1st grade · Ages 6–7
Tigers are scouts in 1st grade. The Tiger program builds on the Lion foundation with more structure, longer activities, and the start of serious adventure work.
What Tigers do
Tiger adventures are designed for first graders — short enough to hold attention, long enough to actually learn something. Tigers will:
- Earn their Bobcat badge (the foundation badge every new Cub Scout earns first)
- Complete six required adventures to earn the Tiger rank
- Choose from a long list of elective adventures based on their interests
- Start participating in pack-wide events: Pinewood Derby, campouts, service projects, and more
How Tiger dens work
Like Lions, Tigers operate with a parent or trusted adult attending each meeting alongside the scout. Tigers are starting to do a bit more on their own, but the family-centered model stays.
Tiger dens typically meet twice a month. Meetings run about an hour and focus on hands-on activities — building, exploring, playing games with purpose, going places.
What you need
The Tiger uniform shifts from the Lion T-shirt to the full Cub Scout uniform:
- Cub Scout uniform shirt (the blue one)
- Tiger neckerchief (orange) and slide
- Cub Scout belt and shoulder loops
- Council patch for our council
- Pack 12 unit numerals
- Tiger handbook
Buy the shirt slightly large. Many scouts wear the same shirt from Tiger through Bear (three years).
What’s next
Tigers move up to Wolves in 2nd grade. Wolves do longer, more involved adventures and start working a bit more independently.