Cooperative Extension Service/College of Agricultural
& Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia
Friends Introduction to 4-H is designed to provide information to fifth grade 4-H'ers about 4-H and to give a brief overview of possible 4-H activities. With this in mind, 4-H leaders are encouraged to use their creativity in highlighting county programs. An outline of a "static" presentation is included in the lesson guide. However, videos, computer or photography slide shows, as well as guest speakers, are all possible presentation techniques. Keep in mind that this is a 4-H'er's first impression. Be enthusiastic, energetic and excited. Enthusiasm breeds excitement for a great year.
Objectives:
Following the meeting the student will be able to:
In completing the Friends manual, the student will be able to:
QCC Program Areas - Topics/Subjects:
Program should include:
Program may include:
Supplies Needed
Supplies
Teaching Outline:
How many of you have heard of 4-H? Have you had brothers in sisters in 4-H?
Today, you'll have the unique opportunity to join the __________County 4-H Club. As a 4-H'er you may travel to exciting places in Georgia, you'll meet new friends and have lots of fun. Today, 4-H may be a little mysterious to you but by the end of the meeting you'll have solved the case and know all about it. We're going to start right here with my mystery box and see what 4-H has to offer.
A long time ago, in 1904 (calendar page), the school superintendent in Newton County, Mr. GC Adams, came up with a new idea.
How many of you know where Newton County is?
It's in Covington, just_______of here. One day, Mr. Adams was in his office thinking when he came upon an idea. All his fellas at school were learning reading, writing, and arithmetic, which is very important but in 1904 when the time came to graduate most boys didn't go to college or technical school or anything like that. They went back to the farm and worked. Now Mr. Adams was all for his boys learning the finer points of education but he felt they needed practical learning as well. Mr. Adams contact faculty members of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (UGA arch) and the men put their heads together. The University was experimenting with all kinds of corn crops and needed their knowledge to be put into practice back in the fields. To meet the needs of both the faculty and Mr. Adams, the Boys Corn Club was formed (corn). In this early club, boys planted corn, cared for their crop and exhibited in the fair. All was well in Newton County and the corn clubs continued to grow and sprout in other communities. Soon the girls were in the action also with the Girls Tomato canning club (tomato jar) in Hancock County. The girls grew their tomatoes and then canned them for competition.
In 1914, then Senator Hoke Smith from Georgia and Representative Ashbury Lever from South Carolina presented the Smith-Lever Act. The Act was passed in Congress and signed into law by the President. This act established the Cooperative Extension Service with is the service arm of the land grant institutions in each state.
Do you know what our land grant colleges are?
The University of Georgia and Fort Valley State University
The 4-H club was an early part of the Cooperative Extension Service (4-H emblem) and continues to be today. Each county has faculty members from the University of Georgia called County Extension Agents. Here in ___________County, your agents are ______________ (write names on board). Agents work with 4-H, agricultural and environmental sciences as well as family and consumer science issues. Each month someone representing Extension and UGA will come to your classroom for your club meetings. These leaders may be agents, program assistants or volunteers. Just like Mr. Adams used information from the college to help his boys learn, we will be doing that, too. Today, you can go home and tell your mom and dad you're a student at UGA and tuition is free ... well, here in your club meeting it is anyway.
Now, before any of you say, I don't want to join any old farm club. I can't grow corn and all my vegetables come from the grocery store not a glass jar...4-H has come a long way since the early corn and tomato clubs. We still have lots of projects with agricultural topics, but let's see what else is in my box? (Consider tossing or handing kids objects as you list them)
How many of you have a hobby? (beanie baby or other collectible)
Play an instrument? (sheet music)
Like sports? (ball)
Like to make things? (craft item...painted t-shirt, model, etc)
Like to cook? (plastic food or picture of meal)
Like horses, cows, pigs, sheep, chickens or other animals? (stuffed animal, figure or picture)
We have more than 50 different 4-H projects you can experiment in and even more activities for Cloverleaf 4-H'ers.
Who are cloverleaf 4-H'ers?
Each of you will be one. A cloverleaf is a 4-H'er in 5th or 6th grade. 4-H'ers in 7th and 8th grade are called juniors, and our high school 4-H'ers are seniors. There are even college 4-H clubs, and when you're an adult you can still be a 4-H'er or at least a 4-H volunteer.
Does anyone know what the 4 H's stand for?
(Head, Heart, Hands, Health)
And looking at our mystery box, can you guess our colors?
