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The home of Scouting in Central
and Northern New York
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Wolf Electives
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- IT'S A SECRET
(Page 104)
a.Use a secret code.
b.Write to a friend in invisible "ink"
c."Write" your name with the alphabet that
deaf people use.
d.Use 12 Native American signs to tell a story.
- BE AN ACTOR
(Page 112)
a.Help to plan and put on a skit with costumes.
b.Make some scenery for a skit.
c.Make sound effects for a skit.
d.Be the announcer for a skit.
e.Make a paper sack mask for a skit.
- MAKE IT YOURSELF
(Page 118)
a.Make something useful for your home or school.
Start with a recipe card holder.
b.Make a ruler and measure to see how far
you can stretch your hand.
c.Make and use a bench fork.
d.Make a door stop.
e.Or make something else.
- PLAY A GAME
(Page 122)
a.Play Pie-tin Washer Toss.
b.Play Marble Sharpshooter.
c.Play Ring Toss.
d.Play Beanbag Toss.
e.Play a game of Marbles.
- SPARE TIME FUN
(Page 126)
a.Explain safety rules for kite flying.
b.Make and fly a kite.
c.OR Make a two-stick kite.
d.OR Make a three-stick kite.
e.Make and use a reel for kite string.
f.Make a model boat with a rubber-band propeller.
g., h, i. Make or put together some kind of
model boat, train, or car.
- BOOKS, BOOKS,
BOOKS (Page 136)
a.Visit a bookstore or go to a public library
with a grown-up. Find out how to get your
own library card. Name four kinds of books
that interest you (for example, history, science
fiction, how-to-books).
b.Choose a book on a subject you like and
read it. With an adult, discuss what you read
and what you think about it.
c.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.
- FOOT POWER
(Page 140)
a.Learn to walk on a pair of stilts.
b.Make a pair of "puddle jumpers" and walk
with them.
c.Make a pair of "foot racers" and use them
with a friend.
- MACHINE POWER
(Page 142)
a.Name 10 kinds of trucks, construction machinery,
or farm machinery.
b.Use a wheel and axle.
c.Use a pulley.
d.Make and use a windlass.
- LET'S HAVE A PARTY
(Page 146)
a.Help with a home or den party.
b., c. Make a gift or toy like one of these
and give it to someone. (examples shown in
book)
- NATIVE AMERICAN
LORE (Page 148)
a.Read a book or tell a story about Native
Americans, past or present.
b.Make a musical instrument used by Native
Americans.
c.Make traditional clothing.
d.Make a traditional tool.
e.Make a model of a traditional house.
f.Learn 12 word pictures and write a story
with them.
- SING-A-LONG
(Page 157)
a.Learn and sing the first and last verses
of "America."
b.Learn and sing the first verse of our National
Anthem.
c.Learn the words and sing three Cub Scout
songs.
d.Learn the words and sing the first verse
of three other songs, hymns, or prayers. On
a piece of paper, write the verse of one of
the songs you learned.
e.Learn and sing a song that would be sung
as a grace before meals. Write the words on
a piece of paper.
- BE AN ARTIST
(Page 162)
a.Make a freehand sketch.
b.Tell a story in three steps by drawing three
cartoons.
c.Mix yellow and blue paints to make green;
yellow and red to make orange; and red and
blue to make violet.
d.Help draw, paint, or crayon some scenery
for a skit, play, or puppet show.
e.Make a stencil pattern.
f.Make a poster for a Cub Scout project or
a pack meeting.
- BIRDS (Page
168) This elective is also part of the World
Conservation Award.
a.Make a list of all the birds you saw in
a week and tell where you saw them (field,
forest, marsh, yard, or park).
b.Put out nesting material (short pieces of
yarn and string) for birds and tell which
birds might use it.
c.Read a book about birds.
d.Point out 10 different kinds of birds (5
may be from pictures).
e.Feed wild birds and tell which birds you
fed.
f.Put out a birdhouse and tell which birds
use it.
- PETS (Page
172)
a.Take care of a pet.
b.Know what to do when you meet a strange
dog.
c.Read a book about a pet and tell about it
at a den meeting.
d.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.
- GROW SOMETHING
(Page 178) This elective is also part of the
World Conservation Award.
a.Plant and raise a box garden.
b.Plant and raise a flower bed.
c.Grow a plant indoors. d.Plant and raise
vegetables.
- FAMILY ALERT
(Page 182)
a.Talk with your family about what you will
do in an emergency.
b.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.
c.Make a list of your first aid supplies,
or make a first aid kit. Know where the first
aid things are kept.
- TIE IT RIGHT
(Page 184)
a.Learn to tie an overhand knot and a square
knot.
b.Tie your shoelaces with a square bow knot.
c.Wrap and tie a package so that it is neat
and tight.
d.Tie a stack of newspapers the right way.
e.Tie two cords together with an overhand
knot.
f.Learn to tie a necktie.
g.Wrap the end of a rope with tape to keep
it from unwinding.
- OUTDOOR ADVENTURE
(Page 190)
a.Help plan and hold a picnic with your family
or den.
b.With a parent, help plan and run a family
or den outing.
c.Help plan and lay out a treasure hunt something
like this.
d.Help plan and lay out an obstacle race.
Use this idea or make up your own.
e.Help plan and lay out an adventure trail.
f.Take part in two summertime pack events
with your den.
g.Point out poisonous plants. Tell what to
do if you accidentally touch one of them.
- FISHING
(Page 194) This elective is also part of the
World Conservation Award.
a.Point out five fish.
b.Rig a pole with the right kind of line and
hook. Attach a bobber and sinker, if you need
them. Then go fishing.
c.Fish with members of your family or a grown-up.
Bait your hook and catch a fish.
d.Know the rules of safe fishing.
e.Tell about some of the fishing laws where
you live.
f.Show how to use a rod and reel.
- SPORTS
(Page 198)
a.Play a game of tennis, table tennis, or
badminton.
b.Know boating safety rules.
c.Know archery safety rules. Know how to shoot
properly. Put four of six arrows into a 1.2
meter target that is 15 steps away from you.
d.Understand the safety and courtesy code
for skiing. Show walking and the kick turn.
Do climbing with a side stop or herringbone.
Show the snowplow or stem turn, and how to
get up from a fall.
e.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.
f.In roller skating, know the safety rules.
From a standing start, skate forward as far
as you can walk in 50 steps. Come 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.
g.Go bowling.
h.Show how to make a sprint start in track.
Run 45 meters in 11 seconds or less.
i.Play a game of touch or flag football.
j.Show how to dribble and kick a soccer ball.
Take part in a game.
k.Play a game of baseball or softball.
l.Show how to shoot, pass, and dribble a basketball.
Take part in a game.
- COMPUTERS
(Page 210)
a.Visit a place where computers are used.
Find out what they do.
b.Explain what a computer program does. Use
a program to write a report for school, to
write a letter, or for something else.
c.Tell what a computer mouse is. Describe
how a CD-ROM is used.
- SAY IT RIGHT
(Page 212)
a.Say "Hello" in a language other than English.
b.Count to ten in a language other than English.
c.Tell a short story to your den, your den
leader, or a grown-up.
d.Tell how to get to a nearby fire station
or police station from your home, your den
meeting, and school. Use directions and street
names.
e.Invite a boy to join Cub Scouting or help
a new Cub Scout through the Bobcat trail.
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