Citizenship
Your Vote Counts
Cubmaster Section
Citizenship
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-410_WB.pdf
Citizenship means contributing service and showing responsibility to local, state, and national communities. Cub Scouts
will demonstrate good citizenship as they participate in pack flag ceremonies, show respect for people in authority and
strive to be good neighbors.
How does this month’s theme, Your Vote Counts, represent the Core Value of Citizenship?
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Patriotism is an important part of good citizenship. Patriotism is love of and loyalty to our country. It involves honoring
the democratic ideals on which this country is based and respecting and obeying its laws. It also involves accepting the
responsibilities of good citizenship, such as staying informed about national issues, voting, and volunteering. We don’t
often think about teaching our Cub Scouts about voting because of their age and the fact that it will be many years before
they can vote. We can, however, explain the importance of voting. If we mentor them by our actions, then the
responsibility of good citizenship by voting will become more meaningful as they grow.
DISCUSSION TOPIC
Leading songs—Review the Cub Scout Song Book.
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-410_WB.pdf
Activity: Prepare the skit “Good Turns,” found in the November pack meeting plans of the Den and Pack Meeting
Resource Guide.
Good Turns
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/PackMeetingTipsNovember.pdf
Materials: Cutout of a steering wheel, piece of trash, can of food, stocking cap.
CUB SCOUT 1: (Steers toward Cub Scout 2, picks up a piece of trash and hands the wheel to Cub Scout 2.)
CUB SCOUT 2: Thank you. (Steers toward Cub Scout 3, gives him a can of food, and hands the wheel to him.)
CUB SCOUT 3: Thanks! (Steers toward Cub Scout 4, gives him a stocking cap, and hands the wheel to him.)
CUB SCOUT 4: (Puts on the cap.) That’s better. Thanks!
CUB SCOUT 5: What’s going on here?
CUB SCOUTS 1, 2, 3, and 4: We are doing Good Turns!
SITED WORKS
BSA Pack Meeting Plans: Download Monthly Pack Meeting Plans [Character Connection and three supplemental plans for each month]
http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/CubScouts/Leaders/DenLeaderResources/DenandPackMeetingResourceGuide/Pack
MeetingPlans.aspx
BSA Roundtable guide 2013-2014
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-410_WB.pdf
BSA Your Vote Counts http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/November_2013.pdf
BALOO'S BUGLE
http://usscouts.org/bbugle.asp
Rockets Red Glare June 2007; Citizenship October 2011
Other themes in Baloo's Bugle:
Citizenship http://usscouts.org/bbugle/bb1010-P.pdf and http://usscouts.org/bbugle/bb1110P.pdf;
50 Great States http://usscouts.org/bbugle/bb1210P.pdf ;
Give Goodwill http://usscouts.org/usscouts/bbugle/bb0311.pdf
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PACK IDEAS
Flag Retirement
Materials: Old flags, fire, receptacle.
Ask the OA (or other Scout group) to come to roundtable and perform a flag retirement ceremony. Advertise to collect
flags that are dirty or tattered, and invite everyone to attend an official retirement ceremony.
PRE-OPENEING ACTIVITIES
Who Said It?
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-410_WB.pdf
Materials: Posters with citizenship quotes, list of speakers’ names.
Either use your own citizenship quotes, or copy the following quotes, or use these and add others. Write the quotes on
paper or a poster (without the speaker’s name), giving each a letter or number. Hang the quotes around the room. List the
names of the people that said the quotes on a piece of paper. Hand that sheet to leaders as they arrive. Have them work in
small groups to match the names to the quotes by putting the letter or number of the quote next to the person’s name.
Sample quotes:
“This nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds. It was founded on the principle that all men are
created equal, and that the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.”—John
Fitzgerald Kennedy
“The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight.”—
Theodore Roosevelt
“There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship.”— Ralph Nader
“As long as I live, I will never forget that day 21 years ago when I raised my hand and took the oath of citizenship. Do
you know how proud I was? I was so proud that I walked around with an American flag around my shoulders all day
long.”—Arnold Schwarzenegger
“America Is Special” Chain
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-410_WB.pdf
Have strips of red, white and blue construction paper 1 inch by 8 ½ inches. As Cub Scouts and parents arrive, have them
take a strip of paper and write on it what makes America special to them. Then make a paper chain with the strips. Use the
chain to decorate the awards table.
Your Vote Counts
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/November_2013.pdf
Construct a voting booth out of cardboard boxes for Cub Scouts to enter and “vote” for the snack they would like to have
at the end of this pack meeting (or at next month’s pack meeting). Decorate the booth patriotically. See a good sample at
http://www.abcteach.com/free/p/project_votingbooth.pdf. Prepare the ballots. You can choose to list the snacks and have
Cub Scouts check their favorite one, or you can have them write in their choice. Create a ballot box (a decorated tissue
box works) to collect each Cub Scout’s ballot for counting later on. A sample can be found at
http://crafts.kaboose.com/ballot-box.html. Obtain blank white stickers and have Cub Scouts make their own “I Voted”
sticker after they have voted. You may also choose to preprint the stickers. Obtain poster board for recording the results of
the voting.
As the Cub Scouts enter, the assigned den and its leaders or volunteers help direct Scouts to the voting booth. There, they
will vote for the snack they would like to have either at the end of this meeting or at next month’s pack meeting. After
each Scout votes, have him fold the ballot in half and put it into the ballot box. Then let the Scouts make their own “I
Voted” stickers. Or, if the stickers are preprinted, make sure everyone gets a sticker after voting. Have the Scouts then
prepare for the Stars and Stripes Sticks game and play until the meeting starts.
