Cub Scouts entering First Grade are in the Tiger Cub Program. Tiger Cubs work with their Adult Partner as a pair, and should have this partner at all meetings and outings.

Past Tiger Den Meeting topics and Go-See-Its (educational and FUN! fieldtrips) have included dinosaurs, marshmallow relay races, animals, kick-the-can, local history, police officers and fire fighters, conservation, communication, and personal safety and health, not to forget the awesome Pack (1st through 5th grade dens) activities such as swimming and bowling parties, unforgettable pinewood derbies, Fall and Spring camping, hiking, museum sleepovers, popcorn fundraising, and public service projects.

The Tiger Den begins the year by earning their Bobcat Requirements.  They continue their first-year journey to achieve the Tiger ranking.

There are NO performance requirements for a Tiger Cub. Simply participating and doing one's best in an activity constitutes completion. 


The Tiger Den leadership consists of two to three trained leaders and all parents and guardians who take turns helping out the Leader(s).  A Boy Scout may also return to the Pack to help out the Tigers as their Den Chief.  Each Scout attends meetings and activities with their guardian, aka "Adult Partner." Two-Deep Leadership, with a parent or guardian assisting their child, ensures the safety and support of our youth and leaders.  

Scout Handbooks are available where Scouting supplies are sold, such as the NEIC Boy Scout Store on (2745 Skokie Valley Road) Highway 41 in Highland Park. You can also find new and gently used Handbooks at thrift stores and second-hand bookstores for a lower cost. Much, if not all, content can now be found online, including at scouting.org, but you may find it useful to purchase a paper copy to help guide and keep track of your scout's journey.

The most important thing required of a Scout is that he does his best.  He does not have to be an expert at any one item, he just has to try.

Following completion of the Bobcat lessons and attaining the respective Bobcat Rank Badge in the fall, The Tiger Cub Rank Badges are awarded toward the end of the scouting season in the Spring - which should give plenty of time to complete these requirements.  A Tiger can expect to earn lots of fun smaller badges (called activity "segments" or "rockers") throughout the year as they gradually earn the rank of Tiger. The following topics aren't "required" like they may be at older levels, but they are simple to complete and may be done to get the Tiger introduced to Cub Scouting.

• F = A 'FAMILY' oriented requirement
• D = A 'DEN' oriented requirement
• G = A 'GO SEE IT' oriented requirement

1. Making My Family Special
   • 1F - Think of one chore you can do with your adult partner. Complete it together
   • 1D - Make a family scrapbook
   • 1G - Go to a library, historical society, museum, old farm, or historical building, or visit an older person in your community. Discover how family life was the same and how it was different many years ago.
2. Where I Live
   • 2F - Look at a map of your community with your adult partner.
   • 2D - Practice the Pledge of Allegiance with your den, and participate in a den or pack flag ceremony.
   • 2G - Visit a police station or fire station. Ask someone who works there how he or she helps people in your community.
3. Keeping Myself Healthy and Safe
   • 3Fa - With your family, plan a fire drill and then practice it in your home.
   • 3Fb - With your adult partner, plan what to do if you become lost or separated from your family in a strange place.
   • 3D - Make a food guide pyramid.
   • 3G - Learn the rules of a game or sport. Then go watch an amateur or professional game or sporting event.
4. How I Tell It
   • 4F - At a family meal, have each family member take turns telling the others one thing that happened to him or her that day. Remember to practice being a good listener while you wait for your turn to talk.
   • 4D - Play 'Tell It Like It Isn't.'
   • 4G - Visit a television station, radio station, or newspaper office. Find out how people there communicate to others.
5. Let's Go Outdoors
   • 5F - Go outside and watch the weather.
   • 5D - With a crayon or colored pencil and a piece of paper, make a leaf rubbing.
   • 5G - Take a hike with your den.

These Electives are not required, but you may inevitably complete some.  Electives can be completed more than once and can, and in some cases should, be completed at home with the Adult Partner.

