Cub Scout Den Meeting Outline

Month: December Week: 1

Core Value: Respect

Tiger Wolf Bear Webelos

Before the Meeting Gather materials for

gathering and other activities,

games and have home

assignments (if any) ready.

Gather materials for

gathering and other activities,

games and have home

assignments (if any) ready.

Gather materials for

gathering and other activities,

games and have home

assignments (if any) ready.

Gather materials for

gathering and other activities,

games and have home

assignments (if any) ready.

Gathering Fun December Word Search

Opening Respect Opening

Activities/Project What Do You Like about December? Poster

Game/Song Communications Games - Body Language Game and Charades

Business items/Take home Communicating BL #1

Tiger 4F

Communicating BL #1

Wolf 4d

Communicating BL #1

Bear 17a

Communicating BL #1

Communicator #16

Closing Communication Closing

After the meeting

Materials:

Gathering: copies of word search, pencils

Opening: instructions, flag

Activities/Project: paper for making posters, crayons/markers

Activity: instructions

Closing: instructions

Home assignments: see home assignment sheets

Fun December Word Search

G N H Y M B S Y F V D W A D D X S R L L A Y N M X B A U T E H D G D R F F A N T A S T I C D N J C D V B K C Y I U N E H J X S G I B W E Z E Q K P S K N A H T A O B H L A P M P N S P U K L F A M I L Y P A O P E B O T A M A M Z T R B R W Z Q V H H L E I H U H A S T B S Y S B Z L N S T A R H S E I R O M E M D R O C T R A G E B R R P D M Q C U N K L I A Z W C O Y H U L P S X H A E Y C V N A I M U C Y N B E J P P Z I E E A J K N W F N N Y L Y W G B C R L W S C N T J D O Y U C Z V W J L F K F U T Q E O A Z Y C O L D G N K L H M G W F R O D G I D X P O Q W O F J W K S B I M Q U P W O B E J S Y O L D V Q D J G K J M X L U F A J H X Q V I C O S B A

Find the following words:

Advent

Christmas

Cold

December

Family

Fantastic

Friends

Fun

Gifts

Hanukkah

Happy

Holiday

Kwanzaa

Memories

Solstice

Thanks

Travel

Winter

Yule

Respect Opening

Lead the following discussion with the Cub Scouts:

Our Core Value for the month of December is “Respect”.

Who can tell me what they think “Respect” means?

[Cub Scouts probably have an idea of what “Respect” means.] Integrate as many

of their answers as possible while you make sure that they understand that

Respect means showing regard for the worth of someone or something.

How can a Cub Scout have respect for people?

[Listen to their responses and remind them that they can show respect when they

take turns or help others. They can also show respect when they learn about

other people – their cultures, their religions, and their lives. If you need to, give

some examples or stories of how you have shown respect.

Let’s have a great day in Cub Scouting today.

Let’s say the Pledge of Allegiance and the Cub Scout Promise.

What Do You Like about December? Poster

Materials:

Paper (copy paper or manila paper)

Markers/Crayons

With just paper and markers/crayons, the Cub Scouts need to express what they

like about the month of December. They can use pictures and/or words. It can be

something about holiday celebrations, being out of school for a little bit, traveling

with family, etc.

Depending on your time restrictions, this activity can take 10 minutes or even 20

minutes.

Communication Games The Body Language Game and Charades

We communicate in many different ways. Lead a short discussion and have the Cub Scouts list as many ways as they can showing how they can communicate. [Examples might be: telephone, email, letters, television, sign language, emotions, body language, billboards, etc].

The Body Language Game:

We often send messages without meaning to do it. People can see how we feel by a frown or a smile, or by a shrug of our shoulders. Such facial expressions and gestures are called body language. Animals use body language, too. When a dog's tail is wagging, you know it is happy. When a cat arches its back, or bares its claws, you know it is prepared to fight.

1. As a group come up with 10 to 15 feelings that you can show. Examples: happy, sad, angry, excited, relaxed, strong, compassion, energetic, sorry, proud, miserable, scared, guilty, uncomfortable, tired, confused.

2. Taking turns have each Cub Scout show one of the discussed feelings. 3. Scoring: the first person to guess correctly gets a point; if no one guesses

correctly, the "actor" gets a point.