The Cubmaster asks if all the Scouts have voted for their choice of snack and explains that all of their votes count as they
check which snack received the most votes. The Cubmaster says the results will be posted for all to see on the results
poster board. (Have a preassigned adult count the ballots and write the results on the poster board.)
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PRAYER
For Those Who Have Gone Before
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-410_WB.pdf
Father, we thank thee for those who have gone before and fought and died for the freedoms we enjoy. Bless us to serve
and honor that banner of One Nation under God, Indivisible. Amen.
Citizenship
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/November_2013.pdf
“We bow our heads tonight thankful for the country we live in, the flag we honor, and the freedoms we have as citizens of
these United States, such as the freedom to vote for our personal choices. Help us to remember those who have fought for
that freedom and continue to keep us free today. Let us hold high their courage for our citizenship and keep them always
in our prayers.”
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/November_2013.pdf
The Cubmaster welcomes everyone to the pack meeting, introduces any special guests, and thanks those who helped
prepare for and plan the pack meeting.
DEN DEMONSTRATIONS
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/November_2013.pdf
The Cubmaster asks each den in turn to talk about their adventures during the last month. Call each den to the front and
ask in what ways they were good citizens this month at their meetings or have them tell about any field trips they may
have taken. After each den demonstration, the Cubmaster leads a cheer for that den before calling up the next den. (Cheers
can be found in the cheers/run-ons/jokes section of this handout.)
OPENING / FLAG CEREMONIES
Duties as a Citizen
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-410_WB.pdf
Materials: Eight Cub Scouts, each with a poster with their part on the back and a picture appropriate to their part on the
front. Create a large poster with the Citizenship Pledge written on it, or hand out individual copies of the pledge to each
person as everyone arrives at the pack meeting.
Cub Scout 1: As citizens of the United States, we have duties that we must fulfill.
Cub Scout 2: As a citizen, it is my duty to obey the laws.
Cub Scout 3: As a citizen, it is my duty to respect the rights of others.
Cub Scout 4: As a citizen, it is my duty to stay informed on issues of local and national government.
Cub Scout 5: As a citizen, it is my duty to vote in elections.
Cub Scout 6: As a citizen, it is my duty to serve and defend my country.
Cub Scout 7: As a citizen, it is my duty to assist law enforcement agencies.
Cub Scout 8: As a citizen, it is my duty to practice and teach good citizenship in my home. Please read the Citizenship
Pledge with me:
All join in: As citizens, we will do our best
to be prepared in body and will,
in spirit and skill.
We accept our obligation to God
and will show by our actions
we are willing to serve others
and be good members of the Scouting team.
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Good Citizen
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/November_2013.pdf
CUB SCOUT 1: We’ll learn to be good citizens and hopefully we’ll see that our laws are made for all of us, so everyone
can be free.
CUB SCOUT 2: To do all this, the Cub Scouts need leaders—good ones who are true. That means we need the help of
you, and you, and you (nodding and pointing to the audience).
CUB SCOUT 3: And now to start this pack meeting off right, in good and proper manner, we’d like you all to rise and
sing our own “Star-Spangled Banner.”
America
POW WOW Book
(Props: seven boys, six with costumes related to their assigned state. All carry letters spelling “America”. “E” goes last.)
ALASKA: North to Alaska was the cry: Gold fever was the reason why.
Seward’s Folly was no more, but it was 1959 till America opened the door.
MISSISSIPPI: Look away, look away, look away Dixieland. Brave men at Vicksburg took their stand. Magnolias
bloom, hear mockingbirds sing, and our mightiest river with commerce does ring.
RHODE ISLAND: Small in size, large in heart, freedom of worship gave us our start.
Many Americans are daily fed by our state bird, the Rhode Island Red.
IDAHO: The River of No Return halted Lewis and Clark temporarily. Traders and farmers followed their trail merrily.
Now tourists gaze at the wonders they saw and some cut out famous potatoes raw.
COLORADO: First came real mountain men, trappers and traders, then the gold seekers and railroaders. Miners gave
way to skiers and oil. Now John Denver and Robert Redford seek to save our soil.
ARIZONA: Navajo, Hopi and Apache were led by Cochise and Geronimo. A large Indian population now continues to
help us grow. Copper, cotton, cattle, citrus and climate are the C’s that have proven to be economic keys.
“E”: Without me there’s no America, now isn’t that neat?
I represent Everyone that makes America complete. Would you all please stand and say the Pledge with me.
ADVANCEMENT & RECOGNITION CEREMONIES
Patriotic Visitors
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Materials: Leaders in appropriate costuming. Badges and awards for boys.
This ceremony could be enhanced by having leaders portray the characters in costume. Feel free to change the characters and the
badges they are awarding to fit your pack’s awards and available costuming.
Cubmaster: Ladies and gentlemen, we have some honored guests here tonight. I would like to introduce Uncle Sam, Lady Liberty,
and Yankee Doodle. Each of these individuals is an important symbol to the people of our country. Tonight, they are here to present
some other symbols to some deserving young men. These symbols represent hard work, diligence, and jobs well done.
Yankee Doodle: We have some Cub Scouts who have earned some special awards. Would the following Cub Scouts and parents
please come forward? (Call the names of those receiving Wolf badge and arrow points.)
Lady Liberty: I would like to call forward those Cub Scouts who have been working for some time and have achieved much. I would
like them to present them with their awards. (Call the names of those Scouts receiving the Bear badge and arrow points, and their
parents.)
