Cub Scout Promise I,
(name), promise to do my best To do my duty to God and my country, To
help other people, and To obey the Law of the Pack. | Wolf
Cubs Leader: Steve
Durant 
If a Cub Scout has completed the first grade (or is 8 years old) and has earned
the Bobcat
Badge, he may start earning the Wolf rank. He receives a Wolf Scout handbook,
Wolf neckerchief, and Wolf neckerchief slide when beginning the Wolf portion of
the boy scout trail. He will also need a blue
Cub Scout Uniform. This part of the boy scout trail is intended to take one
school year, preparing the scout to begin earning his Bear rank after he completes
second grade. Much of the advancement for the Wolf rank is done
by the scout with his family outside of the den. The parent signs off in the scout's
handbook and the Den Leader records the advancements from the handbook to tracking
chart or software program. As the Tiger program was completely family oriented,
so the Wolf program relies heavily on family involvement. You will see this gradually
change with the scout doing more with his den and more individual direction as
he reaches Webelos and Boy Scouts. WOLF SCOUT ACHIEVEMENTS
- FEATS OF SKILL
NOTE for Akela: If a physician
certifies that a Cub Scout's physical condition for an indeterminable time won't
permit him to do three of these requirements, the Cubmaster and pack committee
may authorize substitution of any three Arrow Point electives.
- Play catch with someone 10 steps away. Play until you can throw and catch.
- Walk a line back and forth. Do it sideways too. Then walk the edge of
a board six steps each way.
- Do a front roll.
- Do a back roll.
- Do a falling forward roll.
Do one of the following (f, g,
h, i, j, k, or l): - See how high you can jump.
- Do
the elephant walk, frog leap, and crab walk.
- Using a basic swim stroke,
swim 25 feet.
- Tread water for 15 seconds or as long as you can. Do your
best.
- Using a basketball or playground ball, do a -
- Chest pass
- Bounce
pass.
- Overhand Pass
- Do a frog stand.
- Run or
jog in place for 5 minutes.
- YOUR
FLAG
- Give the Pledge of Allegiance to the
flag of the United States of America. Tell what it means.
- Lead a flag
ceremony in your den. Here are some ideas:
(Ideas shown in book) - Tell
how to respect and take care of the U.S. flag. Show three ways to display the
flag.
- Learn about the flag of your state or territory and how to display
it.
- Learn how to raise a U.S. flag properly for an outdoor ceremony
- Participate
in an outdoor flag ceremony.
- With the help of another person, fold the
U.S. flag.
- KEEP YOUR BODY HEALTHY
- Make a chart and keep track of your health habits for two weeks.
- Tell
four ways to stop the spread of colds.
- Show what to do for a small cut
on your finger.
- KNOW
YOUR HOME AND COMMUNITY
- Make a list of phone
numbers you need in case of an emergency. Put a copy of this list by each phone
or in a central place in your home. Update it often.
(List given in Book.) - Tell
what to do if someone comes to the door and wants to come in.
- Tell what
to do if someone calls on the phone.
- When you and your family leave home,
remember to ...
(List given in Book.) - Talk with your family
members. Agree on the household jobs you will be responsible for. Make a list
of your jobs and mark off when you have finished them. Do this for one month.
- Visit
an important place in your community, such as a historic or government location.
Explain why it is important.
- TOOLS
FOR FIXING AND BUILDING
- Point out and name
seven tools. Do this at home, or go to a hardware store with an adult. Tell what
each tool does.
- Show how to use pliers.
- Identify a Philips head
and a standard screw. Then use the right tool to drive and then remove one from
a board.
- Show how to use a hammer.
- Make a birdhouse, a set of
bookends, or something else useful.
- START
A COLLECTION
- Complete the Character Connection
for Positive Attitude.
- Know . Discuss with your family how
a cheerful and positive attitude will help you do your best at school and in other
areas of your life.
- Commit. Discuss with your family how gathering
items for a collection may be difficult. How does a hopeful and cheerful attitude
help you to keep looking for more items. Why is a positive attitude important?
- Practice.
Practice having a positive attitude while doing the requirements for "Start
a Collection."
- Make a collection of anything you like.
Start with 10 things. Put them together in a neat way.
- Show and explain
your collection to another person.
- YOUR
LIVING WORLD
This achievement is also part of the
Cub Scout World Conservation Award and
Cub Scouting's Leave No Trace Award. - Complete the
Character Connection for Respect.
- Know. Discuss these questions
with your family: What things have people done to show a lack of respect to our
world? Why is it important to respect our environment and ntural resources? How
can you show respect for your environment?
- Commit. Discuss with
your family how you feel when you see places in your neighborhood that have lots
of litter. Name one thing you can do to help the environment.
