Training
4-H Afterschool Training Tools
All of the following tools have been adapted and/or created, then used by Wisconsin 4-H Youth Development staff. They are available for 4-H Staff to adapt for use locally. Please note that 4-H Project Kits and Skillathon Posters are available for loan from the Wisconsin State 4-H office, based on availability and transportation. Contact Tom Carpenter at tom.carpenter@ces.uwex.edu if you wish to borrow these resources. 4-H Staff are encouraged to set up a time to pick them up at the State 4-H office in Madison, Wisconsin, and consult with Kathi Vos (kathi.vos@ces.uwex.edu) and/or a member of the 4-H Afterschool work team.
Spring 2007 WAN Training Materials
Teaching Plan, Exercises and PowerPoint
 Final Agenda (6 pages, 615KB) This document has an agenda for each of the three training dates.
- April 25, 27 & May 4, 2007 Teaching plan draft 3.doc (3 pages, 79KB) March 2, 2007 Vos & Cranley Teaching Plan.
 April 25, 27 & May 4, 2007 After School Network Advocacy.ppt (44 Slides, 24,203KB) Advocacy Tool Kit PowerPoint, used at the March 2, 2007 WAA meeting.
- Workshop Exercises 1-4.doc (5 pages, 52KB) Exercises to help you make your case, plan your advocacy campaign and draft your teaching plan. Exercise 1 & 2 were used with the Advocacy portion of the workshop and Exercise 3 & 4 were used with the Building Partners portion of this workshop.
- 4-H AS Preconference.ppt (38 slides, 24,529KB) Revised PowerPoint that we can use on Sept. 20 with County slides inserted.
Advocacy Handouts
 A Legislature as a Baseball Team (1 page, 47KB) The Art of Legislative Politics by Tom Loftus. A comparison of legislature to a baseball team.
- Understanding Advocacy (1 page, 53KB) Handout is originally slide 2 of the After School Network Advocacy Power Point.
- You don't need a lobby license to: (1 page, 49KB) Four actions you can take without having a lobby license.
- Wisconsin State Senate Office and Staff Directory This link takes you to the Wisconsin State Senate Office and Staff Directory on the Wisconsin State Senate website.
- Wisconsin State Assembly Office and Staff Directory This link takes you to the Wisconsin State Assembly Office and Staff Directory on the Wisconsin State Assembly website.
- Wisconsin Counties This link takes you to Wisconsin counties links.
- School's Out (12 Pages, 1.21MB) This link takes you the "A WisKids Policy Brief - Fall 2006" School's Out publication on the Wisconsin Council on children & families website.
- Bill becomes Law (1 page, 124KB) An anecdote of how a bill becomes a law.
- Wisconsin Joint Committee on Finance This link takes you to the Wisconsin Joint Committee on Finance members addresses on the Wisconsin Joint Committee on Finance website.
- 2007 Lobby Day flyer (1 page, 116KB) The Wisconsin Council on Children & Families flyer for the Lobby Day held on March 14, 2007.
- 10 Things You Can Do to Get Your Issue in the Next State Budget (1 page, 30KB) A list of different ways you can get important issues in the state budget.
- Helpful Hints for... (2 pages, 44KB) Wisconsin Council on children & families list of helpful hints when you are going to make a personal visit, public hearing, telephone call, writing a letter or emailing your legislator.
Gallery Walk Passport Activity
- Passport Activity for Gallery Walk (1 page, 85KB) This document created by Pat Kardin & Kris Crowe is designed to be folded twice to look like a small booklet.
Partnership Handouts
- The Afterschool Investments Project
Creating a Vision for Afterschool Partnerships (20 pages, 478KB)
A tool intended to help the growing number of new afterschool partnerships create a shared vision for their work, containing information to educate partners on what a vision statement is and the purpose it serves; providing two alternative techniques for creating a vision; and including a variety of considerations for planning teams as they finalize a vision statement.
- A Guide to Successful Public-Private Partnerships for Youth Programs (44 pages, 1.15MB) A guide to help create and maintain public-private partnership from The Finance Project.
Workshop Evaluation Tools
- Building Partners and Advocates for Afterschool Programs Evaluation.doc (1 page, 28KB) Workshop Evaluation from Pat Kardin and Kris Crowe.
- 4-H After-school Providers Survey This link takes you to the MetLife Afterschool Training Grant Survey.
- WAN Regional Workshops Evaluation Results. (10 pages, 80KB) Evaluation results from the WAN Regional Workshops held on April 25, 27 and May 4.
WAN Wisline Web Conferences
 Building Partners and Advocates WisLine Web conference on May 11 (14,048KB) This is the May 11 Building Partners and Advocates WisLine Web conference held on May 11, 2007. Your computer will need Windows Media Player and speakers to view and hear this file. High speed internet connect is , because of the file size.
