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Name:________________________________________ DateofBirth:____________________4-HAgeGroup*:_______________________________ #ofYearsin4-H:_________________YourTown:___________________________________ 4-HYear:__________to___________4-HCluborGroup:______________________________________________________________________

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*Tofigureoutyour4-HAgeGroup,rememberhowoldyouwerelastOct.1(thebeginningofthe4-HYear)andchoosetheGroupthatmatchesthatage:

Cloverbud:5-7yearsoldJunior:8-12yearsoldIntermediate:11-13yearsoldSenior:14-lessthan19yearsold

JEFFERSONCOUNTY4-HALTERNATIVERECORDBOOKINSTRUCTIONS

WelcometoYOURveryown4-HRecordBook!Togetthemostoutofyourtimein4-H,pleaseusethisbooktoplan,keeptrackof,andlookbackonyour4-Hyear.Pleasetrytoputsomethingoneverypage–andpleasehavefunwhileyoudo!Ineachofthe4sectionsofthisRecordBook,pleasefeelfreetoincludethingslikephotos,artwork,receipts,newspaperclippings,orwhateverwouldhelpyoutobestkeeptrackofyourgoalsandwhatyoudidtomeetthem.(Pleaseattachanyadd-insneatlyandsecurely.)HereisalistofSectionsinthisbookandideasforwhatyoucandoineachofthem:

SECTION1:PLAN(pages3-5)Atthebeginningofyour4-Hyear(ofteninOctoberorNovember…orwheneveryou’dlike),startwiththeblanksheetonp.3toimaginewhatyouryearmightlooklike;youcandraw,write,makeamind-map,whatever!Thenworkwithyour4-HLeaderandfriendstofigureout(a)yourgoals–whatyoumostwanttogetoutofthecomingyear,(b)howyou’llworkonthesegoals,and(c)acalendarforwhenyouwanttoworkoneachpartofyourgoals.(TIP:Ifyoudid4-HlastyearandhaveaRecordBookforthattime,pleaselookbacktoitsothatyournewgoalsandplanswillbeacontinuationoflastyear.)

SECTION2:DO(pages6-9)Throughoutyour4-Hyear,keeptrackofallofthefunandinterestingthingsyoudorelatedto4-H.You’llwanttocomebacktothissectionagainandagain.Forexample,ifyou’reworkingwithananimalaspartofyour4-Hproject,makesureyourecordthedifferentthingsyouneedtodototakecareofthisanimalatleastonceamonth.Asanotherexample,youmayattendcompetitionsorfairsrelatedtoyour4-Hproject–makesureyourecordallthethingsthatyouneededtodotogetreadyforthiseventandallofthethingsyoudidattheevent.Pleasealsotaketimeinthissectiontonoteanyhighlightsfromyour“doing”activities.

SECTION3:REFLECT(pages10-11)Attheendofthe4-Hyear,pleaseusethissectiontolookbackandsharethethingsthatwere(a)mostchallengingand(b)mostsuccessfulinyourexperiences.

SECTION4:APPLY(page12)Attheendofthe4-Hyear,lookatyour“Reflecting”sectionandshare(a)howyoumightdealwithsimilarchallengesinthefutureand(b)howyouwanttobuildonyoursuccessesinthefuture.ThissectionwillbeespeciallyhelpfulinPLANNINGfornextyear!

In4-H,we“LEARNBYDOING”!WeDO-REFLECT-APPLYthroughouttheyearandourRecordBooksshowthis.

THANKYOUforbeingpartof4-H!

Haveawonderfulyear!

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SECTION1:PLANPLANNINGSTEP#1Atthebeginningofyouryearwith4-H,usethisblankpagetoimaginewhatyour4-Hyearwilllooklike.Draw,writeabout,makeamind-map,whateveryouneedtodotobemostcreativeinthinkingaboutthe4-Hyearaheadofyou.

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PLANNINGSTEP#2Lookingatwhatyoucreatedonp.3,workwithyour4-HLeaderandfriendstofigureout(a)yourgoals:whatyoumostwanttogetoutofthecomingyear;(b)what/whomyou’llneedtoworkonthesegoals;and(c)acalendarforwhenyouwanttoworkoneachpartofyourgoals.Here’satablethatyoucanhelpwithyourplanning:MYGOALS–here’swhatIwanttolearnanddoin4-Hthisyear:

WHAT/WHOMINEEDTODOIT–herearethepeopleandthingsIneedtohelpmakeMYGOALShappen:

WHENIPLANTODOIT

ExampleGoal:Buildarobottoshowatcountyfair

Meetsomeonewhoasbuiltarobotalreadyandasklotsofquestions

November

Observearoboticscompetitionwithmy4-HLeaderandfriends

December

Fundraisingmoneytobuildtherobot–hold3bakesales

January–June

Helpfrommy4-HLeadertobuildtherobotandgetreadyforfair

November–July

Goal#1:

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MYGOALS–here’swhatIwanttolearnanddoin4-Hthisyear:

WHAT/WHOMINEEDTODOIT–herearethepeopleandthingsIneedtohelpmakeMYGOALShappen:

WHENIPLANTODOIT

Goal#2:

Goal#3:

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SECTION2:DODOINGStep#1Throughoutyour4-Hyear,keeptrackofallofthefunandinterestingthingsyoudorelatedto4-H.You’llwanttocomebacktothissectionagainandagain.Usethisblanksheettoattachphotosorcreatedrawings,poems,etc.ofwhat“doing”4-Hlooksliketoyou.Youcanleaveroomonthissheet(orattachadditionalsheets)andcomebacktoitthroughouttheyear.

