Theme: Head West, Young Man - Ideas for Wolf, Bear, and Webelos Den, including Jokes, game, song, Gospel Principle and Scripture

Theme: Head West Young Man

Skit, Joke, Run-on:

Boy 1: When you are on a wagon train trip, how will you know when you are getting into wild country?

Boy 2: When you see a sign that says, "Bear to the Right."

Submission Credit: Viking Council

Tex: My uncle can shoot a gun faster than any other man in the West. He can even shoot without removing the gun from his holster.

Rex: What do they call your uncle?

Tex: Toeless Joe.

Submission Credit: Heart of America Council

Cowboy: I broke three wild horses this morning.

Tenderfoot: How careless of you!

Submission Credit: Heart of America Council

Q: What is cowhide most used for?

A: Holding cows together.

Q: What did the mother buffalo say to her boy as he was leaving?

A: Bison.

Utah National Parks Council 2012-2013 Pow Wow Book pg 226

Game:

Lasso Your Partners Race

Materials: 2 hula hoops

Directions: Divide the boys in two different circles. Each circle does the same thing but separately. Have the boys hold hands with the boy on either side. Break each circle in one place and hang a hula hoop on a boy’s shoulder/arm, and then reattach the circle. The point of the game is for the boys to see which group/circle can get the hula hoop back to the beginning point first by lassoing all the boys in their circle the fastest. Each boy has to work his whole body through the hula hoop and pass it to the next boy and they can’t break the circle or let go of each other’s hands.

Note: They have to work together to lift and lower bodies while one player is trying to get his head and arms through a hoop or step his body through the hoop.

Utah National Parks Council 2012-2013 Pow Wow Book  pg 218

Song:

Goin’on a Bear Hunt

This is a Repeat-After-Me song!

Goin’ on a bear hunt (repeat)

Gonna catch a big one (repeat)

I'm not scared (repeat)

Lovely day (repeat)

CHORUS: Tall trees Green grass And loooooookin’ at flowers

And loooooookin’ at flowers.

I see a field (repeat)

We can't go around it (repeat)

Can't go over it (repeat)

So we gotta go through it (repeat)

 Let's go! (repeat)

(Do motions as if going through a field with large grass, tall shrubs etc.)

(Repeat Chorus)

I see a big tree (repeat)

We can't go around it (repeat)

Can't go through it (repeat)

So we gotta go over it (repeat)

Let's climb (repeat)

(Do climbing motions until you get to the top)

Look around (repeat)

You see a bear? (repeat)

No? (repeat)

Climb down (repeat)

(Do motions as if going down the tree.)

(Repeat Chorus)

I see a lake (repeat)

We can't go around it (repeat)

We can't go over it (repeat)

So we gotta go through it (repeat)

Take off your socks (repeat)

Take off your shoes (repeat)

 Jump in the water (repeat)

Let's start swimming (repeat)

 Stop, tread water (repeat)

Do you see a bear? (repeat)

No? (repeat)

Keep swimming (repeat)

Get out of the water (repeat)

 Put on your socks (repeat)

 Put on your shoes (repeat)

Let's keep going (repeat)

(Repeat Chorus)

 I see a cave (repeat)

We can't go around it (repeat)

Can't go over it (repeat)

So we gotta go in it (repeat)

OK let's go in (repeat)

It's dark (repeat)

 It's creepy (repeat) Stop, I feel something (repeat)

 It's furry (repeat)

It's big (repeat)

 It has eyes (repeat)

 IT'S A BEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAARRRRRRRR!!!!!!! (repeat) (Really fast)

Get out of the cave (repeat)

Run, Jump in the water (repeat)

Start swimming (repeat)

Get out of the water (repeat)

Run. Go up the tree, down the tree

(repeat) Keep running. Go through the field (repeat)

 We're almost home (repeat) Go up the stairs (repeat)

 Open the door, close the door (repeat)

Whew...we made it home safe (repeat)

 Gospel Principle:

The faith, courage, and determination of the Pioneer Saints carried them through cold, hunger, and the deaths of loved ones. William Clayton was called to be in one of the first groups to leave Nauvoo.   While on the trail to the Salt Lake Valley, William sat down and wrote “Come, Come, Ye Saints,” and the famous lines expressed his faith and the faith of the thousands of Saints who sang in the midst of adversity: “All is well! All is well!” They, like the members who have followed them, found the joy and peace that are the rewards of sacrifice and obedience in the kingdom of God.

