Program Planning

Boy Scouts of America provides the following resources for planning the troop program (meetings and other events).

Troop Program Resources are a companion piece for the Scoutmaster Handbook containing resources, forms, and ideas for providing a dynamic program for Scouts.

Troop Program Features are a complete guide to troop program planning. Each volume includes 12 months of program helps, each month featuring specific theme:

Volume 1

Aquatics
Athletics
Backpacking
Boating/Canoeing
Business
Camping
Citizenship
Communications
Cooking
Cultural Awareness
Emergency Preparedness
Engineering

Volume 2

Environment
First Aid
Fishing
Forestry
Health Care
High Adventure
Hiking
Hobbies
Leadership
Mechanics
Nature
Orienteering

Volume 3

Physical Fitness
Pioneering
Public Service
Safety
Science
Shooting
Special Cooking
Sports
Tracking
Wilderness Survival
Wildlife Management
Winter Camping