Burt 4-H School Enrichment
Elementary - 2022-2023
Nebraska Extension in Burt County, Stacey Keys, Extension 4-H Assistant
Email: stacey.keys@unl.edu
Website: burt.unl.edu
Location: 111 N 13th St suite 6, Tekamah, NE, USA
Phone: 402-374-2929
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BurtNeExt
Dear Administrators and Teachers,
School Enrichment programs are a cooperative effort between schools, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Nebraska Extension, which complement the educational goals of all organizations. The materials used in 4-H are based on research and produced by specialists from the University of Nebraska, National 4-H, and various universities and organizations throughout the United States. The lessons use the Experiential Learning Model: Do, Reflect, and Apply to develop critical life skills.
4-H School Enrichment resources include teacher guides, student manuals, DVDs, teaching kits, and staff presentations. All lessons are FREE, unless otherwise designated!
If you have any specific topics or areas that you would like resources on please let's have a conversation! Especially in the areas of College & Career Readiness, STEM, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call or email. We hope these programs will enhance your existing curriculum and you will take advantage of these programmatic opportunities. We look forward to working with you.
Table of Contents
STE(A)M - Science, Technology, Engineering, (Art), Math
- Game Changers
- Discover Your Computer Code
- Rockets to the Rescue
- Power of Wind
- Farm Web
- Embryology
- Pumpkin Life Cycle
- Positively Popcorn
- Our World
- Read for Resilience
- Bully Dance
- On Your Own & Okay
- Get Fit with 4-H
- Health Rocks!
- Leadership Summit
College and Career Readiness & Financial Literacy
- Leap into Careers!
- Making Cents of It
- Money Makes Cents
- Discover Your Future
What is 4-H?
STE(A)M - Science, Technology, Engineering, (Art), Math
Game Changers
Suggested grade levels: 4th-8th
Sessions: Three, 30-45 minute sessions
Game Changers is a collection of three activities that teaches kids computer science (CS) skills through game play, puzzles and animation all centered around topics they care passionately about. Developed by Google, 4-H, and West Virginia University Extension Service, it includes a computer-based activity on Google’s CS First platform and two unplugged activities that can be done all at once or individually.
Discover Your Computer Code
Suggested grade levels: 2nd-12th
Sessions: Two-Three, 30-45 minute sessions
Depending on your grade level, we have a variety of computer and unplugged lessons to help develop and fully an understanding and working knowledge of the computer coding world that touches our everyday life. We hope to be able to build on instruction learned in previous lessons and explore lots of different avenues to help youth find their niche.
Rockets to the Rescue
Suggested grade levels: 4th+
Sessions: Three, 30-45 minute sessions
Rockets to the Rescue is an engaging activity that gives young scientists an opportunity to let their imagination take flight and explore how aerospace engineering addresses real world problems, such as delivering food and supplies in emergency situations. Participants will apply lessons in science, math and physics to design and build an aerodynamic Food Transportation Device (FTD) that can deliver a payload to a desired target using different trajectories.
The Power of the Wind
Suggested grade level: 5th—8th
Sessions: Two-Three, 45-60 minute sessions
Are you looking for something to spark engineering and science interest among middle school kids? The activities in The Power of the Wind curriculum involve young people in the engineering design process as they learn about the wind and its uses. Youth work with members of a team to design, create, build, and test a wind powered device.
The device must solve a problem and requires the designers to balance options and constraints. Participants are guided to make adjustments and retest until the vehicle or machine solves the original problem.
From the Farm to YOU!
Sessions: Three, 30-45 minute sessions
Agriculture provides for our daily needs; food, clothing and shelter as well as farmers growing plants and raising animals that are used for fuel and fiber. In this curriculum, students will explore the role of agriculture in their daily lives and understand how most of the necessities of life can be traced back to the farm.
