Designing 4-H Project Experiences -- Managing Competition
4HPlus #99904
Pub #ACTcc022
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 for young people in 4-H competitive events, managing competition evaluation, peer competition, mastery
Designing 4-H Project Experiences -- Planning Project Meetings
4HPlus #99904
Pub #ACTcc018
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
Designing 4-H Project Experiences -- Preparing for Exhibit
4HPlus #99904
Pub #ACTcc021
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 for exhibit evaluation, life skills
Designing 4-H Project Experiences -- Setting Project Goals
4HPlus #99904
Pub #ACTcc017
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 4-H Leader Training Series. (5 pages, 89 KB) Keywords - independence, educational design, timetable, setting project goals evaluation, decision making,
Designing 4-H Project Experiences -- Teaching Methods
4HPlus #99904
Pub #ACTcc019
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, teaching methods, Dale's Cone of Experience, 4-H project examples, teaching methods evaluation
Designing Your Own Project
4HPlus #10901
Pub #4H272
An introduction to the self-determined project, where youth can create their own 4-H project or expand a traditional one. Contains ideas for getting started and planning a project. (4 pages, 206 KB) Keywords - project agreement, project plan
Dog Obedience -- Novice & Beyond
4HPlus #20700
Pub #4H439
Leader guide on advanced dog training for the novice, graduate novice, pre-open, open, pre-utility and utility classes. (20 pages). Keywords - heel off leash, heel on leash, drop on recall, long sit, long down
Drawing & Painting
4HPlus #30351
Pub #4H169
Member project guide on how to draw with pencil, chalk, crayon, pen and ink; blend and shade; draw from nature; make surface rubbings; paint with watercolor, poster paint, oil and acrylics; use the brush; mix colors; and mat and frame your art. (26 pages). lKeywords - contour, human figures, pointillism, understanding or, two-dimensional art
Duck Wing ID - Dabblers
4HPlus #60001
Pub #ACTpa038
This activity explores Dabbling Ducks. These ducks have colored wing patches that help make the duck easy to identify. Using a jigsaw puzzle method- youth will learn how to identify these ducks with the aid of a Duck ID Fact Sheet. Keywords: birds, characteristics, identification, shooting sports, speculum
Electricity: Bright Lights
4HPlus #50300
Pub #ACTas132
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
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