The Pack
The Pack is a group made up of several dens. The Pack includes not only the boys in those dens, but also their families and their leaders. The Pack meets once a month with Cub Scouts, leaders, parents and other family members attending. The Pack meeting is the climax of the month's den meetings and activities. It gives the dens something to look forward to and work toward. This is a chance to recognize the boys, their parents, and their leaders.
In addition to its regular meetings, the Pack sponsors certain special projects. These include community projects, outdoor activities, field trips, family camp outs, fund raising activities, and fun competitions such as the pinewood car derby.
The Dens
A Cub Scout Pack is divided into small groups of about eight boys called dens, who meet weekly under the direction of adult Den Leaders and, in some cases, Boy Scout Den Chiefs. The Den Leaders are trained parent volunteers.
The den allows boys to get to know each other better and engage in activities that would be difficult in a larger group. The den also provides leadership opportunities for the boys as they elect "denners" or help to teach each other.
Den meeting activities may include games, handicrafts, hikes and other outdoor fun, practicing skits and stunts, taking part in simple ceremonies, songs and work on advancement requirements is included. The Den Leaders may ask for special help occasionally from parents (helping with a meeting or sharing a special skill with the boys).
Dens are organized by rank. Ranks are organized by grade and age.
Ranks
Boys of different ages have different
ranks in Cub Scouting. As you go from Tiger Cub (age 7) to Webelos Scout (age 10), you learn new things and new skills that you use to meet new challenges as you get older.
- Tiger Cubs. First-grade (or age 7) boys join a Tiger Cub den, where each boy works with an adult partner on the requirements to earn his Tiger Cub badge.
- Wolf Cub Scouts. Second-grade (or age 8) boys graduate into a Wolf den. They go to weekly den meetings while their families still help them work on the requirements for the Wolf badge.
- Bear Cub Scouts. Boys in the third grade (or age 9) are members of a Bear den. They also work with their families to do the requirements for the Bear badge, but boys this old have enough knowledge and skill to take on more of the work by themselves.
- Webelos Scouts. Boys in the fourth and fifth grades become Webelos Scouts. Webelos Scouts do more advanced activities to get ready to graduate into Boy Scouting.
Above taken from usscouts.org and scouting.org