My teacher did the peanut butter and jelly problem with us in the fourth grade, but we were given the time to write the instructions as homework and she picked a few to execute the following day.
The disappointment always stayed with me that my instructions were not chosen, as I really had been far more precise than the fun examples she did choose. I recall even explaining which side of the knife to use when taking peanut butter from the jar.
Of course, she would still have found plenty of bugs in my instructions, which I wish I still had.
Thanks for that, and also the pet rats, Ms. Clouser!