
Fairfield County 4-H
Project and Curriculum Guide
- Project Records, Activity Records, Club Information and Officer Materials
Project Area and Curriculum Guide:
- National Program Area-Citizenship & Civic Education
- National Program Area-Communications & Expressive Arts
- National Program Area-Consumer & Family Sciences
- National Program Area-Environmental Education and Earth Sciences
- National Program Area-Healthy Lifestyles Education
- National Program Area- Leadership
- National Program Area-Plants and Animals
- National Program Area-Science and Technology
- National Program Area-Workforce Preparation
4-H Club Management
Project Records, Activity Records, Club Information and Officer Training Materials are available through the 4-H office or online at
www.4-h.uconn.edu. Curriculum is available through Shop 4-H at www.shop4-h.org but can be reviewed in the 4-H office.
Guide to 4-H Record Keeping for Volunteers
4-H Catalog available www.shop4-h.org
4-H Project Area and Curriculum Guide
Sample Record Books
Record Book Covers- front and back
4-H Activity Record Notes
Project Activity Record Sheets
Project Records:
- Animal Study
- Large Animal
- Small Animal
- Communication and Expressive Arts
- Consumer and Family Sciences
- Environmental Education and Earth Sciences
- Healthy Lifestyles Education- Foods and Nutrition
- Healthy Lifestyles Education -Health, Fitness and Sports
- Healthy Lifestyles Education- Safety
- Horse Interest
- Leadership
- Plant Science
- Science and Technology
- Workforce Preparation
4-H Awards
- Super 4-Her Award
- Spirit Award
- Community Service Award
- Good Character Does Count Award
- Clover Award
- Junior Leadership
- Junior County Award
- Senior County Medal
- College Scholarship
- Junior County Ribbon Awards
- 4-H Recognition Form
- 4-H Activity Scholarship Application
- Teen Leadership Opportunities
Helping You Help Officers and Committees- Leader’s Guide
Running a Smoother 4-H Meeting
So, You Are President of Your Club
So, You Are Vice-President of Your Club
So, You Are Secretary of Your Club
So, You Are Treasurer of Your Club
So, You Are Reporter of Your Club
4-H Club Secretary’s Record Book
4-H Club Treasurer’s Book
4-H Club Officer’s Handbook
You Have the Floor: A Guide to Parliamentary Procedure
Guide to Public Speaking
Simple Parliamentary Procedure
Games for 4-H Clubs
Cooperative Games – Everyone’s a Winner
Games: A Formula for Fun
Writing 4-H News
Publicity
Program Suggestions for Club Meetings
Community Service Ideas
Captioned Pictures Fact Sheet
Project Area and Curriculum Guide
The curriculum listed here is available for review in the 4-H office.
This Curriculum Guide has been organized according to the National Program Areas. Under each program area is a summary description of the area. Related projects areas are listed under the summary description. Located below are the related projects and the suggested curriculum available from the Bethel 4-H office, as a review copy or can be purchased directly from Shop 4-H.
National Program Area: Citizenship & Civic Education
The 4-H Citizenship Education program assists youth in becoming coping, competent, caring, and contributing members of society by teaching and providing opportunities for the use of parliamentary procedures, the design of community service projects and participation in national and international youth forums and exchanges. Youth will become aware of their relationship to others; family, peers, state, nation and the world. They will acquire and demonstrate life skills that are essential for an individual to become an active and responsible world citizen.
Project Goals
Youth will acquire and demonstrate life skills that:
- Are essential for an individual to become an active, responsible world citizen.
- Foster awareness and acceptance of others; understanding and appreciating unique contributions of other cultures, and understanding rules of governing.
- Show an active and responsible participation in community life and an understanding of personal heritage.
- Apply citizenship concepts in all 4-H related projects, events and activities at the club, county, state, regional or national level.
- Make a difference in their community by coordinating/participating in community service projects.
The following projects are related to this program area: Community Service, Government, International Study, Exchange programs-domestic/international
The following project record sheet is appropriate for this program area: Citizenship and Community Service
Title of Curriculum
“And My World”:
- Unit 1: The World Around Me
- Unit 2: Peoples and Customs of the World
- Unit 3: What’s Happening in our World?
