Teaching Parliamentary Procedure

4-H Activity Overview

Learning to use parliamentary procedure is an important part of a club meeting and this activity can be a fun way for members to practice making motions, seconding them, and voting. When completed, there will be refreshments for the club.  

  1. Materials Needed

    Large bowl 

    Large spoon 

    Serving utensils: paper cups, napkins, etc.  

    Traditional ingredients for Trail Mix (several choices of cereal, raisins, peanuts, different types of candies, pretzels, other items as desired)

    1-2 items ingredients that could be questionable items for Trail Mix

Procedure  

  1. Display the ingredients and talk about the importance of using parliamentary procedure to insure a successful business meeting. 
  2. Explain that by using the process of making Trail Mix, members will learn how to make a motion. 
  3. As members go through the process of deciding what ingredients they will put in the Trail Mix, they will need to correctly make a motion for each ingredient they want to add. (“I move that _____ be added to the Trail Mix.”) 
  4. Then ask for a second, discuss, and take a vote. 
  5. Continue for each ingredient to be added. 
  6. Once the Trail Mix has been completed, the members can eat it for a snack.