Category:Washing Dishes

WASHING DISHES

This activity:
 * Ages 3-4 and up
 * Developing control
 * Muscular coordination
 * Care of the environment
 * Learning to work well together

You will need:
 * 2 dishpans half filled with warm water (one for washing and one for rinsing)
 * dishdrainer (dish rack)
 * dish towel
 * squirt bottle with dishwashing liquid (soap suds)
 * large pitcher to obtain water from sink
 * 3 towels for underneath the dishpans and dish drainer

Pour 1 or two drops of liquid soap into the basin. Take your sponge and show the children how to make soap suds in the water. Take a dish and make circular motions with the sponge. (DESCRIBE EXACTLY THE PATTERN TO BE USED –front, back, fold sponge along edge to clean the rim on front and back) This is good for muscular coordination. Rinse the plate, and get all the suds off the plate. Hold the plate up until the last drop of water falls.

After completing this exercise, the child may dry the dishes with a towel, carefully stacking them, and put them away.