| THE BEAR TRAIL Any boy may earn Bear achievements and electives if he is in the third grade, or is nine years old. To earn the Bear badge, a boy must complete 12 of the 24 specified achievements listed below. He can select the ones he wants to do from four different groups: God, Country, Family, and Self. The Progress Towards Ranks badge is available as an incentive during the Bear program to encourage a Cub on his achievement work. Details regarding the completion of the achievements and associated electives can be found in the BSA Bear Cub Scout Book When a boy finishes an achievement, he will need to have an adult member of his family sign and date his book. He will then take the book to the next den meeting and his den leader will record it on the Cub Scout (Den) Advancement Chart and initial his book. When he has done 12 Bear achievements, he becomes a Bear Cub Scout. A boy may count any extra achievement requirements he earns as arrow point credits. If a Bear-aged boy is new to Cub Scouting, he must complete the Bobcat trail before beginning work on the Bear achievements. |
BEAR RANK
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THE BEAR ACHIEVEMENTS
GOD (Do ONE of the following)
1. Ways We Worship
2. Emblems of Faith
COUNTRY (Do THREE of the following)
3. What Makes America Special?
4. Tall Tales
5. Sharing Your World With Wildlife
6. Take Care of Your Planet
7. Law Enforcement is a Big Job
FAMILY (Do FOUR of the following)
8. The Past is Exciting and Important
9. What's Cooking?
10. Family Fun
11. Be ready!
12. Family Outdoor Adventure
13. Saving Well, Spending Well
SELF (Do FOUR of the following)
14. Ride Right
15. Games, Games, Games!
16. Building Muscles
17. Information Please
18. Jot it Down
19. Shavings and Chips
20. Sawdust and Nails
21. Build a Model
22. Tying it All Up
23. Sports, Sports, Sports
24. Be a Leader
THE BEAR ELECTIVES
1. Space
2. Weather
3. Radio
4. Electricity
5. Boats
6. Aircraft
7. Things That Go
8. Cub Scout Band
9. Art
10. Masks
11. Photography
12. Nature Crafts
13. Magic
14. Landscaping
15. Water and Soil Conservation
16. Farm Animals
17. Repairs
18. Backyard Gym
19. Swimming
20. Sports
21. Sales
22. Collecting Things
23. Maps
24. American Indian Life
25. Let's Go Camping
As you and your boy peruse the following list of electives
for your Bear Cubs, remember that you can go back to
the uncompleted requirements in the Bear Achievements
section of the "Bear Handbook" and work on those
towards Arrow Points.
GOD (Do ONE of the following)
1. Ways We Worship
2. Emblems of Faith
COUNTRY (Do THREE of the following)
3. What Makes America Special?
4. Tall Tales
5. Sharing Your World With Wildlife
6. Take Care of Your Planet
7. Law Enforcement is a Big Job
FAMILY (Do FOUR of the following)
8. The Past is Exciting and Important
9. What's Cooking?
10. Family Fun
11. Be ready!
12. Family Outdoor Adventure
13. Saving Well, Spending Well
SELF (Do FOUR of the following)
14. Ride Right
15. Games, Games, Games!
16. Building Muscles
17. Information Please
18. Jot it Down
19. Shavings and Chips
20. Sawdust and Nails
21. Build a Model
22. Tying it All Up
23. Sports, Sports, Sports
24. Be a Leader
THE BEAR ELECTIVES
1. Space
2. Weather
3. Radio
4. Electricity
5. Boats
6. Aircraft
7. Things That Go
8. Cub Scout Band
9. Art
10. Masks
11. Photography
12. Nature Crafts
13. Magic
14. Landscaping
15. Water and Soil Conservation
16. Farm Animals
17. Repairs
18. Backyard Gym
19. Swimming
20. Sports
21. Sales
22. Collecting Things
23. Maps
24. American Indian Life
25. Let's Go Camping
As you and your boy peruse the following list of electives
for your Bear Cubs, remember that you can go back to
the uncompleted requirements in the Bear Achievements
section of the "Bear Handbook" and work on those
towards Arrow Points.
