Pack Resource Sheet June 2017

The Pack Meeting Plan for June 2017 found on scouting.org features snakes.  Here's another take on the Roaming Reptile Alert theme; Dinosaurs!

Scout Law: Brave

Theme: Roaming Reptile Alert

Gathering Activity: My Pet Dinosaur

Materials: paper, pencil, markers

Each participant designs their own dinosaur. Have them include facts, such as the environment where it is found, the food it eats, the noise it makes, etc. (Note: this will pass off Wolf Elective Digging in the Past 2)

Opening Ceremony:

Setting: Cub Scouts hold signs with names of dinosaurs on them, and lines on the back.

CM: Tonight we are going way back in time to the age of dinosaurs. Since they spent most of their time eating, we thought you should meet some of them and hear what they liked to eat.

#1: I am an Apatosaurus and I eat plants. I love salad bars.

#2: I am an Iguanodon and I dig in the ground to find food. I wash my hands after every meal.

#3: I am a Protoceratops and I'm a grazer. Cows copied my eating habits.

#4: I am a Hypsilophodon and I love to eat fruit. My mom never had to tell me to eat five fruits a day.

#5: I ma a Tyrannosaurus and I eat other dinosaurs. (The other dinosaurs move away from him)

#6: I am a Cubosaurus and my favorite food is pack meeting snacks!

CM: Now that we've been introduced, let the pack meeting begin by pledging allegiance to the flag!

Song: Paleontologist Song

Tune: My Darling Clementine

In a canyon, in a cavern,

Looking for a dinosaur,

With a brand new pick and shovel

I will go and dig some more.

Chorus

O my dino, O my dino

You're no longer on the earth,

Extinction was your downfall

Many years before my birth.

I’ll find a triceratops, or a stegosaur,

Or a T-rex dinosaur.

You can see them in the museum

High upon the second floor.

Chorus

I found a leg bone, and an arm bone

So where’s that neck bone gone?

Now I’m chasing my dog Rover

As he drags it across the lawn.

Advancement Ceremony: Dinosaur Hunt

Setting – badges to be awarded, paleontologist’s hammers, chisels, and magnifiers

Scene – The Cubmaster (CM) and Assistant CM (CA) walk through the pack while conversing.

CM: I’m going on a dinosaur hunt.

CA: For big dinosaurs?

CM: No, not in size, but big in ideals.

CA: Can I go along?

CM: Yes, but you may have to help with their parents.

CA: O.K., but are they dangerous?

CM: No, but they are smart. They have taught their Cub Scouts many things.

CA: There’s one now. And there’s another. (Continue until all Scouts receiving awards and their parents are identified. The leaders escort the Cub Scouts and their parents to the front. They speak briefly about the Scouts’ accomplishments in earning advancement, giving credit to the parents for helping. The badges are given to the parents to present to their sons.)

Cheers

Dinosaur Cheer. Roar, Hiss, Roar, Hiss Pterodactyl Cheer. Flap your arms and say, “Honk! Honk! Honk!”

Fred Flintstone Cheer. Shake hands over your head and yell “Yabba-dabba-do!”

Tyrannosaurus Rex Applause: Pull arms up with 2 fingers curled like claws, then stomp loudly on each foot and growl loudly. Repeat three times. Oviraptor Applause: Grab large make-believe egg between hands, move feet quickly up and down as if running away, and shout “Yum, Yum!”

Paleontologist Applause: Pick up your pretend brush and pick, lean over and “pick” at a pretend bone, brush off the dirt and shout “Hooray – It’s a new dinosaur!”

Volcano Applause: Twirl your hands while making a rumbling sound, then throw up your hands and shout “Brrrrrrrmmmmm!”

Paleontologist Cheer: Can you dig it? Dig it! Dig it!

Audience Participation: Going on a Dinosaur Hunt

Have the audience repeat the words and motions Going on a dinosaur hunt. (Slap thighs)

And I’m not afraid. (Point to self)

There’s a tall mountain. (Look with hand over eyes)

Can’t go under it. (Move hand down)

Can’t go around it. (Move hand around)

Guess I’ll go over it. (Reach hands as if climbing)

There’s a river. (Hands over eyes)

Can’t go over it. (Move hand up)

Can’t go under it. (Move hand down)

Can’t go around it. (Move hand around)

Guess I’ll swim across it. (Move arms as if swimming)

There’s some tall grass. (Hands over eyes)

Can’t go over it. (Move hand up)

Can’t go under it. (Move hand down)

Can’t go around it. (Move hand around)

Guess I’ll go through it (Rub hands together to create rustling sound as if going through grass)

There’s a cave! (Hands over eyes)

Can’t go over it. (Move hand up)

Can’t go under it. (Move hand down)

Can’t go around it. (Move hand around)

Guess I’ll go in it (Extend arms in front as if walking in dark and feeling your way)

It’s dark and spooky in here (Shake)

It’s cold in here! (Wrap arms around self and shiver)

I feel some scales (Pretend to rub something)

I feel some big teeth! (Pretend to touch something) OH! It’s a Dinosaur! (Scream)

Repeat motions from before but a lot faster because you are running away from the dinosaur!! Run out of the cave (Extend arms in front as if running in dark and feeling your way)

Go through the grass (Rub hands together to create rustling sound as if going through grass) Swim across the river (Move arms as if swimming) Climb the mountain (Reach hands as if climbing) Run home (Slap thighs)

Open the door (Move hands as if opening door) Jump into bed (Cover head with arms as if hiding under a blanket)

I went on a dinosaur hunt (Point to self)

And I wasn’t afraid! (Point to self, again)

Cubmaster's Minute: Our Legacy

Dinosaurs lived but a short time in the history of the earth, but because of their bones we have a legacy, or record, that shows us how they lived and what they did. We, also, are only on the earth for a short time. What we do with our days and how we spend our time will determine how others will remember us and our lives. If we are unkind to others, if we are dishonest or don’t try, that is how we will be remembered. However, if we are kind to others, obedient to leaders, and always ‘do our best’, then we will be remembered as someone everyone wanted to call ‘friend’. Let your legacy be something you can be proud of.

Closing Ceremony: The Tale of the Large Dinosaur

Materials: Picture depicting each body part, with lines written on the back

#1: I am the head of a large dinosaur. I make sure the dinosaur knows what it needs to do to survive among the other dinosaurs.

#2: I am the jaws of the dinosaur. My teeth catch and chew up my meals.

#3: I am the neck of the dinosaur. I make sure the dinosaur can reach high enough to get all the leaves on the tree.

#4: I am the body of the dinosaur. I am bigger than the body of any animal that roams the earth today.

#5: I am the legs of the dinosaur. I support my huge body and make sure the dinosaur can run fast enough to catch dinner or to keep from being dinner.

#6: I am the tail of the dinosaur. Now you have heard the tale of the large dinosaur. And this is the tail end of the meeting, so it's time to go! Good night!