PL 4.11Folding and Hanging Clothes

1. 1

   Invite the child and carry the basket to a table.

2. 2

   Lay a shirt face down and smooth it flat with both palms.

3. 3

   Fold one side and sleeve in toward the middle, then the other. Fold the bottom up to the collar. Turn it over to show the neat rectangle.

4. 4

   Lay the pants flat, fold one leg over the other, then fold them in half from the bottom up.

5. 5

   Find two socks that match. Lay one on the other, roll from the toe to the cuff, and fold the outer cuff back over the roll.

6. 6

   Hang the jacket: hold the hanger by the hook, slide one shoulder on, then the other, and close the top fastening. Hang it on the rack.

7. 7

   Unfold the clothes, mix up the socks, and invite the child to try.

What catches the child’s eye

• Two matching socks found in the pile
• The sock roll held closed by its own cuff
• The shirt turned over to show a neat rectangle

Extensions, easiest to hardest

1. Fold the classroom aprons and put them away
2. Fold and put away their own spare clothes from the cubby
3. Sort a basket of laundry by type before folding