Club Leader Resources
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Resources forClub Leaders
HOW TO GET STARTED
Start a New Club
Nebraska 4-H and 4-H National Headquarters define a 4-H club as an organized group of at least five youth from three different families who meet regularly with adult volunteers or staff for a long-term, progressive series of educational experiences.
Enroll as a club leader
All 4-H Club Project Leaders and 4-H Club Organizational Leaders need to enroll through 4-H Online each year. Click the link below to find enrollment instructions for your specific role.
CLUB MANAGEMENT
Leader Resources
General 4-H Information
- What Have You Been Up To?
- 4-H Career Portfolio Part 1
- 4-H Career Portfolio Part 2
- 4-H Career Portfolio Part 3
- 4-H Partnerships
- 4-H Pledge
- 4-H Projects
- Leader Roles - Jr Leader
- Learning About 4-H
- 4-H Age, Membership & Participation Criteria
- Select and Plan the Right 4-H Project
- Volunteer Leader Roles - Organizational Leader
- Volunteer Leader Roles - Project Leader
- 4-H Volunteers, Welcome to 4-H!
- Success Markers for Traditional 4-H Clubs
- Develop a 4-H Volunteer Leader Team
The Principles of 4-H
For 4-H Club Leaders
- Selecting 4-H Club Officers and Committee Members
- Get Parents Involved in 4-H
- Strategies to Engage Every Parent
- Making 4-H the Priority for Busy Kids and Parents
- Keeping Yourself Energized
- Parent Interest Survey 1
- Parent Interest Survey 2
- Planning Effective Meetings Part 1
- Planning Effective Meetings Part 2
- How Kids Develop - Ages 5-8
- How Kids Develop - Ages 9-11
- How Kids Develop - Ages 12-14
- How Kids Develop - Ages 15-18
- How Kids Develop - Ages & Stages
- Community Service Projects
- Ideas for Community Service
- Service Learning
- Troubleshooting 4-H Club Problems
- 4-H Club Meeting Kit
- Volunteer Burnout
- Delegate for Success
- Volunteer Code of Ethics 7/14/2009
Officer Resources
4-H Club Officers
- 4-H Club Officers and Duties
- President's Guide to Conducting Meetings
- Do You Know Parliamentary Procedure?
- Parlimentary Procedures Part 1
- Parlimentary Procedures Part 2
- Parlimentary Procedures Part 3
- Parlimentary Procedures Part 4
- Parliamentary Procedures Activities
- Rate Yourself as an Officer
- Eight Tips for Youth working with Adults 7/14/2009
- Ten Rules for Enthusiastic Officer Team 7/14/2009
Officer Resources
Meeting Resources
The 4-H Club Meeting
- Points to Look for in a Good 4-H Meeting
- 4-H Club Meeting Agenda
- Outline for Minutes of the 4-H Meeting
- Contact Tree for 4-H Members
- 4-H Club Calendar
- Roll Call Ideas
Club Officer Installation Ceremonies
Teaching Resources
Ag Literacy
- Horse Talk - Lesson Plan
- Horse Talk Jeopardy
- Horse Talk Presentation - Part 1
- Horse Talk Presentation - Part 2
Animal Science
- Club Activity Rations - 2009
Communication and Expressive Arts
Family and Consumer Science
- Cut-Up Collage - 2008
- Edible Color Wheel - 2008
Healthy Lifestyles
- Be A Food Detective - 2008
- The Grain Group - 2009
- Eat from the Color Wheel - 2009
- Farm Hazards Check - 2009
- Food Pyramid Jeopardy
- Sippin' on Sweets - 2009
- There is a Cow on My Pizza - 2008
- Tops & Bottoms - 2009
- Think Your Drink - 2008
- Tornado Safety - 2008
- Walkability - 2008
- What's in your Cereal - 2009
Science, Engineering, and Technology
- Insect Challenge - 2008
- It's Just Rocket Science: Calculating Rocket Launch Height - 2009
- When Bugs Fly - 2008
4-H Environmental Education and Plant Science
- Nature Kits
- Tree Factory
- Tops & Bottoms - 2009
- Birds and Worms - 2009
- Peppermint Beetle
- The Fallen Log
- Camp Safari Summary
- Picture Camp Safari
- Camp Clue Safari I
- Alphabet Soup Safari
- Camp Clue Safari II
- Experiential Learning Process - 2009
- Nebraska 4-H Club of Excellence - 2009
- Safe Learning Environment - 2009
- Club Activity Three Sisters Garden - 2009
Leadership and Citizenship
- Setting the Table & Manners - 2009
- Career Etiquette ESI The Cast of ME - 2009
- Individuality & Diversity - 2009
- Jigsaw Puzzle Meeting
- Listening I throught you said... - 2009
- Making Introductions - 2009
- Office Training Skit
- Pillars of Character - 2009
- Respect - Peer Bingo - 2009
- Self-Esteem About Me - 2009
- Self-Esteem - 2009
- Teaching Parliamentary Procedure: Let's Make Trail Mix - 2008
- Team Building in 4-H Committees
- What Every Member Needs to Know
- Leadership SOS Lesson 1
- Leadership SOS Lesson 2
- Leadership SOS Lesson 3
- Leadership SOS Lesson 4
Recognition
Working with Youth
PROJECT RESOURCES
The Pick Your Project is an online project selection guide for finding both county-only and state fair eligible 4-H fair projects and their resources. Users can search by keywords or browse by curriculum area, knowledge level, and geographic level.
Looking for a printable list of Nebraska 4-H projects? Download the 2018 Nebraska 4-H Project Listing.
CLUB RECOGNITION
The goal of 4-H clubs is to develop enthusiastic young people who boldly take action to demonstrate life skills as capable, caring, confident, competent kids of character thus contributing to the improvement of themselves, their family, their club, their community, and their world. Nebraska 4-H and the Nebraska 4-H Foundation offer two primary recognition programs to celebrate outstanding 4-H clubs across the state.
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