4-H Record Book Information
Completing a 4-H Record Book is a process where you record your project and club work using a standard format. 4-H Record Books are not required for membership or participation in 4-H activities. It is an optional program that improves your skills in record keeping, goal management, and reflections on when you had to switch gears in order to meet your goals. You can submit your record book for evaluation at competitions at the club, county and state levels.
The Record Book and the Achievement Program are OPTIONAL and SEPARATE programs.
We highly recommend you take advantage of both programs to maximize your growth and learning through 4-H.
Benefits of completing a 4-H Record Book
- Practice Records Management - Track your activities, events, profits and losses, skill development and learning experiences. In this competency skill you identify, create, classify, archive and preserve records.
- Reflect on your yearly work - Document your skill development and learning experiences in a written report.
- Measure your achievements and growth throughout your years in 4-H.
- Set goals, pursue strategies to meet those goals, and record how you may have had to shift gears in the face of challenges and obstacles.
SLO County Achievement Information can be found at https://ucanr.edu/sites/slo4-h/Club_Forms/4-H_Achievement_Program/
Record Book Review and Evaluation - General Instructions and Forms
2023-24 Record Book Manual New Achievement Program (PDF) - This manual is for all members, parents, volunteers, and staff. It outlines all parts of the Record Book and how to organize it. The Record Book Manual and Record Book Forms are separate documents. This manual applies to:
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Members who complete the Record Book and the Achievement Program.
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Members who only complete the Record Book.
PLEASE READ before accessing Google Forms
Copy to your own personal Google Drive. Please open a free, personal Google account to access the Google Record Book Form templates.
NOTE: Do not use the Google account you were assigned from your school.
Most school districts block access from outside of your school district. Please be aware that if you are trying to use the Google account assigned from your school, you are likely to get a denied access/request permission request. It is also likely that they will not grant you incoming access by your school account administrator.
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SLO COUNTY RECORD BOOK RESOURCES GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bKaOGBzgMn5O-MP1orAOhtqffJYWpc7F
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Generic Record Book |
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Cover/Title Page (one 8.5 x 11 inch page)
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Table of Contents
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Specific Achievement Forms (worked on during that year) |
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My 4-H Story Your 4-H story is an opportunity to reflect on your 4-H experiences that focuses on the current 4-H year.
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Activity Summary (Optional)
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4-H Resume (Seniors Only) (Word) |
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Additional information is available on the California 4-H Resource Center webpage dedicated to Record Books. https://sites.google.com/ucdavis.edu/ca4h-resourcecenter/4-h-basics/record-books
Primary Members
Primary Members can start learning the skill of Record Management. Note: Primary Members are not required to complete reports forms to receive their annual stripe and pin. Only this General Primary PDR is to be used across the state:
Record Evaluation and Competition
4-H Record Book competitions measure your leadership development, civic engagement activities and personal growth, as well as project involvement. 4-H Record Books may be evaluated at the club, county and state levels.
The Purpose of Record Book Competitions:
- Provide an incentive for you to record your project work and personal achievement.
- Receive feedback and encouragement on your 4-H project skill development, leadership and civic
engagement development and record-keeping skills. - Get recognized for outstanding 4-H work!
After completing your Record Book, you can submit your book to review, evaluation and competitions at the club, county and/or state level. Club and county level competitions are not required for State Competition.
Club Review and Evaluation: Record Books are usually reviewed and may be evaluated by 4-H adult volunteers and/or parents (this varies between units). If books are evaluated, it must follow the |
County Competition: This level of competition is not the same in all counties so check with your County 4-H Office to find out what your county does. The State 4-H Incentives and Recognition Advisory Committee requires the use of the County Record Book Evaluation Worksheet, posted on the State 4-H website. |
State Competition:Only Senior members(ages 14 to 19) may enter their Record Books to state competition. Members do |
Paper vs Digital Record Books
Both paper and digital versions of the Record Books use the forms and links listed in the table above.
If you choose to do a Paper Record Book you may Purchase a Record Book cover using this link. and 5% of the money goes back to California 4-H!
We recommend creating a digital Record Book for submission to competitions.