4-H YOUTH PROGRAM

Michigan State University Extension programs and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, or family status. MSUE-Genesee County is funded jointly by Michigan State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Genesee County Board of Commissioners. MSU is an affirmative-action equal opportunity institution.

Table of Contents:

• About this booklet
• 4-H Spaces
• Inner Space
• Outer Space
• Shared Space
• What about adults?

ABOUT THIS BOOKLET & 4-H RESOURCES

Michigan State University Extension, Genesee County 4-H Youth Program is committed to providing quality educational resources for all school classrooms and youth serving agencies. Training programs are also available to all agency staff, teachers and community volunteers committed to youth development.

This booklet highlights only a few of the educational resources available. We would suggest that you give us a call at (810) 244-8553 to inquire about any of the resources available.


Thank you for your interest in the youth in our community!!!!! They are our greatest asset.


Sincerely,


Brad L. Harnick Mary J. Davis Sherry Garrett
Extension 4-H Youth Agent 4-H Program Associate 4-H YVC Agent

WHAT IS SPACES?

As adults in the 21st Century, today's young people will encounter a world of change in technology, a need for problem sloving/ decision making skills, and knowledge of how they share the world with other people on our planet. SPACES activities are designed to provide youth with the confidence and skills to meet the challenges of present and future.

THREE SPACES CONCEPTS!

Inner Space: Develop self-esteem, effective communication, problem solving and decision making skills.

Outer Space: Discover ways which science and technology influence our lives today and in the future.

Shared Space: Explore the social and ecological relationships that exist locally and worldwide.

QUESTIONS?

Contact the offices of Michigan State University Extension in Genesee County, G-4215 West Pasadena Avenue, Flint, Michigan, 48504. Telephone: (810) 244-8553.

INNER SPACE: (Self-Awareness) Getting to Know More About Me!

INTERACTING WITH OTHERS (Grades 3-9)

"Interacting With Others" is a series of fun activities to encourage kids to think about the different roles and responsibilities they have now and in the future, the role that friendship plays in their lives and the kinds of inter-personal skills people need to communicate with each other.

COPING WITH THE CHANGES IN MY LIFE (Grades 3-9)

"Coping With The Changes In My Life" helps kids explore many ways to react to the changes in their lives. They investigate problem solving, decision making, and ways to cope with stress. They also learn about different approaches they can take to setting goals and making plans through thirteen group activities.

GETTING TO KNOW MORE ABOUT ME (Grades 3-9)

"Getting To Know More About Me" helps kids discover more about woh they think they are (self-awareness), how they value themselves (self-esteem), and how they develop values and ethics. There are nineteen fun activities.

CREATIVE DRAMA (Grades 3-9)

"Creative Drama" allows teachers/leaders to guide a group to explore, develop, and communicate ideas, concepts, and feelings through dramatic enactment. The purpose is to foster personal growth and to motivate and extend learning in other content areas. The bulletin includes elementary and secondary level lesson plans. Both levels are divided into six categories: Sensitivity, Imagination Stimulation, Pantomime, Dialogue, and Sound Characterizations with Skits & Scenes.

EATING RIGHT IS FUN (Grades 1-6)

"Eating Right Is Fun" is a six lesson food and nutrition education program available for all youth groups, especially elementary classrooms. The curriculum involves four lessons, one lesson a week, one hour per session. The program is conducted by either 4-H staff or trained community volunteers with a speciality in Food & Nutrition Education. After completion of the four lessons, youth receive a special certificate and a graduation ceremony conducted at the school or meeting site.

FOOD ADVENTURES CURRICULUM

The Food Adventures Curriculum provides fun, hands-on activities so youth have the opportunity to learn by doing. The curriculum is a great way to introduce nutrition including shopping, careers, science, presentation, safety and food preparation.

Six Easy Bites (Ages 10-11) Your The Chef (Ages 14-16)
Tasty Tidbits (Ages 12-13) Foodworks (Ages 17-19)
PEER PLUS II (Grades 9-12)

Peer Plus II is for the person who wants to know more about themselves and become a more effective communicator. Peer Plus II is an adventure in learning positive relationships - self and others. Self-awareness and interpersonal communication skills will enable youth to build more constructive relationships, resulting in satisfaction for family, community and career.

