Resources

  • Heads In, Hearts In: Movement Dice

    Published on October 18, 2018
    In this activity, you will practice engaging in gross motor play with the child by rolling dice to see what movement to try. Children will learn and practice many ways to move their big muscles.

  • 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: Flower Arrangements

    Published on October 18, 2018
    Children will develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination by poking artificial flowers through holes in a colander into plastic foam.

  • Heads In, Hearts In: Birds Eating Worms

    Published on October 18, 2018
    In this activity, children will practice fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination by grasping, opening and closing clothespins.

  • 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: Parts of a Book

    Published on October 18, 2018
    In this activity children will choose a book to explore and you will work with them to identify the simple parts of a book.

  • 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: Flip Flop Rhyming Fun

    Published on October 18, 2018
    In this activity, the child will practice understanding how rhyming words start with different letters or sounds, but end the same way. They will match up words that rhyme by matching halves of pairs of flip flops.

  • Heads In, Hearts In: Alphabet Sand Writing

    Published on October 18, 2018
    In this activity, children will practice recognizing and writing letters in sand.

  • Children & Youth Programming: Preparing Children & Youth for the Future

    Published on April 24, 2017
    MSU Extension's goal is that every Michigan child is prepared for a healthy and productive life. Children and youth programming is in five areas: capacity building for youth programs, workforce development, enhancing science literacy, and leadership.