Uncle Sam: I would like to recognize some of the older boys in this group. You have given unselfishly of yourselves. For your loyal
support over the years, I would like to present you with your awards. (Call the names of those receiving Webelos badges, activity
badges, or compass points, and their parents.)
Cubmaster: I would like to thank our three guests for coming to help us tonight. And a special thanks to all the boys who have
worked so hard to be examples and role models of good American citizens!
Other Character Ideas:
A minuteman that rushes in to give awards: “I only have a minute . . .”
Betsy Ross—Cubmaster introduces her saying, “Heavens to Betsy! It’s Betsy Ross here to hand out some awards!”
Paul Revere rides through on a stick horse saying, “The British are coming The British are coming! And so are the Bears (or Wolves,
Tigers, etc.). I have just enough time to give these awards before riding off!”
The Preamble in Sign Language
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/November_2013.pdf
Prepare a large scroll out of bulletin board paper or poster board. Write the preamble to the Constitution of the United States on the
scroll and post it in the meeting room.
Preamble to the U.S. Constitution
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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility,
provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our
Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Have an assigned den perform the preamble in sign language as the Cubmaster reads it for the beginning of the advancement
ceremony. (Go to the website of the National Center for Constitutional Studies for a sign language key to the preamble,
http://nccs.net/constitution-week/preamble.pdf.)
The Cubmaster and den will need to practice the preamble together prior to the pack meeting. The scroll with the preamble could be
taken from the wall display and held so the audience can follow along. (Make sure the wording is large enough for the audience to
see.)
CUBMASTER: We (sign) the People (sign) of the United States (sign), in Order to form (sign) a more perfect Union (sign), establish
(sign) Justice (sign), insure (sign) domestic Tranquility (sign), provide (sign) for the common defense (sign), promote the general
(sign) Welfare (sign), and secure (sign) the Blessings of Liberty (sign) to ourselves (sign) and our Posterity (sign) , do ordain (sign)
and establish (sign) this Constitution (sign) for (sign) the United States (sign) of America (sign).
(The den that signed is then seated.)
CUBMASTER: Our founding fathers of long ago, 1781 I am told, gathered together to write this preamble, or introduction, to the
Constitution of the United States. How many of our Scouts here tonight have heard of the U.S. Constitution? Can you tell me what it
is? (Gather two or three responses.) It is a list of principles for all who are born citizens or choose to become citizens in our country
that state we are guaranteed certain rights. The preamble is the very beginning of our Constitution.
We have some new Cub Scouts here tonight who have also started at the very beginning by earning their Bobcat badge. The Bobcat
badge, like the Constitution, also has a list of principles for the Cub Scout program that every Cub Scout who joins learns first. We’d
like to call forward (call all Cub Scouts who have earned the Bobcat rank) along with their parents or partners to receive their badge.
(Award badges and applaud the new Bobcats.)
In the preamble to our Constitution, our founding fathers wrote “in order to form a more perfect union.” That means that we try to
make everything in our country as perfect as possible for all its citizens. We have Tiger Cub Scouts who have learned about the group
or union of people who are citizens in their community. They’ve learned who helps us when we are in trouble, how to keep
themselves and their families healthy, and how we communicate with one another. They’ve learned that the great outdoors is shared
by all people, and they are becoming aware of helping to keep our land perfect and clean while working on their Tiger rank. We’d like
to call forward (call all Tiger Cubs who have earned the rank) along with their parents or partners to receive their badge. (Award
badges and applaud the Tiger Cubs.)
Our founding fathers also wrote “Establish justice,” which means we will always want to do what is right and what is fair. It is our
responsibility and it is a right for all to expect. Our Wolf Cub Scouts have learned it is right to respect the flag of the United States as
they now know how to fold and care for the flag and why we pledge its allegiance. They’ve learned it is right to continue to be healthy
and safe in their home and community. They’ve learned to be leaders by making fair and good choices. They learned as good citizens
we follow the rules and laws of our land. They also learned it is right to continue to build their faith. They have truly learned about
their responsibility to help establish justice while working on their Wolf rank. We’d like to call forward (call all Wolves who have
earned the rank) and their parents or partners to receive their badge. (Award badges and applaud the Wolf Scouts.)
Does anyone know what the founding fathers of our country meant when they wrote “Provide the common defense and Promote the
general welfare”? (Let two or three give their answers.) Providing for the common defense means that it is our rights as citizens to be
protected. And promoting general welfare means that we will always try to take care of each other—our family, our friends, and our
fellow citizens.
Our Bear Cub Scouts have learned how we are protected and how we take care of one another as they worked on their Bear rank. They
learned about citizens, both from our past and present, who in our country have shown great faith and caring in trying to keep us safe.
They learned what makes America special and how we are all caring for wildlife and our planet. They learned about law enforcement
and how police keep us safe and how within our family we care for each other and keep each other safe. They learned how the rules of
games and rules in building items are there for our safety as they continue to make good choices and show leadership. We’d like to
call up (call all Bears who have earned the rank) and their parents or partners to receive their badge. (Award badges and applaud the
Bear Cubs.)
What do you suppose “Secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity” means? (Let two or three give their answers.)
Liberty as it was written here means that we as citizens have a freedom of choice in our country, just like you had the freedom to
choose and the right to vote earlier in our meeting tonight for your favorite snack. Our founding fathers wanted to make sure that we
adults have, as citizens, the freedom to vote for our choices and that our children, like you, and someday your children who may be
born in or become citizens of our land will continue to have that same freedom when you are older that we have today.
