• Tiger Cubs and adult partners work out of the Tiger Cub Handbook to complete achievements and electives, and plan activities.

• A complete description of the Tiger Cub program can be found in the "Tiger Cub Program" chapter of the new Cub Scout Leader Book.

• Each pack should have one or more Tiger Cub dens, each consisting of five to nine boys and adult partners.

• The Tiger Cub den leaders are members of the pack leadership team and receive support and coaching from the pack committee, which includes the pack trainer and Cubmaster or assistant Cubmaster.

• Tiger Cub badges should be presented in meaningful pack meeting ceremonies.

• Tiger Cub dens actively participate in pack meetings and activities.

• Tiger Cubs and their adult partners are the future of your pack!

New Leader Responsibilities

Tiger Cub Den Leader

• Attend Basic Leader Training for Tiger Cub den leaders.

• Coordinate shared leadership among adult partners in the den.  
  Get everyone involved!

• Work with shared leadership to plan den activities focused on the Cub Scout monthly theme.

• Participate in monthly pack leaders' meeting.

• Attend the district's monthly roundtable and other supplemental training.  Wear the Cub Scout leader uniform with a newly designed Tiger Cub den leader neckerchief.

• Present Tiger Cub beads at den meetings in a short, meaningful ceremony.

To begin his path to the Tiger Cub Rank, a boy must do the following to earn the Tiger Cub Totem:

• Learn the Tiger Cub Motto:  Search, Discover, Share

• Learn the Cub Scout Sign

• Learn the Cub Scout Salute

Once he earns the Totem, to earn the Tiger Cub rank the Tiger Cub Scout must complete a Family Activity, a Den Activity, and a "Go See It" Activity in each of five Achievement Areas:

1. Making My Family Special

2. Where I Live

3. Keeping Myself Healthy and Safe

4. How I Tell It

5. Let's Go Outdoors

As he completes each Achievement, he is awarded a bead which is hung from the Totem. 

• He earns a WHITE bead for each required FAMILY Activity.

• He earns an ORANGE bead for each required DEN Activity.

• He earns a BLACK bead for each required GO SEE IT Activity.

After completing the rank of Tiger Cub, boys may earn one Tiger Track bead when he completes 10 electives.  There is no limit to the number of Tiger Track beads a boy can earn.

1. Making My Family Special

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   • 1F - Family Activity
     Think of one chore you can do with your adult partner. Complete it together.

   • 1D - Den Activity
     Make a family scrapbook

   • 1G - Go See It Activity
     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. Where I Live

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   • 2F - Family Activity
     Look at a map of your community with your adult partner.

   • 2D - Den Activity
     Practice the Pledge of Allegiance with your den, and participate in a den or pack flag ceremony.

   • 2G - Go See It Activity
     Visit a police station or a fire station. Ask someone who works there how he or she helps people in your community.

    

3. Keeping Myself Healthy and Safe

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   • 3F - Family Activity
     a.  With your family, plan a fire drill then practice it in your home.
     b.  With your adult partner, plan what to do if you became lost or separated      from your family in a strange place.

   • 3D - Den Activity
     Make a Food Guide Pyramid

   • 3G - Go See It Activity
     Learn the rules of a game or sport. Then, go watch an amateur or professional game or sporting event.

    

4. How I Tell It

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   • 4F - Family Activity
     At a family meal, have each family member take turns telling the others one thing that happened to him or her that day. Remember to practice being a good listener while you wait for your turn to talk.

   • 4D - Den Activity
     Play "Tell It Like It Isn't"

   • 4G - Go See It Activity
     Visit a television station, radio station, or newspaper office. Find out how people there communicate with others.

    

5. Let's Go Outdoors

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   • 5F - Family Activity
     Go outside and watch the weather

   • 5D - Den Activity
     With a crayon or colored pencil and a piece of paper, make a leaf rubbing.
     

   • 5G - Go See It Activity
     Take a hike with your den.

After completing the fifteen Achievements, the Tiger Cub is awarded the Tiger Cub Patch.  The patch is affixed to the reverse side of the Tiger Cub Totem until he advances to the Bobcat Rank and begins working on his Wolf Rank.  At that point the Tiger Cub and Bobcat Rank patches are sewn on the Blue Cub Scout Uniform shirt.

Also, after completing the achievements, the Tiger Cub can be awarded Tiger Track Beads, which are YELLOW disks attached to the Totem.  One bead is awarded for each group of TEN Electives the Tiger Cub completes.  A boy can work on both Achievements and electives concurrently, but he can't receive Tiger Track beads until he has earned the Tiger Cub Badge.