Green and white
4-H'ers spend lots of time "making the best better," which is the 4-H motto. Now if all this hasn't gotten you excited about 4-H, lets see what else is in my mystery box?
Would anyone here like some money? (play cash) 4-H awards scholarships to active 4-H'ers for college as well as special activities.
Would any of you like to visit the beach (shell) or mountains? We have 5 4-H camps in Georgia. Two are on the coast, one is in the mountains, a fourth is in Atlanta and the world's largest 4-H center is in Georgia, too. Rock Eagle. Next summer you'll have the opportunity to go to camp and have lots of fun. And besides camp, we'll take trips during the year, have fun meetings here and school and do all kinds of things that you'll enjoy.
Now, how many of you found something in my box you thought you'd like?
Well, let's join then. (Enrollment cards) This information is provided for us to keep track of you. Please remember to print in your best handwriting. I need to be able to read your writing. We're going to go through this together so that everyone will understand what to put where (review the card line by line helping 4-H'ers understand what goes in each blank)
As I collect your enrollment card, I'm going to being giving you your 4-H enrollment card. Keep your card. It shows you are now a member of the world's largest youth organization.
This month, we'll be using Friends magazine for many of our meetings. Today you will receive your first Friends. It tells the story of 4-H much like I told you earlier. It has sections about the emblem and the motto and lots of fun activities. Let's take a few minutes to find the hidden picture on the cover of Friends. Who can tell me what you can see?
The 4-H emblem.
Let's turn together to page 6. We can fill in your club and your members and now let's see who your officers are. Will the officers stand.
You are all members and will work very hard this year to have a great club. You're off to a good start in electing your officers. These officers have been selected to represent your class. They have specific responsibilities all year. (Hand out officer training or other officer information) Each month these officers will be running your meeting and they need your help. You don't want to just sit and listen. We will need volunteers for demonstrations and other activities during the meeting.
You can add your officers' names to your Friends now. Let's look on the last page. There are 8 activities for you to complete before your next meeting. We just completed number 3. That means you have just 7 more to go.
Review county specific information such as club of the month or bulldog buck programs with students or the county newsletter
I have one more thing to give you before you leave. I hope when you get home you're busting with excitement and you dash in the door and say "guess what???!!?? I joined 4-H." Your mom or dad or aunt or whomever you live with is probably going to start asking questions. "How much does it cost? Do I have to take you somewhere?" First of all, 4-H is free. From time to time, our activities may have a charge. For example, there is a fee for 4-H camp but to be a member you have no cost. As for where to go ... each month we'll have 4-H here in your classroom. We will have some activities at other places around the county and sometimes go to other counties but these are optional. This letter helps your parents understand 4-H. Please don't forget to give it to them as soon as you get home. You don't want to go home in the spring wanting to go to 4-H camp and your parent just discover you're in 4-H.
Let's take all of your handouts and put them inside your Friends manual. Don't forget, next month you'll want to return your Friends with all of the activities complete.
To close our meeting, we're going to stand together and do the 4-H pledge. The pledge was written by a 4-H leader in Kansas and is said by 4-H'ers all over the nation. It is on your membership card. Each month at our meeting, we will face the flag and say the pledge. You salute with head, cover your heart, hands outstretched for hands and at your side for health.
Let's begin together.
I have had so much fun being with you today. I'll see you next month and don't forget to work on your new Friends manual.
The following activities may be used as time permits in the introductory club meeting, as additional activities or developed into future meetings.
Teaching Outline:
Using page 8 of Friends Introduction to 4-H, 4-H'ers will create their own emblems.
The 4-H emblem is a four leaf clover. In Ohio, the Boys Club agent began using clovers to award boys for a job well done. A club member would earn a three leaf clover for his first year and a four leaf for his second. In 1911 during a national meeting, the leaders of the boys and girls clubs adopted the four leaf clover to represent 4-H. More than 30 years later, in 1948, Congress signed public law 772 that recognizes the 4-H name and emblem. Today the emblem is in the top 10 most recognized symbols in the world.
Let's imagine that you must have a symbol to represent you. In earlier times, families had codes of arms that represent their family. This code of arms hung in the home and let everyone know your family. It may include symbols of your family's business or other interests and combined family lines.
You have an area in which to work. Think of those things you enjoy doing. What do you really like? Fill in these characters, pictures or words to represent yourself.
Give 4-H'ers the opportunity to create their emblem
If we look at the 4-H emblem, it's obvious that each leaf stands for one of the H's. The clover itself was selected because it represented principles of scientific farming and greater profit for all people.