SPACES: Shared Space: Food, Shelter & Clothing of the Earth’s People
Citizen Public Adventures:
- Citizenship Adventure Kit (2003 edition)
- Citizenship Adventure Kit (2007 edition)
- Citizenship Guide’s Handbook
Service Learning:
- Agents of Change – Service Learning Activities (middle school)
- Raise Your Voice – Service Learning Activities (high school)
- Helper’s Guide
National Program Area: Communications & Expressive Arts
The 4-H Communication and Expressive Arts program assists youth to develop important avenues of self-expression and pride in one’s work. Youth increase their understanding of the “self” that is expressive of one’s personality. They develop skills in planning, selecting and completing projects.
Project Goals
Youth will acquire and demonstrate skills and knowledge in:
- Planning, selecting and completing projects and record keeping.
- Developing pride in one’s work, poise and confidence.
- Developing an understanding of “self” that is expressive of one’s personality.
- The ability to express, impart or convey information to others.
- Effective public speaking.
Developing a “leisure ethic” that is satisfying and healthy.
Youth will apply communication and expressive arts concepts in other 4-H projects.
The following projects are related to this program area: Speaking/Radio/TV, Writing, Performing Arts, Clowning/Mime, Collections, Fashion Revue, Arts And Crafts, Public Speaking, Music, Knitting, Cake Decorating, Leather Crafts, Photography, Graphic Art, Drawing, Sculpture, Pointing, Dance/Movement, Drama/Theatre
The following project record sheet is appropriate for this program area: Communications & Expressive Arts
Title of Curriculum
Project Meeting Suggestions:
- Demonstrations and Public Speaking
- Knitting and Crocheting
- Photography
- Arts & Crafts
- Leather Crafts
- Expressive Arts
- The 5 P’s of Public Presentation
Communications:
Express yourself:
- Level I – Picking Up the Pieces
- Level II – Putting It Together
- Level III – The Perfect Fit
- Helper’s Guide
Building Bridges (Communications):
- Teaching Resources for Youth Educators
- It’s all in the Family
- A Parent’s Guide to Public Speaking
- 4-H Public Speaker’s Handbook
- Crazy about Books
- Communication Activities
- Voices from the Past
- Creative Wordworking
Theatre Arts:
- Play the Role
- Become a Puppeteer
- Set the Stage
- Group Activity Helper’s Guide
Theatre Arts Adventures:
- Act I – Journey into the Imagination
- Act II – Soaring Into Action
- Act III – Quest for Expression
Que Rico! La Cultural: Latino Cultural Arts Bilingual Group Activities
Making Posters
Building a 4-H Exhibit
Discovering 4-H Folk Art
Leisure-Pleasure Leader’s Guide
Candlemaking
Steps in Making Candles
Papier Mache
Modeling Materials
A Palette of Fun with Arts & Crafts (Helper’s Guide)
Sketchbook Crossroads – Drawing, Fiber and Sculpture
Portfolio Pathways – Painting, Printing and Graphic Design
Knitting:
- Level II – Member’s Guide
- Level III – Member’s Guide
Crocheting – Level I
Basic Stitches in Crochet
Weaving: A Timeless Craft
Basic Stitches in Crewel Embroidery
Basic Stitches in Needlepoint
The 4-H Photography Project:
- Level 1 Focus on Photography
- Level 2 Controlling the Image
- Level 3 Mastering Photography
Leader’s Guide
- Unit 1: Adventures with Your Camera – Member’s Guide
- Unit 2: Challenges in Picture Taking – Members and Leaders
- Unit 3: Exploring Photography – Members and Leaders
- Unit 4: Mastering Photography
- Unit 5: Darkroom Techniques
Adventures with Your Camera A&B; ages 8-10
Adventures with Your Camera A&B; ages 11-14
National Program Area: Consumer & Family Sciences
The 4-H Program Consumer and Family Sciences assists youth to develop important skills, knowledge and confidence in consumerism, home management, child development, interior design, clothing construction, wardrobe selection, care and accessorizing.
Project Goals
Finance and Consumerism
Youth will increase knowledge and skills of basic financial management and consumer concepts.
Youth will apply financial management and consumerism concepts to 4-H project record sheets.
Clothing Construction and Wardrobe Selection
Youth will increase knowledge and skills in clothing construction, clothing care, selection and accessorizing.
Youth will apply fabric construction, care and selection concepts on sewing projects.
Home Management
Youth will increase knowledge and skills in home management and interior design.
Child Development
Youth will increase knowledge and skills pertaining to babysitting and child care.
The following projects are related to this program area: Child Development, Child Care, Babysitting, Consumer Education, Home Environment, Home Management, Clothing and Textiles, Parenting and Family Life Education
The following project record sheet is appropriate for this program area: Consumer & Family Sciences
Title of Curriculum (Drawer #1 of 2 in office)
Project Meeting Suggestions:
Clothing and Fashion Revue
Kids on the Grow!
