Ohio 4-H strives to produce materials and curricula to benefit 4-H professionals, volunteers, and youth. Below is curricula that has been created, reviewed, and produced in partnership with the Ohio 4-H Healthy Living Design Team. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Justin Bower (bower.183@osu.edu)
Emotional Wellness Lessons
An emotional wellness task force was formed to create 15+ lessons on social and emotional wellness following the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) framework. You can read more about the CASEL framework here.Â
Lesson Plans
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Coping with COVID: 10 Lesson Plans on Mental, Emotional, and Social Health
This set of lesson plans is intended on helping to debrief on the impact of the COVID pandemic on youth. Below is a document listing all items in the curriculum and a brief description of each lesson. You can request lesson plans from Coping with COVID through the Qualtrics survey at the link below. After responding to a few questions and identifying your interest, the lesson(s) you indicate will be emailed directly to you.
Coping with COVID Curriculum Overview
Emotional Intelligence Training ResourcesÂ
Lessons and Associated Handouts
Relationship Management
Relationship Management: Identifying Feelings
Relationship Management: Working with Others
Self-Awareness
Self-Awareness: Emotional Intelligence Decision Tree
Self-Management
Self-Management: Reactions Matter
Self-Management: Being Aware of Feelings
Social Awareness
Social Awareness: Do the Eyes See What the Ears Hear?
Participant Evaluation (to be printed) OR submit online
Facilitator Evaluation (to be printed) OR submit online
The 4-H Cutting Board Challenge is designed to give youth a hands-on experience related to food preparation, food safety procedures, and an opportunity for team building and critical thinking. The teams are evaluated on their food preparation process and final product.