My Tiger Jungle (Required)

Adventure Goal: A Tiger's world includes many types of animals, plants, and insects. Scouts learn that these living things all have a purpose and we need to share our environment with them. Scouts will notice the habitats of various creatures and learn that everyone can make a positive difference in the world around them.

Adventure Requirements:
Complete Requirement 1 plus at least two others.

1. With your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, go for a walk outside, and pick out two or more sights or sounds of "nature" around you. Discuss with your partner or den.
2. Take a 1-foot hike. Make a list of the living things you find on your 1-foot hike. Discuss these plants or animals with your parent/guardian, other caring adult, or your den.
3. Point out two different kinds of birds that live in your area. With your parent/guardian, other caring adult, or den, find out more about one of these birds.
4. Be helpful to nature by planting a plant, shrub, or tree. Learn more about the needs and growth of the item you've planted.
5. Build and hang a birdhouse.

Pack 6 Guidance:

Meeting Place Ideas: Cuesta Park (BBQ area, and walk to the creek), SLO Mission (walk to the creek)

Meeting 1:

Preparation/Bring:

1. Purchase magnifying glasses from Amazon - cheap (<$1ea)
2. Poster or print out to help say the Scout Oath and/or Law

Plan:

1. Gathering Activity
2. Opening
   1. Pledge of Allegiance
   2. Scout Oath or Law
3. Quick Talk Time (introduce the Adventure and what they will be doing)
4. Scout Game (see Pack 6 Game page)
5. Go for a walk along the creek at Cuesta Park, or downtown creek near the SLO Mission.  Discuss the sounds of nature.
   1. What do you hear?
   2. What can you see?
   3. Can you see signs of wildlife?
6. Take a 1-foot hike
   1. Use the magnifying glass
   2. Talk about what they saw - rocks? bugs?
7. Scout Game (time permitting)

Meeting 2:

Preparation/Bring:

1. Birdhouse supplies

Plan:

1. Gathering Activity
2. Opening
   1. Pledge, Scout Oath and/or Law
3. Talk Time (upcoming activities)
4. Scout Game
   1. Idea: 
      1. Everyone, including adult partners, plays this game. Have everyone stand or sit in a circle. The leader begins the story by saying, “Today in my backyard, I saw _______________.” He or she then fills in the blank with anything real or imagined. Each person gets a turn and must first repeat what everyone else has said (“I saw a ______, a ______,” etc.) and then add one more thing until the story has gone all the way around the circle. Tigers may need some help with remembering, so it’s OK to give them prompts.
5. Discuss birds in our area
6. Build a birdhouse or bird feeder.
   1. We seem to have better luck in our area making bird feeders than bird houses, but there are many resources online.  Do what fits your skill and interest.
   2. Idea 1 (messy): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AtclnI5ABg
   3. Idea 2 (easy): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yV6V6rtpyc
   4. Idea 3:
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   5. Idea 4:
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Games Tigers Play (Required)

Adventure Goal: Young Tigers can have a difficult time with competition, and winning and losing. This adventure can help them develop appropriate sportsmanship, teamwork, listening, and following rules.

Adventure Requirements:
Complete Requirements 1 and 2 plus at least two others.

1. 
   
   1. Play two initiative or team-building games with the members of your den.
   2. Listen carefully to your leader while the rules are being explained, and follow directions when playing.
   3. At the end of the game, talk with the leader about what you learned when you played the game. Tell how you helped the den by playing your part.
2. Talk with your den or family about why good nutrition helps you to be strong and active. Bring a nutritious snack to a den meeting. Share why you picked it and what makes it a good snack choice.
3. Make up a game with the members of your den, and play it with den members. After playing the game, talk with your den about the experience.
4. Make up a new game, and play it with your family or members of your den or pack. Then talk with the group about the experience.
5. 
   
   1. Attend a sporting event with your den or family.
   2. Before or after the event, talk with a coach or athlete about what it is like to participate in the sport. OR Find out more about the sport and share what you've learned with your den or family members before or after the event.

Pack 6 Guidance:

Outing Ideas:

• Plan a trip to see a Cal Poly Basketball, Baseball or Football Game:
• Ryan Gruss
  • Manager, Cal Poly Ticket Office
  • Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
  • 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
  • Phone: 805.756.2790

Meeting:

Preparation:

• Have each scout bring a nutritious snack
• Bring props for the game (see below)

• Flying disc

• Call Roll - Have each scout respond with something he might say to encourage someone during a game

• Synapse - hand squeeze = how long does it take to go around to the start person
• All Abord - all scouts must be on the board for 5 seconds
• Line-Up - blindfolded and everyone has to line up:
  • height
  • Birthdate
  • First letter of their last name
• Have the scouts make up a game and play it.  Use some props such as:
  • Hoola Hoop
  • Cones
  • Large Ball
  • Things that roll...
  • Things that fly...
  • Etc.

