Before the meeting: 

1. Become familiar with the denner position and determine if there is a need for an assistant denner. A denner is a Cub Scout who helps the den leader during a den meeting. The den leader decides how the denner will be chosen and for how long the Cub Scout will serve as the denner. Each Cub Scout should have a chance to serve as the denner for at least one meeting. The den leader decides what the denner will help with, and that may change for each meeting. Here are some examples of things that a denner may be asked to do: 
   • Arrive early to help set up the meeting  
   • Welcome everyone when they arrive at the den meeting  
   • Lead the den in reciting the Scout Oath and the Scout Law 
   • Carry the United States flag during the opening 
   • Pick a game for the den to play 
   • Help hand out supplies for an activity  
   • Stay after the meeting to help clean up  

   When a Cub Scout is a denner, encourage them to do their best to set an example for the other Cub Scouts by acting by the Scout Oath and the Scout Law. This is the greatest responsibility of a denner. This is called leadership by example. One way you can encourage them to do this is to be friendly to everyone in the den and offer to help another Cub Scout who may need it.
   When a Cub Scout serves as a denner present them with the denner cord — a yellow cord that is worn over the left shoulder. The denner cord is passed on from one denner to the next.
   The denner is not the leader of the den and is never to be put in charge of other Cub Scouts.

During the meeting 

1. Explain the role of a denner, the “official” helper during a den meeting. 
2. Ask Cub Scouts to write down three jobs that they feel a denner should do. 
3. Ask Cub Scouts to share their individual lists.   
4. Ask Cub Scouts to agree, as a den, on five jobs that they feel are important. These jobs will be the denner’s for each meeting. 
5. Have Cub Scouts write down the five chosen jobs on the poster board and decorate. You may also choose to print a copy for each Cub Scout, so they know what the responsibilities are when it is their turn.