Citizenship (local, state, national) (AB)

Citizenship (local, state, national) (AB)

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Building Community Tool Kit

The core resource for the "Training of Facilitator" event includes processes for examining community assets, creating community visions and plans, and generating sustained community change. What makes it unique are its guiding principles: developing equal partnerships between youth and adults, focusing on assets instead of deficits, examining the full diversity of local resources and building on the work that communities and groups have already done.

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National 4-H Council (4-H Mall)

Citizenship Adventure Kit

Decision making, problem solving and teamwork are among the skills that youth stamp on their passports. They address real community issues, and keep a journal of their thoughts, decisions and actions throughout the process. The kit includes a passport to record achievements, postcards with project tips, and a travel log. (40 pages)

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National 4-H Council (4-H Mall)

Citizenship Guide’s Handbook

Through tips, suggestions, added references and activities - youth take an educational journey that is fun and educational. Youth discover the importance of needs assessment, knowing who are advocates and detractors, formulating a plan and knowing what success looks like. (40 pages)

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National 4-H Council (4-H Mall)

Citizenship Adventure Kit (1999)

Learn to improve the world around you. Gain skills needed to make things happen and then put them into action. This is what being an active citizen in a democracy is all about. Change a piece of the public world, discover the possibilities of democratic citizenship, and build a commitment to taking action in new and exciting ways. (c 1999)

This item may be purchased for $1.00 through the Utah State 4-H Office by calling Extension Publications at 435-797-2251.

Citizenship - Guide's Handbook (1999)

Learn to improve the world around you. Gain skills needed to make things happen and then put them into action. This is what being an active citizen in a democracy is all about. Change a piece of the public world, discover the possibilities of democratic citizenship, and build a commitment to taking action in new and exciting ways. (c 1999)

This item may be purchased for $1.00 through the Utah State 4-H Office by calling Extension Publications at 435-797-2251.

Exploring Citizenship 1: Me, My Family & My Friends

Good citizenship involves more than understanding and participating in government. Good citizenship is important in relationships with your family, friends and neighbors.

This item may be purchased for $0.25 through the Utah State 4-H Office by calling Extension Publications at 435-797-2251.

Exploring Citizenship 2: My Neighborhood

Being a “good citizen” is also important outside your family and friends. Let's take a look at citizenship in your neighborhood.

This item may be purchased for $0.25 through the Utah State 4-H Office by calling Extension Publications at 435-797-2251.

Exploring Citizenship 3: My Clubs & Groups

Good citizenship is learning how to work with others and learning how to make decisions, and that is what this project is all about.

This item may be purchased for $0.25 through the Utah State 4-H Office by calling Extension Publications at 435-797-2251.

Exploring Citizenship 4: My Community

These projects involve real life learning experiences. Your experience in participating more fully in your community will be Fun, Exciting, Challenging and Rewarding.

This item may be purchased for $0.25 through the Utah State 4-H Office by calling Extension Publications at 435-797-2251.

Exploring Citizenship 5: My Heritage

Discover some links with the past that will enrich your life today and motivate you to preserve family treasures and carry on traditions into the future.

This item may be purchased for $0.25 through the Utah State 4-H Office by calling Extension Publications at 435-797-2251.

Exploring Citizenship 6: My Government

This project will help you learn about government at the local, state and national level. It will help you understand the importance of citizen involvement in government.

This item may be purchased for $0.25 through the Utah State 4-H Office by calling Extension Publications at 435-797-2251.

Exploring Citizenship 7: My World

This project is designed to help you develop skills in relating with youth and adults from varied backgrounds.

This item may be purchased for $0.25 through the Utah State 4-H Office by calling Extension Publications at 435-797-2251.

Exploring Citizenship Leader's Guide

This project offers you the opportunity to help 4-Her's relate all of their 4-H projects and other experiences to the world around them.

This item may be purchased for $0.25 through the Utah State 4-H Office by calling Extension Publications at 435-797-2251.

The Kid's Guide to Social Action

Exciting, empowering, and packed with information, this is the ultimate guide for kids who want to make a difference in the world. Step-by-step instructions show how to write letters, do interviews, make speeches, take surveys, raise funds, get media coverage, and more.

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Free Spirit Publishing

Learning and Leading: A Toolkit for Youth Development and Civic

This research-based tool kit provides practical training activities and tools on civic activism as a strategy for developing personal, community, and organizational leadership. It includes promising practices, vignettes, and training materials.

National Collection of Juried 4-H Youth Development Curricula

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Innovation Center

Project GROW

Project GROW is hands-on citizenship education for early elementary students, that can be used in the classroom and other settings. The curriculum targets 2-4 grades; and follows an ecological model of self, family, neighborhood, community, state/country, and world. It teaches children about their role in society, and aims to build self-esteem and develop important skills while teaching basic social studies. Children learn by doing, reflecting, and applying content that is relevant, useful, and focuses on the following life skills and program areas.

National Collection of Juried 4-H Youth Development Curricula

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Purdue University

Project GROW - Teacher's Guide

The teacher's guide of Project GROW offers lesson plans, additional activities, and handouts to complement the student's manual.

National Collection of Juried 4-H Youth Development Curricula

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Purdue University