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About Cub Scouting
Since its beginning, the Cub Scout program has been a fun and educational experience concerned with values. Besides providing a positive place where boys can enjoy safe, wholesome activities, Cub Scouting focuses on building character, improving physical fitness, teaching practical skills, and developing a spirit of community service.
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the Cub Scout program.
History of Cub Scouting
Here is a brief overview of the history of the Cub Scout program, from its origins in 1930 to the present day.
Purposes and Methods of Cub Scouting
All the activities leaders plan and boys enjoy relate to one or more of the purposes of Cub Scouting, using the seven specific methods to achieve Scouting's aims.
The Benefits of Cub Scouting
As a worldwide brotherhood, Scouting is a movement dedicated to bringing out the best in people. All Scouting activities benefit the growth and development of boys.
Character Development
Since its origin, the Scouting program has been an educational experience concerned with values. In 1910, the first activities for Scouts were...
How Can I Help My Scout Have Fun?
KISMIF stands for Keep It Simple, Make It Fun! Join with your Scout as he explorers new things, read through his handbook with him and help him to meet the achievements and best of all, work with his den leader to ensure everyone is on the same page and program level. To help you do that, below are program specific den meeting plans. Click to download, share, plan for and enjoy. The meeting plans below are a valuable resource for the first four weeks of your Scout's den meetings.
Purposes and Methods of Cub Scouting
Cub Scouting is a year-round family-oriented part of the BSA program designed for boys who are in first through fifth grades (or are 7, 8, 9, and 10 years of age). Parents, leaders, and organizations work together to achieve the 10 purposes of Cub Scouting:
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All the activities leaders plan and boys enjoy should relate to one or more of these purposes. These purposes help us achieve the overall aims of the BSA of character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness.
The Methods of Cub Scouting
Cub Scouting uses seven specific methods to achieve Scouting's aims of helping boys and young adults build character, train in the responsibilities of citizenship, and develop personal fitness. These methods are incorporated into all aspects of the program. Through these methods, Cub Scouting happens in the lives of boys and their families.
1. The Ideals
The Cub Scout Promise, the Law of the Pack, the Tiger Cub motto and Promise, and the Cub Scout sign, handshake, motto, and salute all teach good citizenship and contribute to a boy's sense of belonging.
2. The Den
Boys like to belong to a group. The den is the place where boys learn new skills and develop interests in new things. They have fun in den meetings, during indoor and outdoor activities, and on field trips. As part of a small group of six to eight boys, they are able to learn sportsmanship and good citizenship. They learn how to get along with others. They learn how to do their best, not just for themselves but also for the den.
3. Advancement
Recognition is important to boys. The advancement plan provides fun for the boys, gives them a sense of personal achievement as they earn badges, and strengthens family understanding as adult family members work with boys on advancement projects.
4. Family Involvement
Family involvement is an essential part of Cub Scouting. When we speak of parents or families, we are not referring to any particular family structure. Some boys live with two parents, some live with one parent, some have foster parents, and some live with other relatives or guardians. Whoever a boy calls his family is his family in Cub Scouting.
5. Activities
In Cub Scouting, boys participate in a wide variety of den and pack activities, such as games, projects, skits, stunts, songs, outdoor activities, and trips. Also, the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program and Cub Scouting's BSA Family program include activities that encourage personal achievement and family involvement.
6. Home and Neighborhood Centered
Cub Scouting meetings and activities happen in urban areas, in rural communities, in large cities, in small towns—wherever boys live.
7. The Uniform
The Tiger Cub, Cub Scout, and Webelos Scout uniforms help build pride, loyalty, and self-respect. Wearing the uniform to all den and pack meetings and activities also encourages a neat appearance, a sense of belonging, and good behavior.
Delivering the Cub Scout Program
The Cub Scout program can be extremely rewarding for the Scouts in the program and their adult leaders. 
At the same time, it can be challenging, especially for the new leader facing his or her first group of boys. The purpose of the NEW Den and Pack Meeting Resource Guide is to break down how to deliver the program, beginning with the den meeting, such that the planning and execution are simplified and new leader confidence is increased.
Part of the inherent strength of the Cub Scout program is its organization. At its most basic, Cub Scouting consists of:
- A boy - The individual boy is the basic building block for Cub Scouting and is its most important element. It is only when each boy's character, citizenship, and fitness are enhanced that the program is successful.
- A den - Each boy belongs to a den of similarly aged boys. The den is the boy's Cub Scout family where he learns cooperation and tem building, and finds support and encouragement.
- A leader - Adult leadership is critical to achieving the purposes and aims of Scouting. By example, organized presentations, and one-on-one coaching, the boy learns the value and importance of adult interaction.
- A pack - Each den is part of a larger group of boys of different ages and experience levels in Cub Scouting. The pack provides the resources for enhanced activities, opportunities for leadership, and a platform for recognition.
Monthly Core Value Themes
| September | Cooperation | Working together with others toward a common goal. |
| October | Responsibility | Fulfilling our duty to God, country, other people, and ourselves. |
| November | Citizenship | Contributing service and showing responsibility to local, state, and national communities. |
| December | Respect | Showing regard for the worth of someone or something. |
| January | Positive Attitude | Being cheerful and setting our minds to look for and find the best in all situations. |
| February | Resourcefulness | Using human and other resources to their fullest. |
| March | Compassion | Being kind and considerate, and showing concern for the well-being of others. |
| April | Faith | Having inner strength or confidence based on our trust in a higher power. |
| May | Health and Fitness | Being personally committed to keeping our minds and bodies clean and fit. |
| June | Perseverance | Sticking with something and not giving up, even if it is difficult. |
| July | Courage | Doing what is right regardless of how hard it is or what the consequences are. |
| August | Honesty | Telling the truth and being a person worthy of trust. |