What Interests You

West Virginia 4-H members have the opportunity to grow and learn about topics that interest them through 4-H projects. A 4-H project is a combination of hands on activities, record keeping, leadership, and communication opportunities.

A 4-H member selects projects to participate in each year when they enroll in 4-H. Each project area has corresponding project manuals, as well as some project areas have record guides. These materials are completed by the 4-H member, under the guidance of a project helper, over the course of the 4-H year.

Finished 4-H projects are typically displayed at a local fair or festival over the summer and fall months. A 4-H member will create a display or exhibit to represent what they have learned through their 4-H project during the year. 4-H members can earn ribbons, pins, monetary prices, and scholarships for their project work.

Youths who are Cloverbuds (ages range from 5 to 8 based on guidelines) do not complete 4-H projects. The 4-H Cloverbud program is designed to be noncompetitive and activity-based. It is meant to be delivered in a group setting, led by an adult or older teen member. Learn more about 4-H Cloverbuds.

What interests you?

Animal Science

Beef Cattle
Beekeeping
Cat
Dairy Cattle
Dairy Goat
Dog
Horse
Meat Goat
Pet
Poultry
Rabbit
Sheep
Swine
Veterinary Science

Communications & Expressive Arts

4-H News Reporter
Art
Cake Decorating
Exploring 4-H, Your Family, The World, or Arts
Photography
Sewing
Theater
Writing

Environmental Education & Earth Science

Astronomy
Birds
Entomology
Exploring Your Environment
Fishing
Forestry
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Trapping
Tree Identification
Wildflowers

Food & Nutrition

Cooking
Home Food Preservation

Health & Personal Safety

Health
Mental Health
Outdoor Adventures
Recreation

Leadership, Personal Development, & Volunteer Service

 

Career Exploration

4-H Charting

Community Service

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Leadership

Reading Helpers

Miscellaneous

4-H Philosophy & Traditions
Collections
Self-Determined
This is 4-H
West Virginia Studies

Plant Sciences

 

Gardening
Potato Growing
Strawberry Growing

Technology & Engineering

Bicycle
Computer Science
Electricity
Kitchen Chemistry
Physics
Rocketry
Small Engines
Tractor
Woodworking

West Virginia 4-H Project Manuals

• 4-H Philosophy and Traditions
• Birds
• Charting
• Designing Your Own 4-H Project (Self-Determined)
• Exploring 4-H, your family, the world, or the arts (+ Leader’s Guide)
• Make Reading Come Alive
• News Reporter
• Potatoes
• Recreation
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
• Spring Wildflowers
• Strawberry Harvesting
• Strawberry Planting
• Summer and Fall Wildflowers
• This is 4-H
• Trapping
• Tree Identification

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