Creating a Welcoming Environment

An activity plan to help 4-H clubs evaluate how welcoming their club is to parents, guests, leaders (volunteers) and members. The group will brainstorm ways they can create within their club a more welcoming environment. This activity plan is part of the Wisconsin 4-H Club Training Series. (7 pages, 151 KB) Keywords-  get-acquainted activities,Essential Elements, working together, […]

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Designing 4-H Project Experiences — Knowing Our Audience

A lesson plan designed to demonstrate the importance of knowing our audience and their physical, emotional, intellectual, and social characteristics in order to plan appropriate learning experiences for them. This is a part opf the Wisconsin Leader Training Series. (5 pages, 100 KB) Keywords- developmental stages, age appropriate projects, mastery, educational design and delivery methods, personal development Details Publication […]

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Designing 4-H Project Experiences — Managing Competition

This lesson will help youth and adult leaders (volunteers) learn about the potential impacts of competition on youth and explore ways to manage competition so it supports the 4 H program’s primary goal of positive youth development.  This is a part of the Wisconsin 4-H Leader Training Series. (8 pages, 123 KB) Keywords –  Bill of Rights […]

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Designing 4-H Project Experiences — Planning Project Meetings

This lesson will help leaders learn about planning as an important second step on the road to a successful project adventure and develop strategies for involving members in planning their own project experience. This is a part of the Wisconsin 4-H Leader Training Series. (7 pages, 144 KB) Keywords – educational design, brainstorming, project meeting planner […]

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Designing 4-H Project Experiences — Preparing for Exhibit

A lesson plan designed to teach project leaders the importance of encouraging members to participate fully in opportunities to showcase their accomplishments. This lesson includes information on the various types of judging processes including: face-to-face, conference and individual. This is a part of the Wisconsin 4-H Leader Training Series. (8 pages, 137 KB) Keywords – Essential Elements, educational design, danish judging, preparing […]

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Designing 4-H Project Experiences — Setting Project Goals

This lesson will help leaders learn to use their first project meeting effectively as an opportunity for members to get acquainted, set goals, and begin planning for the project year. Leaders will learn the criteria for good goals and have opportunities to write and evaluate sample project goals. This is a part of the Wisconsin […]

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Designing 4-H Project Experiences — Teaching Methods

A lesson plan designed to teach project leaders about which teaching methods are most effective in helping youth learn and to give them experience in developing project lesson plans that provide youth with hands-on learning opportunities. This is a part of the Wisconsin 4-H Leader Training Series. (9 pages, 300 KB) Keywords – develop skills, […]

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Don’t Jump… To Conclusions!

This activity is designed to help youth transition into adulthood by learning skills which foster independence and confidence as they step further out into the world, by working and/or expanding their involvement in school or community. (4 pages, 52KB) Key words – communication, diversity, interpersonal, assumption activity, career Details Publication Number: ACTp120 Category: Arts & Communication Sub-Category: […]

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Electricity: Bright Lights

Activity lesson plan for teaching youth how to build a flashlight.  Part of the 4-H Electrical Science Series.(2 pages, 50 KB) Keywords – wiring, circuit, simple flashlight worksheet, power supply, light source Details Publication Number: ACTas132 Category: Mechanical Sciences Sub-Category: Electricity Type: Activity Plan Audience: Volunteer Links Electricity: Bright Lights

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Electricity: Circuit Sense

Activity lesson plan for teaching youth how to identify closed and opened circuits. Part of the 4-H Electrical Science Series. (2 pages, 220 KB) Keywords – open or closed circuit worksheet, power source, light bulb, wire Details Publication Number: ACTas133 Category: Mechanical Sciences Sub-Category: Electricity Type: Activity Plan Audience: Volunteer Links Electricity: Circuit Sense

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