Life C3.4. Table Scrubbing
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CARE OF ENVIOMENT

C3.4. TABLE SCRUBBING


MATERIALS:

Apron, table, rubber mat, basin, soap dish with soap, soap dish with brush, soap dish with sponge, towel, and bucket, pitcher. (materials set on shelf in left to right order.)

PREPARATION:

Child has practiced pouring, hand washing, sponge squeezing and making bubbles. Materials are ready. Invite child. Name activity. Show child where materials are located. Put on apron. Roll up sleeves.

PRESENTATION:

1. Carry a table over to work area with child.

2. Bring materials to work area starting with rubber mat, basin, and then bucket. Set materials out on rubber mat to right of table.

3. Bring pitcher to sink and obtain water. Bring pitcher back and fill basin.. Wipe pitcher and replace.

4. Take in dominant hand, brush, dip into water and shake off excess water into basin.

5. Rub brush over soap. Look at soap on bristles of brush. Place brush on table, upper hand corner.

6. Make big circles or cursive "e's" on table with brush, starting at corner and moving left to right and top to bottom.

7. Add more soap as needed following steps 4 and 5. Observe work.

8. Repeat step 4 and replace brush on soap dish.

9. Get sponge and wet in water. Squeeze out excess water using two hands. Place sponge on table in upper left corner.

10. Wipe table with sponge, moving sponge down left side of table, using two hands. Turn sponge over and observe soap on sponge.

11. Repeat above step starting at left top of table and wiping down.

12. Rinse sponge out in water

13. Repeat steps 10 and 11 always wiping in rows, top to bottom and left to right. Check table edges and wipe. Observe work.

14. Rinse sponge and replace in soap dish.

15. Get towel and open up on table. Fold comers in towards middle, one at a time.

16. Place palm of dominant hand on top of middle of towel.

17. Use circular motions to wipe table dry with towel. Wipe table edges too.

18. Fold towel up and replace. Observe work.

19. Pick up basin and empty into bucket. Wait for last drop.

20. Wipe out basin with sponge. Replace both.

21. Dry hands briefly. Bring bucket to sink and empty.

22. Rinse and wipe bucket as needed. Return bucket to work area.

23. Replace materials in basin and bucket and return to shelf.

24. Dry mat with floor towel. Check and dry floor as needed.

25. Roll up mat and replace. Carry table with child to original place. Replace apron. Invite child to repeat.

CONTROL OF ERROR

1. Materials and area not restored to original state.

2. Dropping materials.

3. Carrying table alone.

4. Water or soap on floor or mat while working.

5. Wet clothes.

6. Carrying bucket or pitcher with only on hand.

POINTS OF INTEREST:

1. Texture, color, shape and sound of materials being used.

2. Seeing table become covered with soap.

3. Seeing lines of soap on sponge.

4. Seeing clean row of wipes on table.

5. Folding towel new way.

6. Carrying full then empty pitcher and bucket.

7. Pouring water using pitcher, basin and bucket.

DIRECT AIMS:

Coordination, concentration, independence and order.

INDIRECT AIMS:

Learning to clean tables, learning to take care of environment. Learning sequential work patterns. Learning to balance, preparation for handwriting.

VOCABULARY:

Names of all materials, scrub, rub, wipe, dry. pour, empty.

AGE:

3 and up.

VARIATIONS/EXTENSIONS:

1. Activity is set up at a stationary place. Only the table is brought over to area.

2. Scrubbing a picnic table outside, or outdoor furniture.

3. Scrubbing a plastic chair from environment.

4. Scrubbing the floor, using a separate but similar set of materials.

5. Scrubbing a bike, or car tire using a separate but similar set of materials,

6. Scrubbing a pumpkin for Halloween.


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