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Before You Start
Volunteer Orientation Study Guide
Unit 1 - History
1. 4-H Around the World
http://www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/about/4h_atlas.htm
4-H can be found in every county in every state. 4-H and 4-H related programs also exist in more than 80 other countries around the world.
2. 4-H Centennial: The First Ten Decades
http://www.4hcentennial.org/history/main.asp
A compilation of history, songs, and photos organized for the first ten decades of the 4-H program.
3. 4-H Famous People
http://www.nae4ha.org/4hda.htm
Distinguished 4-H alumni who are now in entertainment, government, sports, education and business careers.
4. 4-H Identity
http://4h.missouri.edu/about4h/
The 4-H pledge, motto, emblem, slogan, colors and creed.
5. 4-H LIFE
http://extension.missouri.edu/fcrp/
4-H clubs held in correctional center visiting rooms.
6. 4-H Name and Emblem Requirements
http://www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/emblem/4h_name.htm
Rules for the use and display of the 4-H Clover.
7. Just for Fun: 4-H Songs
http://www.4hcentennial.org/history/songmain.asp
An assortment of 4-H songs and song lyrics (Real player to listen and PDF for sheet music).
8. Key Dates - About our Roots Illustration
History Timeline
One page overview of Extension and 4-H history.
9. Lincoln University
http://www.lincolnu.edu/pages/211.asp
In 1890, the Morrill Act was amended to include historically Black colleges. Lincoln University became the second land grant university in Missouri.
10. Missouri 4-H Program
http://4h.missouri.edu/programs/
Missouri 4-H offers a variety of programs that focus on children and youth.
11. Mizzou Collegiate 4-H
http://4h.missouri.edu/getinvolved/mizzou4h/
Based at the University of Missouri Columbia campus, Mizzou Collegiate 4-H is designed and led by MU college students who were past 4-H members. Students with no previous 4-H experience are welcome to join the fun!
12. Operation: Military Kids
http://4h.missouri.edu/go/programs/military/
4-H clubs serving military families.
13. University of Missouri Extension
http://extension.missouri.edu/
Missouri 4-H is part of University of Missouri Extension.
Unit 2 - Youth Development
1. Essential Elements of 4-H
http://www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/about/4h_elements.htm
Programplanning tool, web-based resources, presentations and speeches on Essential Elements.
2. Missouri 4-H Center for Youth Development
http://4h.missouri.edu/
Missouri 4-H website - information, resources and contacts.
3. Youth Service to Communities LG760
LG760 Form
Missouri 4-H form to report club community service projects.
Unit 3 - Building Skills
1. Experiential Learning Models
Experiential Learning Models
Two illustrations of the Experiential Learning Model - Do, Reflect, Apply
2. Learning by Doing LG783
Learning by Doing
Missouri 4-H publication - how the Experiential Learning Model relates to 4-H activities
3. Lesson Plan Using the Experiential Learning Model
Lesson Plan
Blank lesson plan to help leaders use the experiential learning model when planning 4-H activities. (Source: 4-H 101)
4. Missouri 4-H Project and Club Materials and Forms
http://4h.missouri.edu/resources/materials
Missouri 4-H Literature & Merchandise Form LG911 lists all 4-H materials including materials for projects that can be ordered online through University of Missouri Extension Publications.
5. Targeting Life Skills Model
Life Skills Model
Illustration that shows life skills in relationship to the 4-H Head, Heart, Hands and Health
6. Using a Skillathon for Experiential Learning
Skillathons
Everything you want to know about planning a successful 4-H skillathon (Source: 4-H 101 Handbook)
Unit 4 - Ages and Stages
1. 4-H for Youth with Special Needs
Special Needs
"4-H for Youth with Special Needs" article from the Leader Training Series, New Jersey 4-H, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
2. Ages and Stages of 4-H Youth Development LG782
Ages and Stages
Missouri 4-H publication - ages & stages detailed in table form
3. American Psychological Association (APA)
http://www.apa.org/
Extensive, scientific-based resource for professionals and adult volunteers.
Note: 4-H volunteers may be most interested in the child-focused section
http://www.apa.org/topics/topicchildren.html and Understanding Ourselves, Understanding Each Other games for children and parents http://www.kidspsych.org/.
4. Journal of Extension
http://www.joe.org/joe/1994june/a4.html
"A Perfect Fit: Involving Youth with Disabilities in 4-H" article by Roger Tormoehlen and W. E. Field
5. Middle School Youth: Development Stages with Implications and Activities for Character Education
Middle School - Stages/Character
Ten page document based on Character Education Teaching Values for Life, Instructional Fair, Grand Rapids, MI and the US Army Child and Youth Services and USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
6. Missouri Network of Care (Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities)
http://missouri.networkofcare.org/
Interactive, single information site for consumers, community-based organizations and municipal government workers to access a wide variety of information including mental/behavioral health, developmental disabilities, children (birth to 5) and children and families.
