Learning and Development

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Water Lessons for Preschoolers

Little Scientists, Big Discoveries

The Water Lessons for Preschoolers curriculum is a hands-on curriculum created to support preschool children’s learning about water quality, wetlands, and streams. Preschoolers and their teachers will explore and learn about the water cycle, aquifers, rivers, wetlands, and water treatment.



 

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Discover and Design

Parents and caregivers will find many lessons that children can Discover & Design as a family or in a group setting. These one-page lessons have everything you need to introduce the activity, gather materials and view step by step instructions. We hope you enjoy working together with the young children in your life. 



 

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Early Childhood Health Outdoors

Led by Katie Krause, The Early Childhood team has partnered with the Early Childhood Health Outdoors [ECHO] program, with the goal of bringing nature and outdoor play to every child, every day. Nebraska is honored to have been selected as an expansion state. We facilitate the creation of nature-based outdoor play settings; provide support and resources for parents, caregivers, and educators to activate these spaces; and advocate for policies to transform outdoor play and learning best practice into common practice.

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