Talk Time

• Talk about the nutritious snacks they brought; fulfill Requirement 2.
• Talk about the game they made up; fullfill Requirement 3

Team Tiger Adventure (Required)

Adventure Goal: Tigers are members of different teams, whether sports, friends, family, or community. Every team member makes a difference if he puts in effort.

Adventure Requirements:
Complete Requirements 1 and 2 plus at least two others.

1. With your parent, guardian, other caring adult, or den, talk about what it means to be part of a team. List some of the teams you are on (den, pack, family, class, etc.). and explain how you can help each one.
2. With your den, talk about your Tiger team. Then make a chart showing all the different ways team members can help the den. Volunteer to take your turn doing at least two different jobs, one of which is leading the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. With your family, talk about how family members each have a role in the family team. Then pick a job that you will do to help the team. Follow through by doing that job at least three times during the next three weeks.
4. With your den or family, participate as a team in a service project that helps our country or your community.
5. With your den, make a chart or picture showing how you and your teammates make a better team because you are alike in some ways but different in others.

Pack 6 Guidance:

Outing (Service Project) Ideas:

1. SLO Food Bank (recommended)
   1. Plan this well in advance.  They only have specific dates the Pack can participate.  ~20 scouts is max, and is best done as a Pack activity
2. Beach Clean-up (alternate)
   1. Bring buckets, gloves, and trash bags.  Contact ECO SLO for specific dates if convenient.

Meeting Ideas:

Gathering

Activities

Talk Time

Tiger Bites (Required)

Adventure Goal: Promote nutrition, hygiene, and manners to Tigers.

Adventure Requirements:
Complete Requirements 1 and 2 plus at least two others.

1. With your parent, guardian, other caring adult, or den, find out about good food choices and not-so-good choices. Identify three foods that you think would be good choices and three foods that would not be good choices.
2. Explain the importance of hand washing before a meal and clean-up after a meal. Then show how you would do each.
3. Show that you know the difference between a fruit and a vegetable. Eat one of each.
4. With your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, pick a job to help your family at mealtime. Do it for at least four meals.
5. Talk with your parent, guardian, or other caring adult about what foods you can eat with your fingers. Practice your manners when eating them.
6. With your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, plan and make a good snack choice or other nutritious food to share with your den.

Pack 6 Guidance:

Outing Ideas:

• Fort Hope in Arroyo Grande - https://forthope.org
  • We did a tour of the farm area there at no charge; highly recommended. 
    Pat Loomis 473-9462
  • Allow 45 minutes to get there; it's farther than you'd think
• Visit any farm... Talley Farms, Avila Valley Barn, etc.

Meeting Ideas:

Preparation:

• Fruits and vegetables in paper bags

1. Gathering
   1. Bag guessing game: Have one fruit or vegetable in a single paper bag.  The Scouts have to guess what vegetable or fruit is inside.  You can write their answer on a piece of paper behind each bag, etc.
2. Opening
   1. Pledge of Allegiance
   2. Scout Oath and Law
3. Activity
4. Talk Time
   1. Lay out a sample of each: apple, orange, pear, banana, kiwi, cucumber, tomato, celery, broccoli, lettuce, spinach. Have the den group them into what they believe are fruits and vegetables. Explain the botanical difference between fruits and vegetables, then find out which items have seeds. Cut them up while scouts wash hands, then let each scout sample at least one fruit and one vegetable.
   2. Talk about the difference between a fruit (seeds) and a vegetable (no seeds).
5. Activity

Den Meeting Ideas for Tiger Bites Adventure:

• Perform Penguin Soup skit for the Pack. You are what you eat.
• Tell a short version of Complete Meal minute to the den.
• Tell Two Little Words minute to the den.
• Sing the Food song.
• Perform Clean Silverware skit - about keeping clean.
• Sing Hawaiian Punch song
• Try Ticks on a Toilet Seat for a snack.
• Sing Go Bananas song.
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Tigers in the Wild (Required)

Adventure Goal: Introduce Outdoor Ethics and develop outdoors skills.

Adventure Requirements:
Complete Requirements 1-3 plus at least one other.

1. With your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, name and collect the Cub Scout Six Essentials you need for a hike. Tell your den leader what you would need to add to your list to prepare for rain.
2. Go for a short hike with your den or family, and carry your own gear. Show you know how to get ready for this hike.
3. 
   
   1. Listen while your leader reads the Outdoor Code. Talk about how you can be clean in your outdoor manners.
   2. Listen while your leader reads the Leave No Trace Principles for Kids. Discuss why you should "Trash Your Trash."
   3. Apply the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace Principles for Kids on your Tiger den and pack outings. After one outing, share what you did to demonstrate the principles you discussed.
4. While on the hike, find three different kinds of plants, animals, or signs that animals have been on the trail. List what you saw in your Tiger Handbook.
5. Participate in an outdoor pack meeting or pack campfire. Sing a song or act out a skit with your Tiger den as part of the program.
6. Find two different trees and two different types of plants that grow in your area. Write their names in your Tiger Handbook.
7. Visit a nature center, zoo, or another outside place with your family or den. Learn more about two animals, and write down two interesting things about them in your Tiger Handbook.

