Keys to a Successful LDS Cub Scout Program

Here are links to the Utah National Parks Council's blog. This is a GREAT read, very informative!

Part 1 of Keys to a successful LDS Cub Scout Program
Part 2 of Keys to a successful LDS Cub Scout Program

My 2 cents: (Some Clarification)
On Key #3 – Get Adult Cub Scout Leaders Trained ASAP. 

IT is so Important to get these new leaders trained and oriented!

The way she describes Step 2 is not necessarily how it is usually done.  At least the stake that I belong to does not have the Unit Commissioner train all new leaders.  “The role of a Unit Commissioner is to help every unit be successful.” The Unit Commissioner is a friend to the pack and a great support, but does not necessarily train each new person called in each ward. 

It seems to make sense to either have a Pack Trainer, or have the Cub Committee Chair or Primary Councilor over Cub scouts do the Orientation and Training of new leaders in their pack because they are familiar with how that pack is ran.  The person doing the training would also be the one in charge of collecting materials (handbooks, manuals etc.) from the person that was just released to pass on to the new person(s) being called.

Getting Started

So you have been called to be over cub scouts in your primary?  Where do you start?

This link is the Utah National Parks Blog and this article is awesome to help you get started it covers the Pack Committee Challenge - Getting Started

I handed the following documents out to the councilor over cub scouts at our stake's Annual Primary Leadership meeting.  I have highlighted (in Yellow) the things that will need to be changed to fit with what your ward does

#1-This document is from 6.5 in the LDS "Scouting Handbook" entitled Ward Primary Presidency and I expounded a bit on what exactly the handbook says that you are to do in your calling as the Councilor over Cub Scouts.
LINK TO GOOGLE DOC entitled 6.5 Ward Primary Presidency


#2- This document is a whole sheet of resources entitled Cub Scout Required Reading, Training & Resources  I updated this, I received it from a Leader Specific Training that I went to and it was given out by Jenny Woods.

ORIENTING THE PARENTS Documents:

#3 - I like to give something like this out to parents at our baptism preview, or maybe a month or two before the boy turns 8.  It helps them plan and know when cub scouts will be as well as knowing what to purchase for the uniform.
New to Cub Scouts (for Parents)

#4 -This is a more in-depth document that talks about the purpose & methods of cub scouts.  Has definitions of scout terms as well as information on uniform and den meeting times.
Cub Scouts  - Your Role as Parent

#5 -This is a one page summary of responsibilities of parents, leaders and the pack :
 Whose responsibility is it?


#6 - This one page document shares with parents important information about weekly meeting time& place as well as leader contact info and what the boys should start doing at home, which is earn the Bobcat badge.  Welcome to the Wolf Den   Welcome to the Bear Den
A similar document could be given to the boys as they advance to Bears & Webelos.  Parents usually do not know what they need to do, or who the leaders for the next age group are.  It is also nice to be informed about the time and place of the den meetings.

ORIENTING New Leaders Documents:

#7 -This document is a very basic "getting started" type document for new leaders.

 Information for new leaders 

 

This document spells out the roles of each calling in cub scouts.  This could be given to the bishopric member that extends the calling so that they know what commitment is required of the person being called to a certain calling.  RESPONSIBILITIES of leaders serving in cub scouts

 

 

FAITH IN GOD Documents:

# - This document is some ideas that we have used in our ward/stake and as a mother of 4 boys things I really appreciated that leaders did to help me know what to do.
Ideas for Faith in God and communicating with parents about cub scouts

#- I made these to be copied on a single paper (both sides) the information comes from here, I wanted it to fit to one sheet. I am still trying to figure out how to attach a pdf to this blog. If you know how, let me know please!

Here is a link the PDF version that prints well! LINK

Welcome

I created this blog as a place to share cub scout documents.
I am currently serving as the 2nd Counciler in a Stake Primary Presidency
This blog is  not the official Orem district Blog.  see this link for their blog

Please see this link for the districts website (part of the Utah National Parks site)