Your Fourth Tiger Meeting

One of your first 4 meetings is likely to be a Pack meeting. You won't have to do much planning in advance for Pack meetings - the Cubmaster will set the agenda for that meeting. Your den should bring the den flag and may eventually want to present a skit or song. (There are resources elsewhere on this CD to help you with this.) Anyhow, since you don't have to do much for the Pack meeting, here's a free meeting to use later in the year...

1. Before the Meeting
   1. Make copies of the Family Tree page used in the Gathering Time activity.
   2. Bring various types of maps, some blank paper, and some markers for the Search activity.
   3. Bring orange and black yarn, scissors, and safety pins for the Discover activity.

2. Gathering Time

   As Scouts arrive, give them a Family Tree page and have the Tiger and his adult partner fill in as much as they know. This page can serve as a seed to get them started on the "Making My Family Special" Family Activity (if they take it home and discuss it with other family members) or you can use it as part of the Family Scrapbook Den Activity later.

3. Opening

   Ask for a volunteer Tiger and Adult Partner to lead the den in the Pledge of Allegiance. Use a U.S. flag that you brought with you or borrow the flag from the Pack.

4. Share

   Lead a discussion about animals - pets, farm animals, zoo animals, etc. Find out what kinds of pets the boys may have, what they do to take care of their pets, what tricks the pets may do, etc. Find out how many have been to a farm and what kind of animals they saw there. Ask what purpose the animals have on a farm. Find out how many have been to a zoo and what they remember seeing there.

5. Search

   Talk about maps. Bring some maps of various types to show. E.g., a map of the Earth, a road map, a topographic map. Ask what purpose each different type of map has. Find an antique map of the Earth on the Internet and print a copy, compare it to a modern map.

   Hand draw a map of your home town and include the major streets, fire and police departments, schools, churches, major businesses, etc. Keep your hand drawn map for the next meeting.

   Discuss what the directions north, south, east, and west mean.

   Ask the Scout to show where their home would be on a map that you brought or drew.

6. Discover (From June 2001 Program Helps)

   Make tiger tails! Here's how:

   You'll need orange and black yarn, scissors, and safety pins.

   For each tiger tail, cut 1 length of orange yarn and an equal length of black yarn. Put the lengths together and fold them in half. Slip-knot the yarn onto a safety pin and braid it, using the black yarn as separate strands and the orange yarn as a double strand. Braid it to the bottom and tie it off. Pin the tiger tail to the lower back of the boys' Tiger Cub shirts.

   Remind everyone to wear their tiger tail to the next Pack meeting!

7. Closing

   Say the Law of the Pack in repeat-after-me fashion.

   The Cub Scout follows Akela.
   The Cub Scout helps the pack go.
   The pack helps the Cub Scout grow.
   The Cub Scout gives goodwill.

8. After the Meeting
   1. Clean up your meeting place throroughly
   2. Discuss how the meeting went with your Tiger Cub and with some of the other members of the den. Adjust future meeting plans as appropriate.
   3. Request a Tour Permit for any Go See It activity that you'll do in upcoming weeks.
   4. If any of your scouts have completed awards or advancement report it to the Cubmaster or Pack Advancement chairperson.
   5. Review plans for your next meeting.
   6. Thank your co-leaders and den chief (if you have one).