Earning the Tiger Cub Badge

The Tiger Cub program is for first grade (or age 7) boys and their adult partners. There are five Tiger Cub achievement areas. The Tiger Cub, working with his adult partner, completes 15 requirements within these areas to earn the Tiger Cub Badge. These requirements consist of an exciting series of indoor and outdoor activities just right for a boy in the first grade.

Tiger Cub Belt Totem
The Tiber belt totem is earned when a boy completes the following:

  • Learn the Tiger Cub Motto - Search, Discover, Share
  • Learn the Cub Scout Sign
  • Learn the Cub Scout Salute

Tiger Cub Achievements
A bead is earned for each achievement that is completed.

  • F= Achievements to be completed with family member (White Beads)
  • D= Achievements to be completed at den meeting (Orange Beads)
  • G= Go See It - Field trips to be completed with den or family (Black Beads)

1. Making My Family Special
1F - Think of one chore you can do with your adult partner. Complete it together
1D - Make a family scrapbook
1G - 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
2F - Look at a map of your community with your adult partner.
2D - Practice the Pledge of Allegiance with your den, and participate in a den or pack flag ceremony.
2G - Visit a police station or fire station. Ask someone who works there how he or she helps people in your community.

3. Keeping Myself Healthy and Safe
3Fa - With your family, plan a fire drill and then practice it in your home.
3Fb - With your adult partner, plan what to do if you become lost or separated from your family in a strange place.
3D - Make a food guide pyramid.
3G - Learn the rules of a game or sport.

4. How I Tell It
4F - 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 - Play "Tell It Like It Isn't."
4G - Visit a television station, radio station, or newspaper office. Find out how people there communicate to others.

5. Let's Go Outdoors
5F - Go outside and watch the weather.
5D - With a crayon or colored pencil and a piece of paper, make a leaf rubbing.
5G - Take a hike with your den.

Parents must do the following  achievement IF, 2F, 3Fa, 3Fb, 4F and 5F as a family with his Tiger Cub.  When you and your boy have followed the five steps of the Tiger Cub, your boy has earned his Tiger Cub badge.

The badge should be ceremoniously presented as soon as possible at an upcoming Pack meeting.

Tiger Track Beads
After the Cub Scout has earned his Tiger Badge he can earn the Tiger Track Beads. Tiger Track beads can be earned by completing 10 electives from the Tiger Cub Handbook. There are 50 electives to choose from. These electives can be worked on at any time, but are not rewarded until the scout has completed his Tiger Achievements.

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Sports and Academics Program
The Cub Scout Academics and Sports program is a supplemental enrichment program that complements the existing Cub Scout program. The Academics subjects and Sports activities allow boys to learn new techniques, increase scholarship skills, develop sportsmanship and have fun. Boys participating in the program will be recognized for enjoying teamwork, developing physical fitness, and discovering and building new talents. The Academics and Sports program encourages a boy to do his best.

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