Scouting, Volume 64, Number 2, March-April 1976 Page: W6
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NATURALIST
MAY ACTIVITY BADGE
NOTE: Naturalist is one of four optional activity badges
which may be used to fulfill a requirement for the Ar-
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FIRST WEEK
SECOND WEEK
THIRD WEEK
FOURTH WEEK
(See list of resources on page W24)
BEFORE Supplies: Softball and
THE bat for Five Hundred
MEETING (Webelos Den Leader's
STARTS Book); U.S. flag; Cub
Scout Program Helps;
Naturalist Activity Badge
Helps; Cub Scout Bicycle
Safety Program Leader's
Guide; scrap materials
and tools for cages,
terrariums, etc.; two or
three bicycles; Cub Scout
Songbook.
Supplies: bicycles, Cub
Scout Activities, Bike
Safety Fun, Cub Scout
Bicycle Safety Program
Leader's Guide, adjust-
able wrench, bike tire
repair kit, Cub Scout
Songbook.
Supplies; U.S. flag, jars,
nets, etc. for catching
insects, amphibians.
Supplies: bicycles, Cub
Scout Activities,
Cub Scout Songbook,
Bike fun.
GATHERING
(Keep early
arrivals
busy.)
Boys play Five Hundred.
Have den chief conduct
"Bike Rodeo" tests in Cub
Scout Activities
Den chief gives first aid
instruction for "hurry
cases" (Scout Handbook).
Have den chief conduct
"Bike Rodeo" tests in
Cub Scout Activities.
OPENING
(Ceremony)
Form den in horseshoe for-
mation. Assistant denner
presents colors and
denner leads Pledge of
Allegiance.
Sing "Be Kind to Your
Web-footed Friends" (Cub
Scout Songbook).
Assigned boy conducts
ceremony.
Sing "There Were Three
Jolly Fishermen" (Cub
Scout Songbook). Boys
respond to roll call by
naming insect and
telling what it eats.
Brief business meeting — roll call, dues, uniform inspection.
ACTIVITY Tell pack's plans for
BADGE bicycle clinic and rodeo.
FUN See Cub Scout Program
(Instruction, Helps for May. Show plans
practice, for insect cages,
games and aquariums, terrariums,
contests in Webelos Scout
related to Book and Naturalist
Webelos Activity Badge Helps,
skills.) and have boys begin work.
Play game from Bike
Fun. Continue work on
cages, aquariums, etc.
Urge boys to finish at
home.
Go on short nature ramble
to collect specimens for
cages, aquariums, etc.
On return, have boys
inspect and identify each
other's specimens.
Play game from Bike
Fun. Hold den forum on
how Webelos Scouts can
conserve energy at home
and in school. See Cub
Scout Program Helps
for May.
PREPARATION
(Making props
and equipment.
Getting set for
future special
events.)
Give Safe-Driving True-
False Quiz (Cub Scout
Bicycle Safety Program
Leader's Guide).
On a playground or
driveway, give boys the
safe-driving tests in the
same guide.
Plan pack meeting exhibit
of nature lore.
Practice checking bicy-
cle safety features and
making adjustments.
See Cub Scout Bicycle
Safety Program Leader's
Guide. Tell boys to
check bikes thoroughly
before pack's bike clinic.
Sign boys' books for activity badge requirements passed.
Check preparations for
pack activity.
Discuss possible Project
SOAR wildlife habitat
improvement project.
See ideas on page W22.
CLOSING Ask Webelos Scouts who
(Announce- have bicycles to bring
ments, them next week. Denner
ceremony) retires colors while all
salute. Sing "Scout
Vesper" (Cub Scout
Songbook).
Assign boy working on
Arrow of Light to pre-
pare and conduct open-
ing ceremony next week.
Have boys give Scout
handshake to den chief,
Cub Scout salute to den
leader, mount bikes,
circle both leaders and
drive home.
Ask Webelos Scouts who
have bicycles to bring
them next week. Denner
leads Scout Oath (Scout
Handbook).
Have Webelos Scout
nearest graduation to
troop read Outdoor Code
(Forester section,
Webelos Scout Book or
Scout Handbook). Den
chief asks, "Will you
do your best?" Boys
respond, "We'll do
our best!"
DEN MEETING CLEANUP UNDER SUPERVISION OF DENNER.
FOR MORE PROGRAM AIDS, READ BOYS' LIFE AND ATTEND DISTRICT ROUNDTABLE.
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