4-H in the Classroom!

      

Dear Educators, Auglaize County 4-H has many programs that are available to you as a school teacher.  These materials can be used by you to supplement your current curriculum in the classroom.  Not only will these programs "make your job easier", they will help stimulate and add new insights in the classroom. The cost of these materials is $10.00 per classroom.  The books will be loaned to the class.  The materials will be delivered  to your  school's office and picked up upon completion of the project. All we ask in return is that you complete a class enrollment form so that we may officially enroll your students in the 4-H program.  Your students will become 4-H members right in the classroom and you will be their 4-H "volunteer".  At the end of the school year, your students will receive a certificate of achievement and a participation ribbon. Each student in third grade or higher is then eligible to attend 4-H camp  that summer and if they wish, they may exhibit their project(s) at the Auglaize County Fair. If you have any questions about "4-H in the Classroom", or would like to enroll, please don't hesitate to email or call our office at 738-2219.  Just ask for Lori Now or myself. Elizabeth M. Miller                                 Lori Now Extension Educator,                              4-H Program Assistant 4-H Youth Development email - miller.465@osu.edu           email - now.2@osu.edu

GRADES 3-4

#900 - You can Choose!

This program utilizes the popular character building videos "You Can Choose". This series has a program of entertaining video stories and fun activities for children. It will help teach your classroom some basic skills in different areas related to working out problems without violence. Taught by the Extension staff, this program consists of two one hour sessions.(This program replaces the Talking with T.J. and Discovering Myself programs)

#489 - Breads of the Harvest -

Students will explore the science, nutrition and history of bread making. It includes a host of activities and experiments related to this topic. A Nutrition Education Kit will be provided which focuses on the food guide pyramid, servings, nutrients and minerals, and what happens to the food we eat. This program will be conducted in the fall by Extension personnel. This program has limited enrollment.

#603 - Weather Together -Modeled around Ohio’s 4^th Grade Science Competencies for weather, this unit engages learners in the exploration of the topic through a variety of teacher directed and self guided activities. Students will explore the influence of sunlight, gravity and moisture on the atmosphere, the interaction of these elements which creates weather, and predicting the level and intensity of this interaction on local weather conditions. Includes video and supplies to conduct experiments.

#695 - Go Plants! - Beginning vegetable gardening. Beans, lettuce, radish, squash, and onion seeds are furnished for each student. Also included is a Root-Vue laboratory farm to watch seeds grow, video and teacher’s manual.

840 - MyPyramid Bingo - is an energetic, exciting way to learn the basics of good nutrition and teaches the player about food groups, serving sizes and more! Ideal for all educational purposes and can be combined with other nutritional projects.

 #840- Come See About Nutrition and Exercise - Up-beat, award winning, video teaches students that a healthy body image accepts natural variations in body shape and size. Also covers disease prevention, energy metabolism, food groups and how to read a nutrition label. Comes with teachers guide with learning objectives and lesson plans; plus student hand-outs.

 #165 - The Incredible Egg - Educational materials dealing with chick embryology. Completely automatic incubator, a dozen eggs, video tape, worksheets, and much more furnished. A new insight into reproduction.

#220 - Small Animals - Learn about habits of very small animals, including care, feeding and rearing young. Project books and one pair of gerbils (one male and one female, can also be two male gerbils)

#720 - Tobacco Risk Awareness Program (TRAP) - Contains a collection of 25 health science lessons allowing members to become aware of the potential health risks related to the use of tobacco products. Teacher-ready lesson plans are complete with photo-ready handouts. Also provided: Mr. Dip Lip, Mr. Gross Mouth, mechanical smoker and The Effects of One Cigarette and The Big Dipper videos. Includes video: Saying No To Smoking, new video: Targeted and a display The Consequences of Smoking.

#522 - You and Your Bicycle -

Deals with rules of the road, safe cycling skills, laws, signs and the mechanics of a safe bicycle. Bill Nye’s "Science Guy" Bicycle Safety Video, bicycle helmet, individual road signs, project books, handouts are furnished.