Our Webelos Scouts have spent many months continuing to learn about how to make our country better, what is right and fair, and
how to help one another and keep themselves and others safe. They have also learned how to care for our land and wildlife and that
the choices they make matter not only in today’s world but for the world of future generations. They have continued to grow in their
faith and have learned many new skills that will help them become young men who are leaders, caring for all things and always
willing to help fellow citizens. We’d like to call forward (call Webelos Scouts who have earned the rank) and their parents or partners
to receive their badge. (Award badges and applaud the Webelos Scouts.)
Our founding fathers gathered together to write the preamble to the Constitution of the United States. Congratulations to all the Scouts
who have earned their rank badge tonight and exemplify the meaning of the preamble.
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CUBMASTER’S MINUTE
Where Do Your Tracks Lead?
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-410_WB.pdf
Robert Baden-Powell knew that “No one can pass through life, any more than he can pass through a bit of country, without
leaving tracks behind, and those tracks may often be helpful to those coming after him in finding their way.” Let’s each make
sure that OUR tracks lead each other in the right pathway— towards being a good citizen!
America Promises
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-410_WB.pdf
America promises us freedom to worship, to learn, to assemble, and to debate any issue. It is a land where people from other
countries can find a home, where there is work to do, where we can express our opinions, and where we are free to come and go
as we please. Our wonderful heritage, earned for us by our forefathers, is sometimes taken for granted. Unless we cherish this
legacy and use it wisely, it may be lost to future generations. People working together with imagination, vitality, and persistence
have produced marvelous inventions and wonders of technology beyond anything our forefathers might have dreamed of.
Working together, we can preserve and protect our beautiful land for future generations.
“The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight.” –
Theodore Roosevelt
America Promises
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/November_2013.pdf
America promises us freedom to worship, to learn, to assemble, and to debate any issue. It is a land where we welcome people
from other countries to come and find a home. Where there is work to do, where we can express and vote for our opinions, and
where we are free to come and go as we please. Cub Scouts, someday you’ll be old enough to exercise your right to vote in our
town, our state, and our country. Not all countries allow their citizens that same freedom. Let us all remember these freedoms
and do our best to be good citizens each and every day!
Recipe for a Good Leader
POW WOW Book
Take one small boy…young, tender at heart
Pour gently into a Cub Scout Uniform
Fold in the Law of The Pack
Blend in the Cub Scout Promise
Sprinkle generously with The Cub Scout Motto: Do Your Best
Mix vigorously in Cub Scouting Activities
Bake lovingly in Bobcats, Wolves, Bears and Webelos
Frost with tender loving care
Yield: A Future Leader with good moral values, strong character and good common sense.
POW WOW Book
A leader is best when people hardly know he exists; not so good when people acclaim him: worse when they despise him. Fail
to honor people, they will fail to honor you. But of a good leader who talks little, when his work is done, his aim is fulfilled,
they will say: “We did this ourselves”……..Loa-Tse, Chinese Philosopher
I AM OLD GLORY
POW WOW Book
I am Old Glory: For more than eleven score years I have been in the banner of hope and freedom for generation after
generation of Americans. Born amid the first flames of America’s fight for freedom, I am the symbol of a country that has
grown from a little group of thirteen colonies to a united nation of fifty sovereign states. Planted firmly on the pinnacle of
American Faith, my gently fluttering folds have proved an inspiration to untold millions. Men have followed me into battle
with unwavering courage. They have looked upon me as a symbol of national unity. They have prayed that they and their
fellow citizens might continue to enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, which have been granted to every American as
the heritage of freemen. So long as men love liberty more than life itself, so long as they treasure the priceless privileges
bought with the blood of our forefathers: so long as the principles of truth, justice and clarity for all remain deeply rooted in
human hearts, I shall continue to be the enduring banner of the USA.
Taken from the OUR FLAG booklet by U.S. Marine Corps. By Marine Master Sergeant Percy Webb (1879-1945)
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CLOSING / FLAG CEREMONIES
The Rights of Americans
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-410_WB.pdf
Materials: Narrator and 10 Cub Scouts, each with a poster with
their words on the back and an appropriate picture (they could
draw the pictures themselves) on the front.
Narrator: As we close tonight, let’s talk about our rights and
freedoms. Our nation has remained strong and free because our
government is of the people, by the people, and for the people.
Each of us has an obligation to do all that we can to preserve the
freedoms for which thousands of our ancestors have died. Here
are the freedoms guaranteed to us in our Constitution.
Cub Scout 1: The right to worship God in one’s own personal
way.
Cub Scout 2: The right to free speech and press.
Cub Scout 3: The right to assemble peaceably.
Cub Scout 4: The right to petition for a redress of grievances.
Cub Scout 5: The right to privacy in our homes.
Cub Scout 6: The right to protection against illegal
imprisonment and the freedom from excessive bail.
Cub Scout 7: The right to trial by jury. A person is innocent
until proved guilty.
Cub Scout 8: The right to move about freely at home and to
travel abroad.
Cub Scout 9: The right to own property.
Cub Scout 10: The right to a free election and a personal secret
ballot.
Narrator: Maintaining our freedoms is the responsibility of
every American. Keep your freedom. Vote as you think, but vote.
I Will Use
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/
November_2013.pdf
Have five Cub Scouts repeat the following lines from cards.
CUB SCOUT 1: This is our country! I will use my eyes to see
the beauty of this land.
CUB SCOUT 2: I will use my ears to hear its sounds.
CUB SCOUT 3: I will use my mind to think what I can do to
make it more beautiful.
CUB SCOUT 4: I will use my hands to serve it and care for it.
CUB SCOUT 5: And, with my heart, I will honor it.
