Citizenship Your Vote Counts Cubmaster Section Jonathan Mecham (801) 544-5195 Tayler Ward (801)879-1587 Tasha Dunn (801) 843-0293

CITIZENSHIP http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/November_2013.pdf

Patriotism is an important part of good citizenship. Patriotism is love of and loyalty to our country. It involves honoring the ideals on which this country is based and respecting and obeying its laws. It also involves accepting the responsibilities of good citizenship, such as staying informed about national issues, voting, and volunteering. We don’t often think about teaching our Cub Scouts about voting because of their age and the fact that it will be many years before they can vote. We can, however, explain the importance of voting. If we mentor them by our actions, then the responsibility of good citizenship by voting will become more meaningful as they grow.

TRAINING Parent Communication http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-410_WB.pdf

Regular communication with your Cub Scout parents and their families is critical to keeping boys in Cub Scouting. For new Cub Scouts who have just joined your pack, the first few weeks of Cub activities are extremely important. Even though they are officially members of your pack, most parents during the first few weeks are still making up their minds on whether this Scouting stuff is worth their time and effort. The pack and Scouting are still on trial. Help new families make the choice to stay with Cub Scouting. Be sure your pack is welcoming to new families and that they are introduced to pack and den leadership. They will likely have lots of questions. You should answer their questions, but don’t overwhelm them with information. It is important to stay in contact with parents during the first few weeks so they will decide that this is something they want to continue to be a part of. Social media (Facebook and Twitter) is very helpful with pack communication. Regular communications that the families do not have to go looking for will help ensure their attendance at upcoming events and activities. Distributing periodic newsletters with upcoming events, contacts, frequently asked questions (FAQs), and even reports of recent rank and advancement have proven to be very successful at keeping families more involved in the pack. It’s a good idea whenever a boy is absent from Cub meetings or activities to give his parents a personal phone call, not an email. At the very least, the leader should call when the boy has missed two meetings in a row. Be aware of your approach when making the call. Remember, you want this to be a positive experience for the family. Rather than asking, “Why wasn’t Tommy here tonight?” a more welcoming approach is to say something like, “We just wanted to let you know that we missed Tommy at our last activity. Is he doing OK?” Parents are usually glad that someone has called. Staying in touch like this is often enough to keep a boy who misses a few meetings from dropping out altogether. Sometimes boys have to miss meetings for an extended period of time due to sports, church commitments, school obligations, or other activities. When this happens, assure the boy and his parents that this is perfectly acceptable and that you will work to support their son in his absence. Ask that they stay in touch with both the leaders and with what the pack is doing. Be sure to welcome them back when their other obligation is over.

PACK IDEAS Activity. Review proper display of the American flag and practice folding and displaying it in a number of settings. You may wish to create a quiz using page 4-7 of Cub Scout Ceremonies for Dens and Packs. Honor our veterans. As Veterans Day approaches, it’s a great time to remember those who have given so much to ensure our freedoms and those of others around the world. The pack can choose from many opportunities. Here are a few ideas:  Create a veteran’s crossword, word search, or quiz using online resources  Participate in a local Veterans Day parade.  Post flags at a local cemetery for veterans who have been interred there.  Conduct a Veterans Day flag ceremony at school or other public venue.  Visit with elderly veterans.  Take a tour of a local military museum or installation.

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GATHERING ACTIVITIES (PRE-OPENERS) I VOTED http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/November_2013.pdf

Construct a voting booth out of cardboard boxes for Cub Scouts to enter and “vote” for the snack they would like to have at the end of this pack meeting (or at next month’s pack meeting). Decorate the booth patriotically. See a good sample at http://www.abcteach.com/free/p/project_votingbooth.pdf. Prepare the ballots. You can choose to list the snacks and have Cub Scouts check their favorite one, or you can have them write in their choice. Create a ballot box (a decorated tissue box works) to collect each Cub Scout’s ballot for counting later on. A sample can be found at http://crafts.kaboose.com/ballot-box.html. Obtain blank white stickers and have Cub Scouts make their own “I Voted” sticker after they have voted. You may also choose to pre-print the stickers. Obtain poster board for recording the results of the voting. As the Cub Scouts enter, the assigned den and its leaders or volunteers help direct Scouts to the voting booth. There, they will vote for the snack they would like to have either at the end of this meeting (or at next month’s pack meeting). After each Scout votes, have him fold the ballot in half and put it into the ballot box. Then let the Scouts make their own “I Voted” stickers. Or, if the stickers are pre-printed, make sure everyone gets a sticker after voting. Have the Scouts then prepare for the Stars and Stripes Sticks game and play until the meeting starts.

