Dairy, Day 5: Say Cheese! – 6/12

How do you get a mouse to smile? Say cheese! It's almost summertime and we're on our last day of dairy lessons! For our last day, you will read a lot of cheesy jokes as you learn all about cheese!  It takes about 10 pounds of milk to make one pound of cheese. It takes a …

Dairy, Day 4: LegenDAIRY Butter – 6/11

People have always loved butter. In fact, the Romans used butter as hair conditioner and the English used to give butter away as wedding gifts! So today we'll be getting the spread on the unbelievable butter that we put on our bread! K-3 To kick off the day, get up and practice your moves for …

Dairy, Day 3: We All Scream for Ice Cream! – 6/10

"I scream, you scream, we ALL scream for ice cream!" A wonderful summer treat that milk gives us is ice cream. Today you will learn what makes ice cream so creamy and delicious. You will even have the chance to make your very own homemade ice cream!   K-3  Whole milk (the milk that usually has …

Dairy, Day 2: Got Milk? – 6/9

Today we're learning about why milk is such an important part of our diets. It helps us grow strong and healthy bones. Let's take a look at the nutrition that is packed into your glass of milk!  K-3  One 8 oz glass of milk is full of protein, vitamin D, calcium, potassium, and riboflavin. Watch …

Dairy, Day 1: From Farm to Fridge – 6/8

June is dairy month! This week, our Everyday Agriculture lessons are going to focus on all things Dairy. From discovering how the milk you drink gets from the farm to your fridge, to learning how cheese is made, these lessons will give you the inside look at all things dairy.   Today we will focus on …

Scrambled States: Wisconsin (and Illinois!) – 6/5

If you tried our challenge, you should have a map of the United States where each state has a picture of the commodity your learned about for that state! Now that we've learned about all the states, can you list them in alphabetical order?  How do you spell each state name?  What are the abbreviations …

Scrambled States: West Virginia and Wyoming – 6/4

Intro It's the second to last day on our journey across the United States and today we are learning about two W states!  Learn about Wyoming's barley and West Virginia's hay with today's activities! K-3 More than 91% of land in Wyoming is classified as rural, making it perfect for growing various crops!  Wyoming's second …

Scrambled States: Montana and Nebraska – 6/3

Intro Today we're looking at two states where over 60% of their land is utilized for agriculture! Learn about Montana's safflower seeds and Nebraska's sugar beets in today's lessons! K-3 Montana is home to around 53,000 acres of safflower which produce close to 36 million pounds of safflower oils each year! Safflower is a rotational …

Scrambled States: Michigan and Minnesota – 6/2

Intro It's a M-M-Marvelous day to learn about two of our M states!  Today we are learning about the cherries of Michigan and the turkeys of Minnesota! K-3 Traverse City, Michigan is the Cherry Capital of the world!  Each year, Michigan produces between 200-250 million pounds of cherries each year, where 50% of that is …

Scrambled States: Pennsylvania and Rhode Island – 6/1

Intro Today we journey to the East Coast to learn about two items you might not associate with "agriculture." In Pennsylvania there is a fungus among us as we learn about mushrooms. And then in Rhode Island things will get very fin-teresting as we learn about their fishing industry! K-3 Pennsylvania is the mushroom capital …