Scripture: 1 Nephi 3:7

7 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father: I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them.

Core Value: Perseverance - Ideas for Wolf, Bear and Webelos Den including a skit, game, song, Gospel Principle and Scripture

Core Value: Perseverance

Skit, Joke, Run-on:

THE SOUND

You will need noisemakers such as drum, bell, whistle, kazoo, guitar, etc. carried by each Cub Scout. You will also need a triangle or dinner bell.

(Main Cub Scout (MC) comes on stage.) MC: I've just got to find THE SOUND. I've got to!

(First Cub Scout comes on stage, carrying his noisemaker)

MC: Have you got THE SOUND?

(First Cub Scout demonstrates sound.)

MC: No, that's not the right sound. That's not it at all.

(Each Cub comes on stage and is asked by the Main Cub about his sound. Each demonstrates. Main Cub Scout rejects all sounds.

Suddenly, there is the sound of a triangle or dinner bell being rung offstage or a boy wearing a cook's hat enters ringing the triangle or dinner bell.)

MC: (excitedly) That's it! That's THE SOUND!

All other Cubs: What is it? What is THE SOUND?

MC: Why, it's the sound that's calling me to dinner. What better sound than that!

Utah National Parks 2010-2011  Pow Wow Book  pg  125

Game:

Icy Perseverance

(adapted from a January 2011Utah County Pow Wow handout author unknown)

Materials: An ice cube for each boy with a penny frozen inside

Activity: Begin your den or pack meting by giving each boy an ice cube. Tell them that the first one to get the penny out of their ice cube without putting it in their mouth or hitting it with another object is the winner. Then continue on with your regular plans until someone is a winner. Once someone has their penny, discuss how perseverance works.

Questions:

§  How does melting the ice cube compare to reaching your goals?

§  Did you ever feel like quitting?

§  Why do some people quit before reaching their goals?

§  Could you have gotten the penny quicker had you broken the rules?

§  Would you feel as good about winning if you didn't follow the rules?

§  How do hard work and perseverance help you achieve your goals?

Song:

Perseverance

TUNE: “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor

At first I was afraid, I was petrified

Kept thinkin’ I could never be a Scout, I should just hide

But then I spent so many nights thinking how Scouts makes you proud,

And I worked hard, and here to cheer me is this crowd

At first I tried, then tried again,

I picked myself up off the ground and never once did I give in,

I earned my Bobcat, Wolf and Bear, and now I’m trying for Webelos

Will I quit? Well the answer it is NO!

Oh, no not I, I’ll persevere,

Oh as long as I stick with a task I will not give in to fear,

I’ll play sports, learn math and more, and maybe be an engineer,

And I’ll persevere. I’ll persevere, hey, hey.

Perseverance: Webelos Activity Badge: Athlete

Gospel Principle:

Perseverance is defined as sticking with something and not giving up, even if it is difficult. The faith, courage, and determination of these Saints carried them through cold, hunger, and the deaths of loved ones. A man who crossed the plains in the Martin handcart company lived in Utah for many years. One day he was in a group of people who began sharply criticizing the Church leaders for ever allowing the Saints to cross the plains with no more supplies or protection than a handcart company provided. The old man listened until he could stand no more; then he arose and said with great emotion:

“I have pulled my handcart when I was so weak and weary from illness and lack of food that I could hardly put one foot ahead of the other. I have looked ahead and seen a patch of sand or a hill slope and I have said, I can go only that far and there I must give up, for I cannot pull the load through it. … I have gone on to that sand and when I reached it, the cart began pushing me. I have looked back many times to see who was pushing my cart, but my eyes saw no one. I knew then that the angels of God were there.

“Was I sorry that I chose to come by handcart? No. Neither then nor any minute of my life since. The price we paid to become acquainted with God was a privilege to pay, and I am thankful that I was privileged to come in the Martin Handcart Company.”

Scripture: 13^th Article of Faith

We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

Little Philmont

Here is the information that we have so far:

This is a meeting for cub and boy scout leaders from the Highland, Highland West, Alpine North & Cedar Hills West Stakes. It is on October 25, from 7pm to 9pm  &  October 26, from 8am to 12pm. The location and More details with be forthcoming.

