4-H Project Ideas for Citizenship, Communication, Leadership
In 4-H record books, include briefly the highlights of each 4-H project on the Participation Summary.
Include more details on each project on Basic, Experienced, or Advanced Project Records or project
worksheets such as your project goals, what you did and learned, recognition, and citizenship,
communication, and leadership related to your 4-H projects.
Citizenship is the opportunity, right, and responsibility to contribute to shaping the world around you and providing service to
others. The 4-H’ers primary goal is to benefit someone else, provide community service, be a responsible citizen, practice
character, and/or work cooperatively with others. 4-H project citizenship examples include:
Help a new 4-H member with his/her project
Serve on a committee to plan/carry out a 4-H event related to your project
Be a judge’s helper or livestock show helper in your project area at county fair
Help at a workshop or weigh-in related to your project
Volunteer at a community event related to your project such as Safety Fair, Pufferbilly
Construct or paint club owned gates, signs or pens for your livestock project area
Recycle articles related to your project
Take your project to show the people at a nursing home, day care, library, etc.
Make a donation to charity, care facility, food pantry, needy family, fund-raiser, etc.
Volunteer at Humane Society, clothing exchanges, Salvation Army, food pantry
Make a gift for someone related to your project. Provide photos for club, family, friends, newspaper.
Care for animals, yard, garden, etc. for friends or neighbors while they are away
Collect donations or walk for Relay for Life or similar cause.
Communication is the exchange of thoughts, information, or messages between individual, as well as the sending and
receiving of information using speech, writing, and gesture. 4-H project communication examples include:
Club or county working exhibit or educational presentation related to project
Write a report for school or 4-H related to project
Create a display or poster related to your project for your club, community or school
Talk about or show your project to: class at school, non 4-H friends, community club
(such as club tour), church group, neighbors, others 4-H’ers, or on the radio
Interview an “expert” in your project area
Participate in a recital or show or Share the Fun related to your project.
Write a 4-H newsletter or local newspaper article
Work at an Extravaganza booth related to your project
Lead recreation at a club meeting and relate it to your project
Use current technology, photos, or videos, show to others what you have learned in your project.
Leadership is the ability to influence and support others in a positive manner for a common goal. Leaders have major
responsibility for guiding the planning and carry out of an activity. Leadership is the process of determining needs, exploring
resources, setting goals, planning action and evaluating. The 4-H’ers main goal may be to develop skills in
teamwork, decision making, and problem solving. Key words include organize, facilitate, conduct, teach,
guide, and lead. 4-H project leadership examples include:
Mentor a younger member with record keeping or preparing exhibits for fair
Serve as a junior (teen or youth) leader in your project (club or county)
Plan/facilitate a project workshop, field trip, guest speaker etc. for your project
Be committee chairman or active member for a club or county 4-H project activity or fair
Teach a group about your project
Create an educational activity for use by other 4-H’ers (kit, game, information sheet, etc.)
Cooperate with community groups to involve 4-H’ers who are in the project (Johnny Appleseed)
Lead activities in current year’s Craze and relate it to your project
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