WHAT’S THE STATE AND CAPITAL? Print a map of the United States and have everyone fill in as many as they can Capitals and States Phoenix, Arizona Denver, Colorado Tallahassee, Florida Boise, Idaho Des Moines, Iowa Baton Rouge, Louisiana Boston, Massachusetts Jackson, Mississippi Lincoln, Nebraska Trenton, New Jersey Raleigh, North Carolina Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Providence, Rhode Island Nashville, Tennessee Montpelier, Vermont Charleston, West Virginia

Montgomery, Alabama Little Rock, Arkansas Hartford, Connecticut Atlanta, Georgia Springfield, Illinois Topeka, Kansas Augusta, Main Lansing, Michigan Jefferson City, Missouri Carson City, Nevada Santa Fe, New Mexico Bismarck, North Dakota Salem, Oregon Columbia, South Carolina Austin, Texas Richmond, Virginia Madison, Wisconsin

Juneau, Alaska Sacramento, California Dover, Delaware Honolulu, Hawaii Indianapolis, Indiana Frankfort, Kentucky Annapolis, Maryland St. Paul, Minnesota Helena, Montana Concord, New Hampshire Albany, New York Columbus, Ohio Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Pierre, South Dakota Salt Lake City, Utah Olympia, Washington Cheyenne, Wyoming

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/November_2013.pdf

SEE PRE-OPENER: I VOTED The Cubmaster welcomes everyone to the pack meeting, introduces any special guests, and thanks those who helped prepare for and plan the pack meeting. The Cubmaster asks if all the Scouts have voted for their choice of snack and explains that all of their votes count as they check which snack received the most votes. The Cubmaster says the results will be posted for all to see on the results poster board. (Have a preassigned adult count the ballots and write the results on the poster board.) SEE PRE-OPENER: STATES AND CAPITOLS Go through States and Capitols map, award those who received the most correct answer.

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DEN DEMONSTRATIONS http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/November_2013.pdf

The Cubmaster asks each den in turn to talk about their adventures during the last month. Call each den to the front and ask in what ways they were good citizens this month at their meetings or have them tell about any field trips they may have taken. After each den demonstration, the Cubmaster leads a cheer for that den before calling up the next den. (Cheers can be found on the resource sheet at the end of this plan.)

SNACKS NOTE: Be aware of food allergies and diet restrictions. RED, WHITE AND BLUE TWISTS York Adams Area Council

Open enough red (cherry), white (mystery flavor), and blue (raspberry/blueberry?) Airheads to make enough treats for the boys in the den. Stack the 3 colors on top of each other on a piece of waxed paper. Using a roller pin, meld them together so they’ll stick together when you twist them. Cut the stack lengthwise into strips so that they are as wide as they are thick. Twist each stick like a barber’s pole to for red-white-blue twists. Red, White and Blue Freeze Pops Great Salt Lake Council

Ingredients 10 5-ounce plastic or paper cups 1 quart raspberry juice 10 Popsicle sticks 2 cups cold water 1 pint frozen vanilla yogurt 3/4-cup fresh blueberries Cookie sheet Directions Make the night before  Assemble the cups on a cookie sheet.  Pour 1 inch of the raspberry juice into each cup, then place tray into freezer.  When juice is partially frozen, set a Popsicle stick in the center of each cup and let the juice freeze solid.  Next blend 1 cup of water and four large scoops of the frozen yogurt until smooth.  Pour I inch of yogurt mix on top of the frozen juice layer in each cup and freeze again.  While the second layer freezes, blend the second cup of water, the blueberries, and a large scoop of the frozen yogurt.  Spoon blueberries mix into the cups and freeze over night.  To serve slide out of cups and enjoy! FRUIT DIP w/ RED, WHITE, BLUE Fruit Skewers Fruit Dip: 1 (8oz) package cream cheese, softened 1 (7oz) jar marshmallow cream 1 container vanilla yogurt Mix until smooth Skewer a variety of red and blue fruit (watermelon, strawberry, blueberry, blackberry, raspberry) and dunk into white dip!

