Looking for learning opportunities you can do from home? We've got you covered! Nebraska 4-H is now offering a variety of virtual learning experiences, such as Living Room Learning and Boredom Buster Challenges. We've also collected some of our favorite activity guides that are perfect for hands-on learning at home.
Live Experiences
Living Room Learning
3rd-5th Grades
Tune in each Tuesday and Thursday at 2:00 pm CT/1:00 pm MT for a hands-on virtually guided activity! Each session will focus on a new activity that can be done with materials found at home. Through these hands-on activities, youth will learn about healthy living, science, technology, engineer, math, and more! Each session will be recorded and made available for on-demand viewing. Youth do not need to be 4-H members to participate.
Boredom Buster Challenge
6th-9th Grades
Tune in every Monday and Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 PM CT/1:00 PM MT for the Boredom Buster Challenge! Each week, youth will be given a problem to solve using materials found in their home. Through these hands-on virtually guided challenges youth will learn about entrepreneurship, healthy living, science, technology, and more! Each session will be recorded and made available for on-demand viewing. Youth do not need to be 4-H members to participate.
Virtual Field Trips
9th-12th Grades
Join Nebraska 4-H each Tuesday at 11:00 AM CT/10:00 AM MT as we go on-site to learn more about science, technology, careers, and more! Virtual field trips offer facility tours, educational experiences, and additional resources for teachers. Each session will be recorded and made available for on-demand viewing. Youth do not need to be 4-H members to participate.
More Upcoming Events
New live experiences are being offered across the state for youth of all ages! For a list of upcoming statewide events, please visit the Nebraska 4-H event calendar. Stay tuned as new events are being added daily! Be sure to check out the featured upcoming opportunities list below, as well.
Self-Paced Opportunities
Self-Paced Videos
Self-paced videos and playlists are designed to guide youth in completing or working on a project or activity at home. These videos can help youth prepare fair exhibits, complete science projects, and learn about a topic of interest.
Online Courses
Online courses are self-paced learning opportunity offering educational information about specific topics and projects.
A Beautiful Day!
Ages 1-8
A Beautiful Day is an online early childhood space designed to connect with children and families. A Beautiful Day provides resources to help adults foster learning and play and to support caregivers while practicing social distancing.
Activity Guides
Healthy Living Activity Guide
Offline Activities
National 4-H Council's 4-H Healthy Living Activity Guide offers 30 fun, skill-building activities to help your kid live a healthy life.
Inspire Kids to Do Activity Guide
Online Activities
National 4-H Council took their favorite user-generated ideas, contest entries, and activities and created a 4-H Inspires Kids to Do Activity Guide with 60 educational activities to help your child learn through hands-on doing.
STEM Lab Activities
Offline Activities
Looking for easy ways to get your kids interested in science? STEM Lab provides fun, hands-on STEM activities for kids of all ages to do anywhere!
National Youth Science Day
Offline Activities
4-H National Youth Science Day is the premier national rallying event for year-round 4-H science programming. Experiments from the past 12 years are available for you to use anytime!
Curricula
Offline Activities
4-H curricula is perfect for parents interested in teaching their children something new! From project books to science experiments to skill-building activities, these learning resources are research-based, hands-on, and fun!