Fit and Healthy Kids

The Early Childhood Asian Culture and its Similarities to the United States

Let us take a peek into raising a child in Asia. We will explore the culture and customs of Asian families and see how we can intertwine the culture into our early childhood center or home.

Lights, Camera, Teach! Key Features of Anti-bias and Culturally Relevant Education

This interactive presentation will engage participants in exploring key features and strategies in implementing anti-bias and culturally relevant teaching for young children.

Keeping Kids Safe

Young children are at high risk for food-borne illnesses. Early childhood professionals can help protect children by following proper food handling practices. Learn the latest information on keeping children healthy with safe storing, preparing, and serving of foods.

Carol Schwarz, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cami Wells, Nebraska Extension Educator

Registration is closed for this session.

Serve and Return: Play with Babies Promotes their Early Learning

Participate in this hour long session to learn about the importance of serve and return and how these important interactions foster young children's learning and development. Participants will also learn some key ways to engage in serve and return interactions during everyday moments.

Blocks as a Learning Tool

Block play is so important to children's social-emotional development and also teaches them problem-solving skills, math, engineering, and creative thinking. We will dive into the top reasons block play is so necessary in your home or center.

Lisa Poppe, Nebraska Extension Educator

LaDonna Werth, Nebraska Extension Educator

Let them Make a Mess: Play Experiences

This presentation will give you ideas to help foster those play experiences and will be interactive to help you build your resources and creativity when thinking about play.

Audrey Rider, South Dakota State Extension Early Childhood Field Specialist

Registration is closed for this session.

Read for Resilence

This program supports children's coping and understanding of their feelings after experiencing a major stressor, disaster, loss, and/or grief using children's literature. Caregivers will receive storybook recommendations, age-appropriate strategies and activities to facilitate reading. At the conclusion of the workshop all participants will receive a link to download FREE storybook guides to use within their settings, share with families, and community.

Amy Napoli, Assistant Professor University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Linda Reddish, Nebraska Extension Educator