DEN CHIEF TRAINING May 19, 2019 Scout Oath and Scout Law The Cub - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

DEN CHIEF TRAINING

May 19, 2019

Scout Oath and Scout Law The Cub Scout Motto- Do Your Best The Meaning of Webelos- We'll be Loyal Scouts

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Elements of a Den Meeting

• 1. Before the Meeting Starts
• 2. Gathering
• 3. Opening
• 4. Talk Time
• 5. Activities
• 6. Closing
• 7. After the Meeting

 Before the Meeting Starts

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Set up the room

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Review meeting plans; make sure everything and everyone is ready

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Make sure all materials are ready and set out

 Gathering

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Collect Dues

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Record Advancement approvals

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Play Games, or Work on Puzzles

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Teach Skills

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Collect Paperwork (e.g., permission slips, Blue & Gold reservations)

 Opening

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Pledge of Allegiance

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Scout Oath and Scout Law

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Roll Call

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Uniform Inspection

 Talk Time

– Reminder of upcoming trips or tours – Notification/Flier for upcoming events – What to expect or be doing at this meeting – Groundwork for future advancement – Election of Denner – Den's part in upcoming Pack meeting

 Activities

– Games – Crafts – Storytelling – Tricks or Stunts – Skits or Songs – Advancement Work as per the Den Leaders Guide – Prepare for Webelos Den Campout or Pack Family Campout – Prepare for Den or Pack Day Trip or Outing – Prepare Presentation for the next Pack Meeting

 Closing

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Announcements

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Reminders

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Closing Thoughts

 After the Meeting

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Help Denner and Assistant Denner Supervise the Cleanup

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Make Sure You Have Packed Up Everything You Brought

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Discuss the Meeting Good Points, Problems, and Areas for Improvement with the Den Leader

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Discuss What You Will Be Doing at the Next Meeting

What is Your Role in All These Areas? What You and the Den Leader Determine What It Will Be

Family Scouting

 Cub Scout Packs can be either 

Only Boys (i.e., the way they had been)

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Only Girls

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Both Boys and Girls

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Dens will be Only Boys and Only Girls

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Pack Meetings and other events will be both

 Scout Troops can be either 

Only Boys

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Only Girls

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District, Council, and National Events (including Camporees and Summer Camps) will be both

ADVENTURE

REQUIRED ELECTIVE RECOGNITION RANK ADVENTURES ADVENTURES DEVICE

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TIGER 6 1 BELT LOOPS WOLF 6 1 BELT LOOPS BEAR 6 1 BELT LOOPS WEBELOS 5 1 PINS ARROW OF 4 1 PINS LIGHT

Adventures Across the Ranks

Note: first year 5th graders work on Arrow of Light; no Webelos pre-requisite

Characteristics of Boys

Characteristics of Girls

Cub Scouts Have better control of large muscles than smaller ones. Like to join groups, but often need individual attention. Can cut and paste, hammer and tie things. Are learning to read and write, developing copying skills. Are developing number concepts, beginning time and distance concepts. Like to start projects - may not finish them. Can remember and do things in a sequence of commands. Have limited understanding of abstract words. Love to playact. Want to assume responsibility. Are usually very cooperative. Reflect values, attitudes, and prejudices of family. Webelos/AOL Scouts Have good manual and manipulative skills. Have good eye-hand coordination. Like peer group activities - friendships are important. Are mastering concepts of time and distance. Can express abstract ideas in poetry, drawings, songs. Begin to show special talents - arts, music, etc. Take personal pride in completion of their own projects. Assume responsibility for their own acts. Wish to be helpful. Question values and attitudes - start to set their

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Can apply logic - can understand some abstract concepts. Develop pronounced hero worship.

Leading an Activity

Where Do I Go For H-E-L-P!?

About Cub, Cub Scout, Den, and Pack Stuff

• Den Leader
• Other Den Chiefs
• Cubmaster or Asst Cubmaster

About Scouts BSA and Den Chief Stuff

• Scoutmaster
• Other Den Chiefs
• Patrol Advisor (usually an Asst Scoutmaster)

The Den Chief Handbook - Your Best Resource covering

• You and Your Den
• Responsibilities of Den Chiefs
• The Cub Scout Den Chief
• The Webelos Den Chief
• Leading Activities
• Your Service Record

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE

RESOURCES TO SERVE AS A DEN CHIEF CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING

Do You or Will You Have Other Activities during either the Entire or Part of the School Year?

Sports? Band? Chorus? Religious Education? After-school job? Dancing Lessons? Driving Lessons? Orthodontist?

Does the Den Meeting Time Overlap Your School Day?

Middle School Dismissal is Generally Later than Elementary School Dismissal. Den Meetings Held in the Elementary Schools often Start only a Few Minutes after the End of the School Day. It Might Still be a Half Hour before You're Dismissed.

Are You Prepared to Pay Your Own Way?

Cub Scout Camporee? Pack Campout or “Camp-In”? Webelos Den Campout? Pack Day Trip?

Do You Have Transportation To and From Den and Pack Meetings?

Summary

 You will meet with your Den Leader to help plan your part

in the den meeting programs.

 You will wear your uniform to all den and pack meetings.  You will make Cub Scouting fun, using different games and

ceremonies each week.

 You will be an example.  You will find opportunities to tell your Cub Scouts or

Webelos Scouts about Scouting activities.

 You will realize the Den Leader is the one most responsible

for the den because he or she is the adult leader.

 You will encourage your Cub Scouts to join the Webelos

den and your Webelos Scouts to join a Scouts BSA Troop.

A Little Fellow Follows Me

by Lee Fischer

A careful leader I want to be. A little fellow follows me. I do not dare to go astray For fear he'll go the self-same way. I cannot once escape his eyes. Whate'er he sees me do, he tries. Like me he says he's going to be The little chap who follows me. He thinks that I am good and fine, Believes in every word of mine. The base in me he must not see, The little chap who follows me. I must remember as I go Through summer's sun and winter's snow I am building for the years to be That little chap who follows me.