Welcome to the Nebraska 4-H Curriculum Educator’s Corner!
Are you a teacher, after-school program director, youth organization leader or home school educator? If so, this page is for you! Here we will introduce you to research-based, affordable, standard-aligned curricula that would make a valuable addition to your current resources. Provided are activities, resources, tips, and much more!
What is Extension? | Partnering with Extension Staff | About Nebraska 4-H | 4-H Experiential Learning Model
Nebraska 4-H Curriculum
Online Catalog & Shopping Cart | What's New? | Tips & Tools for Educators | Training | Evaluation
School Standards
Why School Standards? | Standards Listed by Curriculum Areas | Assessment Tools
Helpful Resources
Youth Development Information | Research | Presentations | Links
4-H Mission: 4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working, and learning in partnership with caring adults.
4-H Experiential Learning Model: The educational philosophy of the 4-H program is that young people learn best when they are involved in their learning. The intent is to Do, Reflect, and Apply.
Educator's Corner Highlights (each title is hyperlinked to that section)
Curriculum: Browse through our collection of research-based curriculum that is written by experts from the University of Nebraska. 4-H curriculum is very affordable and is a great alternative, supplemental resource for Preschool and K-12 classrooms in a variety of subject areas. Check out samples of activities from various manuals. We bet you like what you see! For your convenience, you can make your purchases online utilizing our online shopping cart.
Ideas for Use: See how 4-H projects are being used by educators in a variety of educational settings, including schools, before and after school programs, home schools, etc.!
School Standards: Nebraska 4-H is proud to demonstrate that its curriculum meets the national challenge to "leave no child behind." All newly released curriculum is linked to state education standards and several other projects are being revised to include standards. Teams of teachers from across the state are partnering with us on this exciting project! As projects are being revised, our teacher teams are also ensuring that learning experiences are "classroom friendly."
Technology Tools: 4-H is embracing the incorporation of cutting-edge technology for its program delivery and curriculum. See how you can incorporate technology in YOUR classroom with the help of 4-H!
Other Resources: This section contains a little bit of everything else that you might be able to use for a variety of purposes, including, other websites, presentation slides, papers, etc.
Michelle Garwood is the 4-H Curriculum Special Projects Coordinator responsible for materials found in the Educator's Corner, please contact her with questions or suggestions.
