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Tips for teaching Cub Scouts the Scout Law

By Scouting magazine

Memorizing the 12 words of the Scout Law (16 if you count “A Scout is” and “and”), and getting them in the right order, can be tough for Cub Scouts. To make it easier for Cub Scouts, here are some learning strategies that work better than rote memorization.

The health benefits of getting a good night’s sleep

By Scouting magazine

A good night’s sleep—seven to nine hours of uninterrupted slumber—can help you ward off colds and even heart disease, improve concentration and mood, keep you from putting on pounds, and make you look younger.

A Scouter’s guide to teaching Leave No Trace ethics

By Scouting magazine

Old school or not, any Scouter can—and should—get up to speed by learning, practicing, and teaching Leave No Trace behaviors. Here’s how.

How to measure a Scout’s participation for BSA requirements

By Scouting magazine

What exactly does “active” mean and how can troop leaders measure participation?

Cookbooks to spice up your camping cuisine

By Scouting magazine

Spice up your campout cuisine with three new cookbooks by authors (and avid hikers) Christine and Tim Conners, who collect many of their recipes and tips from Scouts and Scouters.

Gotta Have It: PhotoJojo iPhone Telephoto Lens

By Scouting magazine

When you attach the robust 8X PhotoJojo iPhone Telephoto Lens, we guarantee you’ll have a totally new view.

Help fight malaria with Nothing But Nets

By Scouting magazine

Now’s your chance to make a difference in the battle against malaria, an insidious disease that kills nearly a million people a year—most of them children under the age of 5. As we approach World

Colorado Scouts show their "wall power" in ice-climbing weekend

By Bryan Wendell

Inching up a seven-story sheet of ice would give most anyone a cold rush of anxiety. But if these Scouts and Scouters make it to the top, they’ll know they’ve found their “Wall Power.”