To begin his path to the Tiger Cub Rank, a boy must do the following to earn the Tiger Cub Totem:

1. Making My Family Special

1F - Family Activity
Think of one chore you can do with your adult partner. Complete it together.

1D - Den Activity
Make a family scrapbook

1G - Go See It Activity
Go to a library, historical society, museum, old farm, or historical building, or visit an older person in your community.  Discover how family life was the same and how it was different many years ago.

2. Where I Live

2F - Family Activity
Look at a map of your community with your adult partner.

2D - Den Activity
Practice the Pledge of Allegiance with your den, and participate in a den or pack flag ceremony.

2G - Go See It Activity
Visit a police station or a fire station. Ask someone who works there how he or she helps people in your community.

3. Keeping Myself Healthy and Safe

 3F - Family Activity

1. With your family, plan a fire drill then practice it in your home.
2. With your adult partner, plan what to do if you became lost or separated from your family in a strange place.

3D - Den Activity
Make a Food Guide Pyramid

3G - Go See It Activity
Learn the rules of a game or sport. Then, go watch an amateur or professional game or sporting event.

4. How I Tell It

4F - Family Activity
At a family meal, have each family member take turns telling the others one thing that happened to him or her that day. Remember to practice being a good listener while you wait for your turn to talk.

4D - Den Activity
Play "Tell It Like It Isn't"

4G - Go See It Activity
Visit a television station, radio station, or newspaper office. Find out how people there communicate with others.

5. Let's Go Outdoors

5D - Den Activity
With a crayon or colored pencil and a piece of paper, make a leaf rubbing.

5F - Family Activity
Go outside and watch the weather

5G - Go See It Activity
Take a hike with your den.

After completing the fifteen Achievements, the Tiger Cub is awarded the Tiger Cub Patch.  The patch is affixed to the reverse side of the Tiger Cub Totem until he advances to the Bobcat Rank and begins working on his Wolf Rank.  At that point the Tiger Cub and Bobcat Rank patches are sewn on the Blue Cub Scout Uniform shirt.

Also, after completing the achievements, the Tiger Cub can be awarded Tiger Track Beads, which are YELLOW disks attached to the Totem.  One bead is awarded for each group of TEN Electives the Tiger Cub completes.  A boy can work on both Achievements and electives concurrently, but he can't receive Tiger Track beads until he has earned the Tiger Cub Badge.