KANSAS 4-H AWARD PORTFOLIO (KAP 7-8 Year Olds)

Name Project Years in Project

Date of Birth County/District Club

How to put together the Kansas 4-H Award Portfolio (KAP):

Complete this form and submit it for each project. It can be hand written.

Contents: Put each form inside a ½ or 1 inch 3-ring binder. The notebook should be ½ inch or 1 inch 3-ring binder. Do not use plastic sleeves, dividers, or table of contents. No clipart or pictures are allowed on the cover page. Label the front of each cover with your name, county/district, club, and project name. Put the information in this order:

  1. Personal Page from 4-H Record Book (a copy is OK)
  2. Kansas Award Portfolio (KAP 7-8 Year Olds)
  3. 4-H Project Story and Photographs – Include no more than four pages of information to tell your story and show pictures about your project.

For more information, see the current year’s Awards Information document located on the website under Awards & Recognition.

Statement by 4-H Member

As a person of character who is trustworthy, responsible and fair, I have personally prepared this portfolio and certify that it accurately reflects my work. I will respect the judge’s final decision.

Date 4-H Member

Approval of this Portfolio

We have reviewed this portfolio and believe it is correct and I/we will respect the judge’s final decision.

Date Parent/Guardian

Date 4-H Club Leader

SECTION 1:PROJECT GOALS: These are things I want to do in 4-H this year in my project.

Examples: Learn to knit; Raise a bucket calf; Show my project to the other members in the club; Make cookies.

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Revised July 22, 2009; December 2, 2009; August 28, 2010; October 7, 2010; Updated September 13, 2011

SECTION 2:SUMMARY OF 4-H PROJECT EXPERIENCES

These are things I did this year in 4-H:

Examples: Went on a nature hike; Launched my first rocket; Modeled my shorts in the style revue

1. Share some of the things you did in this 4-H project this year? / What did you do in this project? / Where did it take place?
a. / Example: Baked brownies for refreshments / 4-H Club Meeting
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2. What did you learn?(from your experiences in the question above) / a. / Example: I learned that adding chocolate chips to brownies make them very yummy.
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3. What would you change?
4. Will you take this project next year? / Yes No Maybe
Why?

SECTION 3:4-H LEADERSHIP & CITIZENSHIP EXPERIENCES WITHIN THIS PROJECT

Leadership is teaching another person or a group how to do something and Citizenship means helping out
in your community and serving others without being paid for it. List both of these activities here

Meetings, Committees, Events, Activities / Number Held / Number Attended
Example: List your 4-H meetings, project meetings, committee meetings, county fair, other various activities
List your Leadership & Citizenship Activities in this Project here / Where You Did It

SECTION 4: AWARDS & RECOGNITION IN 4-H

List the awards received this year. (Example: Ribbons you won at fair or club days.)

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SECTION 5: 4-H PROJECT STORY ANDPHOTOGRAPHS – Include no more than four pages of information to tell your story and show pictures about your project. You may draw, use stickers, color, use photographs, clip art and handwrite or type your story. Remember do not exceed four pages.

SECTION 5: 4-H PROJECT STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS Continued
SECTION 5: 4-H PROJECT STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS Continued

SECTION 5: 4-H PROJECT STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS Continued

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