ts” into “do’s” and |culture. |courteous manner, etc. | |

| |“can’s”. Always have a good attitude, | | | |

| |whether you win or lose. | | | |

|Ceremonies |Discuss the positive attitude shown by the |Point out the resourcefulness of a boy in |In a ceremony, show respect for parents or |Do a den ceremony where each boy is |

|[pic] |recipient of a public recognition, |accomplishing advancement. Talk about |leaders who helped teach the skills to meet |responsible to act or say his part. Adults |

| |especially when it is for advancement. |prehistoric people and how they made tools |requirements for the award. |model responsibility by having advancement. |

| | |from what they found. Note that we all must | | |

| | |work with what we have. | | |

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|Campfires | | | | |

|[pic] |Use a story about positive attitude. Talk |Have boys build an “indoor campfire” for |Involve boys in planning appropriate |Boys could help set up and clean up the |

| |about why we applaud and join in when others|those times when they want a campfire |activities for a campfire. Discuss the |campfire area, making sure the fire is |

| |are performing. Discuss why it’s important |setting but cannot be outdoors. |importance of respecting others’ feelings |completely out. |

| |not to grumble or complain about your part | |while having fun: no put-downs or negative | |

| |in a skit or ceremony. | |cheers. | |

|Den Trips |Visit with someone who has overcome an |Visit a recycling center. Visit a quilt shop|Visit a local courthouse. Talk about the |Visit a local bank or credit union and talk |

|[pic] |adverse situation through positive |and talk about the history of quilts—how |jury system in America and how our law |about how these institutions are responsible|

| |attitudes. Thank others who show a positive |early Americans used everything they had. |respects each citizen by presuming innocence|for safeguarding other people’s money. |

| |attitude when they have to wait in tine, or |Discuss how early Americans had to raise and|until guilt is proven. Note that it is not | |

| |take second choice on something. |grow all of their own food. |that way in all countries. Conduct a mock | |

| | | |trial during the visit or in the den. | |

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|Pack Overnighter | | | | |

|[pic] |Present boys with obstacles to overcome in |Have an indoor overnighter— playing board |Involve boys in setting rules for |Have boys help plan one of the overnighter |

| |order for overnighter to happen (can’t get |games, cards, or games the boys have made |overnighter (quiet hours, duty roster, who |activities. Be sure to discuss afterwards |

| |campground we wanted; rain forecast for that|themselves. |eats first). Discuss how many of these |how success is related to responsible |

| |weekend; not enough tents or sleeping bags, | |relate to respect for others. |behavior. |

| |etc.). Guide them to a resolution, | | | |

| |emphasizing a positive attitude. | | | |

BSA 13-097

2004 Printing

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