1. How Do You Celebrate?
   Think of a time when your family celebrated something, and then tell the den about it and how it made you feel.
2. Making Decorations
   Make a decoration with your family or with your den. Display it or give it to someone as a gift.
3. Fun And Games
   With your family, play a card game or board game or put a jigsaw puzzle together.
4. Display A Picture
   Make a frame for a family picture.
5. Family Mobile
   Make a family mobile.
6. Song Time
   Along with your adult partner, teach a song to your family or to your den and sing it together.
7. Play Along!
   Make a musical instrument and play it with others. The other can sing or have instruments of their own.
8. Your Religious Leaders
   Invite a religious leader or teacher from your place of worship to your home.
9. A New Friend
   Help a new boy or girl get to know other people.
10. Helping Hands
    Along with your adult partner, help an elderly or shut-in person with a chore.
11. Helping the Needy
    Help collect food, clothing or toys for needy families with your pack or den.
12. A Friendly Greeting
    Make at least two cards or decorations and take them to a hospital or long-term care facility.
13. Making Change
    Using U.S. pennies, dimes, nickels, and quarters choose the correct coins to make the following amounts: 15 cents, 50 cents, 29 cents, 60 cents, 35 cents, 59 cents
14. Reading Fun
    Together with your adult partner, read a short story or magazine article.
15. Our Colorful World
    Mix the primary colors to make orange, green and purple.
16. Collecting and Other Hobbies
    With your den, show or tell about something you like to collect. -OR- Tell your den about a favorite hobby or activity.
17. Make a Model
    Make a model.
18. Sew a Button
    Sew a button onto fabric.
19. Magic Fun
    Learn a magic trick and show it to your family or den.
20. Get the Word Out
    With your den, make up a PSA skit to tell people about Tiger Cubs.
21. The Show Must Go On
    Make a puppet.
22. Picnic Fun
    With your family or with your den, have a picnic : outdoors or indoors.
23. What Kind of Milk
    Find out what kind of milk your family drinks and why.
24. Help in the Kitchen
    Help the adult who is preparing a family meal to set the table and clean up afterward.
25. Snack Time
    Make a snack and share it with your family or den.
26. Phone Manners
    With a toy phone, or a disconnected phone, practice making phone calls and answering the telephone.
27. Emergency!
    Talk to your adult partner about what to do if these things happened:
    • The adult who is caring for you becomes ill.
    • You are alone with someone who makes you feel uncomfortable
28. Smoke Detectors
    With your adult partner, check the batteries in the smoke detector in your home or in another building.
29. Safety in the Sun
    Talk with your adult partner about when you should use sunscreen. Find out whether you have any in your home and where it is kept. With your adult partner, look at a container of sunscreen and find out whether it still protects you when you are wet. Also find out how long you are protected before you have to put on more. Look for the expiration date and make sure the sunscreen is not too old.
30. Plant a Seed
    Plant a seed, pit, or greens from something you have eaten.
31. Learn About Animals
    Learn about an animal.
32. Feed the Birds
    Make a bird feeder and then hang it outdoors.
33. Cleanup Treasure Hunt
    With your den or family, play Cleanup Treasure Hunt.
34. Conservation
    With your adult partner, think of a way to conserve water or electricity and do it for one week.
35. Fun Outdoors
    Play a game outdoors with your family or den.
36. See a Performance
    With your family or your den, go see a play or musical performance in your community.
37. Take a Bicycle Ride
    Take a bicycle ride with your adult partner.
38. Bicycle Repair
    Visit a bicycle repair shop.
39. Go to Work
    Visit the place where your adult partner or another adult works.
40. Fun in the Water
    Together with your adult partner, go swimming or take part in an activity on water.
41. Transportation
    Visit a train station, bus station, airport, or boat dock.
42. Fun at the Zoo
    Visit a zoo or aquarium.
43. Pet Care
    Visit a veterinarian or an animal groomer.
44. Dairy Products
    Visit a dairy, a milk-processing plant, or a cheese factory.
45. Fresh Baking
    Visit a bakery.
46. Health Teeth and Gums
    Visit a dentist or dental hygienist.
47. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
    Learn about what you can recycle in your community and how you can recylce at home. Learn about things that need to be recycled in special ways, such as paint and batteries.
48. Go for a Ride
    Take a ride on public transportation, such as a bus or train.
49. Your Government
    Visit a government office such as the mayor's office, the state capitol building, or a courthouse.
50. Banking
    Visit a bank.