Required 7 requirements
Bobcat (Webelos)
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Webelos 4th grade Ages 9–10
Webelos adventures and requirements
A Cub Scout earns the Webelos badge in 4th grade by completing 6 required Webelos adventures, starting with Bobcat, plus at least 2 elective adventures the den chooses. Most dens spend two or three meetings on each adventure, so the year is tighter than it looks.
Webelos are fourth graders. The program starts to look like Scouts BSA: patrols, camping, and Scouts leading parts of the meeting.
4th grade
Grade, ages 9–10
6
Required adventures for the badge, Bobcat included
2
Elective adventures the den picks
27
Electives published for Webelos to choose from
Required Webelos adventures
These are the ones the badge depends on. Plan them first and leave the electives for spring, when the den knows what it enjoys.
Required 5 requirements
Stronger, Faster, Higher
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Required 4 requirements
My Safety
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Required 4 requirements
My Family
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Required 4 requirements
My Community
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Required 7 requirements
Webelos Walkabout
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Webelos elective adventures
Pick at least 2. Let the den vote between two you are willing to run, rather than offering the whole list to eight children at once.
Elective 6 requirements
Aquanaut
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 8 requirements
Archery (Webelos)
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 4 requirements
Art Explosion
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 4 requirements
Aware and Care
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 8 requirements
BB Gun (Webelos)
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 4 requirements
Build It
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 3 requirements
Cast Iron Chef
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 2 requirements
Castaway
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 7 requirements
Catch the Big One
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 6 requirements
Champions for Nature (Webelos)
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 4 requirements
Chef's Knife
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 4 requirements
Duty to God and You
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 4 requirements
Earth Rocks!
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 8 requirements
First Responder
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 4 requirements
Game Design
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 9 requirements
Let's Camp (Webelos)
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 3 requirements
Math on the Trail
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 7 requirements
Modular Design (Webelos)
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 9 requirements
Paddle Onward
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 6 requirements
Pedal Away
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 5 requirements
Protect Yourself Rules (Webelos)
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 5 requirements
Race Time (Webelos)
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 8 requirements
Slingshot (Webelos)
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 3 requirements
Sports
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 1 requirement
Summertime Fun (Webelos)
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 4 requirements
Tech on the Trail
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
Elective 7 requirements
Yo-Yo (Webelos)
Requirements in plain language, plus a sixty minute den meeting plan that closes them.
How a Webelos den year usually goes
Roughly thirty den meetings between September and May, against 6 required adventures and 2 electives. The arithmetic is tight, which is why the empty weeks matter.
September to November
Bobcat first, in the first two or three meetings, because no Webelos badge can be awarded until it is done. Then take the outdoor required adventures while the weather still cooperates, and pair one of them with the pack campout.
December and January
One meeting in December if you are lucky, usually a service project. January belongs to the Pinewood Derby, so plan an indoor required adventure around it and accept that you will lose a week.
February to March
Blue and Gold takes a week. This is where you check every Scout against the required adventures and find the two who are behind, because there is still time to fix it with a make-up night in the gathering block.
April and May
Finish the electives, get outdoors again, and record everything before the awards meeting. Leave the last meeting for the den to plan itself. They have earned it, and you will need the week.
The other Cub Scout ranks
Lion, Kindergarten Tiger, 1st grade Wolf, 2nd grade Bear, 3rd grade Arrow of Light, 5th grade
The official Webelos adventure page at scouting.org has the current requirement text and the handbook year it belongs to.
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