Tools for Citizenship Closing
http://usscouts.org/bbugle/bb1110P.pdf
Alice, Golden Empire Council
Materials: A toolbox and several tools; Decide before the
meeting which tools you will use, then make labels for them.
Narrator: This is a tool box – and it holds the tools I need to
build something or make repairs. But tonight we
want to tell you about a Special Toolbox for
Citizenship.
 (picking up the safety glasses and putting them in
the Tool Kit) First I need to put on my safety glasses.
I need to take a good look before I make choices –
freedom can be lost with bad choices.
 (picking up the measuring tape and putting it in the
Tool Kit) I also need to measure what I do against the
standards of good citizenship – is it honest? Is it
Right?
 (picking up the saw, covering the blade or wiping the
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saw, and putting it in the Tool Kit) A good carpenter
takes care of his tools – and a good citizen takes care
of his property and the world around him.
 (picking up the hammer and putting it in the Tool
Kit) Just as the hammer can help me build something
useful, service can help build a family or a
community.
 (picking up the sandpaper, and putting it in the Tool
Kit) A wooden project needs to be sanded and
polished to a fine finish – in scouting we learn that
duty to God and Country help us to become citizens
with a fine finish.
Narrator: There are many other tools in my tool box – and there
are many ways we can show good citizenship!
Remember to use the tools you have - make
something you can be proud of!
May I
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Utah National Parks
 May I grow in character and ability as I grow in size.
 May I be honest with myself and others in what I do
and say.
 May I learn and practice my religion.
 May I always respect my parents, my elders and my
leaders.
 May I develop high moral principles and the courage
to live by them.
 May I strive for a healthy body, mind, and spirit.
 May I always respect the rights of others.
 May I set a good example so that others will enjoy
and benefit from being around me.
 May I work hard and do my best in everything I try to
do.
CM:
Cub Scouting will help the boys learn these things,
prepare them for Boy Scouting, and show them that
they’re always winners if they do their best. Make
Meaning or Our Flag
http://usscouts.org/bbugle/bb1110P.pdf
Great Salt Lake Council
Preparation: 1 piece each of construction paper in red, blue and
white and 1 white 5-pointed star. Cub Scouts stand by the Flag as
they say their part which can be written on the back of their prop.
DL:
Today as we leave, let’s all keep in mind our Flag and
the meaning therein we can find.
 The red is for blood of Americans true, who gladly
would give up their lives for you.
 The white is for purity in both thought and deed, a
rule of conduct we all might well heed
 The blue is for justice for all, not one, a tenet we
fought for and so dearly won.
 The star is a symbol of God’s guiding hand, over the
union and this mighty land.
 There isn’t a one our Flag won’t protect, don’t you
think we could show it greater respect
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Make America Proud of You
http://usscouts.org/bbugle/bb1110P.pdf

Make America proud of you.

In everything you say and do.

Make America proud to say ...

That you are a son of the USA.

In America, you are free ...

To write your name in history

Always remember to do your duty ...

To help other people in your community ...

And in everything you say or do ...
 Make America proud of you.
Valley Forge Closing
http://usscouts.org/bbugle/bb1110P.pdf
Utah National Parks Council
(If a picture of George Washington in Prayer at Valley Forge is
available, it would make a great backdrop – the boys could also
make a snowy scene with trees as an art project)
 During the raw, hard winter of 1777, George
Washington and his raged troops were forced to retire
to winter quarters in a valley northeast of
Philadelphia, named for a small iron mill, Valley
Forge.
 Here no muskets were fired. No bayonet drew blood.
No mortal enemy was faced. Still, in this little piece
of Pennsylvania the fiercest battle of the Revolution
raged.
 It was bitter cold, with icy winds howling and snow
covering the ground. Half-starved and ill-clothed, a
discouraged army of men huddled around campfires
or under inadequate blankets trying to keep warm.
Surely each man questioned if enduring all this was
worth it.
 General Washington sent this urgent plea to his
commanders: “impress on the mind of every man,
from the first to the lowest, the importance of the
cause and what it is we are contending for.” What
was that cause? Why were they fighting? Why were
they freezing and starving and dying in a winter army
camp?
 They were fighting for freedom! They were fighting
for the right to live as they wanted; the right to
establish a new way of life - the American way of
life; to found a new nation; the right of free speech
and religion; the fight of political freedom – freedom
from oppressive taxes without representation. These
were rights and freedoms they cherished above life
itself.
 It was here in Valley Forge, in the face of bitter cold,
hunger, hardship and disease that this nation’s will for
independence and freedom was, as the name implies,
forged and shaped and refined. How grateful we are
for this nation and its freedoms. Please rise – and as
you salute the flag, remember those men and women
who still forge on, to secure our freedoms today.
Color guard, retrieve the colors.
(If boys are to read this, make sure they practice ahead of time
so they won’t stumble over unfamiliar words. An alternate idea
would be to have an adult or adults read the narration, and
boys could hold up pictures they have drawn, colored in or that
have come from the internet and that fit each narrative.
Another idea would be to have the boys act out the narration –
while others hold up the quote from Washington, and posters
with the rights listed on them)
CHEERS / RUN-ONS / JOKES
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-410_WB.pdf
George Washington: I cannot tell a lie. That was great!
Abe Lincoln: “That was great—honestly!”
Cheer or Applause: America: Spell “AMERICA” rapidly
three times.
Shout “Cub Scouts” twice.
Yell “U-S-A” once.
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pack/November_2013.pdf
Constitution cheer: We the people, APPROVE!