- Growing On My Own
- Growing with Others
- Growing in Communities
- Helper’s Guide
Fun to Grow On:
- Leaders (NE-253)
- Members (NE-216)
What Are Children Like
- Member Guide
- Leaders Guide
Understanding Children through Play (Leaders)
Caring for Young Children in the Home:
- Leader Guide
- Member Guide
Helping Youth Learn (Guide for Leaders)
Fun with Music (Leaders)
Children’s Feelings about Others (Leaders)
Developing Relationships with Family Members and other People (Leaders)
Stories & Books (Leaders)
Finger Plays
Hints on Helping Children Learn
IALAC (I am Lovable and Capable)
Ten Criteria in Choosing Books
Music and Rhythm Activities
Safety Suggestions for Bath Time
Let’s Get Dressed
Guide to the Business of Babysitting
The Super Sitter (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
Your Teen Babysitter
Babysitting Savvy
4-H Military Babysitting Curriculum from militarypartnerships.org
Clothing:
- Level 1: Adventures in Clothing
- Level 2: Challenges in Clothing
- Level 3: Strategies for Clothing
- 4-H Clothing Project Leader’s Guide
Know Your Sewing Machine – Unit I (Members)
Regulate & Care for the Sewing Machine – Unit II (Members)
Let’s Sew: A Beginner’s Sewing Guide
Sewing Expressions:
- Under Construction
- Fashion Forward
- Refine Design
- Helper’s Guide
Smart Shopper Workbook
(Drawer #2 of 2 in office)
Clothing Planning and Progress Sheet
Clothing:
- Level I (Member)
- Level II (Leader)
- Level II (Members)
- Level III (Leaders and Members combined)
Let’s Explore Textiles (for Clovers)
Clothing Decisions – Managing Choice
Consumer Savvy:
- Level 1 – The Consumer in Me
- Level 2 – Consumer Wise
- Level 3 – Consumer Roadmaps
- Helper’s Guide
Financial Champions:
- Money Fun-damentals
- Money Moves
- Personal Finance-Helper’s Guide
Leader Resources and Teacher Guides:
- In-Touch Science: Foods and Fabrics
National Program Area: Environmental Education and Earth Sciences
The 4-H Environmental Education & Earth Science program assists youth to develop respect for the environment and responsible stewardship of all natural resources. Youth will understand and develop a positive attitude toward the need for conserving natural resources, including forestry for today and for the future. Youth will increase their knowledge about energy areas related to wind, electric, water, solar, and petroleum power.
Project Goals
Youth will acquire and demonstrate skills and knowledge in:
- Scientific principles of research and critical thinking skills.
- An appreciation of the natural environment and wildlife.
- Understanding ecological concepts.
- Developing a conservation ethic.
- Trouble shooting and maintaining engines, motors and related equipment.
- Energy sources-electric, petroleum, wind, water, and solar.
- Environmental education and earth science.
- Developing an understanding and appreciation for the fiber products of the forest and the business and economics of the forest products industry
The following projects are related to this program area: Forestry, Recycling, Composting, Archery, Wildlife/Fisheries, Earth Sciences, Soil Conservation, Waste Management, Water, Collections, Energy, Earth, Water & Air, Geology & Minerals, Weather/Climate, Environmental Education, Environmental Stewardship, Wildlife Conservation, Household Hazardous Waste, Outdoor Education/recreation
The following project record sheet is appropriate for this program area: Environmental Education and Earth Sciences
Title of Curriculum (Drawer #1 of 2 in office)
Project Meeting Suggestions:
- Wildlife
- Birds
Wildlife Project Leaders Guide
Wildlife Education and Conservation Projects (for ages 9 –12):
- Animal Appetites
- Beavers: Ecosystem Engineers
- Bird Furniture
- Earthworm Composting
- Fishing Bait
- Leaping Lizards
- Nature’s Footprints
- Nest Structures for Mourning Doves
- Pools of Life
- Turtle Tales
From Tiny Rocks to Compost
Wildlife Education and Conservation Projects (for ages 13 – 15):
- Butterfly Buffet
- Estuaries: Nature’s Water Filters
- Farming for Wildlife
- Houses for Wood Ducks
- Hunting and Fishing Sportsmanship
- Monitoring Macroinvertebrates
- Pond Management
- Sharing Space with Wildlife
- Talking Turkey
- Urban Wildlife
Would You Like To Be a Wildlife Professional?