- Practice.
Practice being respectful while doing the requirements for "Your Living
World."
- Land, air and water can get dirty. Discuss
with your family ways this can happen.
- It takes a lot of energy to make
glass, cans, and paper products. You can help save energy by collecting
these items for use again. Find out how recycling is done where you live.
Find out what items you can recycle.
- With an adult, pick up litter in
your neighborhood. Wear gloves to protect your hands against germs and cuts
from sharp objects.
- With an adult, find three stories that tell how people
are protecting our world. Read and discuss them together.
- Besides recycling,
there are other ways to save energy. List three ways you can save energy,
and do them.
- COOKING AND EATING
- Study the Food Guide Pyramid. Name some
foods from each of the food groups shown in the pyramid.
- Plan the meals
you and your family should have for one day. List things your family should have
from the food groups shown in the Food Group Pyramid. At each meal, you
should have foods from at least three food groups.
- Help fix at least one
meal for your family. Help set the table, cook the food, and wash the dishes.
- Fix your own breakfast. Wash and put away the dishes.
- With an
adult, help to plan, prepare, and cook an outdoor meal.
- BE
SAFE AT HOME AND ON THE STREET
- Complete the
Character Connection for Responsibility.
- Know. Discuss these
questions with your family: How does being responsible help us be safe? Within
the past week, how did you show responsibility?
- Commit. Discuss
these questions with your family: What happens when people are not responsible?
What things can make you forget to be responsible? What things will help you be
more responsible?
- Practice. Practice being responsible while doing
the requirements for "Be Safe at Home and on the Street."
- WITH
AN ADULT, check your home for hazards and know how to make your home safe.
- WITH
AN ADULT, check your home for danger from fire.
- Practice good rules of
street and road safety.
- Know the rules of bike safety.
- FAMILY FUN
Do requirement a and
do TWO of requirements 10b through 10g: - Complete the
Character Connection for Cooperation.
- Know. Discuss these
questions with your family: What is "cooperation"? Why do people need
to cooperate when they are doing things together? Name some ways that you can
be helpful and cooperate with others.
- Commit. Discuss with your
family what makes it hard to cooperate. How do listening, sharing, and persuading
help us cooperate?
- Practice. Practice being cooperative while doing
the requirements for "Family Fun."
- Make a game like
one of these. Play it with your family.
(Eagle Golf, Beanbag Archery.)
- Plan a walk. Go to a park or a wooded area, or visit a zoo or museum
with your family.
- Read a book or Boys' Life magazine with your
family. Take turns reading aloud.
- Decide with Akela. what you will watch
on television or listen to on the radio.
- Attend a concert, a play, or
other live program with your family.
- Have a family Board Game night at
home with members of your family.
- DUTY
TO GOD
- Complete the Character Connection
for Faith
- Know. What is "faith"? With your family,
discuss some people who have shown their faith - who have shown an inner strength
based on their trust in a higher power or cause. Discuss the good qualities of
these people.
- Commit. Discuss these questions with your family:
What problems did these faithful people overcome to follow or practice their beliefs?
What challenges might you face in doing your duty to God? Who can help you with
these challenges?
- Practice. Practice your faith while doing the
requirements for "Duty to God."
- Talk with your family
about what they believe is their duty to God.
- Give two ideas on how you
can practice or demonstrate your religious beliefs. Choose one and do it.
- Find
out how you can help your church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or religious fellowship.
- MAKING CHOICES
Do requirement a and do FOUR of requirements 12b through 12k:
- Complete the Character Connection for Courage.
- Know.
Discuss with your family what "courage" is. Review the requirements
and discuss how you might need courage in each one to do what is right.
- Commit.
Give some examples of when it is hard to do the right thing. Discuss
with your family times that it might take courage to be honest and kind. Tell
about a time in your life when you needed to be brave and courageous to do the
right thing.
- Practice. Practice learning about courage while doing
the requirements for "Making Choices." With family members, act out
the choices you would make for some of the requirements.
- There
is an older boy who hangs around Jason's school. He tries to give drugs to the
children. What would you do if you were Jason?
- Lee is home alone. The
phone rings. When Lee answers, a stranger asks if Lee's mother is home. She is
not. Lee is alone. What would you do if you were Lee?
- Justin is new to
your school. He has braces on his legs and walks with a limp. Some
of the kids at school tease him. They want you to tease him, too.
What would you do?
- Juan is on a walk with his little sister. A car stops
and a man asks them to come over to the car. What would you do if you were Juan?
- Matthew's grandmother gives him money to buy an ice-cream cone. On the
way to the store, a bigger boy asks for money and threatens to hit Matthew if
he does not give him some money. If you were Matthew what would you do?
