Life B3.3. Ironing
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B3.3. IRONING


MATERIALS:

Small ironing board that fits on table, small table with shelf below, two baskets, several un-ironed handkerchiefs, iron with temperature setting set on low, metal iron holder.

PREPARATION:

Folding.

PRESENTATION:

1. Invite the child.

2. Name and location in room.'

3. Pick up iron and point to tape indicating low settling.

4. "We need to wait for the iron the get warm".

5. Reach into basket on left of shelf below table.

6. Choose an un-ironed handkerchief and place handkerchief on ironing board.

7. Smooth out handkerchief with right hand moving left to right and left hand holding the handkerchief.

8. Pick up iron with right hand.

9. Place iron on handkerchief.

10. Iron handkerchief by moving iron from left to right and then top to bottom. Use continuous movement.

11. Replace iron on iron holder.

12. Fold handkerchiefs top bottom as in folding exercising making sure ends of material are even.

13. Smooth crease with right hand running the dominant finger down fold.

14. Pick up iron with right hand.

15. Iron handkerchief on the crease, moving left to right.

16. Replace iron on holder.

17. Hold handkerchief again, this time from left to right.

18. Smooth crease with pointer finger from left to right.

19. Pick up iron.

20. Iron crease, from left to right.

21. Replace iron on the holder.

22. Place ironed handkerchief in the basket on the right.

23. Ask child if he would like to do this work.

CONTROL OF ERROR:

1. Picking an ironed handkerchief instead of an un-ironed one.

2. Pressing wrinkles into handkerchiefs.

3. Uneven edges after folding handkerchief.

4. Iron dropping on floor.

5. Iron left on board and not in holder.

POINTS OF INTEREST:

1. Selecting a handkerchief to iron.

2. Weight and heat of iron.

3. Watching the wrinkles being pressed out.

4. Holding handkerchief.

5. Pressing the crease.

6. Returning the iron to holder after using it.

DIRECT AIM:

Ironing.

AGE:

3 and up

VOCABULARY:

Iron, ironing board, press, iron holder, basket, ironed, un-ironed, handkerchief.


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