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Great Plant Escape Character Education All-Star River Explorers Business of Babysitting Let's Talk about Insects Natural Resources, the Environment and Ecosystems
Additional Websites
  • Walk in the Woods
    Learn all about the wonders of nature by joining us for a walk in the woods!
  • Tree House Weather Kids
    Helps young people understand such things as why the weather changes, how we predict the weather, and how weather causes great destruction.
  • Healthy Hopping
    Jumping rope is fun and good for you, too! Learn nine different single rope stunts along with jump rope rhymes and games.
  • Helping Kids Succeed in School
    Helping children enjoy learning and being successful in school is an important goal for parents, other family members, and schools.
  • Schools Online
    Wonderful interactive curricula for students about a variety of science and social studies topics.
  • Adventures of Herman
    Squirmin' Herman the Worm teaches students all about worms and how to make their own worm bin in this interactive curriculum.
Local Programs
Ag Literacy

Ag Literacy
Check out what's new with the Hancock County Agricultural Literacy Program

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4-H School Enrichment
School enrichment programs are 4-H projects you can use in your classroom, after school programs and at your library. Click here for a listing of programs in Hancock County.
News & Updates
Teacher Newsletter
Ag literacy resources for teachers in Hancock County.
Contact Us
For more information about these programs, please contact:

Sheri Merry
Extension Unit Educator, Youth Development
Hancock County Unit
550 N Madison
Carthage, IL 62321
Phone: 217-357-2150
FAX: 217-357-3598
smerry@illinois.edu

Dawn Weinberg
Community Worker, Agricultural Literacy
Hancock County Unit
550 N Madison
Carthage, IL 62321
Phone: 217-357-2150
FAX: 217-357-3598
dweinber@illinois.edu

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