4-H member and club work is an educational curriculum. The purpose of education is to bring about desirable changes in skills, knowledge, and attitudes. A 4-H project consists of a member’s goals and their products from the start of the project year until its completion; a project is more than a fair exhibit.

You can start with a 3 ‘’ three ring binder, either

Green

White

Black

It is nice to find one that has a clear sleeve on the front, you will see why in the next slide.

Tab Dividers Sheet protectors (optional)

Pictures of you and you Project (optional Support

Materials )

Newspaper clipping that you are in (optional Support

Materials )

4-H Exhibit Form (optional) Basic 4-H project Record Monroe County 4-H Award Form

Cover Page

4-H Yearly Summary

Record Book Grading Rubric

This is the First Page of you Record Book

Copy of award form

Monroe County 4-H Award Form

◦ this should be the first page. Special Note –Mark your year/years in 4-H! for the year you just completed not that you are in now. Also the grade you just completed

Second Page Cover page Example

Cover page

◦ this page should follow your Award Form. It should include a picture of you with your name, age, grade, club and current year.

First Tab most recent year first

Yearly Summary

4-H Yearly Summary

◦ Organize by year, with the most recent year on top.

◦ The years should also be tabbed.

◦ Fill out one summary sheet each year you are in 4-H. It is easier to remember everything that you are involved in if you add to this sheet during the year.

One for each Project area There are 4 options

4-H Project Record

◦ Project name should be tabbed in alphabetical order. Use one of these for each separate project area – not each exhibit. All projects areas require 4-H Project Record sheets. (For example: one for Food & Nutrition, one for Woodworking, one for Rabbits, one for Beef, etc.) In the space provided, write your project goals and plans. Throughout the year record what you do and learn. Include individual or group projects, presentations, exhibits, and leadership activities. IF YOU USED THE COUNTY PROJECT SHEETS THOSE CAN TAKE THE PLACE OF THE 4-H PROJECT RECORD!

4-H Project RecordUse the correct project

record for your 4-H division. (remember it’s the grade you

have completed not the one you are in now)

Yellow Basic 4-6th grade Tan Experienced 7-8th

grade Blue Advanced 9-12th

grade County Fair Project

Exhibit sheet 4-12th

grade

Certain project areas have corresponding project worksheets, which are given to the 4-Her with other 4-H record book materials.

You are expected to use these individual project worksheets in addition to the 4-H Project Record form for the same project.

The worksheets listed above are in addition to the 4-H Project Record Form.

Worksheet and Forms can be found https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/

4H 228-JR 4-H Market Beef, Sheep, and Swine Record Worksheet (Jr)

4H 228-WS 4-H Market Animal Worksheet (Intermediate & Senior)

4H 229-JR 4-H Beef, Sheep, and Swine Breeding Record Worksheet (Jr)

4H 229-WS 4-H Breeding Animal Worksheet (Intermediate & Seniors)

4H 229b-WS Beef Cow Lifetime Record

4H 229d-WS Ewe Lifetime Record

4H 229f-WS Sow Lifetime Record

4H 392-WS Dairy Animal (Cattle and Goat) Project Worksheet

4H 393-WS Dairy Cow Lifetime Record

4H 0402-WS You’re Dog's Permanent Record

4H 462-WS 4-H Vegetable Garden Project Worksheet

4H 512-WS 4-H Horse and Pony Project Worksheet

4H 643-WS 4-H Photography Project Worksheet (1st year only)

4H 0652-WS Poultry/Chick Growing Project Worksheet

4H 653-WS 4-H Laying Flock Project Worksheet – Poultry

RABBIT WS-06 Monroe County Rabbit Project Worksheet

PET-ID 2006 Monroe County Pet Project Worksheet

CAT-ID 2006M Monroe County “Your Cat’s Permanent Record

Have fun with this! Use your imagination but keep

it simple! Use the most important items such as newspaper clippings, photos, special awards received and so forth that relate to each project area. You may keep your Pictures & Clippings all at the end of the record book. Or These can be put right into the correct year and project area at the end. This would be your preference choice.

Record Book grading Rubric

You will need to have a Record Book Rubric for the judge to score you on. Put your name and year for your records on the page and leave in the inside top folder of your binder for the judge

This will also help you know what the judge will be looking for, so you can excel at your record book preparation.

This is a record book, not a scrapbook.

One large, three ring binder should be used. Usually 2” or 3” Green, Black or White.

Standard 4-H forms available from the Extension office and

recordkeeping forms found on the Iowa 4-H website http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/recordkeeping.htm NO HOMEMADE FORMS!

It is important not to change old forms.

organize your record book in the proper order.

Do not include reference material in your record book.

If the specific 4-H Project Record allows space for a project picture, it may be attached on that project record.

Do not add ribbons or Project Pins to your Record Book