Tiger Cubs

Follow the Tiger Paws to Adventure!

In an effort to remove barriers from the Tiger Cubs participating fully in Cub Scouting and to create additional fun and excitement for first-grade boys, key enhancements are listed below.

• Tiger Cubs and adult partners participate in den and pack activities together.
• A Tiger Cub den leader coordinates shared leadership among adult partners in the den. A Tiger Cub Den leader is required if a pack registers Tiger Cubs.
• Tiger Cubs wear an orange uniform T-shirt,along with an optional, newly designed blue and orange hat.
• The Tiger Cub badge, is earned after completing achievements grouped in three areas: den activity, family activity, family activity, and a Go See It. After completing the rank of Tiger Cub, boys may earn one Tiger Track bead when he completes 10 electives. There is no limit to the number of Tiger Track beads a boy can earn.
• Advancement is displayed on a Tiger Cub totem, which is worn on the Tiger Cub belt.
• The recommended monthly meeting pattern consists of den, family, Go See It activities, and participation in the monthly pack meeting.
• Tiger Cubs and adult partners use the Tiger Cub Handbook to complete achievements and electives and plan activities.
• Each pack should have one or more Tiger Cub dens; each consisting 5 to 9 boys.
• The Tiger Cub den leaders are members of the pack leadership team and receive support and coaching from the pack committee.
• Tiger Cub badges should be presented at pack meetings.
• Tiger Cubs dens actively participate in pack meetings and events.
• Tiger Cubs and their adult partners are the future of the pack.
• To begin the path to the Tiger Cub rank, the Tiger Cub must learn the Tiger Cub motto (Search, Discover, Share), the Cub Scout sign, and the Cub Scout salute. When he has accomplished these tasks, he will be awarded his Tiger Cub belt totem.
• The Tiger Cub Promise has been eliminated. Tiger Cubs must now learn the Cub Scout Promise.

What’s New, Tiger Cub?

Several resources are available to help the Tiger Cub den leader and host adult partner plan the den meetings and Go See It.

• Cub Scout Leader Roundtable Guide.
• Cub Scout Program Helps (No. 34304)
• Cub Scout Leader How-To Book (No. 33832A)
• Tiger Cub Den Records and Charts

Several record forms and charts are needed for the den meeting.

• Tiger Cub Den Meeting Program.
• Tiger Cub Den Advancement Report.
• Tiger Cub Den Advancement Chart.
• Individual Tiger Cub.
• Monthly Den Dues Envelope (No. 34209).

Cub Scout ranks are set up by grade and age, except for the Bobcat, which all boys must earn. The Tiger Cub rank is for boys who have completed kindergarten (or are 7 years old). The Bobcat badge is earned after the Tiger Cub rank but before all other ranks.

Although participation with an adult partner is required for all Tiger Cub awards, adult partners do not earn these awards. Recognition items are for boys only.

To ensure that boys are given prompt recognition for advancement, it is important that accurate, up-to-date den and pack advancement records are kept (see the descriptions above).

To begin his path to the Tiger Cub rank, the Tiger Cub must learn the Tiger Cub motto (Search, Discover, Share), the Cub Scout sign, and the Cub Scout salute. When he has accomplished these tasks, he will be awarded his Tiger Cub belt totem. This is a tiger paw with four strands for totem beads that he wears on his belt. A boy earns totem beads by working on the five Tiger Cub achievements. The Tiger Cub belt totem should be awarded at the pack meeting.

As a boy completes each part of the achievements, he will be awarded either an orange, white, or black totem bead at den meetings:

He earns a white bead for each required family activity part he completes.

He earns an orange bead for each required den activity part he completes.

He earns a black bead for each required Go See It part he completes.

As each bead is awarded and added to the boy’s totem, he should be recognized with a simple ceremony at the den meeting. When the boy has earned all five white beads, all five orange beads, and all five black beads, he is eligible to receive his Tiger Cub badge.

Note that a boy can earn only one bead for each of the 15 achievement parts, regardless of how many time he may repeat a particular part.

The Tiger Cub badge is for boys who complete all parts of the five achievements and earn their 15 totem beads. The five achievements are

• Let’s Go Outdoors
• Where I Live
• How I Tell It
• Making My Family Special
• Keeping Myself Healthy and Safe

For each achievement, the Tiger Cub-adult partner team must complete a den activity, a family activity, and a Go See It.

The adult partner approves the completion of each achievement part by signing the boy’s handbook. The Tiger Cub, under the guidance of the den leader, keeps a record of his individual progress on the Tiger Cub Den Wall Chart. The den leader awards him totem beads at a den meeting as recognition for successful completion of each requirement.

The Tiger Cub badge is presented to the adult partner at the next pack meeting. In an impressive ceremony, the adult partner in turn presents the badge to the boy.

Boys wear the Tiger Cub badge by placing it in the recessed area of the Tiger Cub belt totem. When they transition into a Wolf Cub Scout den, they wear the badge on the blue uniform shirt on the left pocket in the bottom position.

After earning the Tiger Cub badge, a boy is encourage to work on the numerous elective activities in his book, which are aimed at sparking his interest in a new hobby, activity, or skill. When he completes 10 electives, he earns a Tiger Track bead. He is also encouraged to begin working on the requirements for his Bobcat badge.

The Tiger Track beads are worn on the fourth strand of the Tiger Cub belt totem. There is no limit to the number of Tiger Track beads that a boy may earn; however, each Tiger Track bead must represent the completion of 10 electives.

A boy may work on electives at the same time as achievements, but a boy can’t receive Tiger Track beads until he has earned the Tiger Cub badge.

The den leader marks the Tiger Cub Den Advancement Report to show Tiger Track beads earned and gives the report to the pack committee at the monthly pack leaders’ meeting. The Tiger Track beads are presented to the adult partners at the next pack meeting, who in turn present them to their boys during a pack advancement ceremony.