A few months back, my daughter and I visited a dairy farm. We learned quite a bit about dairy farming, how cows are milked, and we got to see so many adorable calves. Don't you just want to reach through the screen and pet this cutie. Seeing the calves was both a highlight and also a sad learning experience of some of the realities of dairy farming. Being 5, my daughter obviously did not pick up on those realities during our trip, but I was able to have a factual conversation with her at ...
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Farm Spelling Activity
As part of our farm unit this month, we read the children's book "The Cow Loves Cookies", by Karma Wilson. To go along with our reading of the book, I created a fun printable book activity that I will share with you. It's a spelling activity, a coloring worksheet, a word scramble, and a spelling scavenger hunt. It uses farm themed spelling words found in the book "The Cow Loves Cookies". Even so, this spelling activity could still be used with most farm themed children's books. This ...
Milking Dairy Cows With A Robot
Technology has sure changed the way dairy cows are milked. Modern farms are equipped with one or more robotic milking systems. This allows the cows to be milked as it desires. When a cow wishes to be milked, it walks into the robot. It's an area, just large enough for the cow to stand in. You can see it in the image below. The doors you see are the exit doors, it walks in from the other side. This is what the actual robot looks like. It's behind the red area you see in the picture ...
Visiting a Dairy Farm
A few weeks ago, my daughter and I were invited to tour a dairy farm. It was a very educational experience, not only for my daughter but for myself as well. I sometimes wonder who exactly is homeschooling, my daughter or myself, because I feel I'm getting a second education with all the fun field trips and educational outings we participate in. Visiting the farm was a big adventure for my almost 5 year old. There were so many mud puddles to stomp around in and hay bales to climb. She ...
