On 3/10/2012 1:45 PM, Tara wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Mar 2012 10:15:45 -1000, dsi1
> > wrote:
>
>> I remember making butter in Sunday school when I was 7 or so. We put the
>> cream in jars and shaked, shaked, shaked. We had the butter we made on
>> crackers. Evidently, this left a big impression on me cause that's the
>> only thing I remember about Sunday school when I was that age.
>
> I made butter with my class a few times when I taught first grade and
> we learned about Thanksgiving. It is a kick to see the children's
> faces when the magic happens and a ball of butter starts rattling
> around inside the jar. I had one legendary six year old wild child
> who could shake those jars like you have never seen. He made the
> butter come in record time.
>
> We also made edible playdough to teach measuring capacity with cups.
> Second grade teaches states of matter and they often make ice cream in
> a bag to reinforce that concept. Our old first grade reader had a
> story called From Seed to Zucchini. I would bring in a zucchini for
> everyone to taste.


Kick the Can Ice Cream is also fun to do.