Club Leader Training & Resources
Training
- A Toolkit for Volunteer Leaders is a resource used to prepare non-formal educators and volunteers for working in educational programs outside the traditional school system.
- The We Protect Staff, Volunteer & Youth Nebraska Chaperone Training is required for all UNL Extension staff and volunteer who are chaperoning 4-H members during 4-H overnight educational events and activities. The online, self-directed training course can be accessed at Campus.Extension.org. For help enrolling, please see the enrollment instructions handout.
- The Fast Track Volunteer Training modules help you get on the right track to a valuable experience as a 4-H volunteer. The modules will help you understand the 4-H program and guide you to resources to help you be the best volunteer you can be.
- The Giving Your Best Web Seminar Series, taught by Nebraska 4-H professionals, is designed to help volunteers and parents as they get ready, set, and go forward with club meetings, 4-H projects, and more!
Understanding 4-H
- Learning About 4-H
- 4-H Volunteers, Welcome to 4-H!
- 4-H Partnerships
- 4-H Pledge
- 4-H Projects
- The 4-H Essential Elements
- Targeting Life Skills
Being a Succesful Leader
- Keeping Yourself Energized
- Volunteer Burnout - Causes & Tips for Avoiding It
- Delegate for Success
- Develop a 4-H Volunteer Leader Team
- Volunteer Leader Roles - Organizational Leader
- Volunteer Leader Roles - Project Leader
- Youth Leader Roles - Jr Leader
Working with Youth
- Tips for Creating Youth-Adult Partnerships
- Benefits of Youth-Adult Partnerships
- Ladder of Youth Participation
- Ten Tips for Working with Youth
- Guidelines for Adults Working with Youth
- Eight Tips for Youth working with Adults
- Recognizing Youth and Adult Efforts
- How Kids Develop - Ages & Stages
- How Kids Develop - Ages 5-8
- How Kids Develop - Ages 9-11
- How Kids Develop - Ages 12-14
- How Kids Develop - Ages 15-18
- The 4-H Essential Elements
- Targeting Life Skills
- Making 4-H the Priority for Busy Kids and Parents
Working with Parents
Meeting & Officer Resources
The 4-H Club Meeting
- Points to Look for in a Good 4-H Meeting
- Troubleshooting 4-H Club Problems
- Success Markers for Traditional 4-H Clubs
- 4-H Club Meeting Kit
- 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
- 4-H Pledge
- Planning Effective Meetings Part 1
- Planning Effective Meetings Part 2
Parliamentary Procedure
- Parliamentary Procedure Training Video (4/4/19)
- What Every Member Needs to Know
- Do You Know Parliamentary Procedure? Quiz
- Parlimentary Procedures Part 1
- Parlimentary Procedures Part 2
- Parlimentary Procedures Part 3
- Parlimentary Procedures Part 4
- Parliamentary Procedures Activities
- Teaching Parliamentary Procedure Activity: Let's Make Trail Mix
4-H Club Officers
- 4-H Club Officers and Duties
- Selecting 4-H Club Officers and Committee Members
- Rate Yourself as an Officer
- Ten Rules for Enthusiastic Officer Team
- Office Training Skit Activity
- Officer's Guide
- President's Guide to Conducting Meetings
- Secretary's Record
- Reporter's Handbook
- Treasurer's Handbook
- Year End 4-H Club Treasurer's Report
Club Officer Installation Ceremonies
Club Activities & Projects
Community Service & Service Learning
Club Projects
- Select and Plan the Right 4-H Project
- 4-H Projects
- Pick Your Project
- Clover Kid (ages 5-7) Projects & Activities
- 4-H Career Portfolio Part 1
- 4-H Career Portfolio Part 2
- 4-H Career Portfolio Part 3
- What Have You Been Up To? - A form to record monthly activities for the 4-H Career Portfolio
Curriculum, Activities & Lesson Plans
- National 4-H Stem Lab Activities
- National 4-H Curricula
- Nebraska 4-H Curricula
- 4-H Mobile & Web Apps
- Clover Kid (ages 5-7) Projects & Activities
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
- Leadership SOS Lesson 1
- Leadership SOS Lesson 2
- Leadership SOS Lesson 3
- Leadership SOS Lesson 4
Additional Resources
- Starting a New Club
- Club Standards
- Club IRS Tax Exemption Info
- Enrollment Instructions
- Projects & Resources
- Statewide Events & Opportunities
- Volunteer Resources
Club Recognition
- Clubs of Excellence
- Club of the Month
- Governer's Ag Excellence Award
- Nebraska 4-H Gives Back
- See all award and recognition opportunities
General 4-H Resources
CURRICULA & GEAR
Nebraska developed curricula are available for purchase through the UNL Marketplace. Additionally, UNL Marketplace also has a variety of Nebraska 4-H promotional merchandise.
National 4-H curricula are available for purchase through Shop 4-H. Additionally, Shop 4-H has a large variety of 4-H themed materials, such as apparel, promotional merchandise, and pins and recognition items.
EDUCATIONAL MOBILE & WEB APPLICATIONS
AgCiting Science Adventure
The AgCiting Science web-based app is available for use in school enrichment programs, afterschool programs, and beyond. Through the AgCiting Adventure, students use basic agriculture production practices to complete the growth and harvest of the components of their breakfast. While gaining agricultural literacy knowledge participants utilize math, motor, and problem-solving skills to follow a recipe.
Career Explorer
Career Explorer will help you connect the dots between the choices you make every day and the opportunities you could have in the future. At each stage of the game you will be able to enter the workforce, get additional education, or explore training programs. At the conclusion of the game you will have the opportunity to email the results to yourself with tips on how to make that career a reality in your life.
Health Rocks! Carnival
Health Rocks!® is curricula for a healthy living program targeted at young people ages 8 to 14. Health Rocks! helps youth develop life skills in the area of critical thinking, decision-making, communication, managing feelings, stress management and goal setting; in turn building resiliency skills, and promoting the resistance of risky behaviors.