4H Beginner Journal 4H Report Form PowerPoint

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4-H beginner
JOURNAL
4-H Report Form
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www.uaex.edu

• Click 4-H Youth Development
• Click 4-H Programs
• Click 4-H Journals
• Click Journal Guidelines and Report Forms
• Right click on file and click Save As. Name the
  file and click SAVE. This saves the file to
  computer. It is now ready to print or type with
  exceptions.

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Exceptions for Downloading

• The Report Form Template (PDF) can be downloaded,
  but only typed in and printed, if computer has
  the Adobe Reader only. You cannot SAVE additions
  or changes with only Adobe Reader. This PDF
  template can be downloaded, typed in, and saved,
  if you have the full version of Adobe Acrobat.
• Under the heading General there is a file titled
  Create A Journal Form. Instructions are provided
  to help you create a form in your word processing
  program.
• If you do not have these available, print the
  form and type or write information in form.

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Why Complete A Journal?

• Keeping a 4-H Journal is part of the overall 4-H
  experience.
• 4-H Beginner Journals are kept by 4-Hers ages 9
  to 12.
• 4-H journals are an important part of completing
  each project.
• It is a written history of your project work and
  a narrative of your success and learning in 4-H.
  
• Keeping a 4-H journal helps you make a plan
  (goals), be organized, document your project
  work, evaluate your work, keep track of expenses,
  make positive decisions when solving problems and
  just have fun.
• Completing your 4-H Beginner Journal can make you
  feel good about yourself. You did it!
• Helps you learn important life skills.
• Helps you set higher goalsand more!

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• First page you see when downloaded

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Guide for Completing Journal

• Read all instructions before beginning.
• The Beginner form has 11 pages.
• Each page explains what you should include on the
  page.
• Include a story.
• Include project photos.
• Include a project book.

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• Remove the Thinking Ahead/Looking Back page
  from the previous year.
• Add a current Thinking Ahead/Looking Back for
  the current year.
• Thinking Ahead is to be completed at the
  beginning of the project year. Looking Back is
  to be completed at the end of the project year.

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• List Summary of Project Experiences

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• List Learning Experiences

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• Other Projects should be listed by Summary of
  Other Project Experiences, Projects, Activities
• Then Learning Experiences, Projects, Activities

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• The Financial Journal is to foster the skill of
  understanding money coming in and money going
  out.
• It is not to discover the monies being made in
  4-H.
• Remove the Financial Journal page from the
  previous year and add current year.

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• Leadership

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• You may or may not have a number under What did
  you do?
• You will always have a number under Number of
  Hours or Items Collected

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• Section VI 4-H Career means over the years
  you have been involved in 4-H.

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Journal Story

• A story must have an introduction, body, and
  closing. A suggested format for your story would
  include an introduction, information on your main
  project, other 4-H projects and activities, along
  with your leadership and community service
  activities. The closing paragraph could, but is
  not limited to, your school and/or career goals.
  The story may be printed, typed or done on a
  computer. However, do NOT use a type size
  smaller than 12 characters per inch (10 points in
  printers measure Preferred font is 12 pt Times
  New Roman). All paper must be white and the
  standard 8 ½ x11 size. Margins should be a
  minimum of 1 on all four sides. Double Spaced.

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Project Photos

• Follow instructions included in the guidelines
  and also the web site listed below for photo
  pages.
• http//www.kidsarus.org/go4it/4Hprojects/Journal/p
  hotography.htm
• Four pages one side only EXCEPTION if
  photography is a main project, the 4-H member may
  have a total of 14 pages 4 pages in front of the
  camera and 10 pages of photos the 4-H member has
  taken. Photo pages should include new pictures
  each year. You will have to make decisions of
  what photos to add and which ones to delete.
  Photo pages must reflect the following
  outlinemain project, 1 page other project work,
  1 page leadership, 1 page and community
  service, 1 page. Photos should be ACTION shots.
  Use high quality photos, computer generated
  photos are okay and each photo has a caption
  (tells what is going on in the photo). Avoid
  excessive cropping. It is important to remember
  that the photo pages are a visual narrative and
  should not be in a scrapbook format.

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Scoring

• Project Work 38 points
• Leadership 15 points
• Community Service 13 points
• Awards/Recognition,
• 4-H Marketing, etc. 12 points
• 4-H Story/Pictures 22 points

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Put it all together . . .

• A standard 4-H cover green Members Record
  Cover (purchase through the county office).
• 4-H Record Report Form, pages 1-11

• 4-H Story, four pages max
• 4-H Project Photos, four pages max, exception
  Photography

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What do you have?
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Your very own 4-H BEGINNER JOURNAL