4-H Positive Youth Development Activities and Resources during COVID-19
Looking for ideas to do while at home with youth? NDSU Extension provides the following resources and support for individuals, families, educators and others as we navigate the rapidly evolving response to and impacts of COVID-19 in North Dakota.
4-H Hearts for Healthcare Workers
As we begin the new year, we want to continue to provide youth with meaningful ways to provide service. Some of our lives may have taken on a new normal, yet our healthcare workers continue to wage against this virus and make incredible sacrifices. We would like to let these heroes know that they are not forgotten. Download some thank you cards and posters under our "Service Learning" section below.

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Club Management
Conducting 4-H Club Meetings Using Zoom
Part 1: Virtual Team Building Activities: Video
Part 2: Virtual Team Building Activities: Video
Part 3: Virtual Team Building Activities: Video
Activity Guide - Part 1
Activity Guide - Part 2
Activity Guide - Part 3
Team Building From Six Feet Apart: Video
The Professional Skills of Facilitation: Video
Facilitating Distance Meetings with Youth
Tips for Successful Virtual Facilitation
Zoom Meeting Access: Up to 40 Minutes FREE
Parliamentary Procedure Guidebook

Creative Arts, Clothing and Home Environment


Youth Leadership and Civic Engagement
Conducting 4-H Club Meetings Using Zoom
Part 1: Virtual Team Building Activities: Video
Part 2: Virtual Team Building Activities: Video
Part 3: Virtual Team Building Activities: Video
Activity Guide - Part 1
Activity Guide - Part 2
Activity Guide - Part 3
Team Building From Six Feet Apart: Video
Tips for Successful Virtual Facilitation
Parliamentary Procedure Guidebook
Parliamentary Procedure Basics: Video
National 4-H Leadership Opportunities – Use social distancing time to work on your applications
The Professional Skills of Facilitation: Video
Youth World Food Prize Institute - ND does not currently have an institute, but you can work on a paper to attend the national institute
Inspire Kids to Do: 30 Daily Activities
4-H Inspire Kids to Do: Activity Guide
Service Learning through Sewing Cloth Face Coverings

For Adults
Building Developmental Relationships with Youth – Search Institute
Checklist for Youth and Adults
Talking to Your Children about the Coronavirus: Podcast
How to Talk to Kids about the Coronavirus: Video
Talking to Your Child About COVID-19 – Elementary
Talking to Your Child About COVID-19 – Middle School
Talking to Your Child About COVID-19 – High School
What You Need to Know about Handwashing: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Video

Environment, Outdoor Skills and Shooting Sports
Making a Cane Fishing Pole: Video
33 Virtual National Park Tours
4-H Environmental Project : Activity of the Week

Agricultural Literacy and Animal Science
Afterschool Agriculture – National 4-H Curriculum
National Agriculture in the Classroom Lesson Plans
North Dakota Ag Mag
Minnesota Ag-tivity Workbooks
Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom Hands-On Activities
Bring Home the Blue, Not the Flu! – Biosecurity Education
Virtual Horse Shows
Seclusion Showdown: Online Horse Show Series
Livestock Educational Resources
Show-Rite Facebook Page
Show-Rite Stock Show Classroom Videos