OPENING / FLAG CEREMONIES Good Citizen http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/November_2013.pdf

CUB SCOUT 1: We’ll learn to be good citizens and hopefully we’ll see that our laws are made for all of us, so everyone can be free. CUB SCOUT 2: To do all this, the Cub Scouts need leaders—good ones who are true. That means we need the help of you, and you, and you (nodding and pointing to the audience). CUB SCOUT 3: And now to start this pack meeting off right, in good and proper manner, we’d like you all to rise and sing our own “Star-Spangled Banner.”

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CHEERS / RUN-ONS / JOKES http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/November_2013.pdf

Constitution cheer: We the people, APPROVE! America cheer: A-M-E-R-I-C-A, Cub Scouts, Cub Scouts, USA! Liberty Bell cheer: Ding, ding, ding, dong! Let freedom ring! Blue and Gold cheer: Divide everyone into two groups, one “blue” and the other “gold.” When you hold up a blue object, the blue group says “Oooh!” When you hold up a gold object, the gold group says “Ahhh!” Eagle cheer: Have Cub Scouts lock their thumbs together, flutter their fingers like wings, and say, “Cree, cree, cree!” Variation to the Eagle cheer: First be sure everyone has plenty of room. Spread arms way out to the sides and flap them as if gaining altitude. Pretend to soar, bending at the waist and moving the upper torso while saying “Cree, cree, cree!” Patriotic Cheer: Shout “USA” and thrust hand with doubled fist skyward while shouting, “Hooray, onward and upward!” Liberty Cell Cheer: Divide audience into 2 groups. When you point to each group they say, “Bong” like a bell. Keep going back and forth seeing which group can yell the loudest. Grand Salute: Strike knees with hands five times, “count 1.2.3.4.5.” stomp feet five times and then stand and salute.

Great Salt Lake Council

 What American has the largest family?  Why does the Statue of Liberty stand in New York harbor?  Why did Abraham Lincoln grow a beard?  Why is it impossible to send mail to Washington now?  Can you send mail to Lincoln?  If Washington went to Washington wearing white wool socks and Washington’s wife waited in Wilmington, how many W’s are there in all? Answers  Washington, he is the Father of the Country  Because it can’t sit or lie  His razor ran on AC (alternating current) and he was in Washington DC. (or he wanted to look like the guy on the $5 bill)  Because he is dead  Yes, he left us his Gettysburg address  There are no W’s in the word ALL

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SKITS http://usscouts.org/cubmaster/Activities/Den.and.Pack.Activities/Skits/What%20is%20Citizenship%20Skit%20.asp