I'd like each of you to find a partner and share your emblem with them. Explain why you chose the characters of your emblem.
Give sharing time
Over the next few days, I'd like you to stop and notice other emblems or symbols that stand for businesses or people or places. You may even want to find out why the symbol was adopted.
Teaching Outline:
Using Friends Introduction to 4-H, 4-H'ers will identify areas on a Georgia state map.
We discussed lots of 4-H information. We're going to use your new booklets and locate some special places on the map. Let's all turn to page 12 with the map of Georgia. In 1777, Georgia had 8 counties; today there are 159 and all of them have 4-H clubs. We're going to locate 6 places on the map.
Who remembers where the Georgia Corn Club began?
Newton County
...the Tomato Club?
Hancock County
And our county is where?
UGA is located in our smallest county, Clarke County. Let's put a check mark
in Clarke County.
Remember we have five 4-H Centers with our largest being Rock Eagle. Rock Eagle is in Putnam County.
And finally, what is the capital of Georgia?
Atlanta ....Can anyone tell me which county Atlanta is in? Fulton County
Getting Ready:
Contact a local nursery or seed company and request White Clover seeds or seedlings (Trifolium repens). You may also want to have a growing plant to show.
| 2"-3" peat pellet or peat pot | OR | seedlings |
| 4 to 5 seeds per pot | pot & potting soil | |
| liquid fertilizer mixed at "lowest" recommendation | ||
| newspaper | ||
| water in spray bottle | ||
Following history, enrolling the 4-H'ers and reviewing other information, begin the class planting project.
Teaching Outline:
Remember, the four leaf clover is part of our 4-H emblem. Today, your class is going to plant it's own four leaf clover. Open your Friends to page 9. The four leaf clover is a sign of luck. No clover plant will produce all four leaflets. It will mainly grow 3 leaf plants. Today, we're going to plant a white clover plant and hope for the best. White clover is a low growing perennial herb. Perennials are plants that grow back year after year. The plant grows by sending out runners that take root. The seeds for our clover are in the white fluffy flower head.
I'm going to ask for several of you to help with planting the clover. I will call up those students sitting most quietly through the session. My first volunteer (ask a student to come forward) will prepare our work area by spreading lots of newspaper out. When planting flowers, you'll want to be sure not to have potting soil everywhere and the newspaper will protect your area.
FOR PLANTING WITH SEEDS
I have selected a peat for our seeds. The seeds are very small. (Select a second student) We will begin by filling our pot with a little soil mix. It should be loose and drain easily. Next (third student) sprinkle water on the soil and add the seed, (fourth student) and now we will cover our seed with dirt and a plastic cover (at least 2" above the plant surface). We will need to place our seeds in a warm shaded location until our seeds have germinated which will take about 1 week.
Once the plant begins to appear, you will need to remove the cover and place our plant in the sun. Who will volunteer for this job? Next I need a waterer. If our soil gets a dark color, it is too dry and we should water our plant.
Once roots begin to show at the bottom of our pot, we will transplant the plant into a bigger pot.
FOR PLANTING TRANSPLANTS
I have selected a large pot that will give our clover lots of room for its runners. We have several roots showing in the base of the plant so it's time to transplant it for a permanent place in your classroom. (Select student) We will begin be carefully removing the transplant from the pot (if in a peat pot, simply place the entire pot in the new pot) and placing it at the same depth it is in the current tray. (Select second student) Let's add soil gently around our plant. Now it's time to add our fertilizer. (third student) Our plant needs sunny location and water.
FOR ALL PLANTS
We will need to take care of our plant during the year. As it grows we can chart its height, and keep up with the number of four leaf clovers, if any, it produces. As it produces runners, we will need to keep their tips against the soil.
Getting Ready:
Using page 3 of Friends Introduction to 4-H, ask an older 4-H'er to develop a play for fifth graders to perform. An older 4-H'er can write the script with the 5th graders "performing" in each club meeting. Props would need to gathered including an ear of corn, tomato jar, UGA arch, and the 4-H emblem.
Teaching Outline:
Introduce self
How many of you have heard of 4-H? Have you had brothers in sisters in 4-H?
Today, you'll have the unique opportunity to join the __________County 4-H Club. As a 4-H'er, you may travel to exciting places in Georgia, you'll meet new friends and have lots of fun. In order for you to learn a little bit more about 4-H and to have lots of fun, we're going to put on a little show. I'll need some help from each of you as I reach into my traveling bag.
