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Online Projects and Curricula
Thank you for your interest in our 4-H curricular materials. To continue to provide on-line resources, we need to know how many youth benefit from the curricula and how various projects are used. Please complete our voluntary form to let us know this information. Also, if you are interested in starting a 4-H club, check the box on the form and a local extension educator will contact you with information.
Animal Sciences
- Animal Project Record for Beginning Members (Ages 8 through 11) (PDF)
- 4-H Livestock Record for Intermediate and Advanced Members (PDF)
- 4-H Horse Projects and Resources
- 4-H Dairy Beef Reference Guide (PDF)
- Dairy Cattle
- Dog and Cat
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Market Goat
- 4-H Market Goat Project (PDF)
- Dairy Goat Herd Record Book (PDF)
- Market Lamb
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Market Steer and Dairy Beef
- 4-H Market Steer Project (PDF)
- 4-H Dairy Beef Project (PDF)
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Market Swine
- 4-H Market Swine Project (PDF)
- Pet Care
- Poultry, Eggs, and Meat
- Rabbits
- Sheep
- Swine
Citizenship and Civic Education
Communications and Expressive Arts
- Arts and Crafts
- Photography
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General
- Leading Songs (PDF)
- Promote 4-H Project (PDF)
- Tips for Leading Songs/Writing Your Speech (PDF)
- Personal Portfolio project
- Teaching Youth Communication Skills (ppt)
- Do You Hear What I Hear? (ppt)
- Theatre Arts Supplemental Activities (doc)
- 4-H Public Speakers Handbook (PDF)
Environmental Education and Earth Sciences
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Entomology
- Insect label Cards (PDF)
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Beneficial Insects (PDF)
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Parts of an Insect (PDF)
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Parts of the Grasshopper (PDF)
- Join Our Pest Patrol Activity Book (PDF)
- Join Our Pest Patrol Leader Guide (PDF)
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Forestry
- Adopt a Tree Manual (PDF)
- Treetop - 4-H Forest Resources Beginner Guide (PDF)
- Trees + Me = Forestry (PDF)
- Summer Key for PA Trees (PDF)
- Advancing in Forestry (PDF)
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Plant Science
- Meet the Plants Unit 1 Member's Guide
- Meet the Plants Unit 1 Leader's Guide (PDF)
- 4-H Plant Fun (PDF)
- Green Thumb Leader's Guide (PDF)
- Horticulture Judging and Identification (PDF)
- Science of the Growing Plant (PDF)
- Strawberries Unit 1 Member's Guide (PDF)
- Strawberries Unit 1 Leader's Guide (PDF)
- Landscape Gardening Unit 2 (PDF)
- Landscape Gardening Unit 2 Leader's Guide (PDF)
- Vegetable Gardening Unit 2 (PDF)
- Vegetable Gardening Unit 2 Leader's Guide (PDF)
- Indoor Gardening Unit 2 (PDF)
- Indoor Gardening Unit 2 Leader's Guide (PDF)
- Hydroponics Project Unit 3 (PDF)
- 4-H Plant Fun (Spanish) (PDF)
- Water
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Wildlife Conservation
- PA 4-H Wildlife Is All Around Us: The Wildlife Detective (Section 1) (PDF)
- Wildlife Is All Around Us Section 2: Spring (PDF)
- Wildlife Is All Around Us Section 3: Summer (PDF)
- Wildlife Is All Around Us Section 4: Fall (PDF)
- Wildlife Is All Around Us Section 5: Winter (PDF)
- Wildlife Is All Around Us Sections 1-5: Leader's Guide (PDF)
- The Wildlife Ecologist (PDF)
- The Wildlife Manager (PDF)
Family and Consumer Sciences
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Babysitting
- Babysitting Beginnings (PDF)
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Discovering Me!
- Discovering Me! (PDF)
- Discovering Me Visuals! (PDF)
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Economics, Jobs and Careers
- Helper's Guide: Exploring the Food Business (PDF)
- Activity Guide: Exploring the Food Business (PDF)
- Kids and Kash - Members Guide - Issue 1 (PDF)
- Kids and Kash - Members Guide - Issue 2 (PDF)
- Kids and Kash - Leaders Guide (PDF)
- Kids and Kash - Members Guide - Issue 3 (PDF)
- Kids and Kash - Members Guide - Issue 4 (PDF)
- Family Strengths
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Foods and Nutrition
- Breads Around the World (PDF)
- Kids in Control
- Mini-Society (PDF)
- On My Own O.K.
- Reading Makes Cents (PDF)
- Rent Event
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Resource Management
- Let Me Do It Member's Packet Leader Materials (leader guide printed on folder) (PDF)
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Textile Science
- Textile Science Leader's Guide (PDF)
- Sewing Skills Progress Chart (PDF)
- Sew Much Fun (garments) (PDF)
- Sew Much More (simple Projects) (PDF)
- Stitch by Stitch (hand stiching, simple cross stitch) (PDF)
- Knits (PDF)
- Coordinates (PDF)
- Accessories (PDF)
- Time-Saving Sewing (PDF)
- Sewing for Other Projects and Other People (PDF)
- Create Your Own (PDF)
- Tailoring (PDF)
- Formal Wear (PDF)
- Separates (PDF)
- Design (PDF)
- Closet Connections (PDF)
- Wardrobe Planning (PDF)
- Shopping (PDF)
- Weaving (PDF)
- Knitting (PDF)
- Crochet (PDF)
Healthy Lifestyle Education
- Cooperation, Competition, and Kids
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Leisure Education
- Air Pistol (PDF)
- Air Rifle (PDF)
- Advanced Air Rifle (PDF)
- Riflery (PDF)
- Archery (PDF)
- Shooting Sports and Youth Leader's Guide (PDF)
- Sportsmanship Resources
- Orienteering (PDF)
- Collectibles (PDF)
Intergenerational Programming
- Generation Celebration (PDF)
- TRIAL: Tools and Resources for Intergenerational Action and Learning (PDF)
International and Diversity
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Proverbs to Create Understanding Among Generations and Cultures
- Curriculum Guide (PDF)
- Overheads (PDF)
- Achievement Record (doc)
Leadership and Personal Development
Science and Technology
- Rocketry Project Member's Guide (PDF)
- Rocketry Leader's Guide (online only) (PDF)
- 4-H Aerospace Adventures Curriculum Resources
General and Resources
- Ages and Stages, Child and Adolescent Development (PDF)
- Cloverbuds
- Suggestions for 4-H Club Officers (PDF)
- Treasurer's Record Book (PDF)
- Reference Book for Treasurer's (PDF)
- Club Reporter's Handbook (PDF)
- 4-H Planning and Activity Guide (PDF)
- Team building Facilitation Manual
- The Self-Determined Project (PDF)
- 4-H Roundup Exhibit Card (PDF)
- 4-H Exhibit Card (PDF)
- School Enrichment Postcard (PDF)
- 4-H Guide to Ceremonies (PDF)
- 4-H Member Achievement Certificate S1001 (PDF)