How do you explain to a grade 1 the life of a cow?

Answer 1

Cows are born as baby calves, much like your mommy had you or your little brother[s] and/or sister[s]. A girl calf is called a heifer calf, and a boy calf is called a bull calf. The heifer calf is raised on milk from its mother, and then she no longer needs her milk when she reaches 6 months old. We can also get milk from her mother too, if she lets us. Her momma also stops making milk because her calf doesn't need it any more, but may keep producing for a little while longer if we want to have more. But then eventually she has to stop because she will be going to have another sister or brother to that little heifer soon! When the heifer reaches 1 year and a 5 or 6 months old, she is old enough to have a baby calf of her own. The baby calf grows in her belly for 9 months, then is born much like she was. She has many babies in her life, until she is too old to have any more. She can reach around 19 years old or even older. Nineteen is pretty old for a cow!