ADVANCEMENT IDEAS

From Program Helps via
www.cubroundtable.com

Tigers –
Elect. 6, 13, 43 or 46 or 49

Wolf-
Ach - Den Meetings - 5, 12
Elect. 1A, 5E, 8A, 11A, 12, 14 or 21A, 17F, 21

Bear –
Ach
Den Meetings- 3J, 6C, 7, 9C, 19, 22
At Home - 4b, 8g, 18a, b, f, g, h
Elect. - 17

Oregon Trail Council

There are many good career related advancement activities in the Wolf and Bear Book that are highlighted in the CS Program Helps this month -

P Wolf Achievement 5 - Tools - Have a carpenter or woodworker or wood hobbyist come to your meeting

P Bear Achievement 22 - Tying It All Up - Invite someone who uses knots a lot in their work to come and talk about his career and teach the boys some knots

P Bear Achievement - Law Enforcement is a Big Job - Have a police officer come to a meeting or go visit them at the station.

See CS Program Helps, page MAR 09 - 08 (Wolf)
and -10 (Bear) for more details and ideas.

Alice, Golden Empire Council

This would be a good month for all levels to work on some of the Academics and Sports belt loops and pins – especially if they reflect occupations that boys are interested in choosing when they “grow up.”  If your pack is having a Space Derby, or if you have boys interested in Air & Space as a career, be sure to check out the activities designed by NASA correlated to every level of Cubs and covering specific requirements of Belt Loops or pins.   Whenever you see an asterisk (*)in this list, you will find specific Tiger to Webelos ideas at the NASA Space Place website:  www.spaceplace.nasa.gov/scroll down and click on Friends Share.

Tiger Cub Achievements:

Ach #1F – choose a chore that will help you learn to do things you will be responsible for when you grow up;

Ach #1D – For your family scrapbook, try to find out what your ancestors did for a living.  Do you share any of their talents?

Ach #4G – visit a TV or radio station or a newspaper and learn about the jobs done there; 

Tiger Cub Electives:

Elect #2 – (*)make a model Saturn decoration 

Elect.  #3 (*)– make one of three board games to play with your family

Elect #6 – teach and sing a song about occupations with your den at the pack meeting 

Elect #7 – if you want to be a musician, make and play an instrument with others

Elect #16 – learn about hobbies and collections of others and what kind of  jobs those hobbies could lead to or represent

Elect #17 (*)– make a tortilla spacecraft to eat 

Elect #25 (*) Make a Space snack from the Space Place

Elect #26 – if you are interested in a job where the phone is important, practice good phone manners

Elect #31 – if you would like a job working with animals, choose a favorite to learn about 

Elect #36 – if you think you would like to be an actor or help with plays, visit a live performance and see how those jobs are done – maybe you can talk to someone with that job

Elect #39 – Visit the place where your adult partner works

Elect #41 – if you would like a job in transportation, visit a station, harbor or airport and see what jobs are being done

Elect #42(*) – Visit a zoo or planetarium and see what kind of jobs are done there

Elect #43 – visit a veterinarian or animal groomer

Elect #44 – visit a dairy, milk processing plant or cheese factory and learn about the jobs done there

Elect #45 – Visit a bakery and see what jobs are done there

Elect #46 – visit a dentist or hygienist to see what work they do

Elect #49 – visit a government office and see what jobs are done there

Elect #50 – Visit a bank and find out how many different jobs are done there

Wolf Achievements:

Ach #1- Practice skills that you might use in an active job or as an athlete

Ach #2e,f,g – if you want to be in the military, perfect your flag ceremony skills

Ach #4e – do a chore that will help you prepare for responsibilities you will have when you grow up

Ach #5 a,b(*),c(*),d,e -  Learn about tools and practice skills for a job working with wood 

Ach #6 a,b(*),c(*) -  Learn about collections and how they represent different jobs

Ach #7e(*) – with an adult, learn about 3 people who have a job protecting our world 

