Resources
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Heads In, Hearts In: Feather Color Match
Published on October 18, 2018
In this activity, adults will encourage and support children as they practice their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination by matching the colors of feathers to dots on a piece of plastic foam. -
Heads In, Hearts In: Full Early Childhood Activity Book
Published on October 18, 2018
The Heads In, Hearts In family enrichment program encourages families to use their minds as a tool to expand their knowledge around a variety of topic areas. This packet contains all 15 early childhood activities. -
Heads In, Hearts In: Alphabet Sand Writing
Published on October 18, 2018
In this activity, children will practice recognizing and writing letters in sand. -
Heads In, Hearts In: Cupcake Counting
Published on October 18, 2018
In this activity, adults will encourage and support children as they practice their fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and counting by placing the correct number of pompoms in the cupcake liner. -
Heads In, Hearts In: Feelings Mask
Published on October 18, 2018
In this activity, you will explore emotions with the child by creating a mask that represents a feeling or emotion. -
Children & Youth Programming: Supporting Child and Family Development
Published on April 24, 2017
With a goal of ensuring every Michigan child is prepared with the knowledge, tools and skills to lead a healthy and productive life, MSU Extension’s children and youth programming uses the experiential learning model through which children learn best. -
Fight Lead Effects with Learning and Play
Published on February 11, 2016
Positive early childhood experiences can help limit the effects of lead on kids. -
Family Book Sheets
Published on September 18, 2013
Using books in early childhood is a great way to link new concepts to ideas that children already understand.