KALEIDOSCOPE (Grades K-4)

Kaleidoscope focuses on themes of interest to 5 to 8 year old kids. All activites are designed to enhance the development of children through fun, hands-on activities.


"Just Outside the Door" has several activities that help this age group increase their observation skills and learn more about themselves. "Family Celebrations From Around the World" provides a variety of activities designed to help children learn more about people in our own and other countries.

CHARACTER EDUCATION (K-12)

The 4-H Youth Program can provide a variety of character education activities that are a lot of fun for participants. Included in these resources are "Talking With TJ", and CHARACTER COUNTS!, a service work of the CHARACTER COUNTS! Coalition, a project of the Josephson Institute of Ethics.

FAMILY FOLKLORE - 4-H FOLKPATTERNS (Grades 6-12)

Folkpatterns is designed for youth who want to learn more about themselves, their families, and their community. Youth can collect information on family/community traditions and the booklet and activity sheets are fun. Examples include: Story Starters, Family Map, Hidden Stories in Family Photographs, Demonstrating Traditions, and many more.

FOODWAYS-4-H FOLKPATTERNS PROJECT (Grades 6-12)

Foodways is a Folkpatterns project that develops an appreciation for the traditional aspects of food in life. Youth will learn about personal, family, local and regional food related traditions. "She's a Carrot Top"; Brain Food; Games & Songs; Food Story Starters; Kitchen Cosmetics; Traditional Holiday Foods... all are small samples of activities in this project.

OUTER SPACE: Discovering The Explorer In Me


DISCOVERING THE SCIENTIST IN ME (Grades 3-9)

This series of thirteen fun activities helps kids think about what science is and isn't, explains how science affects their lives, helps discover some of the ways scientists solve problems and conduct research, and imagine what it might be like to be a scientist.

DISCOVERING THE INVENTOR IN ME (Grades 3-9)

"Discovering The Inventor In Me" encourages kids to think about the ways that different people are inventors, involves them in designing and marketing new processes and products, and helps them explore the impact of inventions on their lives. There are twelve activities.

DISCOVERING THE EXPLORER IN ME (Grades 3-9)

The Explorer unit helps kids develop a sense of curiosity and wonder, discover different perspectives, face the fear of failure and the unknown, and create new paths. There are thirteen activities.

BLUE SKY BELOW MY FEET (Grades 4-6)

N.A.S.A. and 4-H join together to explore space technology and how it relates to life on earth. Three ½ hour video tapes featuring N.A.S.A. shuttle astronauts, Impulse - the animated satellite and actual scenes of astronauts in space are utilized to teach about Mission I: Gravity and Forces, Mission II: Fiber and Fabrics and Mission III: Foods & Nutrition. Teachers are provided one leader guide, mission manuals (comic book workbook-one per student), membership cards (one per student), completion certificates (one per student), and use of the videos.

FOOD MYSTERIES (Grades 4-8)

Food Mysteries will allow youth to become food detectives by conducting sixteen experiments in five different case studies. Examples include: The Secret of the Rising Bread, Test Your Taste Buds, 0/2 Secrets and Disappearing Calcium. A leader/teacher guide and completion certificates (one per student) are available.

SHARED SPACE: Cooperation


SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES OF THE EARTH'S PEOPLES
(Grades 3-9)

This unit includes six activities to help kids become aware of and appreciate the differences and similarities among people. It helps everyone appreciate diversity.

FOOD, SHELTER, AND CLOTHING OF THE EARTH'S PEOPLES
(Grades 3-9)

"Food, Shelter, and Clothing of the Earth's Peoples" helps kids explore the basic needs of people around the world - food, shelter, and clothing. There are twelve activities that are a lot of fun.

LEARNING HOW SPACE IS SHARED (Grades 3-9)

"Learning How Space Is Shared" helps kids build cooperation, resolve conflicts locally and globally, and understand the media and the communications technology that makes global sharing possible. There are twenty-two activities.

