Dairy Education

Video Lessons

 

All Grades

Grades 4-5

Help students discover healthy foods grown or produced in Wisconsin using this 15-minute video field trip across the state - a perfect match for your Wisconsin History unit.

• Farm to Table with Wisconsin Dairy

High School

Learn how Wisconsin Milk is transformed into award-winning Wisconsin Cheese!

• The Art and Science of Cheesemaking in Wisconsin
• Cheese Science Toolkit
• Center for Dairy Research - Cheese Resources

Book Lessons

 

Kindergarten

Introduce students to the concept that fresh and healthy food comes from the farm. Students are introduced to a variety of foods from the five food groups, categorized by color.

Dairy Lessons

Grades 2 through 4

Dairy Recyclers - This lesson teaches students that recycling is an important sustainability practice that helps protect our environment. Students most likely recycle at home, and dairy farmers recycle too — everything from the water they use to the food they feed their cows. - English | Español

Water Wise  - This lesson introduces students to conserving water in dairy farming, as it is an important goal for farmers, as it should be for students and their families — because we all share the same local watershed, whether we live in a rural, suburban, or urban community. - English | Español

Dairy Math - This lesson follows a day in the life of a dairy farmer, challenging students to use their math skills to help care for cows, practice sustainable agriculture, and help the farmer’s family follow the USDA MyPlate guidelines for healthy eating that students can then apply to their family meals at home. - English | Español

Farm to Table - This lesson teaches students about the importance of local agriculture for the community and reinforces MyPlate nutrition guidelines for healthy eating to help inspire students to grow their own food in a school or home garden.- English | Español

How Dairy Cares - This lesson introduces students to some of the sustainable farming practices dairy farmers have adopted to care for the environment, their cows, and consumers. Students also learn about the nutrition provided by dairy products. - English | Español

Dairy During Your Day - In this lesson, students explore aspects of dairy farming from raising healthy cows to conserving water to inspiring farm-to-table trends that all families can enjoy. - English | Español

Discovery Dairy Science! - This lesson teaches students about the science behind milk, cheese, and yogurt production, spotlighting the nutrition dairy foods offer as part of a balanced diet. - English | Español
 

Middle & High School

Science on the Farm - Introduce your middle school students to the important roles that technology and bioscience play in modern farming. - English | Español

Farming for the Future - Engage your students in critical thinking as they explore the concept of sustainable nutrition by focusing on dairy farms. - English | Español

Care of and Dairy Careers

Wisconsin's dairy industry is more than just milk — it's a way of life that connects the land, the water, the animals, and the people who care for them. From learning how farmers tend to the needs of their cows and steward the soil beneath their feet, to discovering how water is put to work across the farm, these lessons offer students a well-rounded look at what it truly takes to run a dairy operation. And for students thinking about their own futures, the Dairy Careers lesson opens the door to a surprising range of opportunities rooted in passion and purpose. Whether explored individually or as a connected series, these four lessons invite students to see Wisconsin dairy farming as a living, breathing system — one they might just want to be part of.