Pack Meeting Helps - October

The core value for October is Responsibility.  October is also Fire Safety month.  Contact your local fire department early in the month to have a representative in attendance for your pack meeting.

October Pack Meeting Planning pdf

Run-Ons - Spots

Basic First Aid: Minor Cuts and Scrapes

Minor cuts and scrapes are bound to happen to all Scouts... even Leaders.  Knowing how to care for minor cuts and scrapes will help prevent against infections.
The following are some steps to take with minor cuts and scrapes:

Cub Scout Academic Pin - Family Travel

FAMILY TRAVEL

Earn the Family Travel belt loop and complete five of the following requirements:

1. Go on a trip with your family that includes at least one overnight stay. Keep a journal of your trip and then share it with your den leader.
2. Play a travel game while traveling in a car.

Cub Scout Academic Belt Loop - Family Travel

FAMILY TRAVEL

1. Make a list of things you would take on a threeday trip with your family, then pack these items in a bag or suitcase.
2. With an adult’s help, figure out the cost and miles to complete a trip to a place of interest using the family car or public transportation.
3. Research at least five places to visit during a trip to a place of interest. Explain what you learned to your family.

Cub Scouts Academic Pin - Disabilities Awareness

 

DISABILITIES AWARENESS

 

Earn the Disabilities Awareness belt loop and complete five of the following requirements:

Cub Scout Academic Belt Loop - Disabilities Awareness

DISABILITIES AWARENESS

 



1. Visit with a friend, family member, classmate, or other person with disabilities. Find out what this persons enjoys and what this person finds difficult.
2. Attend a disabilities event such as an Easter Seals event, Special Olympics, a performance with sign language interpretation, an activity with Guiding Eyes dogs, or a wheelchair race. Tell your adult leader what you thought about the experience.
3. Make a display about one or more disabilities. It can include physical, learning, or mental challenges. Share the display at a pack meeting.