Assign parts to 4-H'ers passing out props. Have 4-H'ers come to the front (or stay seated) to read their parts in the play.
Continue with enrollment as in mystery box lesson.
Page 5 asks 4-H'ers to design a 4-H t-shirt. T-shirt designs could be collected with designs judged by a panel of older 4-H'ers, artists and fifth grade 4-H'ers. The winning design could be used for the county's 4-H t-shirt for the year.
These activities introduce 5th grade students to how their participation in 4-H can help them develop character. Georgia students should have already been introduced to the concepts of Character Education in the 4th grade. Now, as middle school students, they will have opportunities to apply what they have learned, primarily through word-of-the-week programs in the school classroom setting. Participation in 4-H gives students real-life situations to practice and develop character over the course of the years in which they are involved.
What does it mean to be a person of good character? How will 4-H help me to become a better person? And what does 4-H mean to the community?
Standard
Respect for Self -- Standard -- Self-Esteem: pride and belief in oneself and in the achievement of one's potential
14.1: Knowledge, understanding, awareness
15.1: Punctuality -- being on time for attendance and tasks (Review the 4-H calendar, discuss deadlines)
15.2: Accomplishment -- appreciation for completing a task (Receive Friends pin for completion of the Friends manuals)
15.3: Cooperation -- working with others for a mutual benefit (Working with classmates as club officers and club members to conduct 4-H club meetings)
15.6: Pride -- doing one's best (All members are encouraged to share their ideas in the club meetings. When completing the activities, encourage application of the information they understand.)
15.7: Productivity -- contributing to society (Club officers who attend training will learn skills to increase their productivity and contributions to the group effort.)
15.8: Creativity -- exhibiting an entrepreneurial spirit; inventiveness; originality (Activities encourage 4-H'ers to draw, illustrate and use creativity in explaining ideas and concepts.)
15.9: School Pride -- playing a contributing role in maintaining and improving all aspects of a school's environment, programs and activities within the context of contributing to the betterment of the city, county and state. (Building a community of Friends with Character activity and the exposure to 4-H community service projects and opportunities)
Communication -- Listening and talking for others to understand
Teamwork -- Accepting responsibility to complete a task
Leadership -- How to lead a meeting
Typical, monthly 4-H club meeting
1. Star Role Character Traits 4-H Meeting
| Activity
from Friends |
Leader Notes: | Students will: |
| Clapboard of Character Traits |
By participating in 4-H Club meetings, youth experience cooperation, leadership, school pride, creativity, and the list goes on and on! * At this point in the meeting, you should have already elected officers and conducted the meeting with an agenda. *Ask the students to think about the characteristics they'd like to contribute to the club's success. * You will have to tailor this to your county 4-H program -- some of you may have rewards and recognition for clubs who do the most out-of-school activities or you have "Bulldog Bucks" types of programs. Be creative ...
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DO: List the positive character traits students agree to exhibit during 4-H Club meetings this year. An example is provided in the movie clapboard in the Friends manual: Respect others while they are talking during the club meeting. Explain that during the year classmates will either preside over meetings or give reports and it's important to respect one another and listen.
REFLECT: Do most of your traits have to do with your personality? Did some of you list "roles" like sports or instruments you play? Do you think others would describe you the same way? What would a close friend or relative say about you? APPLY: How many of you have been in other club meetings before? (church groups or other student groups, class meetings, etc.) What do you think you will learn during this year in 4-H that will help you in other student organizations? |
2. The Six Pillars of Character
| Activity
from Friends |
Leader Notes: | Students will: |
| Hidden Message in the Word Find |
Explain this activity: 1st -- Find the words listed below the puzzle. 2nd -- Then, with the remaining letters, try to make out the hidden message. ** Depending on your local county programming, you may want to tell the 4-H'ers that they will learn more about the Six Pillars of Character during the year. |
* Find and circle the six words provided in the word find. * From the remaining letters not circled, find the hidden message. * Write the message in the blanks provided. |
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- | After you find all of the words, use the left-over letters to decode the message. |
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Word Find * CARING |
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3. The Name Base Activity -- Acrostic
An acrostic is a poem or series of lines in which certain letters, usually the first in each line, form a name, motto or message when read in sequence. For this 4-H activity, you can use any letter of the name.
The purpose of this activity is to get 4-H'ers to creatively think about the character traits they already exhibit. And to think about what traits they would hope their friends see in them.
