Creator: Cabot Cheese | visit site
Grade Range: 2 - 8
This site tells the story of the farm families that produce milk for a large cheese-making enterprise. Select a dot within one of the states on the map (New York, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, or Massachusetts) and read the story of the family who lives at that location. Stories are text only, but they do have clear photographs of each family. You can then select another story by a family in the same state or go back to the original map and select another family’s story anywhere. As you roll your mouse over the dot, the name of the family and the community where they live pop up. Ignore the advertising; the site content is worth it.
In the Classroom
Have students create similar photo essays of farmers or members of any other profession in your state, using this as a model and example. Have students create a multimedia presentation, adding audio, using Thinglink, <a href="/single.cfm?id=13216">reviewed here</a>. This site allows you to narrate a picture. Challenge students to find (legally permitted to be reproduced) or even take a photo.
At Home
Read these stories with the family to learn how milk production affects the rural families in the U.S.
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Subjects
Family and Consumer Science, Geography (US/World), Health, Science, Social Studies, Social Studies,