4-H Life Skills Resources

August 15, 2016 - Michigan State University Extension

Life skills are a basic foundation that prepares youth for success in life. The goal is that every youth possesses the necessary life skills to succeed and lead a productive life. 4-H helps youth develop these basic life skills through hands-on activities in a number of program areas that offer something for every interest. By using Iowa State University’s Targeting Life Skills Model, people who work with youth can easily identify and incorporate life skills that can be taught through their 4-H youth development work. These helpful tools from Michigan State University Extension can help adult volunteers teach life skills to youth.

4-H Life Skills Sheets (4H1641)

These 8.5 x 11 fact sheets help 4-H and other youth group volunteer leaders understand how working in project areas helps young people develop life skills such as goal setting, citizenship, conflict resolution, and leadership.

4-H Health Life Skills Sheets (4H1672)

These 8.5 x 11 fact sheets help 4-H and other youth group volunteer leaders understand how project areas in healthy living help young people develop life skills focused on living and being from the Targeting Life Skills Model under the area of health.

4-H Hands Life Skills Sheets (4H1673)

These 8.5 x 11 fact sheets help 4-H and other youth group volunteer leaders understand how project areas help young people develop life skills focused on giving and working from the Targeting Life Skills Model under the area of the hands. 

4-H Head Life Skills Sheets (4H1679)

These 8.5 x 11 fact sheets help 4-H and other youth group volunteer leaders understand how project areas help young people develop life skills focused on managing and thinking from the Targeting Life Skills Model under the area of head. 

4-H Heart Life Skills Sheets (4H1674)

These 8.5 x 11 fact sheets help 4-H and other youth group volunteer leaders understand how project areas help young people develop life skills focused on relating and caring from the Targeting Life Skills Model under the area of the heart. 

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