4-H projects are set up so that youth use the Experiential Learning Process. 4-H Youth Development relies heavily upon the five steps of the experiential learning model to teach life skills. The sequential steps of the model help youth identify what they have learned from a 4-H experience or activity and to apply that learning to other experiences or situations. The experiential learning process engages the learners in all phases of the activity, resulting in the ability to generalize this learning to new situations.

4-H record books help you keep organized by detailing information about your project(s). You should complete a record book each year that you participate in any project. Each Manatee 4-H member needs to complete a 4-H record book and submit it in April to the 4-H Office to be eligible for 4-H scholarships, awards, and recognition. It is also a requirement for some clubs and project areas that you submit a record book to be eligible to participate in that project/club the following year.

When you turn your record books in at the end of the year, put them in the green 4-H Folder and put the Title Page and Overall 4-H Report at the front of the book, with the project records you completed behind the overall report. 

For a complete guide on how to put your Member Record Book together for submission to the 4-H Office, please see the "Guide for Putting Your 4-H Member Record Book Together".

For more information about how the Overall Report portion of your Member Record Books are scored, please see the Rubrics below for Juniors and Intermediates/Seniors. The point system used to score Project Record Books are at the back of each of the individual Project Record Books. These scores are combined with the score for your Overall Report to give an Overall Record Book score. 

Record Book Workshop - Zoom Recording