Lower Primary Lesson Ideas & Student Activity Sheets

Following are some lesson and activity ideas designed to assist your students to discover all about the stages involved in the creation of Australian dairy products - from milk production on the farm to arrival at supermarkets.

These lesson and activity ideas have been divided into the Learning Areas, allowing maximum flexibility for incorporating them into your mainstream curriculum activities. All lesson ideas and activity sheets have been carefully designed so that they can be adapted for different levels and abilities.

Some activity ideas encourage students to involve family members at home, and some link directly to the downloadable and printable student activity sheets. The student activity sheets and lesson ideas are designed to be used in conjunction with the 'Discover Dairy 3 serves every day!' website, to complement students' learning, and interaction with the website.

'From Farm to Plate' - Broad Learning Outcomes

Students will:

Learn about the important role the Australian dairy industry plays in their everyday lives including:

  • Key facts about dairy cows
  • Life on a dairy farm
  • How dairy foods are made

'From Farm to Plate' - Lower Primary Lesson and Activity Ideas

'From Farm to Plate' - Lower Primary Student Activity Sheets

Farm vs Home  From Farm to Plate Word Study 
What Does a Dairy Farmer Do?  From Farm to Plate Limericks 
Dairy Farm Crack the Code  How Much Does a Dairy Cow Eat? 
Cattle Breeds in Australia  Paint a Cow 
How Dairy Cows Make Milk?  Count the Dairy Cows 
KWL Chart  Student activity sheet solutions 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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