Charades

This is a "parlor game" that became popular at about the turn of the century. In it, the "actor" tries to convey a name, title, or other clue by only using body actions - no words. You can create teams to compete against each other or you could have individual scores. Some words that could be given to the Cub Scouts to act out are: frog, train, Indian, elephant, angel, ghost, monkey, scarecrow, bear, robot, airplane, caterpillar, lion, pig, swim, cowboy, umpire, penguin, pirate, butterfly, comb, camera, hammer, banana, thermometer, hot dog, boat, toothbrush, apron, badge, scissors, volcano, ladder, milkshake, crash, telephone, dance, sleep, money, horseshoe, guitar, mask, shoot, whiskers, arrow, glove, tent, campfire, flag, drum, bugle, bunk bed, bicycle, heart, socks, shovel, star, lollipop, wheel, bandage, gate, tepee, see-saw, door, bald, ant, witch, key, kiss, cat, puppy, skate, grasshopper, cell phone, alligator, ketchup, zipper, cowbell, king, artist, alligator

Communication Closing

Materials:

None

Have everyone gather in a circle.

Cubmaster: We communicate with other people every day of the year. We know

that we can communicate with words and without words. We can even

communicate through our facial expressions and our feelings.

Let’s remember that we all communicate differently. We can respect those

differences. Some of us are better at communicating with words. Some of us are

better at drawing pictures to communicate.

In whatever way we communicate, let’s always try to do our best to

communicate good ideas to everyone.

Have a great week Cub Scouts!

Name _______________

Tiger Cub

Home Assignment – December Week 1

____ Tiger 4F At a family meal, have each family

member take turns telling the others one thing that

happened to him or her that day. Remember to practice

being a good listener while you wait for your turn to

talk. (Tiger Cub Handbook, page 56-57)

___ Communicating Belt Loop #1 Tell a story or relate

an incident to a group of people, such as your family,

den, or members of your class.

______________________________

Akela’s OK Date

Return this paper to the next Cub Scout meeting.

Name _______________

Tiger Cub

Home Assignment – December Week 1

____ Tiger 4F At a family meal, have each family

member take turns telling the others one thing that

happened to him or her that day. Remember to practice

being a good listener while you wait for your turn to

talk. (Tiger Cub Handbook, page 56-57)

___ Communicating Belt Loop #1 Tell a story or relate

an incident to a group of people, such as your family,

den, or members of your class.

______________________________

Akela’s OK Date

Return this paper to the next Cub Scout meeting.

Name _______________

Tiger Cub

Home Assignment – December Week 1

____ Tiger 4F At a family meal, have each family

member take turns telling the others one thing that

happened to him or her that day. Remember to practice

being a good listener while you wait for your turn to

talk. (Tiger Cub Handbook, page 56-57)

___ Communicating Belt Loop #1 Tell a story or relate

an incident to a group of people, such as your family,

den, or members of your class.

______________________________

Akela’s OK Date

Return this paper to the next Cub Scout meeting.

Name _______________

Tiger Cub

Home Assignment – December Week 1

____ Tiger 4F At a family meal, have each family

member take turns telling the others one thing that

happened to him or her that day. Remember to practice

being a good listener while you wait for your turn to

talk. (Tiger Cub Handbook, page 56-57)

___ Communicating Belt Loop #1 Tell a story or relate

an incident to a group of people, such as your family,

den, or members of your class.

______________________________

Akela’s OK Date

Return this paper to the next Cub Scout meeting.

Name _______________

Wolf

Home Assignment – December Week 1

____ Wolf Requirement 4d When you and your family

leave home, remember to… (see list in Wolf Handbook

page 62).

____ Communicating Belt Loop #1 Tell a story or relate

an incident to a group of people, such as your family,

den, or members of your class.

______________________________

Akela’s OK Date

Return this paper to the next Cub Scout meeting.

Name _______________

Wolf

Home Assignment – December Week 1

____ Wolf Requirement 4d When you and your family

leave home, remember to… (see list in Wolf Handbook

page 62).

____ Communicating Belt Loop #1 Tell a story or relate

an incident to a group of people, such as your family,

den, or members of your class.

______________________________

Akela’s OK Date

Return this paper to the next Cub Scout meeting.

