4-H Curriculum Resources

Careers & Economic Education

Career Exploration Consumer and Personal Finance Youth Entrepreneurship

The Careers and Economic Education curriculum offers project materials related to work and development of the entrepreneurial spirit! The curriculum is divided into three major areas: Career Exploration, Consumer and Personal Finance, Economic Education, and Youth Entrepreneurship. Programs in each of these three areas are managed by the Careers and Economic Education Curriculum Committee. Youth, adult volunteer and professional training sessions are offered annually. In addition, pilot programs, grant opportunities and youth competitions are offered in this program area.

Project Books Virginia 4-H Project Publication Title Formats Available Suggested Ages 10222 - Lifepaths Junior Level 388-276 Lifepaths Junior Level Career Development Project Print1 9-11 10223 - Lifepaths Intermediate Level 388-277 Lifepaths: Intermediate Level Career Development Project Print1 12-13 10224 - Lifepaths Senior Level 388-278 Lifepaths: Senior Level Career Development Project Print1 14-16 10227 - Career Awareness 388-184 Lifepath Career Awareness Print1 7-9 4-H National Curriculum     Title Formats Available Suggested Ages 20006-Career Exploration   Workforce Readiness: Get in the Act! Take 1 Print2 Grades 6-9 Leaders Guides Virginia 4-H Project Publication Title Formats Available Suggested Ages Lifepaths 388-275 Lifepaths: 4-H Career Development Project Print1 9-16 4-H National Curriculum               Title Formats Available Suggested Ages     Workforce Readiness: Get Into the Act, Leader's Guide Print1 6-9 Additional Resources Careers and Me: Self Awareness and Career Activities This is an activity guide for grades K-2 to provide youth with career awareness experiences in role playing, decision making and interaction with others. This guide includes exercises, employment information and great illustrations. The Career Workbook: Career Awareness Activities for Reading, Math, Language Arts This workbook is excellent to use with in-school or school enrichment groups. Excellent activity guide for use in multiple youth settings. This activity guide focuses on the 3rd-5th grade audience. Introduces youth to the 15 career clusters (U.S. Office of Education), charts, lists, puzzles, games and a career contract. Career Capers: Featuring Activities and Puzzles This activity guide offers practical experiments and activities in each of the 15 career clusters (U.S. Office of Education). It is designed for the elementary and junior high audience. This guide includes member worksheet, career interview experiences and suggestions for organizing a career day. Dream Catchers: Developing Career and Educational Awareness in Intermediate Grades This curriculum includes a member manual, leader guide and a supplemental reproducible activity book. It is designed to help youth decide what they want to do and how to get there. This curriculum focuses on participants understanding different types of work and schooling, discovering personal interests and skills and setting and maintaining goals. Pathfinder: Exploring Career and Educational Paths - Career and Educational Planning This curriculum is designed for use with junior high and high school students. The focus of this program is helping youth decide their career "path" for the future. This curriculum includes activities on discovering, researching and assessing career interests, educational requirements and planning for the future. A memberžs guide and a leaderžs guide are provided.

Consumer And Personal Finance

4-H members learn how to set realistic goals and meet them, learn how to make time and money go farther, and learn how to exercise their consumer rights and responsibilities. Your first contact for more information is: Your local Virginia Cooperative Extension office. For additional information, contact: Celia Hayhoe, Extension Specialist Phone (540) 231-3497 E-mail: chayhoe@vt.edu

