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Introducing Cloverbuds!. Penn State Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Programs. A Cloverbud Club is . . . small group of six to eight children (per adult helper) for children ages 5-8 enrolled as a group through Cooperative Extension. Objectives of Cloverbud Program.
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Introducing Cloverbuds! Penn State Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Programs
A Cloverbud Club is . . . • small group of six to eight children (per adult helper) • for children ages 5-8 • enrolled as a group through Cooperative Extension
Objectives of Cloverbud Program • Learn about the 4-H program • Learn more about themselves and the world around them • Develop positive attitudes about learning • Develop a relationship with a caring adult or older youth helper
The Cloverbud Curriculum Areas • Plants and Animals • Citizenship and Civic Education • Healthy Life Styles • Personal Development • Science and Technology • Communications and Expressive Arts • Family and Consumer Sciences • Environmental Education/Earth Sciences
Types of Activities • 5-10 minutes • activities related to 4-H curriculum areas • hands-on • non-competitive • fun!
At the First Cloverbud Meeting • Get to know your activity • Pledge of Allegiance • 4-H Pledge • Introduction to topic (see background) • 1-2 activities (youth can help decide) • Free play and/or snack • Clean up
Planning a Cloverbud Meeting • short sessions, 30-60 minutes • short activities, 5-10 minutes • select one or two activities • keep children active
Cloverbuds Activity centered Leader directed Recognition for participation Activity manual for helpers 4-H Project centered Individual directed Competition and achievement Project manual for youth Differences Between 4-H and Cloverbud Programs
Words of Wisdom • The messier, the better! • Short and quick! • Active! • Outdoors works well! • Hands-on! • If you can eat it at the end, that’s all the better! • Gooey is good!
Cloverbud Curriculum http://pa4h.cas.psu.edu/ Curriculum and Publications Cloverbuds
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