Featured belt loops for June

Welcome to summer vacation, everyone!  With school over, be sure to read through the arrow point or compass point achievements and the belt loop choices - these will give your family some great ideas of things to do together over the summer, and provide ready solutions if a child complains that he is bored!  The featured belt loops for June are Geography and Bicycling.  There is always one featured academic belt loop and one featured sports belt loop.  This month, with the probability of family vacations in mind, we are adding an additional academic belt loop feature:  Family Travel.

Geography:  Boys can explore ahead of time the places their families may visit during summer vacation.
Bicycling:  The end of school brings free time for Cub Scouts and many hit the roads on a bicycle.  This is a good time to ensure that all boys learn the ins and outs of bicycle safety and traffic rules.  If your scout already earned the belt loop, check the link to the right to see what he needs to do to earn the Bicycling pin.

Cub Scout Geography requirements

Belt Loop Requirements Complete these three requirements: Draw a map of your neighborhood. Show natural and manmade features. Include a key or legend of map symbols. Learn about the physical geography of your community. Identify the major landforms within 100 miles. Discuss with an adult what you learned. Use a world globe or map to locate the continents, the oceans, the equator, and the northern and southern hemispheres. Learn how longitude and latitude lines are used to locate a site.

Cub Scout Bicycling requirements
Belt Loop Requirements Complete these three requirements: Explain the rules of safe bicycling to your den leader or adult partner. Demonstrate how to wear the proper safety equipment for bicycling. Show how to ride a bike safely. Ride for at least half an hour with an adult partner, your family, or den.

Cub Scout Family Travel requirements

Belt Loop Requirements Complete these three requirements: Make a list of things you would take on a threeday trip with your family, then pack these items in a bag or suitcase. With an adult’s help, figure out the cost and miles to complete a trip to a place of interest using the family car or public transportation. Research at least five places to visit during a trip to a place of interest. Explain what you learned to your family.