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Pick-A-Project
4-H Volunteer Leaders' Series
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Introduction
• Things I Like to Do Game
• Results
• Pick-A-Project Guide
Sheet
Introduction
Picking your 4-H project is a hard decision. Why? Because there are so many
projects to choose from. You should pick a project that interests you, a project
that you can work on easily and a project that will teach you something new. You
will do most of your project work in or around your home. Once you pick your
project, you will receive a project manual. The manual is a short, easy-to-read
book that explains about your project and suggests a few things to do. You will
spend many months working in your project area. Your Extension agent, parents,
teachers, volunteer leaders and others will help you learn. And learning will be
fun.
To help you pick your project, here is an easy game to play. Read through the
list below. Circle the letters of the things you like to do best.
Things I Like To Do
A. I like to ride horses. F. I like to cook. G.
I like to ride bicycles. F. I like to eat. A. I like
animals. B.
I like to build things. E. I like to talk. C. I like to sing.
G. I like things that move. B. I like to work with tools. E. I
like to take photographs. D. I like to watch things grow. F.
I like to help other people. C. I like to go camping. B. I like
things that are electric. D.
I like to work in the yard and garden. F. I like to make clothes.
D. I like to walk in the woods. C. I like to play softball.
D. I like to climb trees. F. I like to baby sit. B. I like
small motors. F.
I like to count money. D. I like to collect insects. A. I
like to take care of sick animals. D. I like to dig in the dirt.
C. I like to fish.
A. I like to teach my dog new tricks. C. I like to learn new
games. F.
I like to make things safe. C. I like to play a musical instrument.
F.
I like to learn more about the food we eat. D. I like to plant
trees and shrubs. D. I like to learn more about things that live in the
forests and streams. B. I like to carve wood. A. I
like to raise farm animals. G. I like tractors and trucks. F.
I like to decorate my room.
B. I like to learn how to conserve energy. F. I like to go
shopping. D. I like to collect rocks. F. I like to learn
more about other people. G. I like motorcycles. F. I
like to repair things around the house. D. I like houseplants. C.
I like to shoot bows and arrows.
F. I like to wear nice clothes. G. I like to use the
computer.
Results
Once you have read through the list and circled the letters of the things
you like to do, go back and count the letters you circled. How many do you have?
A. ______ B. _______ C. ______ D. ______ E.
______ F. ______ G. _______
Pick-A-Project Guide Sheet
You probably circled one or two letters more times than you circled the other
letters. On this page, we have listed all the different project areas. They are
grouped together by the things you like to do. Find the group that has the same
letter as the letter you circled the most times on the Pick-A-Project exercise.
Read about the projects in the group listed below. If you need more help in
picking your project, talk to the adults who work with your 4-H club and your
parents. Show your parents this list and let them help you decide what project
you should do.
How many times did you circle the letters listed below?
A. ________ B. ________ C. ________
D. ________ E. ________ F. ________
G. ________
Group A - In this group of projects, you learn about animals on the
farm and around the home. It might be a dairy cow, if you have the room to keep
one, or your pet cat. You will learn how to care for animals, how to train them
and what they are used for. The projects are DAIRY, BEEF, PET CARE, HORSE,
POULTRY, RABBITS, SWINE and VETERINARY SCIENCE.
Group B - These projects teach you about working with your hands, how
to build things out of wood or how to repair a small engine. You will also learn
about tools and how they are used. The projects are ENERGY MANAGEMENT, SMALL
ENGINES and WOOD SCIENCE.
Group C - Everyone likes to have fun and relax, but there are also
many new ideas to learn about having fun. The projects in this group teach you
how to play different games, go camping and hiking, play a musical instrument,
act in a play and make different crafts. This project is called ARTS AND
HUMANITIES.
Group D - The world of nature is one of the most varied project areas
in 4-H. You will learn how things grow, different types of animals, plants and
insects, how wild creatures live and how to conserve our natural resources. The
projects are ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, COTTON, ENTOMOLOGY (the study of
insects), GARDENING AND HORTICULTURE (the science and art of growing fruits,
vegetables, flowers or ornamental plants), FORESTRY, LANDSCAPING, PLANTS AND
SOILS and SOYBEANS.
Group E - The two project areas in this group are photography and
public speaking. You can use PHOTOGRAPHY to show people what you saw or did or
felt. In PUBLIC SPEAKING, you learn to tell other people what you know or think.
Group F - The home is an important part of your life. In this group,
you learn about the food you eat, the clothes you wear, how to make your home a
better place to live and about other people. The projects are BREADS; DAIRY
FOODS; FOOD CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION AND SAFETY; CLOTHING AND TEXTILES;
CONSUMER EDUCATION; FASHION REVUE; HEALTH; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOME MANAGEMENT;
CHILD DEVELOPMENT; and SAFETY.
Group G - This group of projects is really on the go. You will learn
about most everything that moves in this group - everything from computers to
the big tractors on the farm to the bicycle you ride to school. The projects are
BICYCLE, ENERGY MANAGEMENT and COMPUTERS.
| Author: |
Darlene Z. Baker, State Leader - 4-H Youth
Development |
DARLENE Z. BAKER is state leader - 4-H Youth
Development, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas,
Little Rock.
CES-641-PD-10-02R
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