- Chris
and his little brother are home alone in the afternoon. A woman knocks on the
door and says she wants to read the meter. She is not wearing a uniform. What
would you do if you were Chris?
- Sam is home alone. He looks out the window
and sees a man trying to break into a neighbor's back door. What would you do
if you were Sam?
- Mr. Palmer is blind. He has a guide dog.
One day as he is crossing the street, some kids whistle and call to the dog.
They want you and your friends to call the dog, too. What would you do?
- Some
kids who go to Bob's school want him to steal candy and gum from a store, which
they can share later. Bob knows this is wrong, but he wants to be popular with
these kids. What would you do if you were Bob?
- Paul and his little sister
are playing outdoors. A very friendly, elderly woman stops and watches the children
for a while. Paul doesn't know the woman. She starts to talk to them and offers
to take Paul's little sister on a walk around the block. What would you do?
WOLF SCOUT ELECTIVES - IT'S A SECRET
- Use a secret code.
- Write to a friend in invisible
"ink"
- "Write" your name using American Sign Language.
People who are deaf use this language.
- Use 12 American Indian signs to
tell a story.
- BE AN ACTOR
- Help to plan and put on a skit with costumes.
- Make some scenery for
a skit.
- Make sound effects for a skit.
- Be the announcer for
a skit.
- Make a paper sack mask for a skit.
- MAKE
IT YOURSELF
- Make something useful for your home or school.
Start with a recipe card holder.
- Use the ruler on this page (125) to
see how far you can stretch your hand.
- Make and use a bench fork.
- Make
a door stop.
- Or make something else.
- PLAY
A GAME
- Play Pie-tin Washer Toss.
- Play Marble Sharpshooter.
- Play Ring Toss.
- Play Beanbag Toss.
- Play a game of marbles.
- Play a wide-area or large group game with your den or pack.
- SPARE TIME FUN
- Explain safety rules for
kite flying.
- Make and fly a paper bag kite.
- Make and fly a two-stick
kite.
- Make and fly a three-stick kite.
- Make and use a reel for
kite string.
- Make a model boat with a rubber-band propeller.
- Make
or put together a model boat.
- Make or put together a model airplane.
- Make
or put together a model train.
- Make a model car.
- BOOKS,
BOOKS, BOOKS
- Visit a bookstore or go to a public library
with an adult. Find out how to get your own library card. Name four kinds of books
that interest you (for example, history, science fiction, how-to-books).
- Choose
a book on a subject you like and read it. With an adult, discuss what you read
and what you think about it.
- Books are important. Show that you know
how to take care of them. Open a new book the right way. Make a paper or plastic
cover for it or another book.
- FOOT POWER
- Learn to walk on a pair of stilts.
- Make a pair of "puddle
jumpers" and walk with them.
- Make a pair of "foot racers"
and use them with a friend.
- MACHINE POWER
- Name 10 kinds of trucks, construction machinery, or farm machinery
and tell what each is used for.
- Help an adult do a job using a wheel
and axle.
- Show how to use a pulley.
- Make and use a windlass.
- LET'S HAVE A PARTY
- Help
with a home or den party.
- Make a gift or toy like those in handbook and
give it to someone.
- AMERICAN INDIAN LORE
- Read a book or tell a story about American Indians, past or
present.
- Make a musical instrument American Indians used.
- Make
traditional American Indian clothing.
- Make a traditional item or instrument
that American Indians used to make their lives easier.
- Make a model of
a traditional American Indian house.
- Learn 12 American Indian word pictures
and write a story with them.
- SING-ALONG
- Learn and sing the first and last verses of "America."
- Learn and sing the first verse of our national anthem.
- Learn
the words and sing three Cub Scout songs.
- Learn the words and sing the
first verse of three other songs, hymns, or prayers. Write the verse of one of
the songs you learned in the space on page 166.
- Learn and sing a song
that would be sung as a grace before meals. Write the words in the space on page
166.
- Sing a song with your den at a pack meeting.
- BE
AN ARTIST
- Make a freehand sketch of a person place, or
thing.
- Tell a story in three steps by drawing three cartoons.
- Mix
yellow and blue paints, mix yellow and red, and mix red and blue. Tell what color
you get from each mixture.
- Help draw, paint, or color some scenery for
a skit, play, or puppet show.
- Make a stencil pattern.
- Make a
poster for a Cub Scout project or a pack meeting.
- BIRDS
- Make a list of all the birds you saw in a week and tell where
you saw them (field, forest, marsh, yard, or park).
- Put out nesting material
(short pieces of yarn and string) for birds and tell which birds might use it.
- Read a book about birds.