Exploring your Environment:
- Eco-Wonders
- Eco-Adventures
- Eco-Actions
- Helper’s Guide
Exploring your environment:
- Ecosystem Services
- Earth’s Capacity
- Facilitator Guide
Field of Genes
4-H Wildlife Manual A
4-H Wildlife Manual B
4-H Wildlife Manual C
4-H Wildlife Manual D
4-H Water Project – Units I & II
Water Worlds – Leader and Member Guide and Activities
Soil and Water Conservation – Unit I
There’s No New Water!
The Waste Stream:
- Teacher’s Guide
- Member’s Guide
Pond and Stream
Fishy Science
4-H Fishing
Sport fishing:
- Take the Bait
- Reel in the Fun
- Cast into the Future
- Helper’s Guide
Attracting Birds
4-H Ornithologist
Birds in Your Backyard
Celebrating Urban Birds
A Field Guide for Hawks seen in the North East
4-H Wildlife Conservation Program:
- Endangered Wildlife Workbook
- Endangered Wildlife – Leader’s Guide
- Endangered Wildlife – Member’s Guide, Part I
- Endangered Wildlife – Member’s Guide, Part II
4-H Wildlife Project:
- The Wildlife Ecologist (Intermediate Unit, Book 1)
- The Wildlife Manager (Intermediate Unit, Book 2)
Wildlife is All Around Us:
- Books 1-5: Leader’s Guide (Clover)
- Book 1: The Wildlife Detective (Clover)
- Book 2: Spring (Clover)
- Book 3: Summer (Clover)
- Book 4: Fall (Clover)
- Book 5: Winter (Clover)
Environmental Activities for Clovers
Wildlife Discovery – Leader and Member’s Guide
Woodworking for Wildlife
Making a Wildlife Resource Map
Wildlife Ecology
Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program – National Manual
Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program – National Manual CD
Wildlife in Today’s Landscapes
(Drawer #2 of 2 in office)
Field Guides Made Easy
Maine Animal Tracks
Keeping Track of Wildlife
Wildlife in Connecticut: Endangered and Threatened Species
Leader’s Guide to Wildlife Conservation in Connecticut
Energizing your Future
Going Places, Making Choices
Understanding Weather Unit I
Building a Weather Station – Unit II
Weather Maps – Unit III
Let’s Explore Weather
Let’s Explore Soil (Clover)
Let’s Explore Trees (Clover)
The Power of the Wind: Youth Guide
The Power of the Wind: Facilitator’s Guide
Forestry – Unit 2
Keying our Trees
M.A.D. Horse: Tree Identification
Trees – Nature’s Gift of Green
Forestry – Forests of Fun:
- Follow the Path
- Reach for the Canopy
- Explore the Deep Woods
- Helper’s Guide
Adopt-A-Tree Album
Trees: Dead or Alive
Exploring the World through Geology
Beachcraft Bonanza
The Green Food Factory:
- Leader’s Guide
- Members, Units 1-5
Outdoor Adventures:
- Hiking Trails
- Camping Adventures
- Backpacking Expeditions
- Helper’s Guide
Leader Resources and Teacher Guides:
- Project WILD Aquatic (K-12 Curriculum and Activity Guide)
- Project WILD (K-12 Curriculum and Activity Guide)
- Camp Activities in Wildlife Conservation
- Project WET (K-12 Curriculum and Activity Guide)
- Long Island Sound in a Jar
- Audobon Connecticut
- Earth Book for Kids – Activities to Heal the Environment
Environmental Stewardship:
- Energizing Your Future with Energy, Economics and the Environment
- Going Places, Making Choices-Transportation and the Environment




National Program Area: Healthy Lifestyles Education
Involvement in Healthy Lifestyles and Personal Development projects provide youth with challenges, experiences, support and help which promote positive and realistic outlooks on self, home, community and the world. It also fosters the development of skills and attitudes recognized as critical for successful living in an increasingly diverse world.
Project Goals
Youth will acquire and demonstrate skills and knowledge in:
- The principles of nutrition, the conservation of food, and the planning, purchasing, preparing, storing and serving of tasty, nutritious and attractive snacks and meals.
- Ways to maintain and improve an individual’s physical, social, and emotional health.
- Skills such as interpersonal relationships, self-awareness, stress management, self-management, responsibility, literacy, social recreation, leisure education and personal grooming.
- Community health issues and resources.
- Ways to reduce accident and injuries in a variety of settings.
