Wolf Arrow Point Elective Form

Name of Scout: ___________________________

E1: It’s a Secret

E1a: Use a secret code

E1b: Write to a friend using invisible “ink”

E1c: Write your name using American Sign Language. People who are deaf use this language.

E1d: Use 12 American Indian signs to tell a story

E2: Be an Actor

E2a: Help to plan and put on a skit with costumes

E2b: Make some scenery for a skit

E2c: Make sound effects for a skit

E2d: Be then announcer for a skit

E2e: Make a paper sack mask for a skit

E3: Make it yourself

E3a: Make something useful for your home or school. Start with a recipe card holder.

E3b: Use the ruler on this page to see how far you can stretch you hand.

E3c: make and use a bench fork

E3d: Make a door stop

E3e: Or make something else

E4: Play a game

E4a: Play Pie-tin washer toss

E4b: Play Marble sharpshooter

E4c: Play Ring toss

E4d: Play Beanbag toss

E4e: Play a game of marbles

E4f: Play a wide area or large group game with your den or pack.

E5: Spare-Time Fun

E5a: Explain safety rules for kite flying

E5b: Make and fly a paper bag kite

E5c: Make and fly a two-stick kite

E5d: Make and fly a three-stick kite

E5e: Make and use a reel for kite string

E5f: Make a model boat with a rubber-band propeller

E5g: Make or put together some kind of model boat, airplane, train, or car

E5h: Make or put together some kind of model boat, airplane, train, or car

E5i: Make or put together some kind of model boat, airplane, train, or car

E6: Books, Books, Books

E6a: Visit a bookstore or go to a public library with an adult. Find out how to get your own library card. Mane four kinds of books that interest you (for example, history, science fiction, how-to books).

E6b: Choose a book on a subject you like and read it. With an adult, discuss what you read and think about it

E6c: Books are important. Show that you know how to take care of them. Open a new book the right way. Make a paper or plastic cover for it or another book

E7: Foot Power

E7a: Learn to walk on a pair of stilts

E7b: Make a pair of “puddle jumpers” and walk with them.

E7c: Make a pair of “foot racers” and use them with a friend

E8: Machine Power

E8a: Name 10 kinds of trucks, construction machinery, or farm machinery and tell what each is used for.

E8b: Help an adult do a job using a wheel and axle

E8c: Show how to use a pulley

E8d: Make and use a windlass

E9: Let’s Have a Party

E9a: Help with a home or den party

E9b: Make a gift or toy like one of these and give it to someone

E9c: Make a gift or toy like one of these and give it to someone

E10: American Indian Lore

E10a: Read a book or tell a story about American Indians, past or present

E10b: Make a musical instrument American Indians used

E10c: make traditional American Indian clothing

E10d: Make a traditional item or instrument that American Indians used to make their lives easier

E10e: Make a model of a traditional American Indian house

E10f: Learn 12 American Indian word pictures and write a story with them.

E11: Sing-Along

E11a: Lean and sing the first and last verses of “America”

E11b: Learn and sing the first verse of our national anthem

E11c: Learn the words and sing three Cub Scouting songs

E11d: Learn the words and sing the first verse of three other songs, hymns, or prayers. Write the verse of one of the songs you learned in the space below.

E11e: Learn and sing a song that would be sung as a grace before meals. Writhe the words in the space below.

E11f: Sing a song with your den at a pack meeting

E12: Be an Artist

E12a: Make a freehand sketch of a person, place, or thing

E12b: Tell a story in three steps by drawing three cartoons

E12c: Mix yellow and blue paints, mix yellow and red, and mix red and blue. Tell what color you get from each mixture

E12d: Help draw, paint, or color some scenery for a skit, play, or puppet show.

E12e: Make a stencil pattern

E12f: Make a poster for a Cub Scout project or pack meeting

E13: Birds

E13a: Make a list of all the birds you saw in a week and tell where you saw them (field, forest, marsh, yard, or park)

E13b: Put out nesting material (short pieces of yarn or string) for birds and tell which birds might use it.

E13c: Read a book about birds

E13d: Point out 10 different kinds of birds (five may be from pictures)

E13e: Feed wild birds and tell which birds you fed

E13f: Put out a birdhouse and tell which birds use it

E14: Pets

E14a: Take care of a pet

E14b: Know what to do when you meet a strange dog

E14c: Read a book about a pet and tell about it at a den meeting

E14d: Tell what is meant by rabid. Name some animals that can have rabies. Tell what you should do if you see a dog or wild animal that is behaving strangely. Tell what you should do if you find a dead animal.

