Electives and Tiger Track Beads

After your boy has earned the Tiger Cub badge, he can earn Tiger Track beads - by completing elective activities in this handbook. Tiger Cubs strives to provide an opportunity for your boy to learn and grow while having fun along with you. The wide variety of electives allows your Tiger Cub to choose additional activities and receive recognition for his participation. The electives help broaden a boy's horizons and fulfill the Tiger Cub motto of Search, Discover, Share. Electives provide advancement opportunities and recognition for your boy until he is eligible to begin working on the Wolf rank.

A boy shouldn't feel, however, that he must do all of the electives. Some may not appeal to him, and some he may want to do more than once. if a boy completes an elective activity twice, it may be counted as two electives. But at the same time, try to avoid much repetition, as variety will keep Tiger Cubs more interesting for your boy.

As with the achievements, you, the adult partner, approve your boy's completion of electives by signing the handbook in the space provided for "Akela's OK." Then let your den leader know about completed electives. The den leader will fill in the Tiger Cub Den Advancement Report, found in the Cub Scout Leader Book, to show Tiger Track beads earned and give the report to the pack committee at the monthly pack leaders' meeting. In addition, your boy, with your help, will keep track of his own elective advancement on the Tiger Track Trail found on page 154 of his handbook.

Here's how earning Tiger Track beads works: A boy earns one Tiger Track bead for every 10 electives he completes. The Tiger Track bead is presented to you, the adult partner, at a pack meeting, and you in turn present it to your boy. The Tiger Track beads are suspended from one the the lace strands on the Tiger Cub Totem.

A boy may work concurrently on both achievement and elective projects; however, he can't receive Tiger Track beads until he has earned the Tiger Cub badge.

The Tiger Cub Handbook documents all of the Tiger Cub Electives with ideas and tips for the Tiger Cub and his Adult partner. The following list enumerates the 50 Tiger Cub electives by elective number and name.

  1. How Do You Celebrate?
  2. Making Decorations
  3. Fun and Games
  4. Display a Picture
  5. Family Mobile
  6. Song Time
  7. Play Along
  8. Your Religious Leaders
  9. A New Friend
  10. Helping Hands
  11. Helping the Needy
  12. A Friendly Greeting
  13. Making Change
  14. Reading Fun
  15. Our Colorful World
  16. Collecting and Other Hobbies
  17. Make a Model
  18. Sew a Button
  19. Magic Fun
  20. Get the Word Out
  21. The Show Must Go On
  22. Picnic Fun
  23. What Kind of Milk?
  24. Help in the Kitchen
  25. Snack Time
  1. Phone Manners
  2. Emergency!
  3. Smoke Detectors
  4. Safety in the Sun
  5. Plant a Seed
  6. Learn About Animals
  7. Feed the Birds
  8. Cleanup Treasure Hunt
  9. Conservation
  10. Fun Outdoors
  11. See a Performance
  12. Take a Bicycle Ride
  13. Bicycle Repair
  14. Go to Work
  15. Fun in the Water
  16. Transportation
  17. Fun at the Zoo
  18. Pet Care
  19. Dairy Products
  20. Fresh Baking
  21. Healthy Teeth and Gums
  22. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
  23. Go for a Ride
  24. Your Government
  25. Banking

Please consult your Cub Scout Tiger Cub Handbook for the specific requirements of each Tiger Track Elective.

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