Cub Scout Roundtable
What is Roundtable?
- A place for fun and fellowship.
- A place to share ideas and ask for help!
- Part of the commissioners’ service to provide continuing education and supplemental training for leaders and interested adults.
- You first source for the most up-to-date information on events, training opportunities, policy, etc.
Who Should Attend Roundtable?
- Roundtables are designed for ALL Pack Leaders – Committee Chairs, Pack Committee Members, Cubmasters & Assistants, Den Leaders (Tigers, Wolf, Bear, and Webelos) & Assistants, future leaders, and any other interested adults in the Pack who wish to learn more about the program. In other words, CUB SCOUT ROUNDTABLE IS FOR EVERY ADULT IN THE PACK!
When and Where is Roundtable?
- DATE: Roundtable meets the first Thursday of every month.
- TIME: Meetings start at 7:30pm and usually concludes by 9:00pm.
- LOCATION: The LDS Church of Allen (1324 W. Exchange Pkwy by Alma).
Your Cub Scout Roundtable Commissioner is Jan Baland. You can contact her @ 214-460-3775 or jan@baland.net.
Roundtable Staff and Helpers!
- The Roundtable Staff is a group of enthusiastic, experienced adult volunteers who want to help the program grow by providing informational training to Cub Scout Leaders.
If you have any ideas that you think would help improve Cub Scout Roundtable, please share them. Constructive criticism is always welcome.
Are you an experienced leader interested in joining the Cub Scout Roundtable Staff? If so, please contact your Cub Scout Roundtable Commissioner. We’ll welcome your help.
The BSA National Office sets monthly themes to help the Den and Pack Leaders provide a quality program for their Cub Scouts. Our Cub Roundtable presents the Nationally recommended themes one month in advance, providing program materials and ideas and highlighting BSA resources and program elements in order to make it easier for you to enhance your Pack program!
The following pages have the monthly themes set by National. We will provide information about each along with information about special District and Council activities at our Roundtables. Please come!
Here is a look ahead at the monthly themes for the Cub Scouting program:
Cub Scout Monthly Themes for 2009-2010
SEPTEMBER 2009 – CUB SCOUT POCKETS
What can possibly be in a Cub Scout’s pocket? What is in a boy’s pocket can tell a lot about who he is and what he likes. The boys can share and show off their collections and maybe even start a new one! Put some marbles in the boy’s pockets and teach him how to play the game of marbles.
Pick an interest of the boys and go on a field trip to explore and learn about it. Maybe a trip to a rock quarry in search of fossils, or a nature hike around the den meeting site to pick up items.
This is also a great month to educate the boys on what can go on their uniform and then make some goals to accomplish their rank advancement, special awards, belt loops and pins, and involvement in camps and council events.
OCTOBER 2009 – JUNGLE SAFARI
Help boys discover fun and adventure in the wilds of Scouting. Take them on a month-long safari. Learn why Africa was special to our founder, Lord Baden-Powell. Find out how The Jungle Book connects to Scouting; use the story and its characters to inspire den meeting games, crafts, and costumes for the pack meeting. Learn about the things you need if you’re going on a safari and how you would survive. What do Scouts in Africa and India do? What are their uniforms like? Take a den trip to a local zoo, animal rescue facility, or wildlife refuge.
NOVEMBER 2009 – CUB SCOUT SALUTE
This month Cub Scouts salute the heroes who help keep us safe. Can only adults be heroes? No. Heroes are often ordinary kids who do something out of the ordinary. A den can decide what makes a hero and who the heroes of tomorrow might be by looking at people the boys know today. Learn about heroes in your own community. Learn about those who have earned the BSA Heroism Award. Have your Cub Scouts invite their hometown heroes to a den or pack meeting. Your den can become “silent heroes” by performing service to others without seeking recognition. Visit a fire station, veterans’ hospital (Veterans’ Day is this month), or police station and give a “Cub Scout salute” for their heroism.
DECEMBER 2009- WORKS OF ART
December is a time of celebration and giving. Involve friends in doing good deeds and creating holiday magic through art. Cub Scouts can create holiday decorations, gifts, and cards. Put their artwork on display in nursing homes, churches, schools, or homes, the pack meeting, or the chartered organization. As a Good Turn for America, make cards and ornaments to share with a local retirement community, children’s hospital, or community center. Boys can discover different forms of art, write poems, attend a musical or performance art show, or visit an art museum. Works of art can become gifts for family members.
