School Milk Project - Educational Resources

Healthy Choices
Published: Sept 2004

Developed and written by practising teachers, the Healthy Choices pack:

• helps pupils to take greater responsibility for their own diet
• introduces basic nutritional information based on current guidelines for this age group
• encourages children to enjoy preparing and eating good food.

The Healthy Choices pack contains:

• Teachers' Notes booklet with background information and curriculum links
• 10 colourful activity cards for pupils with a variety of practical activities and investigations colourful poster for display in the classroom or dining hall.
  

This publication is also available as a set of PDF files.
Click here to go to our download page where you can select this pack as well as a host of other information to download.
Hard copies of the posters to complement this resource download are now available to order.
To order your poster pack please contact to dairyco@edist.co.uk

Facing The Food Issue
Published: March 2005

Packed with case studies, project details and sources of further information Facing The Food Issue will be invaluable to heads, governors and others concerned about food in schools.

Topics covered in Facing the Food Issue:

• Making school dinners a winner - are you happy with your current catering service?
• Taking the lid off the lunch box - how can you ensure all pupils have a healthy lunch?
• Finding the knack with healthy snacks - new approaches to tuck shops and snacks.
• Liquids and learning - research shows that well-hydrated pupils do better in class.
• Making the most of milk - free and subsidised milk is still available if you know who to ask.
• Connecting with the curriculum - does your school help children make the healthy choices they learn about in class?
• Parent power - parents and carers can be valuable allies in your healthy eating strategy.

This publication is available as a PDF file.
Click here to go to our download page where you can select this pack as well as a host of other information to download.

Dairy Production
Farming and animal welfare activities for primary schools
Published: Sept 2006

Curriculum links at KS1 and KS2

Science – Humans and other animals, life processes, living things in their environment
Geography – enquiry, skills, sustainable development

• Discover where Britain’s dairy farms are located, and why
• Imagine a day in the life of a dairy
• Debate the Five Freedoms guaranteed for every dairy cow

The Dairy Production pack, a resource exploring aspects of dairy farming and animal welfare and supporting science and geography at Key Stages one and two.

Developed and written by practising teachers, the Dairy Production pack:

• Introduces pupils to the working life of a dairy farm
• Explains how the natural life process of the cows form the basis of the dairy industry
• Demonstrates the importance of good animal welfare practices
• Follows the processing story from farm to table

The Dairy Production pack contains:

• Teachers’ Notes booklet with background information and curriculum links
• 10 colourful activity cards for pupils with a variety of practical activities and investigations and lots of great photographs
• Colourful poster for classroom display

This publication is available as a set of PDF files.
Click here to go to our download page where you can select this pack as well as a host of other information to download.
Hard copies of the posters to complement this resource download are now available to order.
To order your poster pack please contact to dairyco@edist.co.uk

Food – a fact of life – www.foodafactoflife.org.uk
Launched – Nov 2005

Food – a fact of life is a website for primary schools which provides teachers and children with up-to-date, accurate and consistent information about food, cooking and healthy eating.

This website:

• Provides advice, support and downloadable resources for teachers teaching about food in school
• Contains interactive whiteboard activities for children
• Supports healthy schools initiatives throughout the UK.

Food – a fact of life provides a comprehensive and progressive approach to teaching about food, cooking and healthy eating in UK primary schools, ensuring that consistent and up-to-date messages are delivered through a whole school approach.

To aid progression, and differentiation, information is provided through a series of fundamental Key Facts for different age groups. These Key Facts are delivered through 3 exciting modules:

• Healthy Eating
• Cooking and Food Skills
• Food and Farming

Key Facts for all modules are supported by their own

• Teacher’s Guides
• Worksheets
• Posters
• Activity Cards
• Interactive Whiteboard Activities
• Videos

Milk Magic
Published: 2004

Milk Magic is an interactive education pack aimed at raising awareness of the health and nutrition benefits of milk and methods of milk production in Scotland.

The materials are relevant to a number of areas of the curriculum but in particular to the attainment outcomes ‘people and place’ of the Environmental Studies Guidelines 5 – 14:Social Subjects (Levels A – D) and Health Education Guidelines 5 – 14: Nutrition Education (Levels A – D).

Special features include:

• Notes for teachers with curriculum links and background information
• Background text for direct teaching or for independent use by learners
• Flexibility of use – Milk Magic can be used as a self-contained learning and teaching resource, complement existing topic studies or sources and be used to supplement programmes of study

This publication is available as a set of PDF files.
Click here to go to our download page where you can select this pack as well as a host of other information to download.

The Story of Milk - CD ROM
Published: October 2004

‘The Story of Milk’ is a fun interactive CD Rom from DairyCo featuring Charlotte the Cow and Farmer Winterbottom.

Aimed at primary schools, the CD sits within the curriculum for Key Stages 1 and 2 providing children with an understanding of how milk is produced, processed, bottled and eventually transported to homes and schools.  Charlotte also hosts ‘Milk Mastermind’, a quiz based on the story.

To bring Charlotte to your school, request a copy of the CD Rom from dairyco@edist.co.uk. 

