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The Tiger Cub Trail

This page summarizes and focuses on the Tiger Cub Advancement. There are three main stages of advancement for a Tiger Cub before they advance to earn their Bobcat Badge. These are:

• Their Tiger Cub Belt Totem.
• Their Tiger Badge.
• Tiger Track Beads for Electives.

In addition, Tiger Cubs, along with the rest of the Cub Scouts, may earn belt loops and pins for for the Cub Scout Academics and Sport Electives.

There are 10 purposes of Cub Scouting, the Tiger Cub activities are the first steps for boys to achieve these purposes.

1. Character Development
2. Spiritual Growth
3. Good Citizenship
4. Sportsmanship and Fitness
5. Family Understanding
6. Respectful Relationships
7. Personal Achievement
8. Friendly Service
9. Fun and Adventure
10. Preparation for Boy Scouts

Parents (Adult Partners), Tiger Cub activities and advancements are meant to be done together. Please read the Tiger Cub handbook and work with your Tiger Cub on his advancement trail. Throughout you will see reference to Akela which means "good leader" as your Tiger Cub's adult partner, you are Akela. You should initial your Tiger Cub's handbook as he completes the various parts along his trail and bring that to den meetings so that it may be recorded there. Also it is important to remember that there are no performance requirements for a boy. Simply participating and doing one's best in an activity constitutes completion.

The Tiger Cub Belt Totem

The first step for a Tiger Cub is to earn his belt totem. The totem will hold his beads showing his progress towards his Tiger Cub badge. There are only three steps:

• Know the Tiger Cub Motto. Which is Search, Discover, Share.

• Know the Cub Scout sign. This is the sign made with the right hand. Hold your arm stright up with two raised fingers spread slightly apart. The two raised fingers stand for two parts of the Cub Scout Promise -- "to help other people" and "to obey the Law of the Pack." The two raised fingers look like the sharp ears of the wolf ready to listen to Akela.

• Know the Cub Scout salute. This is the salute made with your right hand with your first two fingers close together. Tough your fingertips to your cap. If you are not wearing a cap, touch your right eyebrow. This is a way to show respect to the den leaders. You salute the flag to show respect to our country.

Once a Tiger Cub earns his totem he can start work on his Tiger Cub badge. There are 15 requirements for the Tiger Cub Badge dived into three types of activities: Family, Den, and "Go See It". There are in 5 categories:

• Making My Family Special
• Where I Live
• Keeping Myself Healthy and Safe
• How I Tell It
• Let’s Go Outdoors

A colored bead is awarded for each of the fifteen required activities, white for family, orange for den, and black for "Go See It" activities.

Below are the required activities. Please see the Tiger Cub handbook for additional details.

Family Activities

1. Think of one chore you can do with your adult partner. Complete it together.
2. Look at a map of your community with your adult partner.
3. a) With your family, plan a fire drill and then practice it in your home.
   b) With your adult partner, plan what to do if you become lost or separated from your family in a strange place.
4. At a family meal, have each family member take turns telling the others one thing that happened to him or here that day. Remember to practice being a good listener while you wait your turn to talk.
5. Go outside and watch the weather.

Den Activities

1. Make a family scrapbook.
2. Practice the Pledge of Allegiance with your den, and participate in a den or pack flag ceremony.

     I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

3. Make a Food Guide Pyramid.
4. Play "Tell It Like It Isn’t."
5. With a crayon of colored pencil and a piece of paper, make a leaf rubbing.

Go See It Activities

1. Go to a library, historical society, museum, old farm, or historical building or visit an older person in your community. Discover how family life was the same and how it was different many years ago.
2. Visit a police station or fire station. Ask someone who works there how he or she helps people in your community.
3. Learn the rules of a game or sport. Then, go watch an amateur or professional game or sporting event.
4. Visit a television station, radio station, or newspaper office. Find out how people there communicate to others.
5. Take a hike with your den.