Pack 6 Guidance:

Outing Ideas:

• Elfin Forest (Los Osos) - here
• Morro Bay Natural History Museum.  
• Monterey Bay Aquarium
• Montana de Oro (recommended)
  • Before the event, Den Leader or other parent must place the flags at the locations on the map (document below)
    • Flags: Find scrap wood (such as from a cabinet maker), about 4' long.  Staple gun/nail a flag onto the end such as made from a bright grocery bag, disposable table cloth, etc. (e.g. a yellow triangle).  Pack 6 Resources have these available.
    • If you want to (no real need) you can bury a tin of small trinkets at the last flag.  Dollar store toys are fine.
  • Meet at this location: https://goo.gl/maps/7ybfX1UML68ad5Bw5
  • Print out this map: 
    • Tiger Montana de Oro Hike.pages
    • Tiger Montana de Oro Hike.pdf
  • Use a highlighter or marker to color in the flags (only).  Give each scout the map and they (together) need to find their way to the finish. There is NO NEED to highlight the route to get there.  Allow them to struggle a little bit, encourage them to communicate with each other, but don't show them the way.

Good Knights (Elective)

Complete Requirements 1 and 2 plus at least two others.

1. With your den, or with your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, say the Scout Law. Explain to your den one of the 12 points of the Law and why you think a knight would have the same behavior.
2. If you have not already done so, make a code of conduct with your den that will describe how each person should act when you are all together. If your den has a code of conduct, discuss with your den the updates it might need. Vote on which actions should go in your den code of conduct.
3. Create a den shield and a personal shield.
4. Using recycled materials, design and build a small castle to display at the pack meeting.
5. Think of one physical challenge that could be part of an obstacle course. Then help your den design a Tiger knight obstacle course. Participate in the course.
6. Show your understanding of knights' service to others by participating in a service project in your community.

Pack 6 Guidance:

Two Den Meetings, plus an outing

Outing could include a Den service project (note there is another service project required for Team Tiger and the Pack generally plans one service project as a Pack activity, which could fulfill a service project requirement).

Meeting 1:

Preparation:

• Have parents bring cardboard boxes, tubes, etc. for building a castle

Gathering Activity

Opening

• Pledge of Allegiance
• Scout Oath and Law

Activity

• Den and Personal Shield (see below)
• Swords
  • Purchase swim noodles from dollar store or Big 5
  • Purchase a piece of PVC pipe, to fit inside the pool noodle, cut them to length
  • Hot glue the noodle to the pipe

Talk Time

• Make a Code of Conduct: https://www.scoutshop.org/cub-scout-oathlawcode-poster-set-646894.html

Closing

Meeting 2:

Preparation:

• Prepare pre-cut den shields, paints, templates
  • Paints should be quick to dry, Crayola paints from Target would be fine when applied thin).
• Prepare for appropriate clean-up of the paints (disposable table cloths would be a wise idea)

Gathering Activity

Opening

• Pledge of Allegiance
• Scout Oath and Law

Activity

• With cardboard materials, have scouts build a castle
• Time permitting, make an obstacle course

Talk Time

Closing

Den, Personal Shield:

• Get thin plywood and cut into shield shapes.  You could use cardboard if no access to wood working tools.
• Use simple Crayola Paints to decorate.
• Time permitting, cut out some templates to paint:
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Sky Is the Limit (Elective)

Complete Requirements 1 -3 plus at least one other.

1. With your den or with your parent, guardian or other caring adult, go outside to observe the night sky. Talk about objects you see or might see.
2. Look at a distant object through a telescope or binoculars. Show how to focus the device you chose.
3. Find out about two astronauts who were Scouts when they were younger. Share what you learned with your den.
4. Observe in the sky or select from a book, chart, computer, or electronic device two constellations that are easy to see in the night sky. With your parent/guardian or other caring adult, find out the names of the stars that make up the constellation and how the constellation got its name. Share what you found with your den.
5. Draw and name your own constellation. Share your constellation with your den.
6. Create a homemade model of a constellation.
7. Find out about two different jobs related to astronomy. Share this information with your den.
8. With your den or family, visit a planetarium, observatory, science museum, astronomy club, or college or high school astronomy teacher. Before you go, write down questions you might want to ask. Share what you learned.

Pack 6 Guidance:

• Because of sunset hours, this event is best done in the winter months.  December is ideal because Orion will be high in the sky in the early evening.
• Pack 6 Cubmaster Rob Connelly is willing to make arrangements for Pack 6 to have an observation session with his telescope. robcslo [at] gmail [dot] com

Outing Ideas:

• Chabot Science Center (Bay Area)
• Santa Barbara Natural History Museum (Plantarium)
• Telescope Outing:
  • Laguna Lake, Terrace Hill, Campout location

Activity Ideas:

• Make a comet with dry ice.  Very cool, but the scouts are too young to get too hands on with dry ice.
• Make a constellation
• Demonstrate the distance to the sun - see here