Encourage Creativity -- doesn't have to be a sentence, just a good place to collect positive traits that decribe the student.
"Good Character" is the Base for a successful "run" in the game of life.
4. Communicating with Friends Using Respect
| Activity
from Friends |
Leader Notes: | Students will: |
| Calling on a Friend |
A real-life application of respect can be developed in communicating with Friends. Even at an ealry age, youth are calling friends in their classroom for help on homework, to find out what the assignment was, and hopefully calling one another to ask if they are going to a County 4-H event!
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* Learn from the 4-H club leader important tips on making phone calls in a courteous and respectful way. * List reasons that you would call a friend.
Calling the 4-H Office
Ex: "Hello. This is Suzy Clover. I am a student in Mr. Roads' class.
May I speak with Ms. Agent?" Scenarios: Making a call, answering machines, answering a phone call, taking messages, call waiting ... |
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5. Involvement in the Community
| Activity
from Friends |
Leader Notes: | Students will: |
| Community |
4-H is more than the 4-H club meeting in the classroom. Students can begin to associate 4-H with community service from their very first meeting. See QCC Character Education, 15.9. School pride and contributing to the betterment of their local community is identified as an importnat character trait to develop. Character Education is a perfect match for Georgia 4-H! After the students write down action items, emphasize that no matter how small they may see an action, it will make a difference in the community in which they live. Other discussion items: Why is it important to have people in the community who demonstrate the Six Pillars of Character? People who are trustworthy and respectful are responsible, good citizens, caring and fair decision-makers and individuals.
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6. Creativity with Character
Ask students to design an advertisement for their 4-H Club and include something about Character in their design. This activity is to be completed as individuals or pairs. Ask them to be creative in their design. In the dialogue bubble above Chris Clover's head, the students could write a slogan for their 4-H Club.
7. Message from Chris Clover: Answer Key to unscramble the words ...
| BUILDING A BETTER COMMUNITY WITH FRIENDS OF CHARACTER! | |
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AUDINL RTEEB YTMCONI DFHSRWIETN OAFRCATCE |
Students will turn in the Friends manual. They will have demonstrated cognitive abilities of completing the task. The 4-H'ers will demonstrate their understanding of what you have informed them about the 4-H club in your community. The 4-H club members will demonstrate their creativity in the "design an ad" and defining their community visuals.
To modify this activity to meet the needs of other youth with special needs, consider taking more than one club meeting to review the material. Provide for support in the classroom that will help reduce the stress of being creative and sharing information with learners of diverse learning needs.
For the "phone call" activity, you may change that to meeting someone in the hall (like a new friend or teacher). Using good manners and showing respect for others is important in many different settings.
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4-H Club of the Month | |
| Banner Club Winner | 100 points | Name of Club: ____________________ |
| Silver Club Winner | 150 points | Leader's Initials: __________________ |
| Club of the County | High Total Points | Month: __________________________ |
| CLUB TOTAL FOR THE MONTH _______________ | ||
| Meeting Program | ||
| Meeting format followed | 5 | _______________ |
| Class participates in opening ceremony | 5 | _______________ |
| Devotional presented | 5 | _______________ |
| American Pledge led by 4-H'er | 5 | _______________ |
| 4-H Pledge led by 4-H'er | 5 | _______________ |
| Nametags worn or displayed | 10 | _______________ |
| Teacher attends meeting | 10 | _______________ |
| Club Member Activities* | ||
| 4-H'er wearing green or the 4-H emblem | 2 | _______________ |
| 4-H News clippings shared | 5 | _______________ |
| Friends books completed | 10 | _______________ |
| Exhibits displayed | 10 | _______________ |
| Demonstrations w/visuals presented | 20 | _______________ |
(No more than 5/meeting) |
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| Club Activities | ||
| Volunteer/Parent assists with meeting | 15 | _______________ |
(Must be recruited by club, not 4-H office) |
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| Bulletin Board or Posters prepared | 25 | _______________ |
(Must be on club meeting topic or 4-H) |
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| Club members complete a school project in name of 4-H | 50 | _______________ |
to benefit entire school |
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| Activities Outside of School Program* | ||
| Participate in judging team practice | 5 | _______________ |
| Participate in county 4-H event | 10 | _______________ |
| Participate in district 4-H event | 15 | _______________ |
| Participation | ||
| Bonus points for enthusiasm & spirit | Max. 15 | _______________ |
| First call down | -5 | _______________ |
| Second call down | -10 | _______________ |
| Third call down | -25 | _______________ |
| *points awarded per 4-H'er, per activity | ||
Throughout the year, 4-H'ers will have the opportunity to earn bucks their work in 4-H. These bucks are in addition to points and other awards received.
