January Post


Breathing Techniques From Our GEM Curriculum

Get in an upright seated position with your back straight, feet flat on the floor and roll
your shoulders back, making sure you can breathe easily.

Close your eyes and imagine
that you’re sitting or standing on the beach watching the waves come onto the beach,
followed by them getting dragged back into the ocean.

INHALE deeply, allowing your stomach and chest to fill with air and imagine you’re
drawing a wave up onto the sand.
EXHALE slowly and calmly, pushing the air out of your body and imagine the water
receding back into the ocean.
Repeat 5x!


OATS

oats
OATS
  • Commonly used in oatmeal, flour, and dairy alternatives such as milk, yogurt, ice cream
  • High protein and antioxidant contents 
  • Introduced to North America in 1602 by Scottish Settlers
  • Help to reduce cholesterol, blood sugar
  • Increases growth of good bacteria in the digestive tract
  • Used to soothe skin conditions such as eczema and heat rashes 
  • Typically grown in the Midwest and other northern regions 
  • There are two kinds of oats – husked and naked 
  • Oat straw is used by farmers as bedding for cattle and horses due to its soft nature
  • Involved in industrial purposes such as glue extender and cosmetic products 
  • Farmers use a combine harvester to harvest the grains, which are then stored in silos 

Delaware 4-H NDAFC

Walk With Ease

Spring Sessions

walk with ease spring 2025

Walk and Roll

Spring Sessions

walk and Roll spring 2025

STEAM team logo

The STEAM Team is here to provide lessons, activities, curriculum support for Delaware teachers, leaders, afterschool programs and 4-H communities. Our overall goal is to teach youth leadership skills and STEAM-themed topics to bring back to their communities. 

BECOME A STEAM AMBASSADOR

Joining the STEAM Team means you are a youth interested in becoming a STEAM Ambassador—learning STEAM-themed lessons to take back to your youth group, school or community. You, the “STEAM Ambassador,” will lead by teaching a STEAM-based lesson/activity to others!

Twila is your point of contact. She will guide you through becoming a STEAM Ambassador. Get you set up with lesson topics and materials and guide you through the process of taking on the role of a leader in STEAM education. 

STEAM Ambassadors will meet on Zoom with Twila, learn a STEAM topic and bring it back to their youth groups, schools and communities!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Parents, grandparents, college students, high school seniors — We need you!

This STEAM Team is developed to get our Delaware youth thinking innovatively, we need youth to use their talents, and develop their intelligence working collaboratively. Are you someone who is interested in positively impacting our youth and community?

Volunteers are crucial to this program. You do not need a background in STEAM to be part of this experience. On the STEAM TEAM, youth drive their learning while volunteers offer support and guidance. If you are interested please fill in the Form linked below and we will be in touch with you shortly!

Volunteers are still needed for the same reason: Adults wanting to interact with youth and share their love for STEAM education. Volunteers will attend the same STEAM Team Ambassadors Zoom and learn a STEAM topic to take back and teach to their schools and communities.


December’s $100 Amazon Plogging Gift Card Goes to…

The Bradshaw Boys!

Bradshaw Boys
Ryder & Jacob

Dates to Remember:

February 20, 2025: Session 1 Registration Deadline- Walk with Ease & Walk and Roll

March 5, 2025: Entry Deadline for National Drug & Alcohol Facts Contest

March 27, 2025: Session 2 Registration Deadline-Walk with Ease & Walk and Roll