Updated by Jaime Ruddell | December 14, 2022
4-H Record Books
Your experience with 4-H record books will lead you through the process of setting goals, securing assistance in reaching those goals and recording your progress. You will gain skills such as organization, setting priorities, maintaining financial records. This can come in very handy when you begin completing job, college and scholarship applications.
How to make records books work for you:
- Carefully set SMART goals at the beginning of the 4-H Year.
- Actively use your record book EVERY month, taking notes, recording activities, and revisiting your goals.
- Assess your progress mid-year (March) and refine if necessary.
- Evaluate your accomplishments, and challenges at the end of your 4-H year.
- Complete your 4-H record book and submit to your leader to qualify for your 4-H pins, patches and awards.
Online/Fillable Forms:
Level 1:
Cloverbuds use this form (ages 5-7)
- 4-H Record Book (Yearly) – Level 1 (Word doc)
- Permanent 4-H Record – Level 1 (Word doc)
- Permanent 4-H Record – Level 1 (Fillable pdf)
- 4-H Record Book (Yearly) – Level 1 (pdf)
- Permanent 4-H Record – Level 1 (pdf)
- 4-H Project Record – Level 1 (pdf)
Level 2:
Juniors, Intermediate, Seniors use this form for all projects (ages 8-18)
- 4-H Record Book (Yearly) – Level 2 (Word doc)
- 4-H Record Book (Yearly) – Level 2 (Fillable pdf)
- Permanent 4-H Record – Level 2 (Word doc)
- Permanent 4-H Record – Level 2 (Fillable pdf)
- 4-H Project Record – Level 2 (Word doc)
- 4-H Record Book (Yearly) – Level 2 (pdf)
- Permanent 4-H Record – Level 2 (Word doc)
Information for 4-H Volunteer Leaders & Parents
We value our volunteer leaders! Without you, there would be no 4-H Youth Development Program. To help support you as you provide safe, fun learning environments for our youth, we encourage you to take advantage of all of the resources the WSU Extension Office offers.
- 4-H Policies and Procedures Manual
- Each year, we offer a training workshop for leaders and encourage all to attend (whether you’ve been leading for 20 years, or are just starting).
- Throughout the year, we want you to feel free to contact our office with questions, concerns, or ideas.
- The WSU 4-H Volunteer website provides a wide variety of training modules, links to other programs, and descriptions of basic 4-H program elements for you to study at your own pace.
Click here to go to training - Incident Report Form
- GivePulse Volunteer Hour Reporting
- Tips to make a great educational poster
- Public Presentations/Demonstrations Judging
- Public Presentation/Demonstration/Illustrated Talk
- Public Speaking Judging Form
You are never alone as a 4-H Leader! Here are some of the forms and documents you’ll need throughout the year.
4-H Scholarship Assistance Form
4H State Fair Scholarship Form
Island County 4-H Scholarship Application
Island County Community Service Form
Island County Leader of the Year Cover Sheet
Island County Leader of the Year Nomination Form
4-H Leaders Council Funds Request form_Rev 3-22
4-H Yearly Checklist for 4-H Pins and Patches R2021 (2)26
Whidbey Island Fair Requirements
Small Animal Divisional Requirements
Market Animal Requirements for WIF
Poultry Requirements for WIF (coming soon)
Shooting Sports Requirements for WIF (coming soon)
RECORD BOOK RESOURCES
Island County Record Book Guide
Island County Level 2 Record Book Evaluation Form
Youth Officer Handbooks
For additional Club officer information: https://extension.wsu.edu/4h/for-clubs/
Projects Add Sheets
(The below list is not all encompassing. Refer to the WSU 4-H publication site if your project add sheets are not listed)
Horse Record
- 4-H Project Record – Level 1 (Word doc) (use this if you have more than one project)