Youth and Family

Basic Beginnings originated to serve as a 16-lesson curriculum for parents with developmental disabilities. The curriculum was found to be very adaptable for use with English Language Learners and teen parents, who also benefit from the picture-filled PowerPoint slides with minimal text. The lessons are designed to be hands-on and interactive in the classroom setting with engaging worksheets that are ready to personalize for the family activity books. Learning tasks are designed to help parents connect to the topic as well as to the other parents in class. Demonstrations provide visual and physical cues for working with a baby or young child. Basic Beginnings contains four sections of four lessons each. Sections include; Building a Caring Relationship with Your Baby, Keeping Your Baby Safe and Well, Growing Together with Your Baby, and Caring for Yourself and Your Baby.

Basic Beginnings: My Family Activity Book (spiral bound) is available to accompany the Basic Beginnings lessons. Each family can follow along and personalize their booklet. Participants use this as handouts in class, a resource and a keepsake after class is completed. Programs can print their own activity books from the jump drive included in the curriculum.

Basic Beginnings: My Family Activity Book (spiral bound) is available to accompany the Basic Beginnings lessons. Each family can follow along and personalize their booklet. Participants use this as handouts in class, a resource and a keepsake after class is completed. Programs can print their own activity books from the jump drive included in the curriculum.

Designed to be taught by Extension educators with diverse subject matter expertise including agriculture economics, personal and family finance, community vitality, family and consumer science, or human resource specialists. Design Your Succession Plan Facilitator Toolkit (Includes participant binder, CD with all electronic files and evaluations)

Individual workbooks are available to purchase for families to get a jumpstart on the planning process while motivating them to continue communicating and working on their family farm/ranch legacy.

This set of 12 grocery store cart cards gives adults the opportunity to teach children, ages 2-18, math, vocabulary, and comparison shopping with these everyday activities. Cards are printed on 10 Mil Poly paper and are highly durable. Cart cards and posters have the same content.

This set of 12 posters is designed for grocery store use to engage parents and children, ages 2-18 in learning and conversation while shopping. Posters are printed on 10 Mil Poly paper and are highly durable. Cart cards and posters have the same content.

This version of the program can be used in parent education with families of children ages 3 to 6 years of age. Key program building blocks are: Building school readiness skills for children, Parent education, and Parent involvement with children's learning and school.

Sessions include: what to expect (kindergarten skills), parenting styles, brain development, raising a reader, defining discipline: nurturance and prevention, defining discipline: guidance and consequences, responsible and independent, the importance of good-quality sleep, motor development, temperament, early math, social and emotional development, screen time vs. real life, feeding healthy habits, safety always, parents’ role in school success. Especially applicable for parents and families attending Head Start, preschool and/or Child Care. Curriculum includes: program support materials, PowerPoints, parent handouts, family activities and parent tip cards. For additional information, contact Krista Olson at 701-231-8652. 

This version of the program can be used in parent education with families of children 4 to 6 years of age. Key program building blocks are: Building school readiness skills for children, Parent education, and Parent involvement with children's learning and school.

Sessions include: what to expect (kindergarten skills), parenting styles, brain development, raising a reader, defining discipline: nurturance and prevention, defining discipline: guidance and consequences, responsible and independent, the importance of good-quality sleep, learning styles, temperament, early math, social and emotional development, screen time vs. real life, feeding healthy habits, safety always, parents’ role in school success. This program is most effective when used the year prior to kindergarten entry.  

The parent and child activity time handbook is used by the Early Childhood Teacher. It contains lesson plans for circle time and five learning center lessons per week for parent/child classroom time. The curriculum also includes table tents for center time activities, session support materials, PowerPoints, parent handouts, family activities, and parent tip cards. For additional information, contact Krista Olson at 701-231-8652.

This curriculum contains nine parent education lessons and nine lessons for students who are entering middle school. The program was designed to be delivered in threes. Three sessions offered the winter prior to middle school, three sessions the following spring and the final sessions in the fall as students enter middle school. Though it can be delivered in many different ways. 

Parent education topics include: three lessons about growth and change including: brain development and thinking, social, emotional, and physical development. The three lessons regarding partnering with education are: academics and new expectations, parent involvement with school, and home environments for learning and success. The final lessons focus on your role as a parent and include: parenting the middle school years, parenting styles, and guidance and discipline.   

Student topics include: three lessons onhow I am changing; choices, independence, physical development. Three lessons on what middle school is all about. The building and routines at school, managing relationships, and understanding responsibilities and expectations. The final three lessons cover your role as a student and include you as an individual, as a friend, as a student.

Additionally, science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) activities for parents and students are included as well as lesson handouts. Materials are electronic and you will receive the curriculum on a flash drive.

This year's 4-H livestock in a box series will focus on the animal science project areas of pets (dog and cat), beef, sheep and swine. Each box includes all of the supplies necessary to complete 6-7 hands-on lessons on breed identification, nutrition, health, care and associated careers. The lessons and hands-on learning activities are designed for youth in grades 3-7 to explore with little to no adult assistance. Boxes are shipped directly to homes. You may select individual boxes or order the entire series. This is a fun and exciting way to explore these 4-H animal science projects.

This is a limited run! Only 50 boxes of each specie will be available!

Ordered boxes will be prepared and delivered to families in the following schedule:

• January - Pets (dog and cat)
• February - Beef
• March - Sheep
• April – Swine