This is great for club meetings or it can be used as an activity during a cookery contest. Youth will have fun with this matching game while learning about nutrition.

“What positive outcomes in youth, adults, and communities result from the presence of critical elements in a 4-H experience?” A group of evaluators reviewed the basic and applied research on characteristics of effective programs for youth development. From this process, eight essential elements were identified focusing on belonging, mastery, generosity and independence.

A series of lessons designed to provide teaching activities that are fun as well as educational

The Lousiana State Schools of Character Awards incentives.

The LSU AgCenter 4-H Program is the official sponsor for the Louisiana Promising Practices Awards

The 4-H Awesome After School Kits offer flexibility in programming for 4-H agents and volunteers by providing the curriculum, lesson plans and a shopping guide to build four kits that center on a particular 4-H project category, allowing students to explore project areas and 4-H activities related to that topic.

The 4-H/Army Child and Youth Services Teen Babysitter Curriculum "I have what it takes to be your Teen Babysitter" is comprised of a Facilitator Guide, A Student Guide with supplementing CD Rom, a set of Student Worksheets and an Information Card designed for qualified 4-H and military Child & Youth program staff to train teens, aged 13-18 in Babysitting Skills.

The overall objective of this workshop is to give participants an overall understanding of videography by learning the skills and techniques necessary to create great movies.

Great resources available online!!! One of the benefits of the 4-H Military Partnerships is the joint development of high-quality curriculum materials in a wide variety of program areas. These are valuable resources for youth programs and professional development for 4-H and military staff.

Lesson plans for Character Education on the 5th grade level.

Lesson plans for Character Education on the 7th grade level.

Lesson plans for Character Education on the 6th grade level.

Lesson plans for Character Education on the 4th grade level.

Lesson plans for Character Education on the 8th grade level.

A brief description of the character development program.

I'm Alone and Okay is a set of lesson plans designed to teach K-5th graders decision-making skills necessary when staying home alone.

Louisiana 4-H recommends schools and youth organizations across Louisiana teach the same character trait each month and integrate decision making into lessons and daily activities.

Educators sometimes feel unprepared when new students arrive as a result of disaster they experience, and current students sometimes have difficulty feeling empathy for the new transfer students. This lesson plan can be used with groups of youth in junior high and high school who need guidance in dealing with a change in their social environment, i.e., their school, following a disaster or even after positive changes in their life situation.

This lesson will help educators teach the basic of checking accounts.

List of curricula available to educators through their local extension office.

The Character Education Partnership along with Cyber Smart are providing tools and materials for educators to begin teaching about cyberbullying to youth.

4-H School Enrichment Programs available through the Louisiana 4-H Youth Development department.

Service-learning is a teaching strategy sweeping the nation that links community service to formal and informal education.

A new educational resource from the Department of Defense Education Activity’s (DoDEA) Educational Partnership is available now in print and on a CD through Military OneSource at www.militaryonesource.com. The guide, which provides information on important policies, procedures and best practices that are critical to supporting the needs of military families' education, is also available online at www.militaryk12partners.dodea.edu.

Florida 4-H has made available a graphic gallery for Extension faculty, staff and volunteers to download. They have a nice assortment of graphics that you may find helpful.

4-H Afterschool is a collaborative effort of the Cooperative Extension System – state land-grant universities, state and county governments and the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, United States Department of Agriculture – and National 4-H Council.

4-H Afterschool, through partnerships and collaborations, provides extraordinary learning opportunities to school-age youth in urban, suburban and rural communities.