1. Record Book Workshop
Fall 2018

2. Why Should I Do A Record Book?
Awards
Scholarships
Accurate picture of past experiences
Keepsake

3. What Happens With My Record Book?
YOU create it
Drop it off at the Extension office by September 15th
Judged by Volunteers
Awards assigned to qualified projects
Awards given at the Fall Awards Banquet

4. What Kind of Award Can I Receive?

5. Outstanding First Year Award Criteria
Attend at least half of your club meetings
Give a presentation or working exhibit
Complete project records for at least two projects, including two goals for each project.
Take an active role in 4-H

6. Project Award Criteria
Any project can receive an award
You can apply for (4) project awards per year
You must be in the project for two years to be eligible, along with the other requirements we will discuss.

7. How Many Times Can I receive a Project Award?
Once as a junior (4-6 grade),
Once as an intermediate (7-8 grade)
Once as a senior (9-12 grade)
Total of 3 times!

8. Senior Specific Awards
4-H Ak-Sar-Ben
Danforth “I Dare You” Leadership
Achievement
4-H Spirit
A letter of recommendation is required for Senior Awards

9. I have all the project awards I can apply for
I have all the project awards I can apply for. Should I still do a record book?
YES!

10. Why Should I STILL Do A Record Book?
If you have done a good job on your record book, but are not eligible for a project award, you can earn a merit award.
This book will be a great record when applying for college and college scholarships if you keep it up yearly.

11. What is the 4-H Award Ceremony?
This award is given based on your record book. It is NOT an award based on your project or the ribbon you received.
The award is based on how well you did your record book.

12. Sunday, October 28th 3pm Linn County Fairgrounds
Save the Date!
Sunday, October 28th
3pm
Linn County Fairgrounds

13. Record Book Requirements
Most Important - Be prepared by YOU!
Be neat and carefully organized.
Be complete.
Include all of your 4-H experiences & accomplishments.
Be easily readable.
Follow directions required for awards.

14. What NOT To Place In Your Record Book
Do not include 4-H ribbons, pins, certificates or other awards. They may fall out and be lost!
Do not include items in your project write ups that DO NOT pertain to your project.
ex. community service listed should ONLY pertain to the project.

15. What Order Should My Record Book Be In?
Award Nomination Form
Title Page
Table of Contents
Yearly 4-H Summary
Non-Project Pictures & Clippings
Project Forms

16. Record Book Requirements – Nomination Form

17. Club First & Last Name Grade L&W Feeders Maggie Yoder 10th Grade
Title Page
Club First & Last Name Grade L&W Feeders Maggie Yoder 10th Grade

18. Table of Contents
Yearly Summary 4-H Story (Optional) Non-projects Clippings & Photographs (Optional) Project Record List Specific Projects i.e. Dog, Photography, etc.

19. Yearly Summary

20. Yearly Summary Helpful Hints
Use a new form each year.
Place the current year first in each section.
Age & grade are for your preceding 4-H year. (What grade you finished in May)

21. Yearly Summary Helpful Hints
Print neatly or Type.
Be Specific – more detail is better.
Under Recognition, Communication, and Community think about all areas of your life – school, church, girl scouts, FFA, boy scouts, etc.

22. How To Properly Fill Out The Yearly Summary Form - Participation
Pick the correct way:
A) I did a lot of 4-h stuff this year.
B) 4-H meetings this year
C) 12/06 Club party , skating & pizza
1/07 Business Meeting
1/07 Beef Workshop
2/07 Presentation Day

23. How To Properly Fill Out The Yearly Summary Form - Recognition
Home Improvement – Blue Ribbon
Woodworking – State Fair Consideration
Breeding Beef – Blue Ribbon
Breeding Beef – Reserve Champion Home-raised Heifer
Science Fair – Best of Show
Fall & Spring Quarter – Honor Roll

24. How To Properly Fill Out The Yearly Summary Form - Communication
1/07 4-H presentation to club
3/07 Debate Team
4/07 Read book report in class
5/07 Lead 4-H Pledge
6/07 FFA Speech
7/07 4-H fair

25. How To Properly Fill Out The Yearly Summary Form – At Home
Walk the dog.
Vacuum the house.
Make my bed.
Take the garbage out.
Feed my fish.
What do you do at home??

