How to wash clothes

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Before you start this Learning Bite, ask yourself the following questions:

 

  1. Do you know where to find the care label or tag on all your items of clothing?
  2. Do you know what the symbols on the care label mean?
  3. Do you know which of your clothes should only be dry cleaned?
  4. Do you know how to use the washing machine?
  5. Do you know how to use the clothes dryer and how to remove the lint filter on the clothes dryer?
  6. Do you know which is the best laundry detergent to use and how much is needed? 

 
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 Read the following websites and make notes under headings of your choice such as:

Sorting

Washing options

Detergent

Drying options 

 

 
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It's time to find out exactly what those symbols on the care labels mean.  Go to the following websites to learn about the best way to care for your clothes in terms of washing, drying, ironing and using bleach!  

 

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If English is not your first language, you can first read a website about how to wash clothes in a website in your own language before you attempt the Anytime Anywhere Activities.  Don't forget to ask someone if you are unclear and also to record new vocabulary in your Vocabulary Book.
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 If you think you understand how to wash your clothes and what the care labels mean, test yourself by:

 

  • making a list of all the clothes that are part of your school uniform
  • sort each item of clothing into categories eg. dry clean only, machine wash or hand wash
  • decide which ones can be dried in a clothes dryer
  • decide which ones need to be ironed when dry 

 

Do the same test on the clothes you would usually wear on the weekend.

Then give the information to a parent or other adult for checking. 

 

 
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You've probably seen images of women in India slapping clothing against rocks on the side of a river to get them clean.  Or maybe African people washing clothes in parasite-infected waterholes.  Just how do people in other countries keep their clothes clean?  Do some research into laundering around the world.

 

How did people do their laundry in years gone by?  Do some research into the way people washed their clothing in the past.  

 

When was the washing machine invented?  Draw a timeline tracing the development and marketing of this time-saving device and of other laundry equipment such as clothes dryers, irons and detergents.