Advancements for Webelos:       Webelos badge Webelos oval badge

(If the Cub Scout has not previously earned the Bobcat Badge, it must be earned first).

The Bobcat badge is earned before the Wolf Rank.

1. Learn and say the Cub Scout Promise and a. Complete the Character Connection for Honesty. (Page 30)

1. Know- Discuss these questions with your family: What is a promise? What does it mean to “keep your word?” What does honesty mean? What does it mean to “do your best?”

2. 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 keep your word? List examples.

3. Practice- Discuss with family members why it is important to be trustworthy and honest and how you can do your best to be honest when you are doing the activities in Cub Scouting.

2. Say the Law of the Pack. Tell what it means.
3. Tell what Webelos means.
4. Show the Cub Scout sign. Tell what it means.
5. Show the Cub Scout handshake. Tell what it means.
6. Say the Cub Scout motto. A motto is a guiding principle.
7. Give the Cub Scout salute. Tell what it means.
8. With your parent of guardian, complete the exercises Your Children from Child Abuse.

The next step on the advancement trail is:

To earn the Webelos rank a Webelos Scout must complete 3 activity badges (one must be Fitness and Citizen activity badges and 1 other activity badge from a different activity group.
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The next patch is the Compass Point Emblem which is awarded after the Webelos badge and 4 additional activity badges for a total of 7 activity badges now earned.compass point

After the scout has earned the Compass Point Emblem they can earn metal
“compass points"
for each additional 4 activity badges earned for a total of 3 metal “compasspoints”.

Webelos Scouts must earn a total of 19 out of the total of 20 possible activity
badges — to receive all their metal "compass" points.
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The highest rank in Cub Scouting is the Arrow of Light. (See page 63 in the Webelos book for this rank’s requirements).

The Webelos Rank Requirements (188KB) and the Webelos Advancement worksheet in color (26KB) or Webelos Advancement worksheet in B & W (25KB) are similar to the other ranks but I have broken them down into areas that are color-coded so that you can easily see what group you are working on at the moment and which group you need to work on next. I found that by overlapping 2 different groups the scouts could work on something that they were interested in while at the same time learn about something they didn't know a lot about. Webelos Oval badgeWebelos badge

The Advancements for Webelos 
form is an overview of the awards that Webelos can earn. (22KB)

Also, I have created an overview Cub Advancement Trail sheet that can help you answer questions at Round-ups, Pack Meetings or Den Meetings. Check out the Cub Advancement Trail in color (979KB) and the Cub Advancement Trail in B & W(488KB)

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