Record Book Forms

What is a 4-H Record Book?

4-H Record Books serve a variety of purposes in the California 4-H Youth Development Program. While society has changed, the goals of teaching record-keeping to youth remain the same.

4-H Record Books give members an opportunity to reflect on their yearly work. They document their skill development and their learning experiences in a written report. 4-H members measure their achievements and growth in their total years in 4-H.

4-H Record Books encourage members to set goals and develop plans to meet those goals. Completion of the Personal Development Report awards 4-H members for participation in 4-H activities, which provides an incentive for participation, learning, and achievement.

Completing a 4-H Record Book is a process where 4-H members record project and club work. Records management (RM) is an industry-standard practice of identifying, creating, classifying, archiving and preserving records. The 4-H Record Book teaches 4-H members these skills through a standard format.

County Record Book Manual (Rev May 2010)

Record Book Assistance ***NEW*** Check out this PowerPoint presentation in completing your 4-H Record Book (takes about 10 minutes to watch)

Below are the 4-H Record Book forms for you to access.

If you have the Microsoft word program you can download the (Word Format) version and print, or download onto your computer and type all your information directly on the form. You can save the form on your computer to add or revise your information as you need. Typed versions are acceptable in your record book.

The PDF versions are also listed in case you cannot open the Word Formatted ones although they are not fillable forms.

If you have any questions or problems with any of these documents, please call - Spring Severson at the 4-H Office.

NOTE: If you are a Senior Member who is interested in competing at the State Level with your Record Book, please visit http://ucanr.org/sites/UC4-H/Resources/Members/RecordBook/ for more information. The format and forms are different if you wish to go to the State Level.

Personal Devel Report PDR
Personal Devel Report PDR
Personal Devel Report PDR Fillable

Personal Devel Report LONG
Personal Devel Report LONG
Personal Devel Report LONG Fillable

Personal Devel Report MINI
Personal Devel Report MINI

Primary Member PDR
Primary Member PDR

Annual Proj Report
Annual Proj Report
Annual Proj Report Fillable

Annual Proj Report LONG
Annual Proj Report LONG
Annual Proj Report LONG Fillable

Advanced Livestock Supp Form
Advanced Livestock Supp Form

Leadership Report
Leadership Report
Leadership Report Fillable

Horse Supp Form
Horse Supp Form
Horse Supp Form Fillable

Dog Supp Form
Dog Supp Form
Dog Supp Form Fillable

Egg Record Supp Form
Egg Record Supp Form

Grading and Judging Sheets:
RB Grading Sheet - Remember to list your projects in order, see "RB Activity Count for Medalists" below
RB Eligibility Scorecard
County RB Judging form

"RB Activity County for Medalists" WILL BE AVAILABLE AROUND AUGUST - This sheet will show you what "State Project" to list on your Record Book Grading Sheet for County Judging. The numbers to the right show how many medalists can be named, as of the previous year's enrollment.