Whether you’re a veteran leader, or just starting out, this page includes resources to help with your 4-H club. There are links to forms and educational materials as well as ideas that will help you lead fun and effective club meetings.
Dealing with Covid restrictions? This page will walk you through the basics of holding a virtual meeting using Zoom software as well as games and team building activities.
FORMS
4-H Club Fundraising Worksheet
4-H Club Fundraising Guidelines
IDEAS
Roadside Clean-up (per family, until in-person events are allowed)
Candy Bar Sale
Host a Direct Sale Party (Pampered Chef, Sensory, Origami Owl, Yankee Candle)
Partner with a Local Restaurant
Krispy Kreme Donut Sales
Animal U – Prepared education videos and lessons on a variety of animal species https://www.extension.iastate.edu/animalu/
Bingo – Either make your own card or go to https://myfreebingocards.com/virtual-bingo
Kahoot – Interactive game using your phone or computer https://kahoot.com/
Trivia – Start asking questions. Have each person send their answer in the Zoom chat at the same time. Make up your own questions or go to https://www.randomtriviagenerator.com/
Jeopardy – https://jeopardylabs.com/ This site has free jeopardy boards on a variety of topics already on their site. You can also use their template to create your own Jeopardy Game on any topic.
Quiziz – lets you create an interactive quiz or search for one already made. Pre-made quizzes on almost any topic you would want. https://quizizz.com/
NJ 4-H Animal Resource Science Blog – Great resource to strengthen youth understanding of Animal Science. https://4hanimalscience.rutgers.edu/
National 4-H Inspire Kids to Do Activity Guide – Download the National 4-H Activity Guide for fun and educational activities. https://4-h.org/about/4-h-at-home
Rutgers NJAES STEM Blog – Check out this new blog full of STEM information, activities, and resources. https://4hset.rutgers.edu/stem-blog/
4-H Learning at Home with Iowa 4-H – Vast resource covering many project areas for online resources! https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/4h-at-home-learning-resources
Livestockjudging.com – Plenty of free practice classes that include standard judging classes, feeder grading, slaughter grading, and keep/cull classes that are similar to the types of classes you and your members will actually see in real contests. Most species represented. Many free classes are being added daily.
Livestockjudging.com
Fun Games and Activities to Play on Zoom