Making The BEST 4-H Clubs Better
A collection of ready-to-use lessons, handouts, and resources to help advisors strengthen their club, develop members’ communication and leadership skills, and, in general, make the best better. This project was made possible by grants from the Ohio 4-H Foundation. Additional staff resources are included at the bottom of this page.
Eight Key Elements of Positive Youth Development
How a Typical 4-H Club Meeting is Split
Using an Experiential Model in 4-H
A Way to Stimulate Discussion: Brainstorming
Building Your 4-H Club Team
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Members + Mentors = Retention
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- Handout - 4-H Dynamic Duos Partners Profile Questionnaire
- Resource - 4-H DDs - Dynamic Duos
New Family Orientation
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- Handout: Welcome to 4-H!
- Resource: 4-H Family Bingo Cards
Why Officers are Important
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- Handout: 4-H Club Business Meeting True or False Quiz and Key
Practice Makes Perfect Parliamentary Procedure
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- Handout: Parliamentary Procedure
- Resource: Let's Make Parliamentary Procedure Trail Mix
- Resource: I MOVE sign
Making Meetings Matter
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- Handout: Points to Look for in a Good 4-H Meeting
- Handout: Putting a Meeting Together Puzzle
Club Program Planning
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- Handout: Design Your Own Clover
- Resource: 4-H Club Yearly Meetings at a Glance Worksheet
Making Club Committees Count
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Community Service!
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- Handout: Planning a Successful Community Service Project - Project Planning Guide
Club Fundraising
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- Handout: Club Fundraising Planning Sheet
Selecting the Perfect Project
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- Handout: Family Guide Scavenger Hunt and Key
- Handout: Pick-A-Project and Results Analysis
Keeping Your 4-H Records
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- Handout: My 4-H Career Record Book
Show Me How to...Plan a 4-H Demonstration
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- Handout: Show Me How to...Plan a 4-H Demonstration
- Handout: Ohio State Fair 4-H Communications Days-Illustrated Talk or Demonstration Rules
- Resource: Set of Demonstration Activity Cards
Health: The Fourth H
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- Handout: What's on Your Plate?
Bullying: Why Me?
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- Handout: Bullying: Why Me?
Using Social Media in Your Club
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- Handout: Guidelines for Social Networking and Websites
- Resource: T and F Signs
- Resource: Social Media Application
Club Self-Assessment
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- Resource: Eight Key Elements of Positive Youth Development
Teaching Teens to Teach
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- Resource: Teaching Activity Cards
Making Meetings Fun
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Club Constitution and By-Laws
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- Handout: Constitution Word Scramble and Key
- Handout: Approve and Review 4-H Club By-Laws Checklist
YOU are a 4-H Ambassador!
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- Handout: YOU are a 4-H Ambassador!
Team Building Challenges
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Blue Ribbon Project Exhibits
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Practice + Prepare = Successful Project Interview
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- Handout: Preparing for Your Project Interview: Tips for a Successful Interview
- Resource: Practice Interview Question Cards
Discover Yourself at Camp
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- Handout: Benefits of Camp
- Resource: Camp Ambassador PowerPoint
Project STEM (Science is Fun!)
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- Handout: What is Science Inquiry and Science Checklist
- Resource: Can Your Horse Really See Color?
Distracted Driving Kills
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- Handout: Distracted Driving Kills
- Handout: Distracted Driving Pledge
- Resource: Suggested Pictures for Distractions Board
- Resource: Distracted Driving Pictures (pdf)
Cyberbullying
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- Handout: Cyberbullying: What to Do
- Resource: Cyberbullying Scenarios
Planning Field Trips and Outings
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- Resource: Risk Management Checklist
Keeping Community Service Safe
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- Handout: Keeping Community Service Safe
- Handout: Roadside Clean-Up Safety Plan
- Handout: ICE – In Case of Emergency Planning Guide
- Resource: Litter Pictures (pdf)