All curriculum for personal development is posted on the Oklahoma 4-H Literature online website.

 

Picture Perfect Youth Curriculum and Leader Guide

This new curriculum provides specific lessons in each level of the curriculum (beginner, intermediate and advanced) with fair project instructions. On the table of contents of each project manual, lessons with fair projects are noted with a blue-ribbon icon. The score sheet for evaluating fair projects is included in all manuals and leaders guide.

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Heritage Scrapbook Classes

The Heritage Scrapbook project also has a new curriculum. It is posted on the link provided above. The manual provides specific activities for each grade division. Specific activities are required for each grade division and other activities are optional. The Heritage Scrapbook should grow each year! All instructions for completing the Heritage Scrapbook are provided in each activity in the manual. The score sheet for evaluating the Heritage Scrapbook is included in the manual. Please note that instructions for activities in the Heritage Scrapbook are in bold in each lesson. Make sure you refer to the score sheets to double check that all required information is included in the scrapbook for each activity.

 

Scrapbook Classes

The 4-H Scrapbooking Project has a specific curriculum which teaches youth the basics of scrapbooking. The manual is posted on the link above. Youth are encouraged to go through these six lessons before beginning a scrapbooking project. The score sheet is provided in the 4-H Scrapbooking manual. Posters and educational displays should follow the guidelines on page 3 of the fair book unless different instructions are provided in the Individual 4-H members can enter one exhibit in each class. All Exhibitors must be at least 8 years old and in the 3rd grade by September 1 to exhibit.

 

Beginning Level (grades 3-5)

• Class 1. My Short-Term Goals Poster - Picture Perfect YOUth Beginner Manual: Let’s Take A Goal Setting Ride, page 7.
• Class 2. Hello to the House Poster - Picture Perfect YOUth Beginner Manual: Who am I? Who are YOU?, page 32
• Class 3. That’s Write! Poster – Picture Perfect YOUth Beginner Manual: Manners Matter: That’s Write!, page 41. The Thank you note subject for 2025 entry is as follows: Mrs. Mitchell, your 4-H club leader, helped your team practice for the upcoming Clover County Food Showdown.
• Class 4. My Hands of Service Display – Picture Perfect YOUth Beginner Manual: Helping Hands in Action, Page 62
• Class 5. Emergency Preparedness Kit – Picture Perfect YOUth Beginner Manual: Safe in My World, page 87
• Class 6. Heritage Scrapbook – Required activities: My Family Tree, Picture This, My Heredity Profile, This is Me. Optional activities: Preserving my Family Traditions and Customs, Digital Scavenger Hunt, Can I Interview You?
• Class 7. Scrapbook – 4-6 pages (pages counted just like pages of a book, not plastic sleeves.) Scrapbooks should center around a specific theme such as 4-H projects, family vacations, birthday celebrations, a specific family holiday, etc

 

Intermediate Level (Grades 6-8)

• Class 8. Problem Solving Poster – Picture Perfect YOUth Intermediate Manual: Solutions for Problem-Solving, page 16
• Class 9. Media Messages: Myth or Fact? Display - Picture Perfect YOUth Intermediate Manual: The People in Our Lives, page 46
• Class 10. Leadership Banner Poster - Picture Perfect YOUth Intermediate Manual: Modeling Leadership, page 58
• Class 11. My Thumbprint of Character Poster - Picture Perfect YOUth Intermediate Manual: I.D. Good Character, page 79
• Class 12. Cyber Space Safety Board Game - Picture Perfect YOUth Intermediate Manual: Cyber Space: Keep It Safe, page 89
• Class 13. Heritage Scrapbook -- Required activities: My Family Tree, Picture This, My Heredity Profile, This is Me, My Day in History, Letter Writing: A Lost Art, Favorite Family Recipe, Hello. My Name is… Optional activities: Cultural Museums of Oklahoma, Digital Scavenger Hunt, Can I Interview You?
• Class 14. Scrapbook – 8-10 pages (pages counted just like pages of a book, not plastic sleeves.) Scrapbooks should center around a specific theme such as 4-H projects, family vacations, birthday celebrations, a specific family holiday, etc.

 

Advanced Level (grades 9-12)

• Class 15. Goal Setting Collage Poster - Picture Perfect YOUth Advanced Manual: Be SMART About Goals, page 15
• Class 16. The Who, What, Why and How of an Interview Creative Writing Poster -- Picture Perfect YOUth Advanced Manual: Communicating Well with Others, page 34
• Class 17. Team building Game Display - Picture Perfect YOUth Advanced Manual: Teamwork: Towering to Success, page 53
• Class 18. My BEST Marketable Skills Display - Picture Perfect YOUth Advanced Manual: Making Your Mark!, page 73
• Class 19. Vehicle Emergency Kit - Picture Perfect YOUth Advanced Manual: Destination: Safe, page 81
• Class 20. Heritage Scrapbook - Required activities: My Family Tree, Picture This, My Heredity Profile, This is Me, My Day in History, Letter Writing: A Lost Art, Favorite Family Recipe, Hello. My Name is…, My Family Genogram, My Life Timeline, Cultural History Exploration, Family Holidays. Optional activities: My Family Poem, Digital Scavenger Hunt, Can I Interview You?
• Class 21. Scrapbook – 12-16 pages (pages counted just like pages of a book, not plastic sleeves.) Scrapbooks should center around a specific theme such as 4-H projects, family vacations, birthday celebrations, a specific family holiday, etc.