- Point out 10 different kinds of birds
(5 may be from pictures).
- Feed wild birds and tell which birds you fed.
- Put out a birdhouse and tell which birds use it.
- PETS
- Take care of a pet.
- Know what to do when you meet a
strange dog.
- Read a book about a pet and tell about it at a den meeting.
- Tell what is meant by rabid. Name some animals that can have rabies.
Tell what you should do if you see a dog or wild animal that is behaving strangely.
Tell what you should do if you find a dead animal.
- GROW
SOMETHING
- Plant and raise a box garden.
- Plant
and raise a flower bed.
- Grow a plant indoors.
- Plant and raise
vegetables.
- Visit a botanical garden or other agricultural exhibition
in your area.
- FAMILY ALERT
- Talk with your family about what you will do in an emergency.
- In
case of a bad storm or flood, know where you can get safe food and water in your
home. Tell how to purify water. Show one way. Know where and how to shut off water,
electricity, gas, or oil.
- Make a list of your first aid supplies, or
make a first aid kit. Know where the first aid things are kept.
- TIE IT RIGHT
- Learn to tie an overhand
knot and a square knot.
- Tie your shoelaces with a square bow knot.
- Wrap
and tie a package so that it is neat and tight.
- Tie a stack of newspapers
the right way.
- Tie two cords together with an overhand knot.
- Learn
to tie a necktie.
- Wrap the end of a rope with tape to keep it from unwinding.
- OUTDOOR ADVENTURE
- Help
plan and hold a picnic with your family or den.
- With an adult, help plan
and run a family or den outing.
- Help plan and lay out a treasure hunt
something like the example map shown in book.
- Help plan and lay out an
obstacle race
- Use this idea or make up your own. (Example list in book)
- Help
plan and lay out an adventure trail.
- Take part in two summertime pack
events with your den.
- Point out poisonous plants. Tell what to do if
you accidentally touch one of them.
- FISHING
- Identify five different kinds of fish.
- Rig a pole with
the right kind of line and hook. Attach a bobber and sinker, if you need them.
Then go fishing.
- Fish with members of your family or an adult. Bait your
hook and do your best to catch a fish.
- Know the rules of safe fishing.
- Tell about some of the fishing laws where you live.
- Show how
to use a rod and reel.
- SPORTS
- Play a game of tennis, table tennis, or badminton.
- Know boating safety
rules.
- Earn the Cub Scouting shooting sports
Archery belt loop.
- Understand the safety and courtesy code for skiing.
Show walking and the kick turn. Do climbing with a side stop or herringbone. Show
the snowplow or stem turn, and how to get up from a fall.
- Know the safety
rules for ice skating. Skate, without falling, as far as you can walk in 50 steps.
Come to a stop. Turn from forward to backward.
- In roller skating, know
the safety rules. From a standing start, skate forward as far as you can walk
in 50 steps. Come to a stop within 10 walking steps. Skate around a corner one
way without coasting. Then do the same coming back. Turn from forward to backward.
- Go bowling.
- Show how to make a sprint start in track. See how
far you can run in 10 seconds.
- Do a standing long jump. Jump as far as
you can.
- Play a game of flag football.
- Show how to dribble and
kick a soccer ball. Take part in a game.
- Play a game of baseball or softball.
- Show how to shoot, pass, and dribble a basketball. Take part in a game.
- Earn the Cub Scouting shooting sports
BB-gun shooting belt loop.
- With your den, participate in four outdoor
physical fitness-related activities.
- COMPUTERS
- Visit a business where computers are used. Find out what the
computers do
- Explain what a computer program does. Use a program to write
a report for school, to write a letter, or for something else.
- Tell what
a computer mouse is. Describe how a CD-ROM is used.
- SAY
IT RIGHT
- Say "hello" in a language other than
English. (Examples given in book.)
- Count to ten in a language other than
English.
- Tell a short story to your den, your den leader, or an adult.
- Tell how to get to a nearby fire station or police station from your
home, your den meeting place, and school. Use directions and street names.
- Invite
a boy to join Cub Scouting or help a new Cub Scout through the Bobcat trail.
- LET'S GO CAMPING
- Participate with your
pack on an overnight campout.
- Explain the basics of how to take care
of yourself in the outdoors.
- Tell what to do if you get lost.
- Explain
the buddy system.
- Attend day camp in your area.
- Attend resident
camp in your area.
- Participate with your den at a campfire in front of
your pack.
- With your den or pack or family, participate in a worship
service outdoors.
| Law
of the Pack The Cub Scout follows Akela. The Cub Scout helps
the pack go. The pack helps the Cub Scout grow. The Cub Scout gives
goodwill. |