The 4-H Record Book is a summary of what you have done for the year. The goal of 4-H is to build life skills of the youth members.  Goal setting and reflection are tools that help youth learn.  Chippewa County 4-H Record Books are due to the Club Advisor on the date set by your club.  Your 4-H club will have an adult committee who will then review the book, complete the comments section.

Everybody maintains records in one form or another. As a member of 4-H, you’ll maintain project records to monitor your activities and learning. Project records, when combined with other documents, form a Record Book. Completing these records marks the true culmination of your project work, as they track your journey from setting goals to learning outcomes, and planning for the future.

Whether it’s Record Books, scrapbooks, memory books, or portfolios, these are just a few tools for keeping 4-H records as a member. Maintaining these records helps 4-H members in various ways:

• Identify leadership and project goals and prioritize them.
• Develop good organizational and planning skills.
• Cultivate responsibility through record-keeping.
• Explore potential careers and life goals.
• Gain insights into financial gains or losses.
• Track progress in projects and assess growth over time.
• Compare and evaluate successes or learn from mistakes.
• Experience personal satisfaction and growth by completing meaningful tasks.
• Present a comprehensive story of the projects undertaken, activities participated in, and leadership roles held.

Front & Back Covers

The green cover can be used over every year or make a photocopy onto green cardstock. You can also put all of your documents in a 3 ring binder.

Introduction Page

General Project Record

Permanent Record Page

Our youngest members are encouraged to complete a Cloverbud Record Book. This engaging book allows Cloverbuds (K-2) to reflect on their 4-H year.

A quick and simple project reflection can be created using digital design software like Canva, Google Slides, or Microsoft PowerPoint. While this Project Record Reflection is not eligible for county awards, it is eligible for club recognition. The reflection must include: Project Name, Member Name, What You Learned, a Photo or Video of the Project, and Next Steps/Reflection.