Meeting plan

Lion / Lion's Pride

Lion's Pride Den Meeting Plan

Lion's Pride is a required Lion adventure in Family & Reverence. Scouts draw, practice kindness, and complete private family activities. Keep den discussion focused on kindness, respect, and family traditions. Requirement 1 explicitly includes family faith traditions; a general drawing alone does not establish completion. Leave that conversation to a parent.

Supported requirements

1, 2, 3

Duration

60 minutes

Adventure: Lion’s Pride
Rank: Lion (kindergarten)
Selected activities: Holiday drawing; religious celebration with family (or verified family-choice gathering); note of kindness
Suggested den meeting length: 60 minutes, plus the family celebration completed separately Estimated leader preparation: 10-20 minutes for gathering supplies, parent communication, printing, and setup; allow 5 minutes for cleanup separately. Assumes up to six Scouts with adult partners and supplies on hand.

About this adventure

Lion’s Pride is a required Lion adventure in Family & Reverence. Scouts draw, practice kindness, and complete private family activities. Keep den discussion focused on kindness, respect, and family traditions. Requirement 1 explicitly includes family faith traditions; a general drawing alone does not establish completion. Leave that conversation to a parent or legal guardian, at home if preferred. No Scout must share beliefs with the den. See the adventure page for the approved plan and handouts; families can review official requirements privately.

Completion limit: Planning a celebration is not attending it. Requirement 2 permits a religious service OR another gathering showing how the family expresses Family & Reverence. Families who choose another gathering should consult current official adventure requirements. Preserve the selected religious-celebration option for families who choose it; do not make it the only route or claim any unrelated outing qualifies.

Safety and respect

Review the SAFE Checklist and Guide to Safe Scouting. Maintain required adult supervision. Use whole sheets folded into cards so cutting is unnecessary. Offer easy-grip crayons, adult scribing, and optional sharing. Do not ask Scouts to disclose or justify beliefs. Family conversations remain private; confirm completion without requesting details.

Meeting preparation

Overall preparation effort: Low, assuming paper and crayons are on hand. Holiday drawing: Low, set out plain paper. Note of kindness: Low, fold whole sheets without cutting or kits. Family planning: Low for the den, send a short notice and print the handout; actual gathering logistics depend on the family’s choice and are additional. A den-organized outing requires a new effort assessment. A separate supply trip makes the affected activity and overall effort at least Medium.

• Tell parents the official scope beforehand and offer private home completion. No den-led belief discussion is planned.
• Gather plain paper and crayons; print the take-home reminder. No handbook purchase or reproduced handbook page is needed. These are independently directed drawing/card activities, not official worksheets.
• Seat Scouts with adult partners. Requirement 1’s conversation must involve a parent or legal guardian, even if another adult partner attends.

Supplies

• Plain paper for a drawing and a folded kindness card per Scout
• Crayons to share
• Copies of the parent handout

Pre and post meeting activities for scouts

Before

No prerequisite drawing is needed. Parents review the family-choice options. Families choosing the selected religious celebration discuss its meaning and frequency privately before attending. A parent or legal guardian may complete requirement 1’s conversation at home before or after this meeting.

After

• Attend the chosen qualifying gathering with family; for the selected celebration activity, discuss the experience privately afterwards.
• Finish the requirement 1 conversation/drawing if still incomplete and give or mail the kindness card. Do not repeat completed work.
• Tell the leader which steps are complete without sharing private beliefs. A neutral local drawing supports participation but is not a substitute for an uncompleted official requirement.

Completion checklist

• Requirement 1: Scout talked with a parent or legal guardian about family faith traditions and drew a favorite holiday or celebration.
• Requirement 2: With family, Scout attended a religious celebration and discussed it before and after, or attended another qualifying gathering showing how the family expresses Family & Reverence.
• Requirement 3: Scout made a cheerful card or drawing and gave it to someone they love.

Sample Agenda

See the talking points below for what to say and do in each part.

Leader notes and talking points

Quoted lines are suggested wording. Keep the talking short, because kindergartners do best when they get to the activity quickly.

Welcome and opening (0:00-0:05)

• Set up: Put plain paper and crayons out before Scouts arrive. Seat each Scout with their adult partner.
• Say: “Today we’re starting Lion’s Pride. It’s about our families and the special things we do together. Families celebrate different things, and we’ll listen to each other kindly.”
• Ask: “What’s one holiday or celebration your family enjoys?” Take two or three answers.

Holiday drawing (0:05-0:20)

• Say: “What matters to your family? You can draw a celebration and keep your picture private.”
• Do: Offer plain paper and crayons. Parents handle the official family conversation privately or at home. Invite volunteers to share only what they choose; allow passing. Respect includes leaving personal beliefs private.
• If stuck, ask: “What do you eat? Who is there? What’s your favorite part?”
• Tips: Sharing is optional. The conversation must be with a parent or legal guardian, so if another adult came, the family can have it at home.

Move and reset (0:20-0:25)

• Do: Put crayons away, take restroom breaks, and play “Lion moves”: “Roar! Stretch tall! Prowl! Freeze!”
• Ask: “How can we move without bumping anyone?” Offer seated stretches; no tools need distributing.

Note of kindness (0:25-0:43)

• Ask: “How can we show someone we care?” (Hugging, helping, sharing, saying thank you.)
• Say: “A Scout is kind and cheerful. Make a card for someone you love.”
• Do: Fold plain paper. Scouts decorate; adults may write the Scout’s own message. No cutting or handbook page is needed.
• Tip: Requirement 3 is complete only after the card is given. Ask each Scout who will receive it and when.

Family celebration plan (0:43-0:53)

• Say to adults: “Complete the chosen qualifying gathering with your family. The religious celebration is one option; the requirement also permits another gathering expressing Family & Reverence. Contact me privately about options. Report completion, not beliefs.”
• Do: Hand out and briefly review the parent take-home sheet while Scouts finish their cards.
• Ask privately: “Do you have what you need to choose your family’s activity?” No public answer is needed.
• Tip: Don’t recommend specific religious events. Families who prefer another option can consult the official requirements privately or contact the leader.

Closing (0:53-1:00)

• Ask: “What’s one kind thing you can do for someone this week?”
• Say: “Remember to give your card to the person you made it for!”
• Do: Close with a den cheer or brief kindness reflection. Make sure each Scout leaves with their drawing, card, and take-home sheet. Check actual completion with partners; the agenda totals 60 minutes.