Name _______________

Wolf

Home Assignment – December Week 1

____ Wolf Requirement 4d When you and your family

leave home, remember to… (see list in Wolf Handbook

page 62).

____ Communicating Belt Loop #1 Tell a story or relate

an incident to a group of people, such as your family,

den, or members of your class.

______________________________

Akela’s OK Date

Return this paper to the next Cub Scout meeting.

Name _______________

Wolf

Home Assignment – December Week 1

____ Wolf Requirement 4d When you and your family

leave home, remember to… (see list in Wolf Handbook

page 62).

____ Communicating Belt Loop #1 Tell a story or relate

an incident to a group of people, such as your family,

den, or members of your class.

______________________________

Akela’s OK Date

Return this paper to the next Cub Scout meeting.

Name _______________

Bear

Home Assignment – December Week 1

____ Bear Requirement 17a With an adult in your

family, choose a TV show. Watch it together. (See page

137 in your Bear Handbook.)

____ Communicating Belt Loop #1 Tell a story or relate

an incident to a group of people, such as your family,

den, or members of your class.

______________________________

Akela’s OK Date

Return this paper to the next Cub Scout meeting.

Name _______________

Bear

Home Assignment – December Week 1

____ Bear Requirement 17a With an adult in your

family, choose a TV show. Watch it together. (See page

137 in your Bear Handbook.)

____ Communicating Belt Loop #1 Tell a story or relate

an incident to a group of people, such as your family,

den, or members of your class.

______________________________

Akela’s OK Date

Return this paper to the next Cub Scout meeting.

Name _______________

Bear

Home Assignment – December Week 1

____ Bear Requirement 17a With an adult in your

family, choose a TV show. Watch it together. (See page

137 in your Bear Handbook.)

____ Communicating Belt Loop #1 Tell a story or relate

an incident to a group of people, such as your family,

den, or members of your class.

______________________________

Akela’s OK Date

Return this paper to the next Cub Scout meeting.

Name _______________

Bear

Home Assignment – December Week 1

____ Bear Requirement 17a With an adult in your

family, choose a TV show. Watch it together. (See page

137 in your Bear Handbook.)

____ Communicating Belt Loop #1 Tell a story or relate

an incident to a group of people, such as your family,

den, or members of your class.

______________________________

Akela’s OK Date

Return this paper to the next Cub Scout meeting.

Name _______________

Webelos Scout

Home Assignment – December Week 1

____ Communicator #16 Find out about jobs in

communications. Tell your den what you learn. (See

page 196 in your Webelos Handbook for some ideas.)

____ Communicating Belt Loop #1 Tell a story or relate

an incident to a group of people, such as your family,

den, or members of your class.

______________________________

Akela’s OK Date

Return this paper to the next Cub Scout meeting.

Name _______________

Webelos Scout

Home Assignment – December Week 1

____ Communicator #16 Find out about jobs in

communications. Tell your den what you learn. (See

page 196 in your Webelos Handbook for some ideas.)

____ Communicating Belt Loop #1 Tell a story or relate

an incident to a group of people, such as your family,

den, or members of your class.

______________________________

Akela’s OK Date

Return this paper to the next Cub Scout meeting.

Name _______________

Webelos Scout

Home Assignment – December Week 1

____ Communicator #16 Find out about jobs in

communications. Tell your den what you learn. (See

page 196 in your Webelos Handbook for some ideas.)

____ Communicating Belt Loop #1 Tell a story or relate

an incident to a group of people, such as your family,

den, or members of your class.

______________________________

Akela’s OK Date

Return this paper to the next Cub Scout meeting.

Name _______________

Webelos Scout

Home Assignment – December Week 1

____ Communicator #16 Find out about jobs in

communications. Tell your den what you learn. (See

page 196 in your Webelos Handbook for some ideas.)

____ Communicating Belt Loop #1 Tell a story or relate

an incident to a group of people, such as your family,

den, or members of your class.

______________________________

Akela’s OK Date

Return this paper to the next Cub Scout meeting.

TIGER DEN MEETING PROGRAM

BEFORE THE MEETING

GATHERING

OPENING

ACTIVITIES / PROJECTS

GAME / SONG

BUSINESS ITEMS / TAKEHOME

CLOSING

AFTER THE MEETING

Use this form at a den leader meeting or at your monthly pack leader’s meeting. Include ways for the den chief and denner to help you in the den meeting.