America cheer: A-M-E-R-I-C-A, Cub Scouts, Cub Scouts,
USA!
Liberty Bell cheer: Ding, ding, ding, dong! Let freedom ring!
Blue and Gold cheer: Divide everyone into two groups, one
“blue” and the other “gold.” When you hold up a blue object,
the blue group says “Oooh!” When you hold up a gold object,
the gold group says “Ahhh!”
Eagle cheer: Have Cub Scouts lock their thumbs together,
flutter their fingers like wings, and say, “Cree, cree, cree!”
Variation to the Eagle cheer: First be sure everyone has plenty
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of room. Spread arms way out to the sides and flap them as if
gaining altitude. Pretend to soar, bending at the waist and
moving the upper torso while saying “Cree, cree, cree!”
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Benjamin Franklin: act out holding a kite string up in the sky,
scream when you get zapped!
Constitution: We the people APPROVE!
George Washington: That was great! I can not tell a lie.!
Liberty Bell: put arms up like you are ringing a bell and say:
“Free-dom on each pull.
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Knock Knock…who’s there?
Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln who?
Don’t you know who he is?
Knock, Knock…who’s there?
George Washington. George Washington who?
Wow, you don’t know who he is either?
You must have been sleeping during history!
1. What American has the largest family?
George
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Washington, the Father of our country!
Why does the Statue of Liberty stand in New York
Harbor? Because she can’t sit down!
3. Why did Abraham Lincoln grow a beard? He
wanted to look like the guy on the $5 bill.
4: Why is it impossible to send mail to Washington now?
Because he is dead!
5: Why can you still send mail to Lincoln? Because he
left his Gettysburg address!
6. Why are American kids so healthy? They have a good
Constitution.
7. If Washington went to Washington wearing white wool
socks and Washington’s wife waited in Wilmington, how
many W’s are there in all? There are no w’s in all!!!
2.
put the white stripes on the flag.)
Cub Scout 3: (Walks in carrying a large book or folder.)
What’s this? (Points to the flag.)
Cub Scout 2: The Grand Union flag. It was raised over
George Washington’s headquarters.
Cub Scout 3: I. think it would look better if we added stars
instead of so many stripes.
Cub Scouts 1 and 2: That’s a good idea!
Cub Scout 3: (Takes out the blue piece of paper with the stars
on it and places it over the other blue area to form the U.S.
flag of today.) This is our flag that stands for more than I can
say.
All: (Cub Scouts nod in agreement and leave the stage.)
Fireworks
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-410_WB.pdf
Materials: Five (or more) Cub Scouts.
Cub Scout 1: Oooh, ahhhh!
Cub Scout 2: (Walks up to CS 1, follows his lead and looks
up.) What are you looking at?
Cub Scout 1: Fireworks! Want to watch with me?
Cub Scout 2: Yeah!
Cub Scout 1 & 2: Oooooh, ahhhh!
Cub Scout 3: (Walks up to CS 1 and 2, looks up.) What are
you looking at?
Cub Scout 2: Fireworks! Want to watch with me?
Cub Scout 3: Yeah!
Cub Scout 1, 2, 3: Ooooh, ahhhh!
Cub Scout 4: (Walks up to CS 1, 2, and 3, and looks up.)
What are you looking at?
Cub Scout 3: Fireworks! Want to watch with me?
Cub Scout 4: Yeah!
(Repeat till only one Cub Scout remains.)
Last Cub: (Walks up to group.) What are you all looking at?
All: Fireworks!
Last Cub: Those aren’t fireworks—they’re fireflies!
Cub Scout 1: Oh—I just thought the fireworks were really far
away! (Walks off.)
Our Flag
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-410_WB.pdf
Materials: Three (or more) Cub Scouts; red poster board 2 by
4 feet; three white stripes 3 feet long; three white stripes 4 feet
long (all stripes should be 6 inches wide); a piece of blue
paper, 1 foot by 1 foot with 50 stars on it; a poster stand or
chair; two red stripes, 1 foot in length; two white stripes 1 foot
long; book or folder; tote bag. (These flags are pictured in the
Citizen section of the Webelos Handbook, page 143.)
Action: Skit opens with the Ensign flag on a poster stand or
chair. A Cub Scout is standing next to it, admiring it.
Cub Scout 2: What’s this? (Points to the flag.)
Cub Scout 1: The Ensign flag, the merchant flag of England.
Cub Scout 2: Don’t you think it would look better if we
added something to it? (Both look at it.)
Cub Scout 1: Yes.
Cub Scout 2: (Pulls out six white stripes from the bag. Both
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The Important Meeting
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-410_WB.pdf
Materials: Six to eight players sit around a table scattered
with papers, a couple of water glasses, etc. They mime a
discussion, some jotting down notes, etc. Enter the narrator,
outfitted as a news reporter.
Action: In confidential tones, the reporter says, “This is an
important meeting—top congressional leaders are here to
make some very important decisions.”
As the reporter says something like, “Let’s see if we can get a
bit closer to hear how things are going,” the group at the table
adds some mumbling and unintelligible arguing to their mime.
Occasionally, they punctuate the din with outbursts such as,
“No, no!”; “I disagree!”; “That’s better”; “No way!”; “That
might work,” and the like. Finally, the hubbub dies, and the
group settles back.
One member stands and announces: “Then it’s decided: a 12-
9
slice pizza with olives, mushrooms, lots of cheese, but hold
the pepperoni.”
All:
Agreed!
