4-H Members can choose from more than 50 projects that focus on science, engineering, and technology, animals and agriculture, food & nutrition, outdoor adventures, marine science, public speaking, art, and wildlife. 4-H learning is experiential- where youth learn life skills and use their skills to give back to their communities. Youth set goals and keep records and they can participate in events and activities on a county, state, and national level to keep their learning strong.
4-H has three major priority programs: Science, Citizenship & Leadership, and Healthy Living. Please check out the resources available to you in each of these areas.
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.
Martin County 4-H and Florida 4-H uses reviewed and approved project and record books for youth. In order to see project books that are approved and available to you, please Click Here. You will find National 4-H, Florida 4-H, and Martin County 4-H approved curriculum.
Not finding what you need? Reach out to the 4-H office and we'll help you!
The Florida 4-H Curriculum Clearinghouse is a list of 4-H publications which meet the standards of approval and reviewed by Florida 4-H. Many resources are available from UF-IFAS EDIS, National 4-H Council, and other Universities. Listed materials include project curriculum, record books, informational publications, volunteer and club resources and other educational resources for 4-H youth development programs.
To view the Florida 4-H Curriculum Clearinghouse click here.
National Curriculum is peer reviewed and approved on the national 4-H council level. These project books often come from Universities across the country and has the national peer review stamp of approval on the cover. While this is a curriculum that has reached the highest approval, there is often a cost associated with each project book.
To view National Curriculum that is available click here or visit the curriculum tab in the Shop4-H.org website.
Below you will find approved project and record books that are printable! These have no cost to you minus paper and ink. Keep checking back as we add more vetted and approved books.
You are also welcome to use any State or National approved curriculum from above!
Below are books that are free for print and use by 4-H members for recording project activities.
Sometimes you will find a County or District level Project or Record book. In order to use any project book, you will have to seek permission by the Martin County 4-H if it is not listed as an active Martin County 4-H book below. This is to ensure the record book is up to the standards of 4-H, up to date, and is helping youth reach educational goals.
Love A Horse Project: Level 1
(Horseless horse project book)
Love A Horse Project: Level 2
(Horseless horse project book)
Florida 4-H Air Rifle & Smallbore Rifle Record Book
Florida 4-H Shotgun Record Book
Chicken BBQ Project Record Book
4-H Community Service Project
Freshwater Fishing 4-H Project Book
Florida Environmental Science Book 1
Discovering the treasure of Public Speaking project book