Bucks are recorded for each 4-H'er but a 4-H'er must also keep up with his/her bucks.
One Buck Awarded
Two Bucks Awarded
Three Bucks Awarded
Additional Bucks Awarded
Bullpup Award for five bulldog bucks
Bulldog Award for ten bulldog bucks
Super Dog Award for fifteen bulldog bucks
Special recognition for top dogs in each class
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The University of Georgia |
| Cooperative Extension Service | |
| College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences/Athens, Georgia 30602-4356 |
Dear Parents,
Congratulations! Your child is a member of the world's largest youth organization...the 4-H club. I'm excited your child will be with us this year and can only imagine what's running through your head. You've made 53 trips to purchase school supplies, you've filled out forms until your fingers bleed and now you're imagining your fifth grader raising a calf or planting corn. You panic!
Relax! 4-H continues its tradition with agricultural and environmental sciences, but it has come a long way, too. Today's 4-H'ers have a chance to learn and develop skills in more than 50 project areas. They may indeed raise a calf or grow acres of corn but they may also learn about foods, nutrition, sciences, health, or public speaking. 4-H'ers from our area will have the opportunity to travel to 4-H camp this summer as well as other locations. They may learn about resources such as water, energy, time or money. The list of opportunities is endless.
During this year your child will have numerous opportunities. He/She will have fun, meet new friends and develop skills in communication, decision making, self esteem and leadership. Your child will "learn by doing" in his/her own classroom. Our 4-H program comes to your child's classroom each month. We are the educational youth program of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Cooperative Extension Service. We do offer additional activities at the office and in other areas, too.
4-H membership is free. Your child may be asked to pay for additional activities such as camps, summer classes or conferences but membership is at no cost. With activities that do have a cost, we keep the fees minimal and affordable.
We hope you and your child enjoy 4-H! Please don't hesitate to call on us with questions or concerns. Our office is located at (fill in street address). We are open Monday-Friday from _____ a.m. to _____ p.m. Our office number is ( ) _______________ or contact us via e-mail at ___________________.
We are looking forward to a super year of "making the best better."
Sincerely
| County Extension Agent, 4-H & Youth | County Extension 4-H Program Assistant |
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Lowry, R. Research Notes for Georgia 4-H History
Reck, F.M. The 4-H Story. National Committee on Boys & Girls Club Work. Iowa State College Press. Ames, Iowa. (1951)
Simpich, F. (1948, November). 4-H Boys and Girls Grow More Food. The National Geographic Magazine Vol XCIV. No. 5. pp, 551-581.
Taylor, N.L. (1985). Clover Science & Technology
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, 4-H Exploring Series, 1985
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, Friends, Fall 1997
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, Friends, Fall 1996
Georgia 4-H website Staff Use Only: Character Education
Georgia 4-H Sowing the Seeds of Character Notebook
CHARACTER COUNTS! - Good Ideas Books, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
Check out the county library, local bookstore or online resources for Manners and Etiquette.
Holyoke, N. (1997) Oops! The Manners Guide for Girls. Pleasant Company Publications, Middleton, Wisconsin (34-36).
Lipson, G. (1989) Fast Ideas for Busy Teachers: 150 Productive Activities for Teachers, Substitutes and Parents. Good Apple, Torrance, CA (101).
Special Thanks to:
Dee Elliott, 4-H Volunteer; Charlotte House, 4-H Volunteer; Eddie Jean Hudson, Rock Eagle 4-H Center; Marilyn Poole, Clarke County Extension Coordinator; Jeff Sallee, Extension 4-H Faculty; Cheryl Varnedoe, Extension 4-H Faculty; Clarke County 4-H'ers: Stephanie Whorton, Drew Mauldin, Lee Poole, Mark Poole, Beth Sanders; Rachael Moseley; Bobby Gipson, Oconee County H.S. student
Prepared by: Jenny W. Jordan, Extension 4-H Faculty & Lisa Gipson, Educational Program Specialist
| Bobby Tyson Associate Dean for Extension |
Roger C. (Bo) Ryles, Jr. State Program Leader, 4-H |
Departmental Publication 4-H - FM-VM-05/July, 2001
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An Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Organization Committed to a Diverse Work Force
Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating.
Gale A. Buchanan, Dean and Director