Living Area Maintenance Lesson Ideas

  • create ads for cleaning products

  • research stain removal on the Internet

  • analyse full basket of normal laundry including linens

  • look at threads and fibres under a microscope

  • visit a Laundromat

  • create a laundry supply box or basket

  • create a cleaning product box or basket

  • create a puppet show depicting different fibres and their care process

  • visit a dry cleaning store and Laundromat

  • play warning label BINGO

  • play cleaning Jeopardy

  • research the Internet for processes of shoe care

  • visit a store that carries paint supplies and ask prepared questions about painting and equipment that is available

  • visit the library and research information on household repairs including books, magazines and videos

  • watch a home repair/home improvement show

  • create your own home repair/home improvement show

  • interview various repairmen

  • interview a person from a cleaning agency with prepared questions

  • compare costs of having a room professionally cleaned and doing it yourself

  • repair a hole in a small piece of Sheetrock or a real wall

  • visit a store that sells vacuums and ask for demonstrations

  • invite a professional from a hotel, amid service, cleaning service or janitor service to sharing cleaning techniques. Prepare a list of questions to ask

  • visit a store to compare different types and sizes of linens. Figure out what it would cost to furnish the bed that you already have

  • collect cleaning products and compare them by reading the labels

  • research the Internet for different cleaning methods

  • research cleaning products using Consumer Reports

  • make a list of cleaning tips to share with others

  • video demonstrations of cleaning

  • call for information about electricity and lighting

  • visit a hardware store or plumbing shop to look at different bathroom fixtures

  • create a list of questions regarding how to repair a sink or toilet and interview a plumber or hardware store employee

  • write a radio commercial to encourage people to save energy

  • write an article for the local paper about recycling

  • choose an area of the town to keep clean over a period of time

  • write a children’s play about recycling and saving energy

  • teach someone to defrost a fridge and clean and oven



    
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