Webelos 1 and 2 (4th and 5th Grade)


Webelos meet on the first Tuesday of the month at Guys Park Lodge from 7:00–8:00pm

Any questions about Webelos?
Please contact Den Leader Peter Baker designbaker@earthlink.net

The Webelos Scout program, for boys who are in the fourth or fifth grade, is filled with activities and outdoor fun. Everything in the Webelos Scout program is more challenging than the things the younger boys in the pack do. Webelos Scouts are still in Cub Scouting. They take part in Cub Scout pack meetings, events, and outings. But the Webelos den also makes its own plans and enjoys many activities that the younger Cub Scouts don't get to do. Instead of working on achievements and electives as other boys in Cub Scouting do, Webelos Scouts work on activity badges and the Arrow of Light Award, which is a bridge to Boy Scouting.

The Webelos Handbook has sections that cover the 20 activity badges, divided into five groups:
- Physical Skills
- Mental Skills
- Community
- Technology
- Outdoor

The Webelos Handbook also tells about rank advancement and special awards that Webelos Scouts can earn.

As with all Cub Scout ranks, you must first earn the Bobcat Badge to be eligible to work for this award.

Also, your Webelos Den Leader will now sign off your activities (your parent or guardian does not sign off the activities as they did when you were a Wolf or Bear).

Webelos Badge Requirements
1. Have an adult member of your family read the Webelos Scout Parent Guide that comes with your book (pages 1-22).

2. Be an active member of your Webelos den for 3 months (Active means having good attendance and working on projects).

3. Know and explain the meaning of the Webelos badge.

4. Point out the three special parts of the Webelos Scout uniform. Tell when to wear the uniform and when not to wear it.

5. Earn the Fitness and Citizen activity badges and one other activity badge from a different activity group.

6. Plan and lead a flag ceremony in your den that includes the U.S. flag.

7. Show that you know and understand the requirements to be a Boy Scout.
A) Demonstrate the Scout salute, Scout sign, and Scout handshake. Explain when you would use them.

B) Explain the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout motto, and Scout slogan

C) Explain and agree to follow the Outdoor Code.

8. Faith (complete A or B)
A) Earn the religious emblem of your faith (If you earned your faith's religious emblem earlier in Cub Scouting, and your faith does not have a Webelos religious emblem, you MUST complete requirement 2)

B) Complete two of these
- Attend the mosque, church, synagogue, temple, or other religious organization of your choice, talk with your religious leader about your beliefs. Tell your family and your Webelos den leader what you learned.

- Discuss with your family and Webelos den leader how your religious beliefs fit in with the Scout Oath and Scout Law, and what character-building traits your religious beliefs have in common with the Scout Oath and Scout Law.

- For at least a month, pray or meditate reverently each day as taught by your family, and by your church, temple, mosque, synagogue, or religious group.

- With your religious leader, discuss and make a plan to do two things you think will help you draw nearer to God. Do these things for a month.

- Under the direction of your religious leader, do an act of service for someone else. Talk about your service with your family and Webelos den leader. Tell them how it made you feel.

- List at least two ways you believe you have lived according to your religious beliefs.

After Completing A or B:
- Know: Tell what you have learned about faith.

- Commit: Tell how these faith experiences help you live your duty to God. Name one faith practice that you will continue to do in the future.

- Practice: After doing these requirements, tell what you have learned about your beliefs.

* Completion of requirement B does not qualify a youth to receive the religious emblem of his faith.

Webelos Emblems are listed on pages 68-69 of the guide book.

After you've earned the Webelos badge, you can earn the compass points emblem.



It is awarded after you earn seven activity badges, four more in addition to the three you earned for the Webelos badge. Wear your compass points emblem attached to the button on the right pocket of the Webelos uniform shirt. After you earn the compass points emblem, you'll receive a metal compass point for each four additional activity badges you earn. Pin these compass points on the emblem in the "E," "W," or "S" positions, in any order you choose. You can earn the emblem and all three compass points by completing 19 activity badges, including the three required for the Webelos Badge.



Arrow of Light Badge Requirements



The highest award in Cub Scouting is the Webelos Arrow of Light award. It is the only Cub Scout badge that you can wear on your Boy Scout uniform. You will work on outdoor skills, physicall fitness, and learn more about citizenship and working with others. Upon completion of Arrow of Light, you can bridge into a Boy Scout troop.

1. Be active in your Webelos den for at least six months since completing the fourth grade (or for at least six months since becoming 10 years old), and earn the Webelos badge.

2. Show your knowledge of the requirements to become a Boy Scout by doing all of these:
A) Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the Scout Oath or Promise and the 12 points of the Scout Law. Tell how you have practiced them in your everyday life.
B) Give and explain the Scout motto, slogan, sign, salute, and handshake.
C) Understand the significance of the First Class Scout badge. Describe its parts and tell what each stands for.
D) Tell how a Boy Scout uniform is different from a Webelos Scout uniform.
E) Tie the joining knot (square knot)

3. Earn five more activity badges in addition to the three you already earned for the Webelos badge. These must include:
A) Fitness (already earned for the Webelos badge)
B) Citizen (already earned for the Webelos badge)
C) Readyman
D) Outdoorsman
E) At least one from the Mental Skills Group
F) At least one from the Technology Group
G) One more of your choice (Plus the one other badge of your choice that was already earned for the Webelos badge).
See page 74 for the activity badge groups.

4. With your Webelos den,
A) visit at least one Boy Scout troop meeting,

B) attend one Boy Scout-oriented outdoor activity (If you have already done this when you earned your Outdoorsman activity badge, you may not use it to fulfill requirements for your Arrow of Light Award requirements.)

5. Participate in a Webelos overnight campout or day hike. (If you have already done this when you earned your Outdoorsman activity badge, you may not use it to fulfill requirements for your Arrow of Light Award requirements.)

6. After you have completed all five of the above requirements, and after a talk with your Webelos den leader, arrange to visit, with your parent or guardian, a meeting of a Boy Scout troop you think you might like to join. Have a conference with the Scoutmaster.

7. Complete the Honesty Character Connection.
A) Know: Say the Cub Scout Promise to your family. Discuss these questions with them. What is a promise? What does it mean to keep your word? What does it mean to be trustworthy? What does honesty mean?

B) Commit: Discuss these questions with your family. Why is a promise important? Why is it important for people to trust you when you give your word? When might it be difficult to be truthful? List examples.

C) Practice: Discuss with a family member why it is important to be trustworthy and honest. How can you do your best to be honest even when it is difficult?