Showman

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Webelos Scout Showman activity badge (pin) resources include the Showman worksheet

and cross-references for related Cub Scout belt loops & pins and Cub Scout awards.
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The Webelos Showman activity badge helps prepare Webelos Scouts for the Boy Scout Music and Theater merit badge(s).

The Webelos Showman activity badge options include earning the Music belt loop.

Webelos Showman Activity Badge
Mental Skills Group

The Webelos Showman Activity Badge is one of 20 different Activity Badges that can be earned in the Webelos Scout Program. The requirements are typically worked on during den meetings or den activities while the skills are practiced at home, with the help of the Webelos Scout's family. The requirements are either completed with the den or at home with the den leader's approval. Projects are brought to meetings to share with the den and for Webelos Den Leader or Activity Badge Counselor approval.

1 Showman requirements
2 Notes
3 Requirement resources
4 Related awards
5 See also
6 External links

Showman requirements

Do this:

Complete six activities of your choice; these can be from any area (puppetry, music, and or drama).

Webelos den leader or activity badge counselor: Be sure to sign approval for each of the activities that are completed to fulfill requirement 1.

Puppetry

And do one of these not already done for requirement 1:

Write a puppet play about one of your Webelos den activities or a subject of your choice.
Make a set of puppets or marionettes for the play you have written or for another play.
Build a simple stage for marionettes or puppets.
Alone or with the help of others, put on a puppet show for your den or pack.
Make a set of four paper bag puppets for a singing group. With the help of three other den members, sing a song with the puppets as the performers.
There are sock, stick, and finger puppets. There are paper bag puppets and marionettes. Explain their differences and show any puppets you have made for this badge.

Music

And do one of these not already done for requirement 1:

Play four tunes on any band or orchestra instrument. Read these from music.
Sing one song indoors and one song outdoors, either alone or with a group. Tell what you need to do differently when singing outdoors.
Make a collection of three or more records, tapes, or music CDs. Tell what you like about each one.
Tell what folk music is. Hum, sing, or play a folk tune on a musical instrument.
Name three American composers. Name a famous work by each.
Draw a staff. Draw on it a clef, a sharp, flat, natural, note, and rest. Tell what each is used for.
Show the difference between 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 time by beating time or playing an instrument.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Music.

Drama

And do one of these not already done for requirement 1:

Give a monologue (a talk) on a patriotic, humorous, or holiday subject or another subject of your choice.
Attend a play. Describe the story. Tell what you liked about it.
Read a play. Make a model stage setting for one of the acts.
Write, put on, and take part in a one-act play.
Make a list of stage directions. Tell what they mean.
Describe a theater-in-the-round. What are its good and bad points?
Explain the difference between grand opera and light opera. Explain the difference between a musical and a play.
Read about William Shakespeare. Draw a picture of his Globe Theater.

The official source for the information shown in this article or section is:
Webelos Handbook, 2007 Edition (BSA Supply No. 33452)

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Please note any errors found in the above requirements on this article's Talk Page.

Notes

A FREE workbook for Showman is available here!

with the maps, charts, links, diagrams, and checklists you need!
Or click here to print just the Showman requirements.

meritbadge.org has PDF and DOC versions of
Boy Scout merit badge workbooks,
Webelos workbooks, and Cub Scout workbooks.

The Webelos Program uses the Fast Tracks Den Meeting plans to offer all 20 Webelos Activity Badges in as little as 12 months.
Details on earning a Cub Scout Sports or Academic pin or belt loop multiple times

Requirement resources

Showman Worksheet → Other Webelos Activity Badge Worksheets

2. Write a puppet play - pp. 433-5
3. Make a set of puppets or marionettes - p. 437
4. Build a simple stage for marionettes or puppets - pp. 438-9
5. Put on a puppet show - pp. 433-9
6. Paper bag puppets - p. 435
7. Sock, stick, finger, paper bag puppets and marionettes - pp. 435-7
8. Play four tunes on any band or orchestra instrument. Read these from music.
9. Scout Songs
10. Make a collection of three or more records, tapes, or music CDs.
11. Folk music - p. 441
12. American composers - pp. 442-3
13. Staff, clef, sharp, flat, natural, note, and rest - p. 444
14. Show the difference between 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 time - p. 444
15. Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Music
16. Give a monologue (a talk) - p. 446
17. Attend a play - p. 447
18. Read a play. Make a model stage setting - pp. 447-8
19. Write, put on, and take part in a one-act play - pp. 447-9
20. Make a list of stage directions. Tell what they mean - p. 449
21. Theater-in-the-round - pp. 450-1
22. Grand opera vs. light opera. Musical vs. a play - pp. 451-2
23. William Shakespeare & the Globe Theater - p. 453

Note: For requirement 1 of the Showman activity badge, you'll choose six activities from puppetry, music, or drama. Then later you'll do one additional activity in each of these areas, for a total of 9 activities.

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Many Webelos Scouts may earn belt loops and pins a second time to qualify for Webelos Activity Badges. All boys may earn belt loops more than once; however, leaders should encourage boys to try different requirements and earn the pin. Packs should have a clear policy in place to determine whether the pack or the boy's family will be responsible for the cost of awards that are earned more than once.

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— Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program Guide #34299B, p.4 and Cub Scout Leader Book, p. 31-1.