Skit: What is Citizenship? By: Claralyn S (Clip Art in parenthesis by Cub Scout #) (Cub Scout # 1 should be a Webelos or take out the words: Citizenship Activity Badge. He has his script taped to the inside of the Citizenship graphic The cubs could have Boys Life Magazines with the graphics taped to an inside page with the script on the outside of the magazine facing towards them. They could just hold their graphics as well and show at the appropriate time.) Cub Scout #1: (Talking to the audience 5- 10 feet away from cub group.) I’m working on my Citizenship Activity Badge and my Citizenship Belt Loop. I need to know what being a good citizen means. I’m on my way to my den meeting now, maybe they know what Citizenship means. Come on (gestures for the audience to come with him and walks to the group of cubs dressed in uniform. Cub Scout #1:Hey guys, I’m working on my Citizenship Activity Pin and Citizenship belt loop, but I need to know what being a good citizen means. Do you have any ideas? Cub Scout #2: (Vote Sign) Take time to vote, anyone 18 and older can vote for change, change in leadership and change in laws. Cub Scout #3: (Pay Taxes Sign) Make sure to pay your taxes. Cub Scout #4: (Boy Scout) Run for public office or serve the community as a volunteer in organizations like Boy Scouts of America. Cub Scout #5: (Military Symbols) Many citizens serve in the Military to protect our country. Cub Scout #6: (Constitution)Being a good citizen means obeying the law Cub Scout #7:. (People) Do your share for the common good. (Cub Scout #1 walks back to the beginning scout with the vote sign, acts like he is thinking, scratches head. He will walk past each sign pausing to talk to the scout holding it. Make sure that both look towards the audience when they speak, no backs toward them. When Cub #1 gets the suggestions from the other cubs, he can nod his head like it makes sense to him.) Cub Scout #1: Well, I can’t vote till I’m 18. Cub Scout #2: (Ballot box) But you can vote in school elections or run for a student government office. You’ll have a say in who represents you! Cub Scout #1: I can’t pay taxes. Cub Scout #3: (Adding Machine) You do pay sales tax on the things that you buy, some of that goes to the state, county and city to pay for roads and other services. Cub Scout #1: I’m not old enough to volunteer as leader for the Boy Scouts of America Cub Scout #4: (Recycling sign) But you can be a leader in your community by recycling and picking up trash helping to “leave no trace”. You could also donate your unused toys and clothes to those who are needy. Cub Scout #1: Well, I am definitely too young to serve in the Military Cub Scout #5: (Soldier reading letter) But you can write letters to soldiers and tell them you appreciate their service when you see them. March in a Veteran’s day parade to honor them. Cub Scout #1: I know I can obey the law. Cub Scout #6: (Boy Riding Bike) Some easy ones to obey are using the cross walks instead of jay walking in the middle of the street and obeying safety rules when you ride your bike; like wearing a helmet. Cub Scout #1: Do your share for the common good? What is that? Cub Scout #7: (Community Involvement)It means helping out people when they need it, don’t wait to be asked. Make responsible choices and think of others first. Cub Scout #1 (Looks at Audience) So Citizenship is a lot of little choices and actions that can make a big difference in my community. If we all practice good citizenship we can make a difference in our country and in our world. (Turns back to the cubs) Thanks guys!

GAMES & ACTIVITIES **Ask a local veteran or active military officer to speak about serving our country and the freedoms we enjoy. **Ask a local politician to speak about the right to vote and his/her duties as a public official **Ask a teacher to speak about our founding fathers Liberty Bell, Eagle, Founding Fathers http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/November_2013.pdf

(a variation of Rock, Paper, Scissors) Teach everyone the following three characters: Eagle, Liberty Bell, and Founding Fathers. Eagle—Stretch out arms, as if flying, and say “Awe, Awe.” Liberty Bell—Sway from side to side and say “Ding, ding, ding, dong.” Founding Fathers—Stand straight and tall with one arm across chest and hand in fist and say “We the people!” To play the game: 1. Give Cub Scouts plenty of practice by calling out the characters and having them instantly become that character. Offer lots of encouragement for dramatic effort. 2. Form two teams. Each team gathers separately to decide on a character to portray without the other team knowing. 3. Teams then line up facing each other with approximately 4 feet between them. 4. After the leader dramatically announces “1, 2, 3,” each team portrays its character, revealing their identity. 5. Eagle wins over Liberty Bell as the Eagle is not a stationary object and can soar anywhere. Liberty Bell wins over Founding Fathers because the bell is loud. Founding Fathers wins over Eagle because it was the Founding Fathers who made the eagle our national bird. 6. After a round is played, the teams then gather again separately and decide on the next character to portray. 7. Again, the leader calls out “1, 2, 3,” and on 3 the teams act out their character. Note: A team scores when its character wins over the other team’s character. The first team to reach the predetermined target score (for example, 5 points) wins. Or you could tell the Cub Scouts they will play 10 rounds, the game is for fun, and there will be no scoring.

Stars and Stripes Sticks Game http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/November_2013.pdf

Materials needed: Three craft sticks or tongue depressors for each participant, red and blue markers, scoring sheet Directions 1. Mark two sticks on one side with the stars design. Leave the other side blank. Mark one stick with the striped design, leaving the other side blank. 2. To play, hold the sticks in your hand, and then drop them on the ground. 3. Count your score according to the number of points for each stick combination. 4. Decide ahead of time how many points wins the game (for example, 50 points). 5. The game can be played by one player, two players, or in teams. Scoring Combinations Stick Combinations Points 2 stars sticks and 1 blank stick 6 points 2 blank sticks and 1 star stick 6 points All stars and stripes sticks 4 points All blank sticks 4 points All other combinations 0 points RED WHITE AND BLUE TAIL TAG Great Salt Lake Council Equipment: Red, white and blue crepe paper streamers To Play: Divide the players into three teams each assigned one color. Players tie a long streamer around their waist so that they have a tail approximately 2 feet long hanging behind them. The object is to rip off the opposing team’s tails. Once a players tail is ripped off, he must go to the sidelines or a designated “home” area for his team. He may not try to remove any more tails that round. The last team with at least one tail intact is the winner. At the end of the game, remind the players to “Leave No Trace” and pick up all of the tailpieces.