The Story of Milk Booklet is also available from dairyco@edist.co.uk

"This free resource aimed at Key Stages 1 and 2 consists of a CD Rom and booklet all about the lovely white stuff. Children learn about how milk is produced, find out why milk is good for them and test their knowledge of milk. We recommend this fun, interactive learning programme as a valuable addition to any Primary School's P.S.H.E resources"
Mr Mison
Head Teacher  -  Perry Hall Primary, Wolverhampton

Health Related Fitness
Published: May 2005

All primary school teachers are required to teach P.E. as part of the National Curriculum for Key Stage 1. This resource pack has been developed to assist you in adding value to your P.E. lessons and develop greater confidence in your professional abilities in this area.

Broadly speaking, its aim is to promote a healthier lifestyle through the topic of health-related fitness in P.E. lessons, encouraging young children to take responsibility for their own health and lifestyle.

Rather than asking you to start from scratch, the information provided is designed to integrate with and support existing schemes of work, making a valuable addition to materials and equipment you already possess.

This publication is available as a PDF file.
Click here to go to our download page where you can select this pack as well as a host of other information to download.
Hard copies of the posters to complement this resource download are now available to order.
To order your poster pack please contact to dairyco@edist.co.uk
A DVD is also available to accompany this resource - to order contact dairyco@edist.co.uk

Why milk is good for you poster

This bright and colourful poster can be used to promote the benefits of milk in and around your school.

Click here to go our download page where you can select this poster to download in PDF format.

Choose Cheese
Published: Nov 2007

The British Cheese Board is keen to educate young people about the many healthy and positive benefits of eating cheese.  Cheese not only tastes great but is also a good source of calcium and should play an important part in a nutritionally balanced diet.

Teenagers’ diet and health remains a key focus for the Government and leading health officials and schools are constantly under pressure to lead the way in educating their pupils about healthy balanced diets. 

The Choose Cheese Food Technology education pack is a perfect teaching aid to help teenagers develop their knowledge, skills and understanding of Food Technology, using cheese as a topic.

Written and developed by practising school teachers, the BCB Choose Cheese education pack provides everything a teacher will need including background information, 24 starter activity ideas for the classroom, a number of design and make activities and 12 basic cheese recipes that can be made at school. The pack also includes a DVD all about the cheesemaking process.

To receive a free copy please email dairyco@edist.co.uk and quote: Choose cheese

All About Cheese
Published: Jan 2007

The fifth resource in the series this pack is focused on the younger Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 age range.

It provides extensive background information for teacher and it takes ideas from all of the previous packs in the series and provides an excellent raft of activities all focusing on cheese and cheese making which are fun and engaging for pupils of this age.

The activities cover the six areas of development at the Foundation Stage as well as providing links to Key Stage 1 PSHE/Citizenship, English, Mathematics, Science, Physical Education, Design and Technology and Art and Design. 

Accompanying this pack is a set of six A4 laminated colour sequencing cards; developed for use with the younger audience they can put together the sequence of events from milking the cow to eating the cheese. Alongside this is an A2 poster showing different types of meals which include cheese.

To receive a free copy please email dairyco@edist.co.uk and quote: All about cheese

British Cheese Board Education Packs

The British Cheese Board has produced a series of Education Packs which have been developed by Primary School teachers and are aimed at Key Stage 2. Each pack covers a different subject - Science, Design and Technology and Geography - and all use British cheese as an underlying theme.

Each pack indicates the areas of the national curriculum that they aim to help teachers deliver. The packs include lesson plans, background information, photocopiable worksheets and posters.

**New Foundation/KS1 resource now available - email dairyco@edist.co.uk for more information.

To receive a free teacher Cheese resource pack please contact dairyco@edist.co.uk please quote Cheese packs.

Science Pack (Published: Dec 2002)
The ‘Say Cheese’ Science Teaching Pack is a great tool for teachers to show children the importance of a healthy, balanced diet. Children will find the wide range of activities fun to do whilst learning the importance of the key nutrients in cheese such as calcium, protein, vitamin A, vitamin B 12 and vitamin D. The pack contains an array of creative ideas for classroom activities that demonstrate the value of cheese in a balanced diet, the rich variety of cheeses available and explores the process of manufacturing cheese.

Design and Technology Pack (Published: Dec 2003)
The ‘Say Cheese’ Design and Technology Teaching Pack is a great tool for teachers to encourage children to think about what they eat, as well as the way that it is presented and made. From designing pizzas for the ‘Party Pizza Company’ to creating a pop-up book about cheese, there is a wealth of ideas that will engage children about this goldmine of nutrients and goodness. In addition, there is an informative film on CD-ROM comparing and contrasting the processes of large-scale cheese making and those of a farmhouse cheese maker.

Geography Pack (Published: Jan 2005)
The ‘Say Cheese’ Geography pack is the latest in the series. Based on a request from Linda - a farmer in South Africa – who is looking to set up a cheese making farm in the UK, the class is asked to help her decide where she should do this, what cheeses she should make and at what time of the year. She also asks for help in understanding where cheese is sold and the types of cheese eaten in the UK . Through a series of activities including classroom surveys, comparing graphs and calculating the number of miles food has travelled, the class can better understand the process of cheese production and marketing including where and how it is produced, how far it travels and how climate can effect production.