4-H Curriculum

Encourage youth in your community to discover native amphibians and their value to the ecosystem. Students will learn how to identify native amphibians and conduct field research. Youth will feel a sense of accomplishment and pride knowing that they are contributing data to local herpetologists that will aid in the conservation of these magnificent creatures.

Developed in conjunction with the Henry Doorly Zoo.

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The next step in this journey is laying the foundation. You will explore the core values of your business and learn how to give back to the community. Learn how to demonstrate good time management skills. Ethics and legal considerations, professionalism, and relationship building are all themes within Unit 2 in Spanish. Learn More

Why do ducklings follow their mothers? Do birds talk to each other? Do birds eat other birds? Learn everything you need to know about birds from this manual.

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Knowledgeable and safe babysitters are a valuable resource. This five session curriculum targets 12-18 year old young people interested in babysitting for either family members or through their own business. These sessions share basic safety, knowledge, and appropriate play for babysitting all age groups. This training also touches on nutritious snacks, how to handle emergencies, and starts youth thinking about babysitting as a business. Building Better Babysitters aims to increase young people’s confidence in caring for children. The Facilitator Guidebook assists educators in creating a consistent program in which their biggest responsibility it for youth to learn their responsibility as a babysitter. The Teen Workbook allows for one place for youth to follow along with the training and keep all their notes and additional information from the training. Learn More

Knowledgeable and safe babysitters are a valuable resource. This five session curriculum targets 12-18 year old young people interested in babysitting for either family members or through their own business. These sessions share basic safety, knowledge, and appropriate play for babysitting all age groups. This training also touches on nutritious snacks, how to handle emergencies, and starts youth thinking about babysitting as a business. Building Better Babysitters aims to increase young people’s confidence in caring for children. The Facilitator Guidebook assists educators in creating a consistent program in which their biggest responsibility it for youth to learn their responsibility as a babysitter. The Teen Workbook allows for one place for youth to follow along with the training and keep all their notes and additional information from the training. Learn More

Ever community has a group or team of people who are concerned about all kinds of safety. As you complete the activities in this book, you’ll have chance to learn more about safety and the part you play in keeping yourself and your community safe. Complete the assignments or exercises to help you discover some of the skills you have to contribute. You’ll use and increase your skills in planning, communicating, learning and making decisions. Learn More

The college prep guidelines include tips on how college starts in high school, how to follow your passion to a career, how to pay for college and how to find a college that is the right for you. This brochure can be used as a companion piece to the newly developed 5th and 6th grade college readiness curriculum or as take home material to accompany any 4-H programming or school enrichment. Excerpts could be used in social media posts and statements were designed to meet Twitter feed character requirements.

College 101 is a college readiness piece developed by the Nebraska Extension Recruitment Team for use with upper elementary and middle school audiences. 

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This manual is a great guide for leaders who want to take a part in a 4-Hers crocheting project. This manual has suggested activities to help 4-Hers learn, as well as example crochet exhibit evaluations sheets, crochet knowledge and skills checklist, and crochet games. Learn More

Age Level: 12 to 19. Intermediate

Develop a designer’s “touch” by navigating through four exciting sections of this NEW curriculum. In Section I, “The Basic Touch”, youth will learn and apply basic design concepts to walls, windows and floors. Section II, “The Soft (Individual) Touch”, explores how to design with style as youth plan and select and care for furniture, fabrics and decorative items for a room. Section III, “The Finishing Touch” is all about accessories and adding personality and interest to a room. Section IV, “The Environmental Touch” challenges youth to create a home that is healthy, energy efficient, and conserves natural resources.

104 pages full color. Aligned to National Standards for Family & Consumer Sciences, Visual Arts, Language Arts, Health, Science, and Math.

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