GAMES & ACTIVITIES
Stars and Stripes
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-410_WB.pdf
Materials: None. Play is similar to Duck, Duck, Goose
Boys sit in a circle with one boy standing. The standing boy
walks around the outside of the circle and taps each sitting Scout
on the floor and calls each one of them either a star or a stripe. If
the boy is a stripe, he must get up run around the circle being
chased by the first boy and sit back in his spot in the floor
without being tagged by the first boy. If he gets tagged, he now
walks around the circle naming everyone and play begins again.
50 States
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-410_WB.pdf
Materials: Fifty paper plates, each with a different state name
printed on it.
Action: Mark the names of the states on paper plates. Spread out
the paper plates on the floor. At the signal, everyone scrambles to
stand on a different plate. A state is called and that plate is
removed. If someone is standing on that plate they are out of the
game. Last person left on the last plate is the winner. For a
shorter version use fewer states, but keep track of the ones used.
Uncle Sam
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-410_WB.pdf
Materials: Four to five different colored flags (each boy needs a
flag or strip of material).
One player is “Uncle Sam.” He stands in the middle.
All the players are at one end of the playing area. They chant,
“Uncle Sam, Uncle Sam, may we cross to your great land?”
Uncle Sam answers, “Yes, if you’re wearing (name a color, e.g.,
blue).”
Players wearing that color flag get to freely pass to the other side
without getting their flags pulled.
On the signal “Go” from Uncle Sam, the rest of the players try to
run to the other side without their flags being pulled. Tagged
players become Uncle Sam’s helpers. Begin again, and this time
Uncle Sam calls out another color. Keep going until all players
are caught but one. This player is the new “Uncle Sam” for the
next round.
Liberty Bell, Eagle, Founding Fathers
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/
November_2013.pdf
(a variation of Rock, Paper, Scissors)
Teach everyone the following three characters: Eagle, Liberty
Bell, and Founding Fathers.
Eagle—Stretch out arms, as if flying, and say “Awe, Awe.”
Liberty Bell—Sway from side to side and say “Ding, ding, ding,
dong.”
Founding Fathers—Stand straight and tall with one arm across
chest and hand in fist and say
“We the people!”
To play the game:
1. Give Cub Scouts plenty of practice by calling out the
characters and having them instantly become that character.
Offer lots of encouragement for dramatic effort.
2. Form two teams. Each team gathers separately to decide on a
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character to portray without the other team knowing.
3. Teams then line up facing each other with approximately 4
feet between them.
4. After the leader dramatically announces “1, 2, 3,” each team
portrays its character, revealing their identity.
5. Eagle wins over Liberty Bell as the Eagle is not a stationary
object and can soar anywhere. Liberty Bell wins over Founding
Fathers because the bell is loud. Founding Fathers wins over
Eagle because it was the Founding Fathers who made the eagle
our national bird.
6. After a round is played, the teams then gather again separately
and decide on the next character to portray.
7. Again, the leader calls out “1, 2, 3,” and on 3 the teams act out
their character.
Note: A team scores when its character wins over the other
team’s character. The first team to reach the predetermined target
score (for example, 5 points) wins. Or you could tell the Cub
Scouts they will play 10 rounds, the game is for fun, and there
will be no scoring.
Stars and Stripes Sticks Game
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/
November_2013.pdf
Materials needed: Three craft sticks or tongue depressors for
each participant, red and blue markers, scoring sheet
Directions
1. Mark two sticks on one side with the stars design. Leave the
other side blank. Mark one stick with the striped design, leaving
the other side blank.
2. To play, hold the sticks in your hand, and then drop them on
the ground.
3. Count your score according to the number of points for each
stick combination.
4. Decide ahead of time how many points wins the game (for
example, 50 points).
5. The game can be played by one player, two players, or in
teams.
Scoring Combinations
Stick Combinations
Points
2 star sticks and 1 blank stick 6 points
2 blank sticks and 1 star stick 6 points
All stars and stripes sticks
4 points
All blank sticks
4 points
All other combinations
0 points
“GUESS WHAT”
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(equipment: 26 cards with one letter of the alphabet on each
one…on the back side print the question or statement that that
the answer begins with…the letter on the front.)
A: Name a state that it starts with. (Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas)
B: What state is called the “beehive” state? (Utah)
C: Name a state in the east that starts with this letter.
(Connecticut)
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D: The state that is famous for George Washington’s crossing.
(Delaware)
E: A type of marshy, forest in Florida. (Everglades)
F: Utah’s first capital (Fillmore)
G: One of the 7 wonders of the world. (Grand Canyon)
H: A tropical state. (Hawaii)
I: A place where a very fast race is held. (Indianapolis)
J: The type of music New Orleans is famous for. (Jazz)
K: One of the largest suppliers of copper. (Kennecott)
L: What lights the seashore on the East coast. (Light house)
M: The state with the great lakes. (Michigan)
N: The state with the city that never sleeps. (Nevada)
O: The state that is named after a musical. (Oklahoma)
P: The place where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
(Philadelphia)
Q: A city in New York. (Queens)
R: A mountain with Presidents faces carved in. (Rushmore)
S: Name two states that start with South. (South Carolina, South
Dakota)
T: State where the Alamo is. (Texas)
U: A studio in California where movies are made. (Universal)
V: The city in Utah that is famous for dinosaur fossils. (Vernal)
W: The nations capitol. (Washington D.C.)
X: The name of a famous jazz player. (Xavier Cougat)
Y:
A national park in Idaho, Wyoming and Montana.
(Yellowstone)
Z: A national park in Utah. (Zion’s)
(Can be played as a game…two teams: give one point for each
card answered correctly. If the team doesn’t know or answers
incorrectly , then it is the other teams turn until all the answers
are done…the team with the most points wins.)
