Cub Dens:

Lions: Lion Cubs are kindergarten boys. Lion Cubs join with a parent or caring adult partner. Lion Cub dens are part of a Cub Scout Pack. Lion Cubs may wear a special Lion Cub T-shirt to their activities. Lion Cubs move to the next Cub Scout level (Tiger Cubs) at the end of kindergarten.

Tigers: Tiger Cubs is an exciting introduction to the scouting program for first grade boys (or 7 years old) excited to get going! Tiger Cubs do stuff - lots of stuff - with their adult partners. This program is intended to open up the world to inquisitive minds along with the caring guidance of adults. The first steps along the Boy Scout Trail are laid here and every rank advancement through the scouting program builds on the basic categories of activity done as tigers.

Tiger Cub Motto: Search, Discover, Share
Tiger Cub Promise: I promise to love God, my family and my country, and to learn about the world

Wolves: Boys who are in the second grade or who are 8 years old are members of a Wolf den. Working with their parents, these Scouts earn their Bobcat badge, then start along the trail to Wolf rank.

The Wolf Handbook gives the 12 achievements that a boy must pass to earn the Wolf badge. It also has electives that a Wolf Cub Scout can work on to earn Arrow Points. There are chapters, too, on the Cub Scout World Conservation Award, Cub Scouting's Leave No Trace Awareness Award, and Cub Scout Academics and Sports. The "Get Set for Bear" chapter helps a Wolf Cub Scout move along the advancement trail to the next rank in Cub Scouting.

Bears: Boys who are in the third grade or who are 9 years old join a Bear Cub Scout den. Those who join the Bear den without having been a Wolf Cub Scout must earn the Bobcat badge. Then all the Cub Scouts in the den work their way along the trail to earn their Bear badge.

Compared to the things that Wolf Cub Scouts do, the trail of the Bear is a little harder. For these older Cub Scouts, the activities for advancement and achievement are more challenging. The Bear Handbook has 24 Bear achievements, 12 of which a Cub Scout must complete to earn his Bear badge. The book also gives instructions for 25 electives, which a Bear Cub Scout may work on to earn Arrow Points.

Webelos 1 & 2: 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.