26. How To Properly Fill Out The Yearly Summary Form – At School
Basketball
Honor Roll
Math Counts
FFA
Speech Competition
Chess Club

27. How To Properly Fill Out The Yearly Summary Form – In The Community
1/07 Donated food for the homeless with my 4-H club
5/07 donated food for homeless at school
6/07 visited a care center with girl scouts
7/7/07 participated in fairground clean up for 4-H

28. How To Properly Fill Out The Yearly Summary Form – Project Records
You do not need to fill this part of the Yearly Summary out, unless you are NOT filling out a separate project record.
Complete each section explaining your goals, what you did, and what you learned for the entire project AREA, not the individual projects you took to fair.
Example: Food and Nutrition Project Area
NOT: The Chocolate chip cookies I took to the fair.

29. Your 4-H Story - Optional
HOWEVER- The committee members love reading the story and YOU will enjoy reading what you wrote in later years.
I would encourage you to write your story.
Remember it is YOUR STORY – include whatever you want.

30. Non – Project Clippings & Photos
This is a tab where you place any articles or photographs pertaining to your 4-H year that DO NOT pertain to a project.
Community Service
Holiday Parties
Meetings
Field Trips

31. Project Record Forms Specific Project Forms
One form for all ages – SIMPLIFIED FROM YEARS PAST!
Different forms for different project areas
Fill out a form for each project in a project area
EX: Home Improvement is the project area. You refinished a bench and built a bookshelf. You will fill out one form for the project area

32. Project Record Form – Clover Kid
Kindergarten – 3rd Grade

33. Project Record Form – Breeding Animal
BEEF, SHEEP, GOAT, SWINE 4th – 12th Grade

34. Project Record Form – Market Animal
BEEF, SHEEP, GOAT, SWINE 4th – 12th Grade

35. Project Record Form – Non-Market Animal
Cat, Cavy, Dog, Horse, Pet, Poultry, Rabbit 4th – 12th Grade

36. Project Record Form – Dairy Animal
Dairy Cattle 4th – 12th Grade

37. Project Record Form – Bucket Bottle
Bucket Bottle Calf 4th – 12th Grade

38. Project Record Form – Photography
Photography 4th – 12th Grade

39. Project Record Form – Static, Clothing, Communication
4th – 12th Grade

40. Where Can I Find These Forms?

41. How To Properly Fill Out The Project Record Form – Goals
Goals for your specific project
NOT the project area
Must have at least two (2) goals to be considered for an award
NO EXCEPTIONS!

42. What is a Goal? A goal has three parts, it should tell you
1.The action: How you are going to do it.
2.The result: What you will do.
3.The timetable: When you plan to have it done.
HOW WHAT WHEN

43. Great Goals Meet These Criteria:
Are specific (not too general or broad)
Meet your needs & interests
Provide you with an opportunity to achieve
Can be accomplished
Show progress from year to year

44. Poor Goals Look Like This:
I want a blue ribbon
I want to take a good picture
I want a lot of money
I want to win

45. Goal Writing Sample HOW WHAT WHEN I want to train My heifer to lead
Before the fair
I want to make
Three new cookies
Before the July meeting

46. How To Properly Fill Out The Project Record Form – During The Year/Action Plan
This tells the story of how you took your goals and achieved your finished project
Be specific – Just like your goals!

47. Action Plan Examples Poor Example Great Example I painted my project
First I removed all of the old paint off of my stool using paint thinner. Then I sanded and used steel wool on the entire stool to remove additional residue. I then used three coats of Krylon spray paint…

48. How To Properly Fill Out The Project Record Form – Citizenship & Leadership
Project area specific
Only include examples that pertain to your project area.

49. Citizenship & Leadership Section Examples
Woodworking
I helped a younger member in my group by showing him how to sand.
Food & Nutrition
I baked cookies and took them to the Care Center.
Home Improvement
I helped my Clover Kid Group make pillows

50. IMPORTANT Reminder
YOU MUST GIVE FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON ALL PROJECTS BOTH TO BE CONSIDERED FOR STATE AND TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A RECORD BOOK AWARD!

51. What Order Should My Record Book Be In?
Award Nomination Form
Title Page
Table of Contents
Yearly 4-H Summary
Non-Project Pictures & Clippings
Projects

52. QUESTIONS?