Home Youth Guide Helper's Guide Exploring 4-H on the Web Reference & Resources Working with Youth Developing Skills for Life Starting a 4-H Club Acknowledgements	Helper?s Guide - Group Activities A 120-page Group Activity Guide designed for teachers, volunteer leaders, and other educators, contains dozens of activities to help groups of youth, grades 2-4, explore the many treasures of 4-H. Activities are grouped by eight curriculum categories linked to national education standards, with suggestions provided for continued study in related 4-H projects. The following activities are included in the printed Helper?s Guide, except for topics denoted with asterisks that are available only as online bonus activities. Chapter 1 - Citizenship and Civic Education Know Your Community* More Alike Than Different Who Am I and What Is My Job? We?re All Connected Taking Care of Your Community Our Flag - American Pride Chapter 2 - Communications and Expressive Arts Cooperative Musical Chairs* Music in Nature Creative Construction Caring Communication Story Telling Exploring Photography Exploring Art: Creating a Patchwork Mural Chapter 3 - Consumer and Family Sciences Your Turn to Speak* Reading for Fun Decorating Your Own Space Sewing on Buttons Paper Quilt Time Management Can I Have Some Money, Please? The Table is Set Practice Makes Perfect Chapter 4 - Environmental Education and Earth Sciences Where Will the Wind Take Me Today?* Endangered Species Poster Session* Indoor Air Pollution* Edible Aquifer Is That Cloud Going to Rain on Me Today? The Sounds Around Us Sharpen Your Senses Household Hazard Hunt Blowin?in the Wind Sensing the Environment Chapter 5 - Healthy Lifestyle Education Home Alone* Pyramid Power* Learning the Ropes - Double Dutch Style Away With Germs Outdoor Cooking Bread in a Bag First Aid Around Your Neck Heart Smarts Chapter 6 - Personal Development and Leadership Making Friends Parliamentary Procedure Getting to Know You Chapter 7 - Plants and Animals Watch It Grow Barking Up the Right Tree Pets, Pets, Pets Terrarium Treasures Leafy Prints Make a Nature Box My Backyard is a Jungle! Chapter 8 - Science and Technology Fun with Atoms & Molecules* Be A Rock Star* Pushy Air* Mysterious Mud Make Your Own Cloud and Miniature Rainstorm Shine, Shine, Shine Bubbles, Bubbles, Everywhere Steam and Sweat Hot, Hot, Hot! Academic Standards Each activity is cross-referenced to a National Education Standard but may meet several others as well. For more information about National Education Standards go to www.educationworld.com/standards. This web site can also link you to academic standards specific to your state. Ordering 4-H CCS Curriculum Materials To find out more about many other 4-H project materials available from 4-HCCS or to order online, visit its web site at www.4-hcurriculum.org. top