To earn the Bear Badge, a Cub Scout must complete 12 achievements out of a possible 24 that are offered in the book. The achievements are grouped in 4 major areas,

GOD, COUNTRY, FAMILY, and SELF. Within each group, a required number of achievements must be completed, as indicated below. Also, any achievements that they do NOT use to earn the Bear Badge may be used to earn Arrow Points.

(Note that these achievements, as were the Wolf activities, are primarily done at home and signed off by an adult family member after the boy has completed each one. The book is then shown to the Den Leader who records the progress and also signs the boy's book.)

The Bear Achievements are as follows, page number references to the Bear Book are in parenthesis.

If the Cub Scout has not previously earned the Bobcat Badge, it must be earned first.

ACHIEVEMENTS                                        

• GOD (Do ONE of the following) 
  1. Ways We Worship
  2. Emblems of Faith
• COUNTRY  (Do THREE of the following)
  3. What Makes America Special?
  4. Tall Tales
  5. Sharing Your World With Wildlife
  6. Take Care of Your Planet
  7. Law Enforcement is a Big Job
• FAMILY  (Do FOUR of the following)
  8. The Past is Exciting and Important
  9. What's Cooking?
  10. Family Fun
  11. Be ready!
  12. Family Outdoor Adventure
  13. Saving Well, Spending Well
• SELF (Do FOUR of the following)
  14. Ride Right
  15. Games, Games, Games!
  16. Building Muscles
  17. Information Please
  18. Jot it Down
  19. Shavings and Chips
  20. Sawdust and Nails
  21. Build a Model
  22. Tying it All Up
  23. Sports, Sports, Sports
  24. Be a Leader.