4-H Record Keeping Guidelines/Comment Sheet

Record keeping forms and example record books are available from club leaders, at the Boone County ISU Extension Office or can be downloaded from: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/boone/page/4-h-record-keeping Record keeping doesn’t have to be in record book format, it can be video, audio, portfolio or you can create your own. Other record keeping formats must still answer the questions asked on the record keeping forms.

Member Guidelines / Leader Comments
Boone County 4-H Participation Summary (3 years)
Write small, neatly and be brief. Or type
Include a summary of everything you did in 4-H from September of last year through state fair of this year.
For help with your records see "4-H Record Keeping Terms Ideas for Citizenship, Communication Leadership"
Use pages 2 – 3 (and supplement if needed) to briefly summarize what you did in all your 4-H projects this year and to apply for project awards.
Behind the Participation Summary include photos and clippings that relate to overall 4-H participation and for any projects for which you do not do a separate project record.
Behind current year include past year’ summaries.
4-H Project Record Forms
Do one project records for at least one project, but to be considered for outstanding member and special county awards, a project record for most projects is recommended
All project records should include your goals for the project, what you did and learned, an evaluation of what you liked, what you would change, plans for the future in this project and communication, citizenship and leadership for that project..
Remember that a 4-H project is what you do all year long and a fair exhibit is the part you take to fair.
Project Worksheets
Project Worksheets are required for market or breeding beef, sheep, swine, meat goat, dog, dairy cow, dairy goat, and crop production in addition to basic, exp., or adv. project records.
Bucket bottle calf, pen of 3, cat, horse, rabbit, poultry, small pets have all information on one worksheet so is the only form needed.
Support Materials
Include fair exhibit write up (goals, what you did and learned, future plans) with the project record or guide if applicable.
Include action photos taken before and during project work. Write captions for photos. Underline your name in news articles.
Optional
Title page, tabbed dividers between projects, 3-ring binders, current year's records in front of previous years make your records more organized but are not the only way!
Because they are too bulky, please do not include ribbons, programs, and judge’s comment sheets. Keep these separately.

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