SONGS
“I Am a Citizen”
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-410_WB.pdf
Tune: “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean”
I’m learning to be a good citizen;
I’m learning we all have some rights.
I’m learning each right has a duty;
I must keep them both in my sights.
(Chorus:)
Rights and duties
They both go together, you know, you know;
Rights and duties
Good citizenship I must show.
We all have a right to religion,
To worship the way that we please.
But that means I have to allow you
Your choice though I may not agree.
(Chorus)
We all have the right to assemble
To gather with people we know;
And all have the freedom of speaking
If citizenship is to grow.
(Chorus)
We each have the right to make choices,
And no one can threaten that choice.
I may not agree with your statements,
But each person can raise their own voice.
(Chorus)
Or substitute any of the many great patriotic songs that exist.
“The Star-Spangled Banner”
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/
November_2013.pdf
By Francis Scott Key (1814)
Oh, say can you see by the dawn’s early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
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O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
“God Bless America”
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(By Irving Berlin. Original, 1918; Revised, 1938.)
Spoken introduction:
While the storm clouds gather far across the sea,
Let us swear allegiance to a land that’s free,
Let us all be grateful for a land so fair,
As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer.
(Everybody sing:)
God bless America, land that I love;
Stand beside her, and guide her,
Through the night with the light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the ocean white with foam;
God bless America, my home sweet home.
God bless America, my home sweet home.
This song would be great for our Cub Scouts to learn for
several
reasons. Why is that?
First, it is being lost as our children cannot sing it in school
because it mentions God.
Second, in 1940, Irving Berlin established the God Bless
America Foundation, directing that all royalties from its
performance earned by either Berlin or singer Kate Smith go
to the Boy and Girl Scouts of America. That arrangement
exists to this day. These organizations were chosen, to quote
the contract, because “the completely nonsectarian work of
the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts is calculated to best promote
unity of mind and patriotism, two sentiments that are inherent
in the song itself.”
America My Homeland
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(You are my Sunshine)
You are my homeland, you are a great land.
You make me happy, you make me free
Your flag I’ll honor, I’ll pledge allegiance
The US is where I want to be.
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AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Service to Country
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-410_WB.pdf
Divide audience into five parts. Assign each part a word and a response. Instruct them they are to say the response
whenever they hear the word. Practice as you make assignments. Then read the story. After each of the words is read,
pause for the group to make the appropriate response.
Army: Be all you can be!
Air Force: No one comes close!
Navy: Can do!
Marines: Semper fi!
Coast Guard: Always ready!
Cub Scouts (Everyone): Do Your Best!
In the United States of America, we have several different branches of the military, all prepared to defend our freedom.
There is the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marines, and the Coast Guard.
All these different groups have mottos and slogans, just like Cub Scouts. Part of the Cub Scouts Promise includes duty to
God and country, and certainly, all the men and women who serve in the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marines,
and the Coast Guard demonstrate their duty to God and country in a big way.
As Cub Scouts, we take pride in being good citizens, in honoring our flag, and in helping others. One day, some of you
may choose to join the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marines, or the Coast Guard. But, for now, we give thanks
and appreciation for those who help protect and defend our country, while we learn to be the best we can be as Cub
Scouts.
SNACKS
NOTE: Be aware of food allergies and diet restrictions.
http://usscouts.org/bbugle/bb0706.pdf
Patriotic Popsicles
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Ingredients:
1 pkg. (3 oz.) red Jell-o,
1 pkg. (3 oz.) blue Jell-o, 1 pkg. red Kool-Aid (unsweetened; 2 quart size),
1 pkg. blue Kool-Aid (unsweetened; 2 quart size),
2 cups sugar; divided,
4 cups hot water; divided,
4 cups cold water; divided,
Ice pop molds
Directions:
 Mix red ingredients and 1-cup sugar together.
 Add 2 cups hot water and stir.
 Add 2 cups cold water and stir.
 Pour into molds.
 Mix blue ingredients and 1-cup sugar together.
 Add 2 cups hot water and stir.
 Add 2 cups cold water and stir.
 Pour into molds.
 Put in freezer to harden
Veggie Flag
Alice, CS RT Commissioner
Pioneer District, Golden Empire Council
You could also do a Veggie flag – just make a ranch, onion or veggie dip.
For white, use cauliflower;
Use red bell peppers for red;
Put down a blue field using cream cheese colored with food coloring (paste gives the best color) –
Then cut stars out of cucumber or jicama.
QUICK AND EASY FOOD FUN
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Rice Crispy treats with red, white, and blue M&Ms stuck in them.
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Star shaped Jello-Jigglers.
S’mores!
Star or rectangle shaped sugar cookies with all the fixings for a decorate-it-yourself cookie bar! (Frosting, sprinkles, candies, etc.)
FLAG CAKE
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Ingredients:
1 white cake mix baked in 9x11 pan
white frosting or Cool Whip topping
1 pint blueberries
1-2 pints strawberries
Directions:
 Bake cake according to directions.
 Cool.
 Frost with white frosting.
 Create a flag design with the blue field being made by the blueberries and the red stripes with the strawberries.
 Using a pastry bag filled with white frosting and star tip, fill in the white rows with frosting stars and put stars on top of the blueberry
field.
Fourth of July Sparkler Punch
Alice, CS RT Commissioner
Pioneer District, Golden Empire Council
Prepare one 12 oz can of frozen fruit punch concentrate the night before.
Freeze some in ice trays.
Just before serving, mix fruit punch and one 2-liter bottle of lemon-lime soda.
Add the frozen fruit punch.
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