My 4-H Project Record
Home & Family
Name: __________________________________
4-H Year: ______________
4-H Club: ________________________________
4-H Age: ____________
Montgomery County
Please circle the project(s) you are taking and put the number of years you have taken the
project next to it.
Child
Development____
Clothing &
Textiles____
Consumer
Education____
Be the “E” ____
Consumer
Savvy____
Financial
Champions____
Interior
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Fashion
Revue____
“Walk in My Shoes”
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Goals: What do I want to do? Throughout the year, add and change goals. What do you want to do
and learn in this project area during the year? Think about who will help you and when you want to meet these
goals. Do not feel that you have to fill in every line. Be specific about what you want to do and learn.
What will I do or learn? (Goal)
Example: Talk to someone who started a business
Project
BE the “E”
Date Finished
October 6
Example: Learn how to entertain a baby
Child
April 4
Development
What did I do in Home & Family?
Size & Growth
List how many times you practiced your project, hours invested, money spent, etc. Show us how many you made, how much you
made, how many times you did it. Examples: recycled 52 weekly newspapers; interviewed 7 family members on genealogy; completed
4 generations of family history; read 12 articles on Japan related to government.
Project Work Done
Income/Expenses/hours/amounts
Example: babysat for 6 different kids
32 hours
Example: made a quilt
$66 fabric
What did I learn?
Knowledge & Skills: List challenges you encountered, and what you learned from them for future 4-H story ideas. From everything we
do, we learn something, sometimes it is that we don’t ever want to do that again and sometimes it is the unexpected like you made a
friend or you found out you like a project in a related area.
I learned to: List what you learned this year related to your project area that was not listed as a goal.
Examples: how to follow a pattern; differences between 3 and 5 year olds; learned to protect my identity online.
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My memories: List things that made you stop and think, or things that you didn’t realize could be a problem or a joy from doing this
project.
Example memories: I learned so much about grandma while sewing with her. I never knew she dreamed of being a fashion designer
– things you would like remember later down the road when you look through your 4-H career.
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Participation in Home & Family
List participation related to your project area(s). If you were enrolled in a Leadership project and attended the 4-H Great Debate list it
here or if you were enrolled in an Animal project and you participate in Livestock judging, list it here.
Examples: job shadowed with a banker, attended modeling workshop, certified in first aid.
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Awards & Recognition in Home & Family
List exhibit ratings, trophies, medals and other special recognitions received in 4-H this year in Home & Family
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Leadership in Home & Family
List activities in this project area only, where you led others; include the number of people you led.
Examples: led workshop on fleece blankets (15); gave talk on clothing decisions at club meeting; taught workshop on credit.
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Community Service in Home & Family
List activities that you participated in and where you helped others in your project area(s).
Example: sewed 10 baby blankets and donated them to hospital; volunteered at local nursing home holiday party.
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