- Building Partners and Advocates Wisline Web Conference, August 14 & 23, 2007.
This will be posted after August 23, 2007.
Websites Featured on August 14 & 23, 2007 Wisline Web
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Suggested Workshop Agenda
Creating Extraordinary 4-H Afterschool Learning Experiences -- Round 2 ... Taking It Deeper! (2 pages, 167KB) A sample workshop agenda that staff members can adapt to their specific needs.
Workshop Evaluation Tool
Creating Extraordinary 4-H Afterschool Learning Experiences! Round 2 … Taking it Deeper! Evaluation Form that complements the suggested agenda (2 pages, 77KB) This sample evaluation can be changed to adapt to your specific needs.
Training Materials that Complement the Suggested Workshop Agenda
Do, Reflect and Apply Update (3 pages, 149 KB) This set includes the Experiential Learning Model, Teaching Plan, and Skills Needed Check List. Created by Dr. Kathi Vos, 4-H Experiential Learning Specialist.
Creative Problem Solving (2 pages, 90 KB) This set includes the Teaching Plan and Sample Flip Chart Headings. Created
by Dr. Kathi Vos, 4-H Experiential Learning Specialist.
Connecting to the Wisconsin 4-H Afterschool Network Change Challenge Activity (1 page, 168 KB) An activity to challenge everyone on how to use available resources wisely.
The Wisconsin Afterschool Network Fact Card (2 pages, 118 KB) The Mission, Vision, Goals, Compelling Facts, and Converging for a Common Cause of the Wisconsin Afterschool Network.
Suggested Mixers & Games
What's On My Back Intro Mixer (2 pages, 31 KB) Activity where people introduce themselves. Created by Denise Retzleff, Fond du Lac County 4-H Youth Development Agent.
What's On My Back Intro Labels (3 pages, 33 KB) Labels to the What's on My Back Intro Mixers. Created by Denise Retzleff, Fond du Lac County 4-H Youth Development Agent.
4-H Placemat Activity (2 11 x 17 inch pages, 196 KB) 4-H activities including a word scramble, maze, and fact or fiction. Created by Michelle Batterman, Fond du Lac County 4-H Staff Assistant.
It's in the Bag, Team Builders for Any Group (25 pages, 277 KB) Compiled by John DeMontmollin, Kenosha County 4-H Youth Development Educator. Includes materials list and directions for 19 group games along with discussion questions.
Transition Activities (3 pages, 287KB) Activities for groups of children who are in between class, waiting in lines, or moving to the next activity. This activity format is four columns on three sheets, should be cut and stapled together for easier use. This activity was compiled by Kathy Kauth, Brown County Urban 4-H Coordinator.
Youth Development Lanyard Cards (2 pages, 2,274 KB) Need to cut, punch and laminate the cards. Can be attached to 4-H Afterschool lanyards that can be bought at the National 4-H Council's website at http://www.4-Hmall.org.
Suggested Skillathons
The following skillathons are posters that can be borrowed from the State 4-H office by Wisconsin 4-H Youth Development staff, based on availability. Contact Tom Carpenter, 4-H Program Assistant, at tom.carpenter@ces.uwex.edu.
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Suggested 4-H Project Kits
Creating Your Own Activity Template
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4-H Camp Comes to Afterschool - 7 Part Series
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Be Part of the Group - 5 Part Series
- Friendship (3 pages, 138 KB) Activity in which youth in grades 3-4 will learn to interact with others in a group.
- Leading Games, Part 1 (7 pages, 84 KB) In this activity youth in grades 4-5 will learn why we use games and how to effectively lead them.
- Leading Games, Part 2 (6 pages, 75 KB) This is a continuation of Leading Games, Part 1. In this activity youth will practice leading games.
- Listening for Sounds (4 pages, 173 KB) Activity for youth in grades 3-4 to learn the importance of listening.
- Be Part of a Group Box Contents (3 pages, 237 KB) This list contains the lesson plans and materials for four lessons in the "
Be Part of the Group" project series.
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Between the Pages - 9 Part Series
- Between the Pages: Overview (3 pages, 66 KB) Overview of a series of 4-H Afterschool activities that will help youth in grades K-2 improve their reading skills.
- Between the Pages: Evaluation (2 pages, 46 KB) Instrument to evaluate the "Between the Pages" series of activities.
- Between the Pages: Anansi the Spider (3 pages, 72 KB) 4-H Afterschool activity where youth study the Anansi the Spider book and make an Anansi-style spider.
- Between the Pages: Animal Action ABC (2 pages, 64 KB) 4-H Afterschool activity where youth study the Animal Action ABC book then explore fun things to do, including make an animal wire sculpture and play animal relay games.