- Developing attitudes that foster sensitivity to the problems and needs of people different from themselves.
The following projects are related to this program area: Healthy Lifestyles Education-Safety: Home Nursing, First Aid/CPR, ATV Safety, Bike Safety, General Safety, Auto Safety, Emergency Preparedness. Health: Physical Health, Healthy Lifestyles Education, Mental & Emotional Health, Sexual Health, Growth, Development & Disease, Chemical Health. Fitness and Sport, Foods and Nutrition: Foods Safety, Foods & Nutrition, Food Preservation,
The following project record sheet is appropriate for this program area:
Healthy Lifestyles Education-Safety, Healthy Lifestyles Education-Health, Healthy Lifestyles Education-Fitness and Sport & Healthy Lifestyles Education-Foods and Nutrition
Title of Curriculum
Food, Culture & Reading Facilitator’s Guide Grades 4-6:
Leader’s/Helper’s Guide for 4-H Foods Curriculum (BINDER) (in teachers guide drawer)
4-H Pizza Garden – An Agricultural Adventure
Food Science
Let’s Explore Food
Food Curriculum Series:
- Six Easy Bites
- Tasty Tidbits
- You’re the Chef
- Food Works
- Helper’s Guide
Microwave Magic:
- Bag of Tricks – Level A
- Micro Magicians – Level B
- Amazing Rays – Level C
- Presto Meals – Level D
- Helper’s Guide
Food Mysteries:
- Case 1: Tell Tale Greens
- Case 2: Fruitful Evidence
- Case 3: Vegetable Magic
- Case 4: Protein Puzzlers
- Case 5: Dairy Discoveries
- Leader’s Guide
Jump into Foods & Fitness
In the Bag! Families Sharing Science Together
Health Rocks! Beginning Level
Health Rocks! Intermediate Level
Health: The Fourth “H”:
- Leader’s Guide
- Project Record
- Sessions 1-5
Focus on Health Project Leader’s Guide
Youth Fitness Walking Project
You’re the Athlete
Staying Healthy
Keeping Fit
First Aid in Action
Bicycling Adventures:
- Bicycling for Fun
- Wheels in Motion
- Helper’s Guide
Connecticut 4-H Dirt Bike Manual for Members and Leaders
“Connecticut Pedal Pushers” (Bike Safety)
In-Touch Science: Foods and Fabrics
- Nibbles for Health

National Program Area: Leadership
The 4-H Youth Leadership program assists youth in becoming coping, competent, caring, and contributing members of society by fostering the skills of effective leadership and providing opportunities for applying these skills in arenas which benefit both the individual, group and community.
Project Goals
Youth will:
- Acquire and demonstrate skills and knowledge to identify, understand and perform the roles, tasks and functions necessary for effective leadership.
- Acquire and demonstrate skills and knowledge in personal development, program planning, implementation and evaluation, parliamentary procedure and self-esteem.
- Increase their ability to influence, persuade and motivate others, to analyze situations, to negotiate, to make decisions, to work with others and to think creatively.
- Apply leadership concepts in all 4-H related projects, events and activities at the club, county, state, regional or national level.
Projects Available: Leadership
The following project records are suitable for this project area: Leadership
Title of Curriculum
Step Up to Leadership:
- Mentor Guide 1: K-5
- Mentor Guide 2: 6-12
- Workbook
- My Journal
- My Portfolio
- Junior Leadership
Leadership: Skills You Never Outgrow:
- Leader’s Guide
- Book I (for younger members)
- Book II (for older members)
- Book III: You Never Outgrow
- Book IV: Skills Leading Groups
The Great Self Mystery
SPACES: Inner Space – Coping With the Changes in My Life
Building Skills for Life:
- Leader’s Guide
- Book I
- Book II
- Book III
- Book IV
Plan It – Your Personal Guide to Making a Plan and Carrying It Out
Exploring the Treasures of 4-H:
- Helper’s Guide
- Fun, Friends and Learning
The Kid’s Guide to First Aid
First Aid in Action

National Program Area: Plants and Animals
Involvement in an informal program of Plant and Animal Science provides youth with challenges, experiences, support and help which foster important life skills such as, integrity, animal and environmental responsibility, decision-making skills, and public speaking. All of these skills have been recognized as critical for success in future roles of citizen, employee/entrepreneur.
Project Goals
Youth will acquire and demonstrate skills and knowledge in:
- developing a respect for agriculture and its importance to the community and the local, national and international economy.
- animal science specifically breeding, feeding, management, health, marketing and humane treatment.