#352 - First Aid - Learn basic first aid procedures. Comes with video, Come See What First Aid You Can Do; along with teachers guide, lesson plans and student hand outs. Video focuses on: how to stop bleeding, calling 911, recognizing infections, and preventing burns.

#700 - Blue Skies Below My Feet -

Introduces youth to the world of science and technology using features of the Space Shuttle Program. Using three different subject matter areas - forces, food and fiber - the program links space age technology to everyday interest of boys and girls. Three video tapes and member manuals provided.

#357 - Alcohol Decisions - In order to avoid it becoming a problem, examine the dangers associated with alcohol consumption and abuse. Project book, video tapes, Alcohol Bingo and Fatal Vision Goggles kit.

#501 - Rockets Away - Study the science of rocketry through a variety of hands on experiments. The class concludes this project by building and launching a rocket. Includes video, Amazing Space Shuttle and "hands-on" skill-a-thon kit.

488 - Team Up For Good Nutrition -

The goal of the program is to improve the health of children by empowering them to choose a variety of foods, eat more grains, vegetables and fruits and construct a diet lower in fat. Based on the Ohio proficiency exams, the curriculum designed for in-school classroom activities. Included in this kit are materials for classroom support. Such as Bill Nye’s "Science Guy" video about Nutrition, "How much fat in food?" test tubes, Bone Model Set, Food Serving Size board, posters, paper food models, measuring cups, Food Bingo game and reproducible handouts.

#351 Glo Germ Kit - Would you like your class to be healthier this next school year? This kit will enable you to teach your classroom better hand washing skills. Included in kit: Bill Nye the Science Guy video on Germs, Glo Germ powder/lotion, Black light, handouts and posters.

New Programs ( For use in Afterschool Programs or Classroom)

Acres of Adventures I

You will enjoy using these lesson plans to quickly engage youth in learn-by-doing agriculture activities within the following thematic units: Plant Detectives, Mystery Agriculture, All About Agriculture, Fast Food Agriculture.

Acres of Adventures II

This group activity guide provides you ready to use lesson plans that will quickly involve youth in experiential activities related to the following thematic units: Insect Invasion, Farm Physics, Agriculture Gone Wild, Frontier Living.

 

Grades K-2 

Cloverbud Mini Kits

Super Seed Fun:

This program helps the young Cloverbud discover all about seeds: what kinds of things grow from them, what they need to grow, how they travel, and the kinds of seeds we can eat. Items included in this kit are: Root-Vue Farm, Seeds for farm and Seeds for children, Story Books on Seeds, Supplies to do seed and plant experiments and crafts.

Making Healthy Food Choices:

Help children discover the importance of making healthy food choices. Use the food pyramid to illustrate the kinds of food our bodies need for every day. Kit includes: MyPyramid poster, Food Bingo Cards, Paper Food Models, Fat Tubes, Grocery Ads, Nutrition video and lots of take home freebies for the kids!

Experiencing Disabilities:

Every day children encounter people with various disabilities. Help them develop a positive attitude towards these conditions by temporally experiencing them for themselves. Encourage the group to find out what it’s like to be blind, deaf, and physically disabled. Encourage a feeling of respect and admiration rather than sympathy; emphasize that people with handicaps can do more things than they can’t do.  Included in Kit: Braille cards, gloves, goggles, blindfolds and sign language items.

Chicken Embryology:

These hands-on activities will allow children to experience an integrated curriculum through life-cycle studies. Kit includes: incubator, fertilized eggs, "How to book" and other support material. March or April

Butterfly Project:

Every wonder where a butterfly comes from? This project helps the Cloverbud gain an awareness of our natural environment and the creatures that live within it. Includes Butterfly Pavilion, certificate for caterpillars, Butterfly books and activities. Delivery in September or April only.