We Appreciate All You Do!

Thank You, Volunteers!

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Online resources for adult volunteers working with youth and horses

HALTER, Horse Adult Leader Training and Educational Resource Program is an online series of lessons designed for adult volunteers working with youth in the horse project to provide equine science information, student activities, and techniques to foster positive youth development.  For more information, visit https://horses.extension.org/horse-learning-lesson-horse-adult-leader-training-and-educational-resource/

Nebraska 4-H has many resources for volunteers ranging from training and development to club management.

Attention club leaders: Find a wealth of resources to enrich your club's experience with things like 'STEM at Home' for fun science lessons, 'Cooking with Kids' for kid-friendly recipes and much more at https://4h.unl.edu/resources/club-leaders.  

CLOVER by 4-H - 4-H is continually looking for methods to provide opportunities for all youth.  The newest opportunity is CLOVER by 4-H.  CLOVER provides online, interactive activities for youth, ages 5-18 years old and is designed to be as fun as it is educational.  There are more than 190 activities that provide impactful learning experiences from a collaboration of more than 100 universities across the U.S.  Visit https://4-h.org/clover/about/ for more information.

Club Leadership Change - There is support for 4-H clubs experiencing a leadership change.  Please utilize this checklist to ensure club finances, property, events and key contacts are accounted for accurately while the club undergoes a change in leadership.

Social Media Post advertising a volunteer training for new 4-H club leaders
Free Outdoor Skills lesson plans from the Nebraska Game & Parks  

     Looking for something different to introduce to your club?  Try an Outdoor Skills lesson plan provided by Nebraska Game & Parks Commission's Education Division.  Visit their website and type Outdoor Skills After-School Programs in the search bar.  They have free downloads on topics like Geocaching, Camping, Birding, Smells and Sounds of Nature and much more! 

 
Science Through the Lens of Food and Agriculture

Science Through the Lens of Food and Agriculture is a free, NGSS expert-reviewed, and classroom tested resource designed by educators, for educators. Learn more at https://www.foodagscied.org.

 

 

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Find Ideas for Club Meetings

Discover and Design

from nebraska extension fit and healthy kids program

4-H club leaders can find many lessons that children can Discover & Design as a club in a group setting. These one-page lessons have everything you need to introduce the activity, gather materials and view step by step instructions. We hope you enjoy working together with the young children in your life. 

Club Project Ideas
Fun project ideas for kids including pour paint, snowman lantern and gumball machine

Shake a Sack Cracker Snack

from unl food

Yield: 1 serving

Ingredients:

  • ⅓ cup whole grain cheddar cheese crackers
  • ⅓ cup toasted oat cereal
  • ⅓ cup pretzels*
  • ½ teaspoon ranch dressing mix
  • Cooking spray

Directions:

  1. Wash hands with soap and water.
  2. Place all ingredients in a paper sack or a sandwich-sized plastic bag.
  3. Spray inside of bag with cooking spray and then add dressing mix.
  4. Shake well and enjoy!
Cooking with Kids
Bowl full of snacks