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SONGS

AMERICA My country, ‘tis of thee Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims’ pride, From ev’ry mountain side, Let freedom ring. My native country, thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love; I love they rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills, My heart with rapture thrills, Like that above. Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees, Sweet freedom’s song; Let mortal tongues awake, Let all that breathe partake, Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong. Our father’s God, to Thee, Author of Liberty, To Thee we sing; Long may our land be bright, With Freedom’s Holy light, Protect us by Thy might, Great God, our King.

“The Star-Spangled Banner” By Francis Scott Key (1814) Oh, say can you see by the dawn’s early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Last Verse: Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved home and the war's desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: "In God is our trust." And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Vote Round (Row, Row, Row Your Boat)

Vote, Vote, Vote today For the candidate of your choice. In your country’s government You can have a voice!

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Citizenship (She’ll Be Coming “Round The Mountain)

We’re all grateful citizens of this land…vote today (raise 1 hand) We’re all grateful citizens of this land…vote today (raise 1 hand) We’re all grateful citizens, we’re all grateful citizens, We’re all grateful citizens of this land…vote today! (raise 1hand).

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ADVANCEMENT & RECOGNITION CEREMONIES The Preamble in Sign Language http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/November_2013.pdf

Have an assigned den perform the preamble in sign language as the Cubmaster reads it for the beginning of the advancement ceremony. (Go to the website of the National Center for Constitutional Studies for a sign language key to the preamble, http://nccs.net/constitution-week/preamble.pdf.) Prepare a large scroll out of bulletin board paper or poster board. Write the preamble to the Constitution of the United States on the scroll and post it in the meeting room. Preamble to the U.S. Constitution We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. The Cubmaster and den will need to practice the preamble together prior to the pack meeting. The scroll with the preamble could be taken from the wall display and held so the audience can follow along. (Make sure the wording is large enough for the audience to see.) Graduation Ceremony: Flag and the Scout Oath Materials needed: 3 candles or 3 lights in a holder 1 red, 1 white, 1 blue There is a strong bond between our flag and the Scout Oath. The Colors of our flag are red, white and blue. Let these colors honor a Cub Scout tonight. Will ______ please come forward. As a Webelos, you were required to learn the Scout Oath. Let us review the points of the Scout Oath. (Cub lights the white light) White is the symbol of purity and perfection. It is the first point of the Scout Oath, it represents our Duty to God. (Cub lights the red light) The color red in our flag represents sacrifice and courage, the qualities of the founders of our country. Red is the symbol of the 2nd part of our Scout Oath. Our duty to other people requires courage to help anyone in trouble and the selfsacrifice of putting others first. (Cub lights blue light) Blue is the color of faith. It represents the faith of our founding fathers and reminds us of the 3rd part of the Scout Oath. Our duty to ourselves requires us to be true-blue, strong in character and principle, and to live a life with the importance of being good. You are now ready to cross over to Boy Scouting. Always remember to use the points of the Scout Oath as you continue along the Scouting trail.

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CUBMASTERS MINUTE America Promises http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/November_2013.pdf