Poultry Embryology
Suggested grade level: 3rd
Sessions: Three, 30-45 minute sessions
4-H Embryology teaches students about science and respect for life. Students hatch chicks in the classroom and witness the exciting miracle of life. Students take the responsibilities of caring for the fertilized eggs and then the chicks after they have hatched. Following each session, the hatched birds are given to local farmers.
Pumpkin Life Cycle
Suggested grade level: K-3rd
Sessions: Three, 30-45 minutes
Students will learn the concept of a life cycle by recreating the various stages of growth and development of a pumpkin through a hands on activity. Learning about life cycles will help in understanding the many elements of agriculture.
Positively Popcorn
Suggested grade level: K-4th
Sessions: Three, 30-45 minutes
This lesson is a hands on activity on the process of how popcorn pops using gas as a form of matter. Youth will use science to learn the importance of agriculture and how popcorn goes from a seed to a snack.
Our World
Suggested grade level: K-4th
Sessions: Three, 30-45 minutes
Students will learn how our worlds natural resources are divided up and what we actually have at our finger tips to help us survive.
Personal Development & Leadership
Read for Resilience
Sessions: Each session is about 30-45 minutes. The program is designed to be taught in a customized format for whatever your class may need.
We play an important role in young children’s emotional development in addition to helping them cope. Using children’s literature in an interactive way, we can help children heal. Using an engaging format, Read for Resilience may help children better understand their experiences and improve their coping skills.
Lessons include the books:
- What is Coronavirus? (physical distancing)
- A Terrible Thing Happened (emotions)
- Becoming a Super Hero: A Book for Children Who Have Experience Trauma (feelings)
- Bubble Trouble: Using Mindfulness to Help Kids with Grief (loss & grief)
- Everybody Needs a Buddy (caring for others)
- Giraffes Can't Dance (unique strengths)
- How is Daniel Feeling? (identify feelings)
- "I Have a Little Problem," said the Bear (frustration)
- I'm Here (community, empathy, and kindness)
- My Heart Fills with Happiness (celebrating what makes you happy)
- Once I was Very Very Scared (stress)
- Owl Babies (separation anxiety)
- Saturday (adapting to changes)
- Say Something! (voice, creative, and courage)
- Swimmy (teamwork)
- The Big Umbrella (kindness, hospitality, inclusivity, and acceptance)
- The Goodbye Book (saying goodbye emotions)
- The Good Egg (acceptance and self-care)
- The Invisible String (sadness, anxiety, loss, or grief)
- The Tenth Good Thing about Barney (loss of a pet)
- The Way I Feel (connecting emotions and their meanings)
- Wemberly Worried (worry and anxiety)
- What Color is Your Day (connecting feelings to colors)
Bully Dance
Suggested grade level: 2nd—4th
Sessions: One, 45 minute session
Bully Dance is a DVD program that deals with conflict resolution. This DVD shows a bullying situation; where no one stops the dance until serious harm is done. It compels viewers to take stock of their actions and find ways to end peer abuse. The purpose of this program is to provide a starting point to address bullying in your class, the playground, and the school community. There are numerous lessons provided.
On Your Own & Okay
Suggested grade levels: 3rd—4th
Sessions: Three, 30-45 minute sessions
About 90% of third graders indicate that they are being left home alone for at least 20 minutes during a typical week. This class will cover a series of lessons about what to do when you are left home alone. Handouts supplement the topics. Topics include:
· Are You Ready?: Youth Assessment, family rules
· Who’s There?: Communication safety tips
· Where To?: Walking to/from school, emergency numbers
· Be Prepared: First aid youth assessment, home hazards
· Snack Attack: Kitchen safety, recipes for snacks
Get Fit with 4-H
Suggested grade level: 2nd-4th
Sessions: Three, 45-60 minute sessions
Get Fit with 4-H will provide easy to use tools and nutritional information that youth will be able to use on a daily basis. Youth will engage in physical activities, such as, walking, running, stretching, aerobics, and yoga. As well as, nutrition and healthy food preparation lessons. Get your class moving!
Health Rocks!
