Achievement 4, How I Tell It
This requirement is about Communication. Getting our
Tigers to talk with others and be positive in what they say. They may learn
how to carry on conversations and a little about mass communication.
Tigers can learn there are many modes of communication –
when we talk, write, dance, sing or draw pictures. We communicate too with
our faces when we frown or smile and our bodies with how we stand or move our
arms.
Our uniforms and beads (on our Tiger totems) and patches
communicate information about who we are and what we like to do.
Adults communicate through newspapers, magazines, books (Harry Potter)
television and radio. Be open to showing all these to your tigers to help
them search, Discover and Share.
Achievement 4 Family Activity
4F - At a family meal,
have each family member take turns telling the others one thing that happened
to him or her that day. Remember to practice being a good listener while you
wait for your turn to talk.
Mealtime conversations should be kept positive. Sharing
your day’s activities could be become a regular family activity. Try to do
this at a meal when everyone is there. Sharing amongst family members is
always good so try to keep doing it even if only a few members are present.
The requirement helps promote Family Understanding,
one of the Ten Purposes of Cub Scouting!!
This requirement involves
doing a Character Connection on Respect. There are three elements to every
Character Connection. A Tiger must first know what is correct, then practice
doing it and finally commit to doing it in the future. If you want more info
on Character Connections there is a BSA Bin Item 13-323A or go to Bill Smith’s
Virtual roundtable at - http://www.wtsmith.com/rt/chardev.html
For the Respect Character Connection –
Know – Have the Tiger
discuss how he can show respect while talking with others. How to listen
respectfully. How he may interrupt and still be respectful.
Practice – Have him
participate in a family conversation (The one for this requirement would be
great!!) Then discuss how he and others showed respect.
Commit – Have him
discuss how it felt to be respected while he talked and how he felt showing
respect o others. Have him make a list of three things to remember to help
him talk respectfully.
Achievement 4 Den
Activity
4D - Play "Tell It Like It Isn't"
This is the old “Whistling
Down the Alley” game where the boys line up and pass a secret along. By the
time it gets to the end, it usually is different than the start. The
more boys the more fun. The Adults should join in, too, to make the
line longer.
After the game discuss how
things your Tiger may hear may not always be accurate. That messages change as
they are passed from person to person. Discuss, too, how unkind words
(gossip) can do harm and is often untrue. Cubs should only try and say things
that are true. Honesty is a core value of Cub Scouting.
Achievement 3 Go and See It
4G - Visit a
television station, radio station, or newspaper office. Find out how people
there communicate with others.
This is very easy. Where I
live we have a great radio station, WJBR (www.wjbr.com)
that invites Scouts up to tour. Then, if the Den wants to, they tape them
saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Every day at 7:00 AM, they play a tape of a
group (school class, Den, Troop, Club). They even came to my roundtable
and had us one morning saying the Pledge. I really like it when I hear a
Tiger Den; they are so honest and excited. And most say it correctly – saying
“One Nation Under God” as a continuous phrase without a pause. Of course it
helps that the morning DJ, Michael Waite, grew up in Indiana, the Heartland of
America, and his assistant, Mr. Rhoads is an experienced Philmont trekker!! I
have heard the Pledge said on several other area stations so maybe there is
one by you.
Our local newspaper
encourages tours. When my son’s Den went for Communicator, they inserted a
picture of the Den on the front page and ran enough copies so each Scout could
get one!!
Tiger Activities
Circle Ten Council
Christmas Song
Tune: Rudolph
Here's to the Cubs in our den.
As they follow, help and give.
All of the boys in our den,
Know just how a Cub should live.
Now that it's time for Christmas,
We've been very helpful boys,
We've gathered lots of old things,
Fixed them up
like brand new toys.
Saved our pennies every meeting,
Bought a lovely Christmas tree,
Trimmed it up
to take to our Den-adopted family.
Bright and early Christmas morning,
When they see our shiny toys,
We'll be happy that we shared our
Christmas joy
with other boys.
Hanukah Fun Song
Tune: Merrily
We Roll Along
Hanukkah is here at last,
Here at last, here at last.
Hanukkah is here at last,
There's fun
for everyone.
We spin the dreidel merrily,
Merrily, merrily,
We spin the dreidel merrily,
Come and join
the fun.
There's fun for you and fun for me,
Fun for you, fun for me.
There's fun for you and fun for me,
With toys and
games and cheer.
The candles burn so cheerily,
Cheerily, cheerily,
The candles burn so cheerily,
It's the best
week of the year.
Tiger Grub
Rudolph the Reindeer
1/4 cup peanut butter, creamy
2 slices whole wheat bread
16 raisins
4 Cherries
16 pretzels - twist style
1.
Spread peanut butter on bread slices
2.
Cut each slice into 4 triangles.
3.
Turn triangles so point is down,
4.
Place two raisins in center for eyes.
5.
Cut the cherries in half
6.
Place one half at the bottom point for the nose.
7.
Break twist pretzels to make antlers
8.
Place at the upper two corners.
Variation: Turn pretzel down near the nose to make cats with whiskers
Magic Reindeer Food
Supplies:
Uncooked oats
Ribbon
Glitter
In a Ziplock bag, put a
little bit of uncooked oats and glitter. Shake to mix.
On Christmas
Eve night
Before the
little ones yawn
Sprinkle "Magic
Reindeer Food"
On your front
lawn
The smell of
the oats
And the
sparkles so bright
Will surely
help Rudolph
With his
Christmas Eve flight.
Holiday Crafts
Mini Music Makers
Easy to make from empty film canisters and craft sticks.
You need:
Two Empty Film Canisters
Two Craft Sticks
Colored Vinyl Tape
Black Marker or Paint
Rice, Beans, or Beads
Scissors
Instructions:
Paint the craft sticks black. Decorate the sticks and the
containers using colored vinyl tape. Cut a slit in the tops to hold the craft
sticks securely. Fill containers half full with rice, beans or beads. Replace
the tops. Push in the crafts sticks.
Chocolate Kisses Wreath
Supplies:
Foil covered chocolate kisses
Poster board
Gumdrops
Cake frosting
Ribbon
Directions: Cut a large circle from the poster
board and one from the center of this circle. You can use the cake frosting to
cover the circle or you can use regular glue to cover the circle. Glue the
chocolate kisses and gum drops onto the wreath. You may choose another shape
if it is more appropriate for your celebration!
Photo Ornament
Materials:
Four photos of family members
4 inches red ribbon
Thumbtack
Glue
Foam cube
Directions:
1.
Cut the photos to the size of one side of the cube.
2.
Glue a different photo to each of the four sides. Leave the top and
bottom blank.
3.
Fold the ribbon in half to make a hanging loop. Secure the ends to
the top of the cube with the thumbtack.
4.
Let the glue dry.
Seasonal Gift
(for a
Parent/Teacher, etc.)
Materials:
Oval wood piece
Pens
Glue
Tulip paint
Pipe Cleaner or Ribbon
Directions:
1. Paint the wood piece white.
2. Write "TIS THE SEASON" on the top.
3. Write "TO CELEBRATE" on the bottom.
4. Let the boys decorate with their favorite holiday
items.
5. Glue the pipe cleaner or the ribbon hanger on the
back.
