Learn more about the Iowa 4-H Clover Kids Program. Read each question and search the Iowa 4-H Clover Kids Toolbox at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/Clover/toolbox.htm to find the answers. Check your answer by advancing to the next slide. Enjoy learning more about Iowa 4-H Clover Kids

1. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Clover Kids
Toolbox
Scavenger Hunt

2. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Clover Kids members
are in what grades?
(Section A: General Information)

3. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Kindergarten through
third grade

4. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
The Iowa 4-H Youth Development
Program recommends __ adult
volunteer(s) for every __ Clover Kids
members. Why is this ratio
recommend?
(Section A: General Information)

5. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
1 adult volunteer for every 6 Clover Kids
- children gain more from educational activities
- atmosphere conducive to practicing and
developing social skills with both adults and
other children.
- makes using quality group management
practices easier and consistent.
- alleviates some of the stress out of leading a
Clover Kids group

6. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
A Clover Kids Group must meet
for a minimum of __ hours over
the course of the 4-H year.
(Section A: General Information)

7. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
6 hours

8. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Clover Kids Groups can be
organized in many different
ways. What are 3 possible
formats?
(Section A: General Information)

9. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Before or After School Groups
4-H Club Sponsored Groups
Home School Groups
Community/Neighborhood Groups
Summer Groups

10. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
The overarching objective of the Iowa
4-H Clover Kids Program is to create
fun, supportive, cooperative, and
developmentally appropriate learning
environments for culturally diverse
children in K-3rd grade. What will
children learn/gain from being Clover
Kids members?
(Section A: General Information)

11. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
- Develop self-understanding and self-confidence
- Experience achievement
- Develop positive attitudes toward self,
family, and community
- Develop decision making skills
- Experience the joy of learning
- Engage in active learning situations that
encourage mastery of age-appropriate
physical/motor skills

12. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
What are the 4 basic
development needs of
children?
(Section B: Child Development)

13. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Belonging
Mastery
Generosity
Independence

14. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Clover Kids activities need to
be co____ not co____.
Why?
(Section B: Child Development)

15. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Cooperative not Competitive
- Encourages the development of social skills
- Affirms the child’s abilities and respects
their individuality
- Allows them to develop at their own pace.
- Children need to feel emotionally and socially
safe
- Competition counteracts that safe feeling
and inhibits social skill development

16. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Clover Kids programming used
the E__ L__ M__. The
simplified version has 3 steps:
__, __, and __. The expanded
version has 5 steps: __, __, __,
__, and __.
(Section B: Child Development)

17. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Experiential Learning Model
3 steps: Do, Reflect, Apply
5 steps: Experience, Share,
Process, Generalize, Apply

18. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
What are the 5 Life Skills
that the Clover Kids Program
focuses on developing in
Clover Kids members?
(Section B: Child Development)

19. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Self Understanding
Social Interaction
Decision Making Skills
Learning to Learn
Mastering Physical Skills

20. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
What are common reasons
why children misbehave?
(Section C: Developing Positive Learning
Environments and Group Management
Strategies)

21. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
- They aren’t getting their needs met.
- They don’t know what is expected.
- They haven’t learned what is
appropriate in the given situation.
- They forget what to do.

22. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Group Management is critical to the
Clover Kids Program. What are 3 things
a Clover Kids Leader can do to create a
child friendly environment that supports
children’s positive behavior?
(Section C: Developing Positive Learning
Environments and Group Management
Strategies)

23. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Be prepared
Be comfortable
Keep a good “flow”
Keep things hands-on
Make it entertaining and fun
Keep a smile on your face
Be flexible
Use your voice to obtain attention
Use your physical presence strategically
Have a system for getting attention
Encourage active adult participation

24. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
The I-CARE sequence is
recommended as a way of
redirecting children’s behavior.
What does I-CARE stand for?
(Section C: Developing Positive Learning
Environments and Group Management
Strategies)

25. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
I – Interrupt
C - Cool Off
A – Affirm
R – Redirect
E - Educate

26. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Parent/care provide involvement is
critical to the success of the Clover Kids
Program. Identify two effective ways to
communicate with parents/care
providers.
(Section D: Tools for Organizing Clover Kids
Groups or Section C: Developing Positive
Learning Environments and Group Management
Strategies)

27. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Greet parents Be available
Post a sign Create a Clover Kids
Send notes home newsletter
Ask parents Send 4-H newsletters
Have Clover Kids write or Learn the names of parents
draw what they did Smile
Create paper bracelets Talk to parents
Cut clippings Invite
Stickers

28. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Can Clover Kids members
participate in county fairs?
Explain
(Section B: Child Development)

29. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Yes.
The fair experience needs to be:
- non-competitive
- focused on participation, not achievement
- encourage group exhibits as well as individual
exhibits
- process-focused rather than product-centered
- be physically, emotionally, and socially safe
- no large animals such as horses, cattle, sheep,
swine, goats, etc.

30. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
What animals are appropriate
for Clover Kids members to
non-competitively exhibit at
the county fair? Why?
(Section G: Safety)

31. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Pets
(cats, dogs, fish,
birds, rodents, etc.)
Bucket/Bottle Calf

32. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
What resources are currently
available for recruiting Clover
Kids members?
(Section F: Recruitment)

33. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Registration Form
Flyer
Booth Exhibit Ideas

34. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Identify 3 possible field trip
ideas for Clover Kids Groups?
(Section I: Field Trips and
Community Service Ideas)

35. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Answers will vary.

36. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Name two games that can be
played with the Clover Kids
Groups and the games’
learning objective(s)?
(Section J: Games and Activities)

37. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Answers will vary.

38. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
What lesson plan topics are
available via the Clover Kids
website?
(Main Web Page)

39. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Sounds Clowning Around
Exploring Fabric Fun-tivities
Butterflies Rockets Away
Amazing Water Money Sense
Water Tension Trail Mix
Popcorn Pumpkins
Apple Pie Etc.
Ocean Fun
Solar System

40. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
List two discussion topics
addressed in the Clover Kids
Blog.
(Main Web Page)

41. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
1 to 6 Ratio
Surviving ADHD
Leader Training
Power of Question
Share your children’s day ideas
Involving parents
Transitioning Ideas
60 Second Science Site
Force and Motion Experiments

42. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
What is the best Child/Youth
Development Program in the
world?

43. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Clover Kids/4-H

44. Clover Kids:
Where children experience the joy of learning in a
Supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment.
Thank you for
being a Clover
Kids Volunteer!!