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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.

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  MSU Extension receives national award for early childhood programming

  Published on October 3, 2016
  MSU Extension’s Building Early Emotional Skills program received top national and regional honors at the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences 2016 Annual Session Awards program in September.

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  The nine traits of temperament: Mood

  Published on May 2, 2018
  Understanding your child’s mood can help you understand and support your child.

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  Heads In, Hearts In: Alphabet Sand Writing

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

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  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.

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  Helping children learn about emotions

  Published on April 1, 2016
  Mad, sad, happy, glad – we all experience a wide range of emotions every day. Learn more about how to help children with their emotions.

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  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.

• Family Book Sheets

  Published on September 18, 2013
  

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  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.

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  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.

• MSU Extension awarded grant to support Flint families with early childhood programs

  Published on June 23, 2016
  Flint parents will have new resources for limiting the effects of lead exposure on their children thanks to a new MSU Extension program that will help them provide positive early childhood experiences.

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  Too many gifts for the holidays?

  Published on November 14, 2017
  Think of giving experiences instead of things to help make memories and build relationships.

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  Should you force your child to hug a relative?

  Published on November 14, 2017
  Learn these tips to help your child say goodbye without forcing them to hug or kiss relatives.

• Building Early Emotional Skills for Early Childhood Professionals

  Date: Nov 26, 2018
  BEES teaches about how young children develop social emotional skills and helps give providers skills to deal with the stress of caring for children and help their children develop strong social emotional skills.

• Building Early Emotional Skills for Parents

  Date: Oct 25, 2018
  Building Early Emotional Skills or BEES is a FREE four week class for parents and other primary caregivers of children 0-3 that teaches about how young children develop social emotional skills.

• Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Science for Young Children

  Date: Jan 29, 2019
  Understand how science experiences promote child development, build self-confidence, stimulate curiosity, and develop language skills.