Ach #8c (*) – Make a family meal using Space Place recipes

Ach #10e -Watch or listen to a TV or radio program and think about the jobs of people who produce them; 

Ach #10f – Attend a concert, play or live program if you are interested in a job in music or theatre;  #10g(*) – have a family board game night or make a Space Game from the Space Place

Wolf Electives:

Elect #2 a, b, c, d, e – Do any of the activities that might be done as a job in acting, preparing for plays or programs, or making costumes or masks

Elect #3 a, b, c, d – use skills that carpenters or woodworkers might use, such as measuring carefully

Elect #6a, b, c – visit a library or bookstore and find a book about an occupation that interests you; learn how to take care of  the book

Elect #11f – Learn and sing a song about occupations with your den

Elect #12a, b, c, d, e – if you would like to be an artist, do all the activities

Elect #13a, c,  d(*) – if you would like to be a naturalist or study birds

Elect #14a, b, c, d – If you would like to work with animals

Elect #15a, c, e – If you would like to be a botanist or work with plants, or raise plants 

Elect #16c – if you would like to be a medical worker, start by learning about first aid kits 

Elect #19 – If you would like to be a fisherman or conservation officer, or teach others to fish 

Elect #20 – if you would like a job in sports, choose one and learn the rules and practice the skills needed

Elect #21 – visit a business where computers are used and learn what jobs require them; learn some computer skills

Bear Achievements:

Ach #3b – Learn about 3 famous Americans, maybe even astronauts; 

Ach #3f, g, h, i, j – if you want to be in the military, practice flag ceremonies to get them perfect 

Ach #5a, b, c, d(*), e(*) – if you want to be a conservation officer or work with animals

Ach #7a, b, c, d, e, f – if you are interested in being a policeman

Ach # 8a, b, e, f – if you would like to be a reporter or writer, interview someone and write a story

Ach #9a(*), b(*), c(*), f(*) – If you want to be a baker, cook or chef

Ach #10a – visit a location such as a farm, museum, airport – where you can see people doing jobs that interest you;

Ach #10b (*)- make a Space Place board game to play with your family

Ach #11 a, b, c, d, e, f, g -  practice skills to be ready if you are interested in being a policeman, fireman or first responder

Ach #15c (*) – play one of the Space Place games

Ach #16 – if you are interested in being an athlete or doing a job that requires physical activity and fitness

Ach #17 c – visit a radio or TV station or newspaper office and talk to a news reporter about their job; 

Ach #17d (*) – use a computer to write a report;

Ach #17f – talk to a parent or family member about their job

Ach #18f, g – write a story about something you have done with your family or den

Ach #20 – learn and practice skills used by carpenters or woodworkers

Ach #21a, b, d (*), f(*) – if you build a model for the space derby or one of the Space Place projects

Ach #23 – if you are interested in being an athlete or being involved in sports in some other way

Bear Electives:

Elect #1 a, b, c, d, e, f  (*) – NASA has projects to do with each one of the Space elective requirements

Elect #2a, b, c, d, e(*), f  - if you are interested in being a meteorologist or a job involving weather

Elect #4 – if you are interested in working with electricity or making electrical equipment

Elect #5 – if you are interested in an occupation working on the water

Elect #6 – if you are interested in flying or working with airplanes

Elect #7 – if you are interested in building cars or machinery or being an engineer or designer -

Elect #7d (*) see Space Place ideas

Elect #8 – if you are interested in being a musician

Elect #9 – if you are interested in being an artist or working with art in some way  #9a (*)  See Space Place ideas

Elect #11 – if you like to take photos and want to explore what skills a photographer must have  Elect #13 – if you want to practice being a magician

Elect #14 – if you want to plan, design or install landscaping or work with plants

Elect #16 – if you want to be a farmer, large animal vet, or work with farm animals

Elect #19, 20 – if you want to be a professional swimmer or athlete