With the help of their Tiger Adult Partners, Tiger Cubs will solve the word search about fun in December.

Materials: Copies of Fun December Word Search sheets, pencils

Tiger Cubs, with help from their adult partners, will make posters about what they like about December.

Materials: paper, crayons/markers

Tiger Cubs and their adult partners will participate in the Respect Opening – discussing what respect is and how

they can all show respect.

Materials: flag

Tiger Cubs and their adult partners will participate in several communication games called the Body Language

Game and Charades.

Materials: None

Communicating Belt Loop #1

Tiger 4F

Gather materials for gathering and other activities, games and have home assignments ready.

Evaluate the meeting and review next week’s plans.

Communication Closing

Materials: None

DEN NO. ____________________________ PACK NO.__________________

MEETING PLACE ______________________________________________________

MONTH___December _____ WEEK__1 TIME ____________________

THIS MONTH'S TOPIC Communication/Holidays/Respect Buddies/Bobcat Day

WOLF DEN MEETING PROGRAM

BEFORE THE MEETING

GATHERING

OPENING

ACTIVITIES / PROJECTS

GAME / SONG

BUSINESS ITEMS / TAKEHOME

CLOSING

AFTER THE MEETING

Use this form at a den leader meeting or at your monthly pack leader’s meeting. Include ways for the den chief and denner to help you in the den meeting.

Fun December Word Search

Materials: Fun December Word Search copies, pencils

What Do You Like About December? Poster

Materials: Paper, crayons/markers

Respect Opening

Materials: Flag

Communication Games – Body Language Game and Charades

Materials: None

Communicating Belt Loop #1

Wolf 4d

Gather materials for gathering and other activities, games and have home assignments ready.

Evaluate the meeting and review next week’s plans.

Communication Closing

Materials: None

DEN NO. ____________________________ PACK NO.__________________

MEETING PLACE ______________________________________________________

MONTH___December _____ WEEK__1 TIME ____________________

THIS MONTH'S TOPIC Communication/Holidays/Respect Buddies/Bobcat Day

BEAR DEN MEETING PROGRAM

BEFORE THE MEETING

GATHERING

OPENING

ACTIVITIES / PROJECTS

GAME / SONG

BUSINESS ITEMS / TAKEHOME

CLOSING

AFTER THE MEETING

Use this form at a den leader meeting or at your monthly pack leader’s meeting. Include ways for the den chief and denner to help you in the den meeting.

Fun December Word Search

Materials: Fun December Word Search copies, pencils

What Do You Like About December? Poster

Materials: Paper, crayons/markers

Respect Opening

Materials: Flag

Communication Games – Body Language Game and Charades

Materials: None

Communicating Belt Loop #1

Bear 17a

Gather materials for gathering and other activities, games and have home assignments ready.

Evaluate the meeting and review next week’s plans.

Communication Closing

Materials: None

DEN NO. ____________________________ PACK NO.__________________

MEETING PLACE ______________________________________________________

MONTH___December _____ WEEK__1 TIME ____________________

THIS MONTH'S TOPIC Communication/Holidays/Respect Buddies/Bobcat Day

WEBELOS DEN MEETING PROGRAM

BEFORE THE MEETING

GATHERING

OPENING

ACTIVITIES / PROJECTS

GAME / SONG

BUSINESS ITEMS / TAKEHOME

CLOSING

AFTER THE MEETING

Use this form at a den leader meeting or at your monthly pack leader’s meeting. Include ways for the den chief and denner to help you in the den meeting.

Fun December Word Search

Materials: Fun December Word Search copies, pencils

What Do You Like About December? Poster

Materials: Paper, crayons/markers

Respect Opening

Materials: Flag

Communication Games – Body Language Game and Charades

Materials: None

Communicating Belt Loop #1

Communicator #16

Gather materials for gathering and other activities, games and have home assignments ready.

Evaluate the meeting and review next week’s plans.

Communication Closing

Materials:

None

DEN NO. ____________________________ PACK NO.__________________

MEETING PLACE ______________________________________________________

MONTH___December _____ WEEK__1 TIME ____________________

THIS MONTH'S TOPIC Communication/Holidays/Respect Buddies/Bobcat Day