- marketing, processing, distribution, consumption and the use of dairy products and the principles of cleanliness and sanitation.
- types and grades of animals, and the relationship of management practices and quality in wholesale and retail cuts of animal products.
- horse management, horse science, stable management and safety.
- personal integrity, public speaking, teamwork, decision making and sportsmanship.
- plant science, the effect and safe methods of pest control and management.
- the use of plants and animals as a therapeutic tool.
Projects Available:
Animals Animal Study Aquaculture Beef Cats Dairy Cattle Horse/Pony Swine Dogs Llama/Alpaca Sheep Plants Goats House Plants Rabbit/Cavies Birds/Poultry Crops/Weeds Flower Gardening Gardening-Fruits /Vegetables Ornamental Horticulture Working Steer Small Animals/Lab Animals
The following project records are suitable for this project area:
Small Animals– Small Animals/Lab Animals, Rabbit/Cavies, Birds/Poultry
Large Animals– Animals, Animal Study, Aquaculture, Beef, Cats, Dairy Cattle, Horse/Pony, Swine, Dogs, Llama/Alpaca, Sheep, Goats, Working Steer
Plants – Plants, House Plants, Crops/Weeds, Flower Gardening, Gardening-Fruits /Vegetables, Ornamental Horticulture
Title of Curriculum (Drawer with dogs, cats, rabbits & small mammals in office)
Project Meeting Suggestions:
- Dog
- Small Animals
- Rabbits
Introduction to Small Mammals: An Instructional Package – Leader Guide (BINDER)
Skills for Life Series-Pets:
- Pet Pals
- Scurrying Ahead
- Scaling the Heights
- Helper’s Guide
Let’s Explore Mammals
Training Your Dog for Family Living
Dog Obedience for Beginners, Graduate Beginner, Brace, and Team
Dog Obedience for Novice, Graduate Novice, Open, and Utility
Grooming – Handling Dogs
Dog Parts
Skills for Life Series– Dog
- Wiggles ‘n Wags
- Bounding Ahead/Canine Connection
- Pointing the Way/Leading the Pack
- Dog – Group Guide – Leader’s Guide
Miscellaneous Training Info. – Dogs
Skills for Life Series– Cat:
- Purrr-fect Pals
- Climbing Up
- Cat Connections/Leaping Forward
- Helper’s Guide
4-H Pet Care: Cats
4-H Pet Care: Rodents
Introduction to Small Mammals – Mouse
Introduction to Small Mammals – Hamster
Pocket Pals
4-H Pet Care: Cavey Guinea Pig
Introduction to Small Mammals – Guinea Pig
4-H Pet Care: Birds
Let’s Explore Birds
4-H Pet Care: Fish
Getting it Together: Fins, Feathers & Fur
Skills for Life – Rabbit
- Group Activity Helper’s Guide
- Hop to It!
- A Jump Ahead
- Leaps and Bounds
Skills for Life – Rabbit (NEW version)
- What’s Happening
- Making Tracks
- All Ears
- Helper’s Guide
4-H Rabbit Production
4-H Pet Care: Rabbits
Introduction to Small Mammals – Rabbits
(Drawer with Farm Animal Curriculum in office)
Project Meeting Suggestions:
- Dairy
- Dairy Goats
- Sheep
- Poultry
- Swine
- Llama Facts
Exploring Farm Animals
Exploring Farm Animals (NEW Version)
Skills for Life Series – Beef
- Bite into Beef
- On the Move
- Leading the Charge
Skills for Life Series – Dairy Cow
- Dig into Dairy
- Mooving Ahead
- Leading the Way
Dairy Goats: Breeding, Feeding & Management
Skills for Life Series – Goats
- Getting Your Goat
- Stepping Out
- Showing the Way
- Goat Group Activity Helper’s Guide
Skills for Life Series – Sheep (0 copies)
- Lambs, Rams and You
- Shear Delight
- Leading the Flock
From Egg to Chick: 4-H Manual of Embryology (0)
Embryology:
- Hatching Classroom Projects (Grades 2–5)
- Experiments in Poultry Science (Grades 6-8)
- Chick Development Poster
Skills for Life Series – Poultry
- Scratching the Surface
- Testing your Wings
- Flocking Together
- Poultry Group Activity Helper’s Guide
Skills for Life Series – Swine
