4-H PROJECT GUIDE
This is your guide… A
4-H project is an area that you want to learn more about during
the year. There are projects on just about any topic you would
like to study and explore, from art to woodworking, from computers
to rabbits, from clothing to small engines. The projects and literature
listed in this guide are customized to Marathon County's 4-H program.
We have consolidated some of the projects to simplify our enrollment
process.
Our project listings
often encompass a variety of areas and include literature for
many levels of study within the project. And remember, you will
learn more than "subject matter" as you complete your projects.
You will learn many "life" skills that you will use every day
of your life, such as, understanding yourself, communicating,
problem solving, decision making, and working with others.
HOW TO SELECT 4-H
PROJECTS
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MORE
INFORMATION… |
| Don't
forget to check out the project pages on the Wisconsin
4-H Youth Development Project Resource Pages.
On these
pages, you'll find descriptions for a number of
projects, internet resources and links of interest,
fair project suggestions, state specialist contacts,
and other suggested 4-H resources.
Current
topics include aerospace, animals, arts, bicycling,
child development, citizenship, clothing, clothing
decisions, Cloverbuds, communications, computer,
dairy, electricity, entomology, health, international,
natural resources, photography, plants, small engines,
theatre arts, and woodworking. |
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4-H members…
First, make a list of the things you like to do or want to learn
more about. Talk over your list with your parents, leaders,
and friends. They may recognize some special things you are
good at that you don't even realize you do well.
Then compare your
list with the projects described in this guide and any other
project list you may receive from your county. Ask yourself
if you have the equipment, money, and time to do the projects
that sound interesting.
Your club organizational
leader or enrollment coordinator will give you a form when you're
ready to sign up for projects. You will notice that each project
has a computer code number assigned to it. Mark that code number
on the form. (Members should not use leader project codes unless
signing up as a youth leader for that project.)
Marathon County has
combined the information for all levels of the projects into
one project categories. (Some projects have information and
literature on more than one level such as, beginning, intermediate,
and advanced. If you've had a lot of experience in an area,
you may want to skip the first or beginning activities within
a project.) Information on all of the project literature is
included. You may choose which area you intend to study and
purchase the booklets that pertain to that area. Literature
(project guides) are available for purchase in the Marathon
County 4-H Office, during office hours.
If this is your
first year in 4-H, Concentrate on one or two projects. Usually
you can spend more than one year in a project unit because there
are enough ideas there to span two or three years. Most 4-H'ers
take the levels in order, but what you decide to take as part
of your project work is up to you.
4-H leaders…
If you are a 4-H adult or youth leader, notice that some project
code numbers are just for you. For example, if you are a leader
for all of the Shooting Sports you will use code 630.
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