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Bring learning to life with Stafford County 4-H! We partner with local classrooms to provide fun, educational activities that connect kids directly to agriculture and where their food comes from. All of our enrichment programs align with Virginia SOL objectives. Let us know what topics you are exploring this year, and we will find the perfect lesson to complement your curriculum. Read more about our offerings below:
Embryology
The "Beginning of Life" 4-H Embryology project offers an unforgettable, hands-on learning experience for youth ages 5–18 to explore biology and life cycles through egg incubation. For a $25 fee, participants receive a hatching kit—fertilized eggs, feed, and all needed equipment—along with an in-class lesson and egg-candling demonstrations by the 4-H Agent. Chicks are enjoyed for a few days before being picked up and delivered to a farm. Sessions fill up quickly on a first-come, first-served basis and are scheduled either before or after spring break. Check back here in January for the sign-up link to secure your spot!
Kids' Marketplace
Kids' Marketplace is a financial simulation for upper elementary-aged children. Students receive a job and a monthly income (in play money) and decide how to spend it at the animal shelter, fun station, grocery store, bank, and other expense stations. Students are encouraged to save a portion of their income and to contribute some to charity. At least 12 volunteers are needed to help run this hour-long program. It covers 3rd-grade SOLs perfectly!
Waste Warriors (Vermicomposting)
Waste Warriors (Vermicomposting)
In this unique program, the 4-H Agent walks students through creating a worm bin, which will serve as a basis for investigations about ecosystems, life cycles, and decomposition. Thanks to a grant from Agriculture in the Classroom, all materials are provided for free! Vermicomposting offers children an opportunity to learn how red wiggler worms turn fruit and vegetable scraps into nutrient-rich fertilizer. Teachers can keep the bin in their classroom all year or return it to the VCE office when done. Sign up or get more information anytime here.
VA Products
Mapping Virginia Agriculture - Using a large outline map of Virginia’s five regions, students place items grown/raised in VA in the correct region. Compare and contrast products across the regions and discuss why these differences exist.
Ag Tag - Students wear a lanyard on their back with a picture of an agricultural product. Other students write adjectives describing the pictures, and students guess the identity of their “mystery product.” This activity is a wonderful opportunity for students to expand their use of adjectives while learning more about Virginia agriculture.
Science Related
The Incredible Water Cycle Journey- Students become water molecules as they simulate the movement of water through the water cycle. 20-minute active lesson that reviews water pathways.
Project Learning Tree - Various Environmental Lessons (camouflage, adaptations, senses...)
Engineering Ice Cream - Students explore the journey of milk from cow to ice cream, make ice cream in a bag (Matter!), and discover how food engineers have developed many different processes for making ice cream.
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