OUR COMMON EARTH (Grades 3-9)

"Our Common Earth" helps kids explore components (building blocks of life), connections (relationships among components), change (natural and man-made), cycles and energy flow (the driving forces for recycling components and maintaining life), and common resources (stewardship of resources that people hold in common). There are fifteen activities.

AG SCIENCE IN A KIDS WORLD (Grades 3-6)

"Ag Science In a Kids World" contains twelve activities and experiments designed to teach the importance of agriculture in today's society. The activities use materials that are easily available. Each sheet, and the AG SCIENCE IN ACTION Gameboard, may be reproduced for class use or as a take-home project.

GROUP DYNAMITE (Grades 9-12)

This program is designed for anyone who participates in a group. The purpose is to provide experiences to develop effective group skills and be more effective in group interaction. The goal is to demonstrate how groups operate, how to set group goals, how behavior effects groups, how to effectively communicate in groups, how groups reach agreements and make decisions, and how power arises and affects groups.

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION SERIES (Grades 7-12)

The Environmental Education Series is a group of bulletins to help youth understand and appreciate the environment. The titles of the bulletins are: WETLANDS AFFECT YOU AND ME, OUR LIVING ENVIRONMENT, BASIC SOIL, BASIC WATER, BASIC AIR, BASIC PLANT, BASIC ANIMALS, WILDLIFE WHERE YOU LIVE, FISHING FOR FUN, GREAT LAKES FISH, IDENTIFYING WILDFLOWERS, ENTOMOGY.

POCKET PETS (Grades 9-12)

Pocket Pets is a project designed to teach youth more about the smaller animals (hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, rats and mice). Proper care, feed, parts of the animal's body, housing, and handling are just a few areas that are covered.

SOLID WASTE AWARENESS IN THE CLASSROOM (Grades K-12)

This extension bulletin was funded by the "Clean Michigan Fund Project" of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The program contains several activities for several grade levels to develop awareness about our solid waste problems.

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT POWER - WASTE
MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM (Grades 6-9)

The Environmental Management Power Curriculum is a 4-H project developed through a grant from the United States Department of Energy and was purchased from the University of Idaho Cooperative Extension. This is a great way to introduce waste management to youth.

CHARACTER EDUCATION (Variety of grades)

Michigan State University, through the 4-H Youth Development Program, can provide a variety of character development materials including CHARACTER COUNTS!, a service mark of the CHARACTER COUNTS! Coalition, a project of the Josephson Institute of Ethics.

WHAT ABOUT ADULTS YOU ASK?

TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES (Adults)

Michigan State University Extension, 4-H Youth Programs provides several training opportunities for adults and older youth that work with kids.

_ Local workshops
_ State level workshops: This includes Kettunen Center, near Cadillac which is a beautiful state 4-H leader training facility. Topics revolve around a number of youth development issues. The facility offers these two and three day workshops for around $30.00. This includes registration, lodging and meals. Contact us for a list of topics.
_ Satellite Conferences allow us to stay up to date on a large number of issues from early brain development to national prevention programs.

HELP ME, I'M GROWING UP (Adults)

This is a curriculum intended for all adults that work with early adolescents (ages 9-15). The activities are interactive, fun and educational. Adults take a trip back to when they were this age and do a little exploring. Categories include Primary Changes of Early Adolescents, The World of Early Adolescents, Important Developmental Jobs of Early Adolescents, and Kids Who Experience Problems.

YOUTH VOLUNTEER CORP

The 4-H Youth Program provides the opportunity for youth in schools and other agencies to create a Youth Volunteer Corp. The YVC involves youth in community issues identification and engages them in meaningful community service/service learning activities. Youth become a part of the solution, not a part of the problem.

FOR ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS, CONTACT MICHIGAN STATE UNVERSITY EXTENSION IN GENESEE COUNTY, G-4215 WEST PASADENA AVENUE, FLINT, MICHIGAN, 48504 OR CALLING (810) 244-8553.