On Mar 10, 10:45*am, 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.
>
> Tara

I made butter only one time after that and it was accidental.
Accidental butter is the worst kind of butter. OTOH, it must be
gratifying to teach kids at such an impressionable age.