1. GETTING TO KNOW YOU
Purpose:
To provide a fun time for all Tiger Cubs and adults to get to know one another
at the first Tiger Cub group meeting. Also, to provide a meeting format as
an example of one way a future meeting can be run.
2. FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
Purpose: To have fun together and in this way to help bring family closer together.
3. DISCOVER NATURE AND ENERGY
Purpose:
To develop in your child an appreciation of the world around him, and an
awe for its Creator. Also it will provide the basis for several hobbies and
interests that may extend into the future. Perhaps most important, you are
given the opportunity through this big idea to reinforce your own values
about environment, energy, and even spirituality.
4. PREPARE FOR EMERGENCIES
Purpose:
This activity is designed to equip the child to deal with an emergency when
there is no adult present. There are activities that will help him help others.
In the expanding world of a first-grade boy, there are times that he is not
under the immediate protection of a parent of other adult family member.
His knowledge of emergency procedures will strengthen his self-esteem and
self-confidence. In this big idea, you can discuss with your son how to react
to strangers and persons whose motives are either not known or are unacceptable.
5. KNOW YOUR FAMILY
Purpose:
Gives you a chance to explore your family's heritage, background, and structure.
But it also gives you an opportunity to express to one another what makes
you feel good - what makes you feel bad - all of you. It also aids in his
understanding of other family members and their feelings.
6. KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY
Purpose:
One of the underlying purposes of the Boys Scouts of America is to develop
responsible citizenship in boys. This begins with an understanding of their
community. As you explore your community with your boy and your Tiger Cub
group, you will be giving your boy and others a better understanding of the
environment in which they live. Boys will develop a deeper appreciation of
their community and how it works.
7. HELPING OTHERS
Purpose:
Helping others should be part of anyone's life, not only because it makes
for a better world, but also because it gives good feelings to both the helper
and the one being helped. Giving your boy a chance to help others enables
him to learn that it is an important part of his life both now and in the
future. It also lets him learn that helping others can be fun and rewarding.
Helping others as a family or as a group makes the experience all the more
fun and rewarding.
8. GO SEE IT
Purpose:
This big idea gives you and your boy a chance to enjoy all the special places
and activities in your area. Seeing these things as a family makes for enjoyable
times for all. It allows your family to have fun together, and grow together
as well. GO SEE IT!
9. GETTING THERE
Purpose:
Transportation is a big part of everyone's lives. We travel to work, we travel
on vacations. This big idea lets you and your Tiger Cub explore some of the
many ways man travels from one place to another. As your boy learns about
transportation, you can take the opportunity to explain how important it
is to be on time, to be courteous to others. You can also plan activities
that will help to make your family trips pleasant experiences for everyone.
10. SOMETHING SPECIAL, ALL YOUR OWN
Purpose:
This is your own big idea. Pick whatever big idea your group wants. Let the
boys play as big a part in this as the adults. Make it fun for everyone.
Let your imagination suggest whatever it wants to. Make it the group and
family happening of the year. What's important is that the boys and adults
plan the big idea together. That way it belongs to you and your group. Come
up with family activities and group activities, too.
11. MAKING YOUR FAMILY SPECIAL
Purpose:
To help you and your boy explore the things that make your family unique,
special, one of a kind. Take the opportunity to let everyone talk about those
things that strengthen the family. It will help everyone develop more of
a sense of belonging and pride. And the goal of this big idea is to make
family bonds stronger.
12. MAKE YOUR OWN
Purpose:
To help your boy develop a sense of pride and satisfaction by making all
kinds of things. This big idea also will help him develop patience, perseverance,
and initiative.
13. CARING FOR YOUR HOME AND HOUSEHOLD
Purpose:
Learning what is required to keep a home neat and clean is important for
a first-grader. Part of the goal of this big idea is to help your boy realize
that if everyone does his part to keep the home clean, neat, and fixed up
it will be a happier place to live. In addition, some of the activities in
this big idea are designed to give your boy a greater appreciation of all
things that others do to keep the home in good shape. Lastly, an objective
of this big idea is to help your boy learn to follow directions.
14. FAMILY GAMES, TRICKS, PUZZLES
Purpose:
Part of the goal of this big idea is to have boys learn to become both good
winners and good losers as well. In addition, this big idea will teach them
how to play by the rules and how to follow instructions. It also holds the
opportunity for boys to develop patience as they work to solve a puzzle or
invent a new game.
15. FITNESS AND SPORTS
Purpose:
Sport and physical fitness activities, even calisthenics, can be fun. Naturally,
though these activities do more than just provide fun. They can make family
members healthier as well as bring families closer together. Learning new
sports can help give a boy more self-confidence and self- esteem. And if
good sportsmanship and teamwork are emphasized, the boy will learn some important
things that extend far beyond sports. But let's not forget what was said
at the beginning. More than anything else sports and other physical fitness
activities can spell fun for the whole family.
16. TELL IT LIKE IT IS
Purpose:
Communication is a big word to a first-grade boy, but it is an important
one. This big idea lets the boy learn some of the many ways people communicate
with each other. It also has the goal of letting him learn how to communicate
better with those around him. The activities are designed to make it fun
and interesting.
17. CUB SCOUTING, HERE WE COME
Purpose:
Tiger Cub groups are affiliated with a Cub Scout pack, and both the Cub Scouts
and the adults who run the Cub Scout Pack are looking forward to having your
boys join the pack after their time as Tiger Cubs. Cub Scouting will build
on what your boy is learning and discovering as Tiger Cubs, BSA. This big
idea will be carried out by you and your group and by your Tiger Cub Group
Coach. Unlike the other big ideas in your Family Activity Book, this big
idea is set up on an organized basis and is designed to be held at specified
times of the year. Your Group Coach will contact you with details at the
proper times. It is asked that as you take part in the various activities
in this big idea, look over Cub Scouting. The program can do wonderful things
for you and your boy. It is hoped that this glimpse into the Tiger Cubs,
BSA FAMILY ACTIVITY BOOK will help you to decide to join the Tiger Cub group
at a pack in your neighborhood. It is truly a fun program and a great experience
for your first-grader and the whole family. For more information about Cub
Scouting, or to find out how to join, contact the Cub Scouts of America council
listed in the white pages of your local telephone directory.
