FOCUS
Cub Scout Roundtable Leaders’ Guide
Many boys are left Home Alone after school. This
month is a good time to review basic first aid, emergency plans, how to call
for help, and family rules for when boys are alone. The Red Cross, a local
nurse, an EMT, or a doctor may be willing to attend a den meeting to discuss
basic age-appropriate first aid. The boys can make a home first aid kit,
too. Many public safety offices have brochures that contain safety tips for
being Home Alone; you can use these ideas for role playing and
developing skits. What kinds of snacks can the boys make when they are
Home Alone? This would be a good month to find out. Being Home Alone
will not be so scary after the boys explore this theme.
CORE
VALUES
Cub Scout Roundtable Leaders’ Guide
Some of the purposes of Cub Scouting developed through
this month’s theme are:
ü
Character Development, Boys learn to make
good choices in their activities.
ü
Family Understanding, Encourage families to
discuss individual responsibilities within the family as well as family plans
for emergencies.
ü
Personal Achievement, Boys gain confidence
through learning activities that they can do on their own.
The
core value highlighted this month is:
ü
Courage, Cub Scouts learn the importance of
doing what is right - whether someone is watching or not.
Can you think of others??? Hint – look in your
Cub Scout Program Helps. It lists different ones!! All the items on both
lists are applicable!! You could probably list all twelve if you thought
about it!!
COMMISSIONER’S CORNER
Another busy month – I visited the Hudson Valley
Council Pow Wow and picked up some great ideas. I may even transfer up my
credits from Commissioner’s College to finish my PhD at their University. Go
to
www.hvus.org for details. Went to Massachusetts for
an Eagle presentation from my 2000 Crew. This Scout went on after Philmont
and has done two wilderness treks in Alaska!! Plus all my usual stuff.
This was an interesting
month reviewing Pow Wow Books. They were all different!! Usually a lot of
the material is the same but this was a new theme and different councils took
different directions in recommendations for implementing it. One council was
very big on health and fitness. Another had lots of first aid stuff. One
stressed safety. One thought everyone should take up music while they were
Home Alone – their book was all ideas for musical things to make and do –
instruments, skits, stories. But that’s what keeps Scouting interesting – we
all do it slightly different and we all learn from one another.
I want to thank those that
helped me get some Pow Wow Books when mine were running out. From John and
Mary I received the Circle Ten book and CD. And the CD had MS Word files that
help me tremendously. Keith and Cindy got me the Hudson Valley book. My
friend Vince sent me a CD of Chief Seattle Council’s Pow Wow and promised me
the next one as soon as he got it. And I am awaiting Denver’s from Scott and
National Cap’s from Ken, a long time supporter of Baloo’s Bugle.
I am working on a story for
the next issue – “The Story of Three Packs” Look for it.
Have a great
Holiday Season (OOOoops – I forgot, for Roundtables and Baloo - Christmas was
last month, we are into 2004 already
J
J )