7. National Mental Health Information Center
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/
Federal center for mental health services
8. Resources for Working with Youth with Special Needs
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/specialneeds/
Information and guidance presented by the University of Illinois Extension
9. School Age Children: Development Stages with Implications and Activities for Character Education
School Age - Stages/Character
Nine page document based on Character Education Teaching Values for Life, Instructional Fair, Grand Rapids, MI and the US Army Child and Youth Services and USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
10. Teens: Development Stages with Implications and Activities for Character Education
Teens - Stages/Character
Ten page document based on Character Education Teaching Values for Life, Instructional Fair, Grand Rapids, MI and the US Army Child and Youth Services and USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
Unit 5 - Competition
1. 4-H Judging
http://4h.missouri.edu/projects/general/judging.htm
"What is Judging" streaming video and judging resources
2. Missouri 4-H Projects
http://4h.missouri.edu/projects/
Missouri 4-H projects - research based projects/curriculum and community service ideas
3. Missouri 4-H Events
http://4h.missouri.edu/events/
State-level 4-H events in Missouri
4. Small Animal Policy for Missouri's Clover Kids
Small Animal Policy
Clover Kids is designed to provide 5 to 7 year-olds a variety of educational and recreational experiences in a non-competitive environment
Unit 6 - Character
1. CHARACTER COUNTS!
http://charactercounts.org
CHARACTER COUNTS! from the Josephson Institute of Ethics
2. Missouri 4-H Character Connections Curriculum
Character Connections
A growing series to help 4-H project leaders build character activities and lessons for specific project areas.
3. Missouri 4-H Show Me Character
http://4h.missouri.edu/go/programs/character/
Show Me Character based on CHARACTER COUNTS! and the Six Pillars of Character
4. Movies that Teach Character
Character Movies
Two page leader discussion guide based on the Character Development Seminars, CHARACTER COUNTS! Precourse Reading Materials; Notes on What Works: Excerpts from Writings on Moral Development: Norman Sprinthall, et al. (From the work of Marvin Berkowitz)
5. Show Me Character Program Integration Checklist
Character Checklist
Three page checklist of tips on ways to integrate character throughout all 4-H programs and events, including camps, recognition ceremonies, fairs, and more developed by the University of Missouri 4-H Center for Youth Development.
6. Six Pillars of Character Overview
Six Pillars
Two page overview of the Six Pillars of Character. (Source: 2003 Character Counts!)
7. The Great Hunt for Character Activity
Character Hunt
Five page document produced by the USDA Army Youth Development Project, a collaboration of the US Army Child and Youth Services and the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, US Department of Agriculture under Auburn University Special Project # USDA-EXCA-3-0930.
Unit 7 - Safety
1. 4-H Event/Activity Incident Report LG811
Incident Report
Be prepared - form to use when reporting an incident
2. Event Risk Management Plan LG810
Management Plan
Be prepared - form to record emergency information for planned event
3. First Aid Kit Contents LG638
First Aid Kit
Be prepared - items for a first aid kit
4. Ready Kids/Parents and Teachers
http://www.ready.gov/kids/parents/index.html
Emergency preparedness information and fun games developed by the US Department of Homeland Security.
Closing/Credits
1. 4-H "Discover the Clover" State Volunteer Forum October 17-18 2008
Volunteer Training
In response to requests from 4-H volunteers for in-depth project leader training, “Discover the Clover” a State Volunteer Forum October 17-18, 2008 will be offered.
2. 4-H Web Links
http://4h.missouri.edu/resources/links
National and general interest 4-H web sites including National 4-H Council, National 4-H Headquarters and the 4-H mall.
3. Missouri 4-H Foundation
http://4h.missouri.edu/foundation/
The Foundation secures and manages financial resources to enhance and expand the Missouri 4-H program.
4. Missouri 4-H Volunteer Resources
http://4h.missouri.edu/go/getinvolved/volunteer/
Giving time and commitment directly from the heart! Resources and information for Missouri 4-H volunteers.
5. Monsanto
http://www.monsanto.com/
International agricultural company and partial sponsor of Missouri 4-H Volunteer Orientation trainings conducted in the fall of 2007.
6. North Central Region Volunteer Forum
http://4h.uwex.edu/ncvlf/
Regional yearly event for 4-H volunteers
7. Online Leader Training for 4-H Volunteers: A Case Study (Journal of Extension, 2005)
http://www.joe.org/joe/2005april/a4.shtml