Project Books
Virginia 4-H
Project		Title	Formats Available	Suggested Ages
21013- What is Money		What is Money		K-6
Project Books
National 4-H
Project		Title	Formats Available	Suggested Ages
Consumer Education		Consumer Savvy-The Consumer in Me	Print1	4-5
Consumer Education		Consumer Savvy- Consumer Wise	Print1	6-8
Consumer Education		Consumer Savvy- Consumer Roadmap	Print1	9-12
21014 - Financial Education		Financial Champions-Money Fundamentals	Print1	7-9
21015 - Financial Education		Money Moves	Print1	7-9
Leaders Guides
Virginia 4-H
Project	Publication	Title	Formats Available	Suggested Ages
21012 - Survivor Management	392-108	Main text, game board, Money page Helpers Guide		6-12
21014 - Financial Champions		Helpers Guide		6-12
4-H National Curriculum
		Title	Formats Available	Suggested Ages
		Consumer Savvy-Group Helper's Guide	Print1	4-12

Youth Entrepreneurship

Your first contact for more information is: Your local Virginia Cooperative Extension office. For additional information, contact: Celia Hayhoe, Extension Specialist, Near Environments Phone (540) 231-3497; e-mail: chayhoe@vt.edu

Project Books Virginia 4-H Project Publication Title Formats Available Suggested Ages         4-H National Curriculum Project Publication Title Formats Available Suggested Ages 22001   Entrepreneurship-Be the E Print1 7-12 Leaders Guides 4-H National Curriculum Project Publication Title Formats Available Suggested Ages 22001   Entrepreneurship-Group Helper's Guide Print1 7-12 Competition Aids Project Publication Title Formats Available Suggested Ages   388-062 Presentation Scoring Aid Print|PDF 9-19   388-028 Express Yourself Print|PDF 9-19   388-056 4-H Presentations Print|PDF 9-19 Additional Resources Time and Stress Management for Youth Resource materials and handouts available from Ann Lastovica email: alastovica@vsu.edu Video: Stress and You - Contact alastovica@vsu.edu Minding My Own Business Project guides young people in building their own business. The following topics are covered. Who is an Entrepreneur? How to prepare a Business Plan Understanding the Business Operations Pricing your Product/Service Advertise that Business Managing Business Affairs Developing a Professional Image Additional resources for teaching youth entrepreneurship are available from Ann Lastovica Business for Kids Only! Kid Biz, Year-Round Money Making Projects For Junior Entrepreneurs (book) The Venture Adventure, Strategies for Thriving in the Jungle of Entrepreneurship (book) The Beginning Entrepreneur, Starting your Own Business and Making it Work (book) Get the Edge, Record Keeping System", (expenses and revenue forms) "Jump Start to Business," Leaders Guide; 12-25 hour curriculum that introduces the concepts of business and entrepreneurship to students in grades 5-10. Also appropriate for highly motivated younger students in gifted and talented programs or for students in grades 11 and 12. "Jump Start to Business," student guide "Smart Start, A guide to Entrepreneurship," student's workbook "Small Business Start-up," tools and knowledge to build your business, CD for Windows 98/95, windows 3.1 and Macintosh "Growing a Business, A Young Entrepreneur's Startup Guide," student textbook for an after-school entrepreneurship course "Growing a Business Guide," Instructor Transparencies "Money Making 101" the toolkit for young entrepreneurs. CD for Windows 3.1 and 95, for kids who want to earn their own money someday "Visions For Young Enterprises," video "How to Start Your Own Business" video "Entrepreneurship Everywhere, A guide to Resources and Models for Entrepreneurship Education", Leaders Guide The Mentor kit, A Step-By-Step Guide To Creating One Effective Mentor Program In Your School (book) Bootstrapper's Success Secrets, 151 Tactics For Building Your Business On A Shoestring Budget (book) Silver Bullets; Games-Activities (Book) Mini Society: Youth Experiencing Self-Sufficiency Would you like to design your own society? Then the YESS! Program is for you. Your group will design their own country, currency and flag. You will establish businesses so you can buy and trade goods and services. In this project you will experience entrepreneurship and learn valuable economic principles. Program participation is via an application process. Contact: Gary Larrowe, email: glarue@vt.edu or Cathy Sutphin, Extension Specialist, email: cmsutph@vt.edu Phone 540-231-3395.

¹Available from your local Virginia Cooperative Extension office.
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