Suggested grade level: 2nd—8th
Sessions: Each session is about 30-45 minutes. The program is designed to be taught in full but individual lessons can be utilized individually
Health Rocks! is a curricula for a healthy living program where youth participate in hands-on activities that educate them on the consequences of tobacco, alcohol, and drug use. The program aims to:
· Reduce youth smoking and tobacco use.
· Help youth build life skills that lead to healthy lifestyle choices with special emphasis on youth smoking and tobacco use prevention.
· Help youth understand influences and health consequences of tobacco, drug, and alcohol use to make healthy choices.
· Engage youth and adults in partnership to develop and implement community strategies that promote healthy lifestyle choices.
· Build positive, enduring relationships with youth involved as full partners through widely varying “communities of interest” to address youth risk behaviors.
Leadership Summit
Sessions: Three-Five, 45 minute sessions OR full day event
At a critical time when early middle school students choose to take the wrong “trail” in life, help prepare them to be tomorrow’s leaders and role models through Leadership Summit! Middle school youth will see the world from a new perspective and learn to be more effective leaders as well as team members after participating in this program. Leadership discovery and personality trait assessment sessions followed by engaging interactive leadership development activities will build knowledge of interpersonal and teamwork skills.
College and Career Readiness & Financial Literacy
College and Career Readiness & Financial Literacy
Suggested grade level: K-4th
Sessions: Two-Four, 30-45 minute sessions
It’s never too soon to encourage students to take the LEAP! The jungle they will face in the world of careers can be pretty overwhelming. How does one decide at 8, 9, 10, or even 18 what career will be a good fit? How does one prepare for a future in which many professions aren’t even a twinkle in somebody’s imagination? The best backpack of skills we can send with young learners is the thirst for knowledge. In this information age. We can’t hope to teach them everything they’ll need to know for a future career. They’ll need to continue to learn over their entire lifetime. The LEAP curriculum was developed to help youth understand various career opportunities in the Nebraska Career Education Career Fields and Clusters. Students design a Learning Experiences Action Plan (LEAP). They’ll create a road map to follow that will help them take full advantage of the many learning opportunities along the path to employment.
Making Cents of It
Suggested grade levels: 2nd—3rd
Sessions: Three, 45 minute sessions
You’re never too young to start learning how to spend and save money. This program will help students learn more about money through listening to stories and doing “hands-on” activities. Topics will include: history of money, wants and needs, savings, counting money and making change, and consumer sense.
Money Makes Cents
Sessions: Two-Five, 45 minute sessions
Adapted from the 4-H curriculum "Reading Makes Cents," students take a deeper dive into their financial understanding and education. The lessons engage youth with stories, hands-on activities, and practical application. We have a three year rotation of lessons to keep students engaged year after year. Topics covered are: History of Money, Managing Money, Earning Money, Spending & Saving Money, Supply & Demand, Bartering, SMART goals, and Checks & Consumer Sense.
Discover Your Future
Suggested grade level: 5th-8th
Sessions: Three, 45-60 minute sessions
4-H School Enrichment Purpose
The purpose of a 4-H school enrichment program is to:
· Encourage long-term involvement in 4-H for enhanced positive youth development.
· Enhance the relationship between 4-H and the school system (public or private).
· Provide non-formal education to complement formal education, leading to better educated youth.
· Enhance the subject matter area being studied.
· Foster and promote enthusiasm and support for participation in 4-H programs, events, and activities.
4-H School Enrichment Quality Standards
What does a quality experience look like?
· Delivered by 4-H staff, trained volunteers or teachers.
· A sequential and varied learning experience supporting the school curriculum.
· Youth are able to articulate that this is a 4-H sponsored project.
· An evaluation is completed by teachers and/or school participants.
Nebraska Extension & 4-H in Burt County
Email: stacey.keys@unl.edu
Website: burt.unl.edu
Location: 111 North 13th Street suite 6, Tekamah, NE, USA
Phone: 402-374-2929
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BurtNeExt