E15: Grow something

E15a: Plant and raise a box garden

E15b: Plant and raise a flower bed

E15c: Grow a plant indoors

E15d: Plant and raise vegetables

E15e: Visit a botanical garden or other agricultural exhibition in your area.

E16: Family Alert

E16a: Talk with you family about what you will do in an emergency

E16b: In case of a bad storm or flood, know where you can get safe food and water in your home. Tell how to purify water. Show one way. Know where and how to shut off water, electricity, gas, or oil.

E16c: Make a list of your first aid supplies, or make a first aid kit. Know where the first aid things are kept.

E17: Tie it right

E17a: Learn to tie an overhand know and a square knot

E17b: Tie your shoelaces with a square bow knot

E17c: Wrap and tie a package so that it is neat and tight.

E17d: Tie a stack of newspapers the right way

E17e: Tie two cords together with an overhand knot

E17f: Learn to tie a necktie

E17g: Wrap the end of a rope with tape to keep it from unwinding

E18: Outdoor Adventure

E18a: Help plan and hold a picnic with your family or den

E18b: With an adult, help plan and run a family or den outing

E18c: Help plan and lay out a treasure hunt something like this

E18d: Help plan and lay out an obstacle race. Use this idea or make up your own

E18e: Help plan and lay out an adventure trail

E18f: Take part in two summertime pack events with your den

E18g: Point out poisonous plants. Tell what to do if you accidentally touch one of them

E19: Fishing

E19a: Identify five different kinds of fish

E19b: Rig a pole with the right kind of line and hook. Attach a bobber and sinker, if you need them. Then go fishing

E19c: Fish with members of your family or an adult. Bait you hook and do your best to catch a fish

E19d: Know the rules of safe fishing

E19e: Tell about some of the fishing laws where you live.

E19f: Show how to use a rod and reel

E20: Sports

E20a: Play a game of tennis, table tennis, or badminton

E20b: Know boating safety rules

E20c: Earn the Cub Scouting shooting sports Archery belt loop

E20d: Understand the safety and courtesy code for skiing. Show walking and the kick turn. Do climbing with a side step or herringbone. Show the snowplow or stem turn, and how to get up from a fall

E20e: Know the safety rules for ice-skating. Skate, without falling, as far as you can walk in 50 steps. Come to a stop. Turn from forward to backward.

E20f: In roller skating, know the safety rules. From a standing start, skate forward as far as you can walk in 50 steps. Com to a stop within 10 walking steps. Skate around a corner one way without coasting. Then do the same coming back. Turn from forward to backward.

E20g: Go bowling

E20h: Show how to make a sprint start in track. See how far you can run in 10 seconds

E20i: Do a standing long jump. Jump as far as you can

E20j: Play a game of flag football

E20k: Show how to dribble and kick a soccer ball. Take part in a game

E20l: Play a game of baseball or softball

E20m: Show how to shoot, pass, and dribble a basketball. Take part in a game

E20n: Earn the Cub Scouting shooting sports BB-gun shooting belt loop.

E20o: With your den, participate in four outdoor physical fitness related activities

E21: Computers

E21a: Visit a business where computers are used. Find out what the computers do

E21b: Explain what a computer program does. Use a program to write a report for school, to write a letter, or for something.

E21c: Tell what a computer mouse is. Describe how a CD-ROM is used

E22: Say it right

E22a: Say “Hello” in a language other than English

E22b: Count to 10 in a language other than English

E22c: Tell a short story to your den, your den leader, or an adult

E22d: Tell how to get to a nearby fire station or police station from you home, your den meeting place, and school. Use directions and street names

E22e: Invite a boy to join Cub Scouting or help a new Cub Scout through the Bobcat trail

E23: Let’s Go Camping

E23a: Participate with your pack on an overnight camp out

E23b: Explain the basics of how to take care of yourself in the outdoors

E23c: Tell what to do if you get lost

E23d: Explain the buddy system

E23e: Attend day camp in your area

E23f: Attend resident camp in your area

E23g: Participate with your den at a campfire in front of your pack

E23h: With your den or pack or family, participate in a worship service outdoors