4-H Child Development Contest

COMPETITION

Juniors Team or Individual  District Competition

The contest will consist of 3 parts: Stations, Judging and Reasons, and the Creative Reading Activity. Each of the three sections will count 100 points for a total of 300 points.

1.  Stations- Taken from CCS Curriculum
Examples of Possible Topics from CCS Curriculum

• Ages and Stages: Birth to Age Three
• Basic Parts of the Brain and Early Development
• Child Safety in the Home
• After-School Safety for Children

2. Judging and Reasons – Place and give reasons

• Toys
• Age-appropriate for infant, toddler, or pre-schooler
• Safety Hazards
• Snacks
• Nutrition
• Safety

3. Creative Reading Activity

• 3-5 Minutes Presentation
• The team will present a creative presentation of one children’s book listed on the contest book list (included). Suggested formats maybe flannel boards, magnet boards, puppets, costumes, skits, or role-playing narrative. PowerPoint presentations are not acceptable for this activity. *
•  All team members must be equally active in the presentation.

*While PowerPoint is an effective presentation format, is not age-appropriate for young children, and not generally available in an early childhood classroom.

Senior Team or Individual  Club Congress Track

The contest will consist of 4 parts: Stations, Judging and Reasons, Creative Reading Activity, and Group Think Tank. Each section will be worth 100 points, for a total of 400 Points.

1.  Stations- Taken from CCS Curriculum

• Ages and Stages: Birth to Age Eight
• Special Needs: Differences in a child’s development
• Language and Literacy Development
• Child Development Careers

2. Judging and Reasons – Place and give reasons

• Toys
• Age-appropriate for infant, toddler, three year old or four year old
• Safety Hazards
• Promotes brain development or language/literacy skills
• Snacks
• Nutrition
• Safety
• Promotes language/literacy skills

3. Creative Reading Activity

• 3-5 Minutes Presentation
• The team will present a creative presentation of a *Caldecott Book of their choice. This can be done using flannel boards, magnet boards, puppets, costumes, skits, role-playing narratives, or any other creative way except PowerPoint. All team members must be equally active in the presentation.

4. Group Think Tank-Each team will be given 10 minutes processing time.  Upon entering the judging room the team will be presented a situation. With the judges watching the team will read and evaluate the problem, discuss their solutions and present a final statement of their decision. Recommended processing time is 3 minutes for the read through, 3 minutes for discussion, and two minutes for final statement.  Situations will be childcare situations.