- Hamming it Up
- Going Whole Hog
- Swine Group Activity Helper’s Guide
(Drawer with Horse Curriculum in office)
Project Meeting Suggestions:
- Horse
Horses & Horsemanship
Horse Science
Horse Leader’s Guide
Arabian Horse Association Youth Activity Manual
Horse Safety Guidelines / 25 Rules for Safety
Horse:
- Level 1: Horsing Around (Horse/Horseless Project Activity Guide)
- Level 2: Galloping Ahead (Project Activity Guide)
- Level 3: Blazing the Way (Youth Leadership Guide)
- Group Activity Guide
Skills for Life Series – Horse
- Giddy Up & Go (0)
- Head, Heart & Hooves
- Stable Relationships
- Riding the Range
- Jumping to New Heights
- Helper’s Guide
Wyoming 4-H Horse Project
Breeding and Raising Horses
Fencing for Horses
Making a Rope Halter
Portable Horse Shelter
4-H Horse Judging Manual
Development of Life Skills through Horse Judging Team Participation
Equine Diseases in CT
Horse Activity Packets:
- 4-H Animal Science – Horses
- Fun Activities for Horse Clubs
- CT Horseback Riding Helmet Safety Coloring Book
Leader Resources and Teacher Guides:
Youth Leader’s Manual – Horse Industry Handbook: A Guide to Equine Care and Management
Plant Science
Title of Curriculum
Project Meeting Suggestions:
- Indoor Gardening
- Flowering Gardening
- Vegetable Gardening
- Wildflowers
- Landscaping
- Plant Science
Suggested 4-H Garden Exhibits
Horticulture:
- Budding Gardeners
- Branching Out
- Digging Deeper
- Helper’s Guide
Gardening:
- See Them Sprout
- Let’s Get Growing
- Take Your Pick
- Growing Profits
- Helper’s Guide
Plant Growth and Development
Suggested 4-H Garden Exhibits
Plan & Plant (Leader’s Guides)
Exploring Organic Gardening
- Gardening with Miniature Plants
- Portable Gardens
- Propagating Outdoor Plants
- Exploring Urban Plant Life
- Vegetative Reproduction of Indoor Plants
Let’s Explore Plants (Clover)
Exploring the World of Plants and Soils:
- Beginning (9-11 years)
- Plant Characteristics (Intermediate)
- Growing and Using Plants (Intermediate)
- Plant Growth Factors (Intermediate)
- Plant Reproduction (Intermediate)
- Soils (Intermediate)
Down To Earth – Enriching Learning through Gardening (grades 6-8)
Junior Master Gardener-Level 1 Handbook (grades 3-5)
Junior Master Gardener-Level 1 Leader’s Guide
Junior Master Gardener-Level 2 Plant Growth and Development
Junior Master Gardener-Operation Thistle: Level 2 Teacher/Leader Guide
Junior Master Gardener-Operation Water: Level 2 Teacher/Leader Guide
Junior Master Gardener-Wildlife Gardener
Junior Master Gardener-Health and Nutrition from the Garden
JMG Literature in the Garden
Afterschool Agriculture:
- Acres of Adventures – Level 1
- Acres of Adventures – Level 2
Leader Resources and Teacher Guides
Green Thumbs – A Kid’s Activity Guide
To Indoor/Outdoor Gardening





National Program Area: Science and Technology
The 4-H Science and Technology program fosters the development of science and technological literacy.
Project Goals
Youth will acquire, demonstrate, and use applied skills and knowledge to increase their understanding:
- of the physical, biological and marine worlds, life forms, genetics, computers, aerospace and rocketry.
- of insects, public health and natural resources, and to better understand their relationship to agriculture.
- of the importance of good management and sanitation practices to keep animals and birds healthy.
- of scientific principles through research and its influence upon animals and their health.
- of wood, wood projects, and woodworking tools and machines.
- of engines, motors and related equipment
Youth will apply science and technology concepts to other 4-H projects.
