Buttering Bread

Buttering Bread
Practical Life - Food Preparation
Level	Primary
Age	3 - 4
Prerequisites	Handling Sharp Objects Dishwashing
Materials	slice of bread plate pat of butter small dish for butter tray butter knife

In this activity the child learns how to butter bread.

Presentation

1. Put a slice a of bread, a clean knife, and a pat of butter on the tray
2. Take the tray to a table.
3. Place the napkin in your lap.
4. Get a little bit of butter with the knife.
5. Hold the bread steady with the other hand, and spread the butter on the bread.
6. Get more butter with the knife and spread it on the bread. Continue until all the butter has been spread on the bread.
7. Set the knife down and eat the bread.
8. Clean up: Wash the plate and dry it, then return it to the tray.

Variations and Extensions

• Jam, peanut butter, apple butter, or cream cheese could be used instead of butter.

Material

• This example includes a place mat:

  

  Source: Counting Coconuts