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DOINGStep#2LookbackatwhatyoucreatedinDOINGSTEP#1.Eachmonth,trytowritedownasmanythingsrelatedtoyour4-Hexperienceasyoucan.Here’salogthatcanhelpyoutokeeptrackofwhatyou’redoingeachmonth:

DATE ACTIVITY(whatyoudid,made,etc.)

WHOWASPARTOFTHISACTIVITY

ANYACTIVITYEARNINGS?

(usea“+$”sign)ANYACTIVITY

COSTS?(usea“-$”sign)

TIMESPENTONTHISACTIVITY

ACTIVITYOBSERVATIONS

$SUBTOTALEarnings-Costs:

TIMESUBTOTALInhoursor

days:

Ifyouneedmoreroom,usethe“Doing”logsonthenexttwopagesorphotocopy

andinsertmorelogsintoyourRecordBook.

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DOINGStep#2(continued)

DATE ACTIVITY(whatyoudid,made,etc.)

WHOWASPARTOFTHISACTIVITY

ANYACTIVITYEARNINGS?

(usea“+$”sign)ANYACTIVITY

COSTS?(usea“-$”sign)

TIMESPENTONTHISACTIVITY

ACTIVITYOBSERVATIONS

$SUBTOTALEarnings-Costs:

TIMESUBTOTALInhoursor

days:

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DOINGStep#2(continued)

DATE ACTIVITY(whatyoudid,made,etc.)

WHOWASPARTOFTHISACTIVITY

ANYACTIVITYEARNINGS?

(usea“+$”sign)ANYACTIVITY

COSTS?(usea“-$”sign)

TIMESPENTONTHISACTIVITY

ACTIVITYOBSERVATIONS

$GRANDTOTAL

Earnings-Costs:

TIMEGRANDTOTAL

Inhoursordays:

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SECTION3:REFLECTREFLECTINGStep#1Attheendofthe4-Hyear,pleaseconsidertheequestions:Whenyoulookbackonyouryearwith4-H,whatarethethingsthatwerehardest?Whatarethethingsthatmakeyoufeelmostjoyfulorproud?Onthisblankpage,pleasetakesometimetocreatewordsand/orimagesthatexpressthesefeelings.

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REFLECTINGStep#2Pleasetaketimetolookatwhatyou’vecreatedinREFLECTINGStep#1andwritedownkeywordsundereachcategorybelow:In4-Hthisyear,thesethingsweremostchallengingforme:Here’showIdealtwith(orwilldealwith)thesechallenges:In4-Hthisyear,thesethingsweremostsuccessfulinmyopinion:Here’showIcelebrated(orwillcelebrate)mysuccesses:

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SECTION4:APPLYNowthatyou’vereflectedonchallengesandsuccesses,takealittletimetothinkaboutwhatyou’lldowiththem.Pleasealsotaketimetosharemoreaboutyourself.

ThenexttimeIfacechallengeslikeonp.11,here’showIwanttofacethem:Here’swhatI’dliketodotobuildonandusingthesuccessesImentionedonp.11:Here’showIthankedothers(orIplantothankothers)forhelpingmeinmy4-Hyear:MOREABOUTME

• Here’swhereIliveandwholiveswithme:

• Here’showIhelpedoutinmyschoolandcommunitythisyear:

• Here’swhatIlovedoingmostwhenIhavesparetime:

• Here’safinalthoughtaboutwhy4-Hmatterstome:

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JEFFERSONCOUNTY4-HYear-EndPinRequirements

JeffersonCounty4-Hmemberscompletingthefollowinggoalswillreceivea4-Hyear-endpin:1. Attendmost4-HClub/Programmeetings(pleasenotifyleaderofabsences).2. Participateinatleastone4-HCommunityServiceactivity.3. Participateinatleastone4-HCouncil-sponsoredevent/activity/fundraiser.4. Giveapublicpresentation/demonstrationataClubmeeting,SpringPresentationevent,

and/orCountyFair.5. ParticipateorexhibitattheJeffersonCountyFair.6. Participateinatleastoneservice-in-kindactivitytohelpsupporttheJeffersonCountyFair.

(ContactLaurieHamptontomakearrangements:catwoman@olympus.netor360-437-2388.)7. CompleteandturninaRecordBook.YouthshouldturnincompletedRecordBookstomain

Club/ProgramLeaderbeforeSeptember30,inordertoallowLeaderstimetoreviewbookspriortosubmittingtothe4-H/WSUExtensionOffice.

Cloverbudmembers(ages5-7)onlyneedtocompletefiveofthesesevenrequirements.

WSUExtensionJeffersonCounty4-H

121OakBayRd.PortHadlock,WA98339

Phone:(360)379-5610x208

Web:http://jefferson.wsu.edu/youth

Drafted12/28/17