October Roundtable-Date Change

Because of the fall break we will be changing the date for the October Roundtable. It will be held on October 3rd.

Journey To Excellence

Journey to Excellence, commonly called JTE, began in
January 2011 as a replacement to the Quality Unit Award.
—JTE uses a predetermined, nationally established minimum
level of expected unit performance.
—A balanced approach and key performance indicators
measure outcomes from our programs, not just process, with
increased emphasis on the youth experience in the units.
—This includes camping, advancement, retention, and
increasing our market share of served youth.
• JTE is designed to help your unit deploy a great program.
Those who achieve the Gold level award are very likely
high-performing units, because JTE assesses key elements
of unit success such as:
—Advancement—Since we know this is key to encouraging
our youth members and retaining them
—Camping—Since the outdoors is a critical learning
environment for our members
—Service projects—Which build citizenship and character
as well as support our local communities
—Training—Especially for adult leaders, so we can execute
the program with excellence
—Membership and recruiting—To build sustainable units
and increase the share of youth we serve
—Retention—To keep the youth we recruit and strengthen
our units
—Leadership—To ensure our units are well run with a
broad base of volunteer support
—Budget—To allow our units to offer the programs our
youth want most
• These elements are weighted differently, depending on what
matters most in your program. For example, advancement is
weighted less for Venturing crews than it is for troops or packs.
• The goal is to see improvement in your unit over many
years, with improvements each year in the key areas where
your scores were not at the top level.
• Each year the forms are updated, and the minimum
expectations at each level also increase, in line with
expectations for continuous improvement.
• The JTE program forms are available on the scouting.org website.
—Also available are worksheets that can help your unit
easily calculate its scores.  http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Awards/JourneyToExcellence.aspx
—Some of the data is provided by our local professional,
based on what is entered in key Scouting tools such as
Online Advancement. This is one of the reasons 100
percent use of Online Advancement is very important for
all units.
—The rest is provided by the unit based on your program plan.
• But JTE is more than just a scorecard for the award. It serves
many functions in your unit. A forward-thinking unit leader
might use it as:
—A framework for planning your unit program calendar.
The standards are based on the minimum expectations
that successful units use to operate their programs, so the
Gold level can be a good minimum goal for your unit.
—A method for evaluating your unit and identifying how
you can improve your program offering, leader training,
recruiting and retention levels based on the targeted
levels. Bronze is a minimum, and Gold is ideal.
—An assessment of how you’re doing compared with other
units. It’s an opportunity to share ideas with other units
on the areas where you are doing well, and the areas
where you would like to improve.
—A guide to identifying areas where you might execute your
unit program better. It works in conjunction with advice
and counsel from your commissioner.
—An early warning of potential problem areas where you
might want added help. This is especially important in
areas where your unit is not achieving a high score.
—A benchmark for ideas and tips from other good units in
your district
• With that in mind, the charter renewal process is a good
opportunity to review the JTE form for the upcoming
program year at a unit committee meeting.
—Use it to help set goals for the program year ahead.
—Mark those goals complete as you progress through the year.
—At year end, your JTE form will be complete, and it will
reflect the progress you made during the year.
—Tracking your progress enables your unit to plan for
success by building on your strengths and improving your
weaknesses until you are consistently achieving the Gold
award level.

September Roundtable

Roundtable will be held on September 12th, at 7:00 at the Hollowcrest building (10962 N 6400 W, Highland, UT) Please tell others in your packs.
We will be covering October's Core Value - Responsibility and the Supplemental Theme - Down On The Farm.
The CubMasters, Stake Primary Presidencies and Pack Committee Members will combine for a special presentation by Bruce Bunderson.
Den Leader and Webelos breakout topic is Using the Den and Pack Meeting Resource Guide.

July Roundtable

We do have Roundtable this month: July 11th at 7:00 at the Hollowcrest Building, 10962 N 6400 W. We will be covering the August and September themes.

 

We do not have Roundtable in August but encourage you to attend the Cub Scout Leader Pow Wow held on August 24th. More information/registration can be found here: http://www.utahscouts.org/programs/cub-scouting/cub-scout-leader-pow-wow/28460

 

Make sure your Webelos den registers for Webelos Woods. Here is the link: http://www.utahscouts.org/event/1367876

scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on that "register" button.