PL 5.04Mopping a Spill

1. 1

   Invite the child. Pour a cup of water on a hard floor away from walkways.

2. 2

   Put the wet-floor sign beside it. Say: 'Someone could slip. I will clean it now.'

3. 3

   Kneel and soak up the water with the sponge. Squeeze it into the bucket. Repeat until the floor is only damp, then dry it with the cloth.

4. 4

   On another day, show the mop: dip it in the bucket and press it in the wringer until it stops dripping.

5. 5

   Mop with side-to-side strokes from the far edge of the wet patch toward you, keeping the mop on the floor.

6. 6

   Wring the mop again and go over the area once more. Dry it with the cloth.

7. 7

   Empty the bucket in the sink, rinse and hang the mop, and put away the sign.

8. 8

   Invite the child to clean up a spill.

What catches the child’s eye

• Water soaking into the sponge from the floor
• The wet-floor sign standing guard
• Water pressed out by the wringer

Extensions, easiest to hardest

1. Clean up a spill from a pouring work right away
2. Mop under the snack table
3. Mop a small area at the end of the day