- Between the Pages: Delightful Dogs (3 pages, 143 KB) 4-H Afterschool activity where youth study Clifford the Big Red Dog book and explore fun things to do, like make edible dog bones, play the Dog Bone game and make cute dog cards out of paper.
- Between the Pages: Honeybees (4 pages, 83 KB) 4-H Afterschool activity where youth study The Bee Tree book and explore fun things to do, including make bee dough and sing The Bee Song.
- Between the Pages: I Want a Pet (3 pages, 113 KB) 4-H Afterschool activity where youth study That Pesky Rat and I Want a Pet books and explore fun things to do, including play Pet Charades and make a paper bag pet.
- Between the Pages: Pete's a Pizza (3 pages, 83 KB) 4-H Afterschool activity where youth study the book Pete's a Pizza, then are introduced to the concept of pointillism as they create pizza art on sandpaper.
- Between the Pages: Box Contents (5 pages, 191 KB) This list contains the lesson plans and materials to complete the six activities in the “Between the Pages” series. Also available as a Microsoft Word document.
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Going Buggy . . . With Insects - 8 Part Series
- Going Buggy: Overview (2 pages, 71 KB) Overview of a series of 4-H Afterschool activities on "Going Buggy . . . With Insects," including building a bug, taking a feeding hike, and doing a bug walk.
- Going Buggy: Evaluation (3 pages, 72 KB) Instrument to evaluate the "Going Buggy . . . With Insects" series of 4-H Afterschool activities.
- Going Buggy: Bug Walk (2 pages, 87 KB) Youth learn that many insects walk by using their legs to create "alternating triangles." Includes observing insect specimens with scopes and performing a "bug walk."
- Going Buggy: Hungry as a Caterpillar (2 pages, 92 KB) Youth learn that insects grow and develop as do all living things. Includes a feeding hike to see what caterpillars and other insects eat.
- Going Buggy: I Spy, Describing Insects (2 pages, 76 KB) Youth identify physical and behavioral characteristics of insects. Includes building a cricket house and observing crickets.
- Going Buggy: Lupine and Butterflies (2 pages, 118 KB) Youth are introduced to the concept that living things grow and develop. Includes studying the life cycle of a butterfly and creating a butterfly.
- Going Buggy: Three Body Parts (2 pages, 65 KB) Youth name the three body parts common to all insects. Includes singing the bug body song and making a model of an insect.
- Going Buggy: Box Contents (3 pages, 131 KB) This list contains the lesson plans and materials to complete the five activities in the “Going Buggy” series. Also available as a Microsoft Word document.
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It's a Small World - 7 Part Series
- It's a Small World: Overview (2 pages, 95 KB) Introduction to the "It's a Small World" activity series. Through books, games, food and activities, learners will explore various aspects of the world’s cultures.
- It's a Small World: Evaluation Tool (1 page, 43 KB) A suggested instrument to evaluate activities in the "It's a Small World" series.
- It's a Small World: American Indian (2 pages, 73 KB) Activity for youth in grade 3 to help them understand how American Indians prepared and used natural materials.
- It's a Small World: China (2 pages, 123 KB) In this activity youth celebrate a traditional Chinese festival with food and decorations that they have made.
- It's a Small World: Guatemala (3 pages, 86 KB) Youth explore the differences and similarities between Guatemalan culture and their own, as they explore the Spanish language and make a Guatemalan "Worry Doll."
- It's a Small World: South Africa (2 pages, 179 KB) In this activity youth make two craft projects related to South Africa and experience a folk story representative of the nation.
- It's a Small World: Box Contents (4 pages, 149 KB) This list contains the lesson plans and materials to complete the four activities in the “It’s a Small World” series. Also available as a Microsoft Word document.
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Other 4-H Afterschool Training Tools
PowerPoints
- 4-H Afterschool Shades of Green MS PowerPoint (11 slides, 766 KB)
Created by Gloria Fauerbach, Iron County 4-H Youth Development Agent, to explain what 4-H Afterschool programs can do to support families and other youth serving organizations.
4-H Afterschool Training Guides
These resource guides and other 4-H Afterschool products can be printed off the web and are available for purchase from the National 4-H Supply Service.
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Other 4-H Afterschool Web Links
National 4-H Afterschool website: http://www.4hafterschool.org/ This website contains resources, a map to find 4-H Afterschool programs in your area, and other information about the National 4-H Afterschool Organization.
Wisconsin Afterschool Network website: http://dpi.wi.gov/sspw/wan.html This website explains what the Wisconsin Afterschool Network (WAN) is, Calender of Events, Partners, and how to join. This site contains many other training tools and resources and is updated regularly.
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