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Tiger's Roar

Cub Scouts · Adventure, Required

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Tiger's Roar teaches you how to keep yourself safe. You'll learn the Protect Yourself Rules, practice Shout, Run, Tell, and know what to do in an emergency or if you get lost. Being prepared helps you feel confident.

Why it's worth it

A tiger's roar is loud and strong. In Tiger's Roar you'll learn when and how to use yours. You'll practice what to do if something feels wrong, how to call for help, and exactly what to do if you ever get lost or separated from your grown-up. Having a plan helps you stay calm, and staying calm helps people find and help you faster.

Start this week

  1. Choose a quiet time to watch the Tiger Protect Yourself Rules video with your parent or guardian.
  2. Learn your grown-up's phone number and your home address, and practice saying them out loud.
  3. Next time you go to a store or park, agree on a meeting spot before you go in.

Stay safe

  • Practice calling 911 only with a toy phone or a phone that's off. Real calls are for real emergencies.

Requirements · 4

Every official requirement and part, numbered to match Scouting America, in plain language. Sign off against the official wording (opens in a new tab).

  1. Requirement 1

    With your parent's or legal guardian's permission, watch the Tiger Protect Yourself Rules video

    Tip: Watch the video with your parent or guardian and talk about the rules afterward.

  2. Requirement 2

    With your adult partner, practice Shout, Run, Tell the way the video shows

    Tip: Practice Shout, Run, Tell with your adult until you can do it quickly and loudly.

    For example: Your adult says, "Pretend someone you don't know asks you to come help find a puppy." You shout "No" in a big voice, run to a safe grown-up, and tell them what happened.

  3. Requirement 3

    With your adult partner, show how to reach emergency services

    Tip: Practice on a pretend phone how to call 911 and say your name and address.

    For example: With a toy phone, pretend to dial 911. Say your name, what's wrong, and where you are, like "My grandma fell and can't get up. I'm at 12 Oak Street." Then stay on the line.

  4. Requirement 4

    With your adult partner, show what you would do if you got lost or separated

    Tip: Make a plan with your adult for stores or parks, like staying put and asking a worker or a parent with kids for help.

    For example: If you're separated at a store, stay where you are, then ask a worker at the counter or a parent with kids for help. Say your name and your grown-up's name and phone number.

Places to visit

Ask an adult to set it up, and go with your family, den, patrol, or crew.

  • A fire station or police station

    Firefighters and officers can show you what happens when someone calls 911 and how they help kids who are lost.

    How: Have your den leader call the station's non-emergency number and ask about a short tour for a first-grade den.

Talk about it together

  • What is one Protect Yourself Rule you want to remember?
  • Who are the safe grown-ups you could go to for help?
  • What would you say to a store worker if you got lost?
  • How does it feel to have a plan for when something goes wrong?

Helpful reads

For leaders & parents

  • Let parents or guardians lead the video discussion at home.
  • Role-play the lost-and-separated plan at a den meeting so Tigers can practice calmly.

People & places that can help

Pairs well with

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More Tiger adventures

Tips, examples, and questions are ideas from experienced leaders, not extra requirements. Your unit leader or counselor decides when a requirement is complete.