PT - Pets and Small Animals
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Project Materials
PT 1

Cats 

Cats "Skills for Life" Project Series 
This series is for youth in grades 4-12.  Youth explore animal feeding, care, selection and judging, fitting and showing, management, health, reproduction, genetics and many other topics as they develop important life skills. Each project  guide includes a separate achievement program and activities that promote learning and interaction with other youth, adult helpers, family members and the community. A leader/helper guide is listed below. 
PT11 Cat 1 - "Skills for Life" Purrfect Pals 4H CCS BU-6146 Ordering INFO
This cat project is for 4-H members ages 9-11, and is the first in the Cat "Skills for Life" series.  Purr-fect Pals will help 4-H'ers learn; to make a choice in selecting a cat, breeds, body parts, handling, grooming, showing, safety, budgets, parasites, vaccinate, and reproduction. 
PT12 Cat 2 - "Skills for Life" Climbing Up 4H CCS BU-6147 Ordering INFO
This cat project is for 4-H members ages 12-14, and is the second in the Cat "Skills for Life" series.  Climbing Up will help 4-H'ers learn about breed characteristics, six senses, showing, cat tricks, health, communication, declawing, reading food labels, and traveling. 
PT13 Cat 3 - "Skills for Life" Leaping Forward 4H CCS BU-6148 Ordering INFO
This cat project is for 4-H members ages 15 and up, and is the third in the Cat "Skills for Life" series.  Leaping Forward will help 4-H'ers learn about health and reproduction, genetics, business, older cat care, cat behavior, animal rights and welfare issues, and leadership.  
"Skills for Life" Cat Helper's Guide 4H CCS BU-6149 Ordering INFO

This is the leader's guide to the Cat "Skills for Life" project series.
This leader's guide will help you support youth in his or her efforts to set goals and complete activities, as well as providing resources for the member's to use in completing the series. 
PT2 Pets: Youth owning and caring for a variety of other pets may use and select from these project materials:
PT20 Explore the World of Small Animals   PNW0554  Ordering INFO
This project for 4-Hers, 5-8 years of age, is designed for a leader-led group experience.  The curriculum, introducing the needs and care of small animals  is divided into three units: Health, Nutrition, and Care. Each lesson plan includes an opening, activities (hands-on/experiential), discussion questions, games, songs, books, an evaluation for and a parent newsletter. Produced by Washington State 4-H  (was EM-487).

Pets "Skills for Life" Project Series
This series is produced for youth grades 4-12.  Youth explore animal feeding, care, selection and judging, fitting and showing, management, health, reproduction, genetics and many other topics as they develop important life skills. Each project guide includes a separate achievement program and activities that promote learning and interaction with other youth, adult helpers, family members and the community.
PT21 Pet 1-"Skills for Life" Pet Pal 4H CCS BU-6359 Ordering INFO
This project guide is for 4-H members ages 9-11, and is the first in the Pet "Skills for Life" series.  Pet Pal will help 4-H'ers learn about, select their pet, and teach them handling, environment safety, behavior, nutritious feeding, pet body parts, and researching other pets.    
PT22 Pet 2-"Skills for Life" Scurrying Ahead 4H CCS BU-6360 Ordering INFO
This project guide is for 4-H members ages 12-14, and is the second in the Pet "Skills for Life" series.  Scurrying Ahead will teach 4-H'ers about their pets digestion, breeding, feeding pets, shopping for supplies, determining sex, animal health, behavior, communication, and promotion. 
PT23 Pet 3-"Skills for Life" Scaling the Heights Youth Leadership Guide 4H CCS BU-6361 Ordering INFO
This activity guide is for 4-H members ages 15 and up, and is the third in the Pet "Skills for Life" series.  Scaling the Heights will help 4-H'ers learn leadership skills, and how to plan and organize events including younger members and pets, careers, teaching others, genetics, and animal welfare issues. 
"Skills for Life" Pet Group Activity Guide, Project Helper's Guide 4H CCS BU-6362 Ordering INFO
This leader's guide will help you support youth in his or her efforts to set goals and complete activities, as well as providing resources for the member's to use in completing the series.