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Team Formation, Gathering Activities,
Orientation, and Staff Exhibit
Time Allowed
60 minutes
Learning Objectives
As a result of these activities, participants will be able to
• Form teams that will stay together throughout the course.
• Meet the staff member assigned to their team.
• Consider themselves for the moment to be a Cub Scout den led by a den chief (the patrol’s staff member).
• Enjoy several brief and entertaining get-acquainted activities.
• Locate the course facilities, meeting places, living quarters, and other relevant
landmarks.
• Understand emergency response procedures for which they will be responsible.
• View the staff exhibit, both to gain from the material being presented and to see a model presentation of the sorts of exhibits they will later prepare themselves.
Materials Needed
• For each participant, a pen
• Materials for Cub Scouting—related Gathering Time activities
• For each participant, a copy of the Day One The Gilwell Gazette (Included in the paper is a schedule of events for Day One.)
• For each participant, a Wood Badge participant notebook
• A den chief shoulder cord for each staff member who will act as a den chief (These den chiefs are the same staff members who will serve as the patrols’ troop guides.)
• A staff exhibit (Staff members preparing the exhibit should follow the same exhibit guidelines that will be distributed later in the course to the patrols. The staff exhibit must set high standards of quality, should involve several staff members in its presentation, and should have both static and interactive elements.)

Recommended Facility Layout
Teams will probably form near the area used to sign in participants upon their arrival. The orientation may range out into the meeting area and locations of overnight accommodations. Positioning the team get-acquainted activities and the staff exhibit near Gilwell Field will simplify gathering participants for the first Gilwell Field assembly.
Delivery Method
You will need several staff members to serve as orientation guides and some to help with the gathering time activities. The staff exhibit will be presented by the troop guides.
Gathering Time Activities
There should be several gathering time activities. The purpose is to give the participant an opportunity to review the Cub Scout Promise that will be used at the opening assembly later today. It would also be appropriate for Webelos Scouts to have an activity designed around learning the Scout Oath and Law. Those will be used later in the day as well as the rest of the course. The gathering time activities follow the Cub Scout meeting format and will alert the participants that Wood Badge training begins as soon as they arrive.
As the participants participate in the activities, it would be appropriate for them to
receive a bead to hang on a cord, much like the progress towards rank recognition for Cub Scouts. The following are some suggested activities.

Cub Scout Promise and Law Puzzle
Materials needed: Cards that have been printed with Cub Scout Promise on one side and Cub Scout Law of the Pack on the other. The cards should be cut into puzzle pieces and kept together so that each participant receives a complete puzzle.
Method: Encourage each participant to put his puzzle together, securing it with
adhesive tape. The participant should put the card in his or her pocket to have during
the opening assembly.


Cub Scout Secrets
Materials needed: A card with a circle that has been divided into four sections,
each section a different color. A spinner should be attached so that when the participant
spins the spinner it lands on a color quadrant. You will need four stacks of
colored cards to match the colors on the spinner. The questions on the cards should
include the following.
• What is the sign for Cub Scouting? (arm fully extended with two fingers split
like the “victory” sign)
• What do the two fingers of the Cub Scout sign symbolize? (the two parts of the
(Jab Scout Promise—to help other people and to obey)
• What is our pack number? (Gilwell Pack 1)
• What is the Cub Scout motto? (Do Your Best)
• What is the highest award in Cub Scouting? (The Arrow of Light Award)
• What are the Cub Scout colors? (blue and gold)
• What does “Webelos” stand for? (We’ll be loyal Scouts)
• Name a purpose of Cub Scouting. (Character development, spiritual growth,
good citizenship, sportsmanship and fitness, family understanding, respectful relationships,
personal achievement, friendly service, fun and adventure, preparation for Boy
Scouting)
Method: Have a staff member there to monitor the game. Ask each participant to
spin the dial and then choose a card that matches the color quadrant the spinner landed
in. The participant reads the question on the card and tells the game monitor his or her
answer. Any single successful answer will enable the participant to “win” and move
to another station.

What’s Next?
As part of earning the Arrow of Light Award, a Webelos Scout must learn the
Scout Oath and Law.
Materials needed: The Scout Law posted where participants can see it; cards with one point of the Scout Law printed on each (except for “Reverent”); a pocketsize copy of the Scout Law for each participant.
Method: Ask participants to turn over one of the cards and tell what comes after that point of the Scout Law.


Rearrange
Materials needed: Several cards with the Scout Oath on one side and the Scout Law on the other. Cut the card into pieces so that each piece has one phrase of the Scout Oath (ignore the Scout Law on the back for now).
Method: Ask each participant to arrange the pieces together so that the Scout Oath is revealed. Tape it together and show them that the Scout Law is now in order on the back. Suggest that they carry this in their pockets for future reference.

( the BSA program—Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, Varsity Scouting, and
Venturing )