JANUARY 2010 – POWER UP!
Boys explore the science of energy through solar, electrical, and wind power and how this energy is used in everyday life. They can explore different ways to conserve energy and protect the world we live in. Work on the Science or Weather belt loop and pin. Boys can invite friends to join in the pinewood derby and discover the power behind those little cars. What types of things are powered up by the flip of a switch? A field trip to the local waterworks or power plant might be part of the den’s monthly plan. Finish the month with a real power-packed pack meeting. The boys can power up by working on physical fitness, as well.
FEBRUARY 2010 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY, USA
It’s time to celebrate with a big birthday bash: the Boy Scouts of America is 100 years old this year. Learn the history of how Scouting came to the United States. Find out about those who have given us this great Scouting legacy, such as Daniel Carter Beard, James E. West, Ernest Thompson Seton, Waite Phillips, and W. D. Boyce. Let’s play birthday games, make party decorations, and have birthday cake for our blue and gold banquet.
MARCH 2010 – TAKE FLIGHT
Air has the power to push and pull objects so that they can fly. This month learn all about air and why it is needed to fly. Learn about gravity. Make your own flying machines and learn about the Wright brothers. Figure out which types of paper airplanes fly farther, higher, faster, and longer, and why. Hold a pack-wide paper plane derby fun night! How many things can you name that can fly? Study birds and their flyways. Why do some birds fly in a V formation? Hold a den or pack kite derby this month. Take a field trip to the airport or a science museum.
APRIL 2010 – SPRING INTO ACTION
This month is a good time to spring into action with outdoor activities such as hikes; sports and games; cleaning up litter along ponds, parks, or roadsides; or planting trees for improved habitat. Make plaster casts of the animal tracks you find on your hike. Visit and talk with someone who works with wildlife conservation and visit a fish hatchery, zoo, animal shelter, or wildlife sanctuary. As part of your Good Turn for America, take along food and supplies that they might need. Build birdhouses, birdbaths, feeding stations, or boxes for nesting materials. Do a community service project with your chartered organization to show your positive attitude in doing your best.
MAY 2010 – IN THE SPOTLIGHT
It’s time to perform and be in the spotlight! Dens can make musical instruments to be used in the pack meeting variety show. The variety show could include skits, songs, puppet shows, magic tricks-you name it. Have the boys and their families participate in the variety show and record the show. Dens can create posters announcing the show and make programs listing the acts. “Commercials” could be videotaped during den meetings and shown between acts; involve the parents. Take a photo for the local newspaper or a video clip for the local TV station and put Cub Scouting in the spotlight. Visit a television, radio, or cable station to see how they produce shows. Attend a play or musical production.
JUNE 2010 – HOOP-DE-DOO!
This is a good time to learn and play basketball while you learn about sportsmanship. Have a member of the high school basketball team (Boy Scout or Venturer) teach the boys the rules of basketball; then play a game in the pack, with older boys and younger boys balancing each team. Play other games such as ring toss, hoop games, soap bubble contests, and hoop obstacle course.
JULY 2010 – CELEBRATE FREEDOM
Celebrate America’s freedom, declared on July 4, 1776, with patriotic songs, games, and family fun. Discover what makes America so special to us. Decide on a birthday present your pack can give to America by doing a service project and a Good Turn for America. Participate as a den or pack in an Independence Day parade. Enjoy the beauty of our country by participating in outdoor activities. Have a pack barbeque or family gathering and share some family heritage about coming to our great nation. Design and serve a birthday cake and sing to America!
AUGUST 2010 – WAVES OF FUN
Jump in and make a big splash exploring water and waves. Adventure awaits in one of Earth’s final frontiers, the depths of the ocean. Creatures never imagined can be found there. What does the ocean floor look like? The den could discover what makes a boat float, learn about different sea vessels, even make their own boats. The pack can celebrate with a beach party (no beach required) and family picnic. Top it off with a raingutter regatta. This is a fun month to bring a friend! Teach water safety and practice the buddy system while having fun.
