Where there’s a will there’s a whey… and other really gouda cow puns 👌

By: Jenny 

    Our monthly learning experience days made their long-awaited return to KHA last month, starting with a day dedicated to cows. The day was broken up into a trip to a local farm, cheesemaking, research projects and read aloud time with some of our favorite cow themed books like “Click, Clack, Moo”. I hope you enjoy all the pictures and favorite memories of this dairy good day. (The puns are only going to increase throughout this post...you’ve been warned 😅 )

    All families were invited to visit a small farm down the road that is home to several dairy cows, pigs, guinea fowl and even a turkey!

     We were able to observe the milking process, pet a few of the ladies and even see a newborn calf… and by newborn, I mean she still had her umbilical cord attached! Many were sad to have just missed the birthing process the night before, now that would have been an udderly memorable field trip!

     Our trip to the farm was followed by several Cow themed activities including research projects, crafts and Cheese Making! The cheese making activity was taken up by Julie and Glory and included a lot of dancing around the kitchen with witty middle schoolers rattling off the most amoosing cow puns.

 

      The younger kids learned all sorts of fun facts about the care and keeping of cows. Did you know some cows have waterbeds in their stalls? I’m serious, waterbeds! We learned that many people are responsible for the health and well-being of dairy cows including, the farmer, handler, veterinarian and even a nutritionist. Cows eat a variety of grains and have a special salad that includes cotton. Students were surprised to learn just how much work and resources go into keeping the cows in a good mooood. The older students worked on researching different cow topics. “The Cow Comic” was born from this activity and I couldn’t be prouder of puns these kiddos produced.

    The day ended with a cow themed P.E. class which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. They played games like “don’t wake the cow”, wherein the kids lay on the floor while a lone “cow” tries to wake them up. The catch? All they can do to wake them up is moo. (It was quite entertaining)

      Just like that, our cow themed learning experience day came to a wrap. Thank you all for reading along and enjoying the day with us, I hope didn't butcher the jokes to much. (butcher, get it? ... Okay, I'm done now)