Projects available:
Science/Technology Literacy Animal Science Aquatic Science Entomology and Bees Food Science Marine Science Meat Science Poultry Science/Embryology
Veterinary Science Automotive Aerospace Computer Technology Electricity Electronics Astronomy Chemistry
Mathematics Physics Engines, Tractors, and Field Equipment
Wood Sciences and Industrial Arts
The following project records are suitable for this project area: Science and Technology
Title of Curriculum (Drawer #1 in office)
Electricity Project Meeting Suggestions
Rockets Away
Soaring Above and Beyond Aerospace Adventures:
Preflight
- Lift-Off
- Reaching New Heights
- Pilot in Command
- Flight Crew – Helper’s Guide
- Aerospace Adventures CD
Exploring the World of Electricity:
- Leader Guide
- Member Guide
Electricity’s Silent Partner: Magnetism:
- Leader Guide
- Member Guide
Working with Electricity:
- Leader Guide
- Member Guide
4-H Extension Cord Project
Electricity:
- Magic of Electricity
- Investigating Electricity
- Wired For Power
- Entering Electronics – Project Activity Guide
- Electricity – Helper’s Guide
Small Engines
- Crank It Up
- Warm It Up
- Tune It Up
- Helper’s Guide
SPACES:
- Discovering the Explorer in Me
- Discovering the Scientist in Me
- Discovering the Inventor in Me
Robotics – Gearing Up:
- Robotics Explorer
- Robotics Probe
- Helper’s Guide
- Robotics and You CD
Junk Drawer Robotics Books-set of 4
- Level 1: Give Robotics a Hand
- Level 2: Robotics on the Move
- Level 3: Mechatronics
- Book 4: Youth Robotics Notebook
- Two DVD Products: Visual Robotics & Robotics Platforms
- Facilitator’s Guide: 4-H Junk Drawer Robotics
Geospatial:
Exploring Spaces, Going Places CD
(Drawer #2 in office)
Woodworking Wonders:
- Measuring Up
- Making the Cut
- Nailing it Together
- Finishing Up
- Group Helper’s Guide
Working With Wood and Tools
Building Bigger Things
The Craftsman
Games and Puzzles You Can Make and Play
(Woodworking for Wildlife à See Environmental Education)
General Science:
- Science Discovery (lesson plans for Grades 3-6)
- Science Discovery (lesson plans for Grades 4-7)
(Drawer #3 in office)
4-H Veterinary Science:
- Unit I – The Normal Animal
- Unit II – Animal Disease
- Unit III – Animal Health
- 4-H Veterinary Science: Units I, II & III – Leader’s Guide
Skills For Life – Veterinary Science
- From Airedales to Zebras
- All Systems Go
- On the Cutting Edge
- Helper’s Guide
Entomology: Insectaganza of Excitement:
- Creepy Crawlies
- What’s Bugging You?
- Dragons, Houses & Flies
- Helper’s Guide
Teaming with Insects: (1 copy each in office)
- Entomology Level 1 grades 3-5
- Entomology Level 2 grades 6-8
- Entomology Level 3 grades 9-12
- Entomology Facilitator’s Guide 1-3
Collecting CT Insects
Insects All Around Us
Project Butterfly Wings: Leader Guide
Project Butterfly Wings: Youth Guide
Leader Resources and Teacher Guides:
- In Touch Science: Foods & Fabrics
- Aeronautics (NASA)



National Program Area: Workforce Preparation
Involvement in Workforce Preparation projects provide youth with challenges, experiences, support and help which promote positive and realistic outlooks on the world of work. It also fosters the development of skills recognized as critical for entrance into the workforce. The 4-H Workforce Preparation program fosters the development of positive employment and entrepreneurial skills and attitudes.
Project Goals
Youth will acquire and demonstrate skills and knowledge in:
- self-awareness of career interests and abilities.
- skills needed to be successful in the workplace: finding a job, applications, interviews, personal grooming for the workplace, proper work ethic.
- business organization and management, teamwork, financial management, marketing, product pricing, economics, record keeping and public speaking.
Youth will apply requisite workforce knowledge, skills and attitudes within on-going 4-H projects.
Projects available: Career Exploration, Entrepreneurship
The following project records are suitable for this project area: Workforce Preparation
Workforce Readiness – Get in The Act
- Youth Guide with CD
- Helper’s Guide
Dream Catchers:
- Developing Career & Educational Awareness – Grades 4-6
- Developing Career & Educational Awareness—Teacher’s Guide
- Dream Catcher Reproducible Activity Sheets
Pathfinder:
- Exploring Career & Educational Paths (Junior High/High School)
- Exploring Career & Educational Paths – Teacher’s Guide
Learn and Earn For Fun and Profit
Money My Way: The Basics for Young Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship Middle & High School:
- Be the E Activity Guide: 6 copies
- Helper’s Guide: 5 copies
WOW: Wild over Work (K-6)
Leading the Way –
- How to Build a Workforce Preparation Effort in Your Community
The Workbook – Getting the Job You Want
Successful Interviews
Leader Resources and Teacher Guides:
- Kids in Biz
Curriculum may be viewed or barrowed from our office. You may purchase curriculum at Shop 4-H