Category: In the Classroom
Celebrate National School Breakfast Week With Worksheet & Recipes
Happening on March 4-8, National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) celebrates the importance of a nutritious school breakfast in fueling students for success. This week also celebrates the national School Breakfast Program and the many ways it gives kids a great start every day. Dairy plays an important role in starting the day off strong to…
See How Dairy Farmers Use Math: Free Dairy Math Lessons Available
As with running any business, numbers are top of mind for dairy farmers as they calculate how much feed their herd will need to stay healthy, how many gallons of milk they will provide to school systems, restaurants, and home consumers, how much energy they can save by using technology effectively, and more. In these…
Build a Habitat for Your Adopted Calf
This elementary classroom put their engineering and STEM skills (plus some creativity) to the test! Students built their own habitats for their adopted calf using Legos. Try this hands-on activity with Legos, craft supplies, blocks or any other item that your students could use to create a structure.
Dairy-Themed Valentine’s Day Ideas to Try This Week
Valentine’s Day is only three days away! Don’t forget to join the fun and share the love for your adopted calf with our Most Kissable Calf contest. It runs until February 29. For other clever, udder-ly awesome valentines and crafts to share with your students this week, check out these resources and ideas: Age group?…
Join This Virtual Farm Tour LIVE on February 14
If you’re looking for an exciting virtual farm tour this week, join Wil-Roc Farms and Farmer Cody from New York on Wednesday, February 14! This tour is being hosted and planned by American Dairy Association North East, so email Kelsey O’Shea if you have questions. The tour includes three live stops: the cow barn, calf…
“Farmers Fuel the World” Lessons and Activities Available
In these free lessons, students will learn about the environmentally sustainable agriculture practices that farmers implement. They will also learn about food systems and the ways in which farmers work through these systems to deliver food from farms to schools while also caring for the environment. Specific focus will be placed on the careers available…
Send Thank-You Notes to Your Host Farmer
Katye and her students made these crafty thank-you notes for Farmer Andrew at Miron Farm to thank him for taking good care of Dottie, their adopted calf, this year. This is a simple, yet creative, activity you can try with your class. Consider making valentines, thank-you notes, or other artwork to mail to your host…
Get Active This Winter & Take a Brain Break with “Mooga”
Designed by the Dairy Council of Florida, Mooga is cow-inspired yoga that is targeted towards teachers, students and their families. Mooga can bring mindful movements to any part of your day to help focus and energize your classroom, especially during these colder months! They have several videos you can use to guide this activity with…
Create an Adopt a Cow Workbook or Memory Book
This teacher came up with a creative way to keep her classroom’s Adopt a Cow activities all in one place! She made this workbook of all the different worksheets students have completed so far. Whether you teach in a traditional classroom setting, or home school setting, try making your own workbook or memory book from…
New Animal Health Lessons Now Available
Dairy farming is a way of life for more than 40,000 farm families in the United States. To help you introduce the career field of dairy farming to your students, along with how farmers keep their cows healthy and comfortable, Discover Dairy just published new Animal Health Lessons for three grade levels. Log in to your Discover…