June 2005 Cub Scout Roundtable Issue |
Volume 11, Issue 10
July 2005 Theme |
Theme: Play Ball
Webelos: Aquanaut & Geologist
Tiger Cub Activities |
GATHERING ACTIVITIES
How Many?
Voyageurs Area Council
Fill a clear container filled with marbles counting as you fill. Everyone makes a guess on a slip a paper (be sure they include their first and last name) as to how many marbles are in the jar. The winner gets the container & marbles.
Sports Ball Word Search
San Gabriel Valley, Long Beach & Verdugo Hills Councils
Find the names of some of our favorite ball sports in the word search below. They can be upside down, backwards, forwards or diagonal.
Soccer Volleyball Ping Pong
Croquet Baseball Rugby
Football Tennis Squash
Polo Basketball Water Polo
Who Am I?
Voyageurs Area Council
Make up a "Who Am I" card for each scout. This card has the name of someone who is famous or well-known in Sports. Tape one card on the back of each scout as they arrive (be sure the scout does not see the name). The scouts are allowed to ask each other scout two questions which can only be answered with "Yes" or "No" as they try to guess "Who" they are.
Tumbling Down
Voyageurs Area Council
With a box of baseball cards, have the boys see how high a tower they can build before they all come tumbling down.
Shot Put
Baltimore Area Council
If your July meeting is outdoors, have the boys engage in a shot put competition with a softball or a wooden croquet or bocce ball. The ball must be “put,” not thrown like a baseball.
Madlibs
Baltimore Area Council
Give every boy a copy of the list below and during Gathering Time have him fill in the types of words required. Parents may help them understand what types of speech are required. Later in the Pack meeting, read the following story. When you reach a number, point to a boy and have him read his answer for that particular number. Have extra copies of the story to hand out to the boys at the end of the evening, so they can see how their whole list of words complete this silly story.
Or you can do this as an audience Participation. Just before reading the story fill in the list by having the audience shout out ideas and you selecting them. Make sure everyone knows your choices. CD
1. (name)_________________________________
2. (adjective)_______________________________
3. (name) _________________________________
4. (noun)__________________________________
5. (adjective)_______________________________
6. (past tense verb)__________________________
7. (clothing)_______________________________
8. (verb ending in -ing)______________________
9. (past tense verb)__________________________
10. (noun) _________________________________
11. (clothing)_______________________________
12. (verb ending in -ing)______________________
13. (animal)________________________________
14. (body part)______________________________
15. (past tense verb)__________________________
16. (past tense verb)__________________________
17. (verb ending in -ing)______________________
18. (body part)______________________________
19. (verb ending in -ing)______________________
20. (number)________________________________
21. (adjective)_______________________________
22. (adverb)________________________________
23. (adjective)_______________________________
24. (noun)__________________________________
25. (name)_________________________________
26. (adjective)_______________________________
The Most Embarrassing Day to Play Baseball
Hi, my name is (1)___________, but you may call me
(2) ___________ (3) ___________. That’s what my
(4) ___________ calls me. But anyway, would you promise to keep a (5) ___________ secret?
Today, at baseball practice as I was trying to catch the ball, it (6) __________ into my (7) _________. I was very embarrassed to take it out because everyone was
(8) ___________ at me. When I (9) ___________ a few times trying to catch the ball, I got a (10) __________ in my (11) __________. Now everyone was (12) ___________ at me really hard. The next time I tried to catch the ball a
(13) ___________ landed on my (14) ___________ and I couldn’t concentrate on catching the ball.
When it was my turn for batting, I (15) ___________ the baseball bat in half! The coach was so
(16) ___________ that he was (17) ___________ on my (18) ___________. I was really embarrassed now, especially since everyone was (19) __________ at me. I also had to pay the coach (20) _________ dollars for a new baseball bat.
The (21) ___________ coach made me leave early since I was doing so (22) ___________. Now people call me (23) ___________ (24) ___________ (25) ___________.
Just remember it’s a (26) ___________ secret!!!!
Name the Signals
Baltimore Area Council
Each Den member gets a piece of paper and a pencil when he arrives. The chart of official sports signals (below) is displayed for everyone to see. (Or you could reproduce them on each boy’s paper.) The object is to have each person list the meanings of the various signals. Answers can be given at the meeting’s end.
Answers on last page
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