America promises us freedom to worship, to learn, to assemble, and to debate any issue. It is a land where we welcome people from other countries to come and find a home. Where there is work to do, where we can express and vote for our opinions, and where we are free to come and go as we please. Cub Scouts, someday you’ll be old enough to exercise your right to vote in our town, our state, and our country. Not all countries allow their citizens that same freedom. Let us all remember these freedoms and do our best to be good citizens each and every day! Utah’s Flag Utah’s official flag was adopted in 1913. The flag has a deep blue field with the state seal in the center, surrounded by yellow fringe. The state seal was designed by Harry Emmett Edwards in 1896. In the center of the flag is a bald eagle above a beehive (symbolizing hard work) surrounded by sego lilies (representing peace) and two US flags. The word “INDUSTRY” and the dates 1847 and 1896 appeared on the flag. 1847 is the year that Brigham Young led a group of his Mormon followers to the Salt Lake Valley in Utah in order to find religious freedom and establish a new base for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Utah was the 45th state in the USA: it became a state in 1896 Questions: 1. What type of animal’s home is featured on this flag? 2. What do the sego lilies symbolize on Utah’s flag? 3. What does the date 1896 represent on this flag? 4. What are the state bird, tree and flower? 5. Who is the President of the USA and the Vice President? 6. Who is the Governor of the state of Utah? The History of Uncle Sam As the story goes…during the war, Sam Wilson was a meat packer…meat used to be packed in barrels…living and working in Troy, New York. Each barrel of meat rations was stamped U.S. before it was shipped to the soldiers. The soldiers of that time joked that the United States supplied rations were from Uncle Sam Wilson because of his initials. The story grew to mythological proportions, resulting in a somewhat fictional image of Sam Wilson emerging as the while bearded, red, white, and blue clad symbol of America. In addition to the bald eagle and the flag, this made Sam Wilson one of the United State’s most recognized national symbols. National Pack Meeting Plans:

http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/CubScouts/Leaders/DenLeaderResources/DenandPackMeetingResourceGuide/Pack MeetingPlans.aspx

CLOSING / FLAG CEREMONIES I Will Use http://www.scouting.org/filestore/CubScoutMeetingGuide/pack/November_2013.pdf

Have five Cub Scouts repeat the following lines from cards. CUB SCOUT 1: This is our country! I will use my eyes to see the beauty of this land. CUB SCOUT 2: I will use my ears to hear its sounds. CUB SCOUT 3: I will use my mind to think what I can do to make it more beautiful. CUB SCOUT 4: I will use my hands to serve it and care for it. CUB SCOUT 5: And, with my heart, I will honor it. [The preassigned den retires the colors.]

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OTHER CITIZENSHIP…the Core Value We ought not to take for granted our citizenship in this great nation of the United States of America. We are first a citizen of our immediate family followed by a citizen of our neighborhood. We are a citizen (or a member) of a Church, a c\school, a town or city, a county, and a State. We are a citizen of a Cub Scout Den and Pack. As a citizen, we are granted rights. We must not abuse those rights. We must be willing to exercise and defend our rights as a citizen at all costs. A good citizen obeys the laws of every organization to which he may belong. I have selected Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, as a role model for this month’s core value. Thomas Jefferson was delegated by the Continental Congress to write a document proclaiming the colonies free from British role. On a small portable desk, he began writing, laying the foundations of this new American Government. Unlike every nation before it, this country’s heart would not beat with the blood of royal lines. This would be a nation based on ideals. It took Jefferson seventeen days of writing and rewriting to find the right words before he nervously presented his document to John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. The Declaration of Independence became the greatest decree in Western Civilization. Thomas Jefferson never bragged about his accomplishment. To him, the Declaration of Independence was written not just for all of America, but by all of America. It was the manifestation of a new nation and a new mind. Also in the month of November, we celebrate Veterans Day. “Veterans Day is an annual United States holiday honoring military veterans. A federal holiday, it is observed on November 11. It is also celebrated as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other parts of the world, falling on November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War 1. Major hostilities of World War 1 were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice. Excerpt from: http: ///en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Day

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Character Connection: Make a Character Connection With Any Activity Cub Scout Leader Book Values can easily be connected to Scouting activities using a three-step method: plan it, do it, review it. Plan it. Before the activity, gather the group and have a short discussion. Planning the Character Connection takes only a couple of minutes. Highlight one or two values that the boys can learn by doing this activity. · How will they need to cooperate? · How will the need to show a positive attitude? Do it. During the activity, highlight both positive and negative experiences as teachable moments. Some teachable moments must be captured as they happen because the impact is lost if discussed at a later time. Others can be emphasized effectively during the review at the end of the activity. Be sure to make mental or written notes of these opportunities. Review it. After the activity, gather the group together and have a discussion involving all members. Celebrate positive examples of where the values were demonstrated in the activity and highlight areas for improvement. · What part of the value does the group need to practice? · What did the group learn about using the value? · Discuss the experience and determine ways the value could be used at home, at school, etc. practice? · What did the group learn about using the value? · Discuss the experience and determine ways the value could be used at home, at school, etc.

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