Fold Your Clothes
- 1Print it first. Read it once together and talk it through.
- 2Exercises on paper, then correct together with the answer key.
- 3Next day: a 10-minute review here on screen saves progress.
What you will learn
- 1Fold a T-shirt on a flat surface
- 2Smooth out wrinkles with your hands
- 3Stack folded clothes in neat piles of the same kind
- 4Put each item of clothing where it goes
Mini Lesson
Clean clothes need a home. Folded clothes stay neat. They are easy to find, too. Today you learn to fold a T-shirt and put your clothes away.
🏠 The Life Skills Way (step by step)
- FLAT: lay the clothes on a flat place, like a bed or a table. A T-shirt goes face down.
- SMOOTH: smooth out the wrinkles with your hands.
- FOLD: fold the sides in, fold it in half, then turn it over.
- STACK: put it on a neat pile.
- SAME KIND: shirts with shirts, pants with pants, each in its own drawer. Socks go in pairs, and jackets go on a hanger.
👕 Why Fold?
- NEAT: folded clothes have fewer wrinkles.
- EASY TO FIND: you can see each shirt in the pile.
Never climb on drawers or shelves. They can tip over. If a shelf or a hanger rod is too high, ask a grown-up for help.
Words to know
fold
Bend one part over another part.
e.g. I fold my shirt in half.
flat
Smooth and even, with no bumps.
e.g. Lay the shirt on a flat bed.
wrinkle
A small crease or line in cloth.
e.g. I smooth out the wrinkles with my hands.
stack
A neat pile, one on top of another.
e.g. My T-shirts are in a stack.
hanger
A hook that holds clothes up in a closet.
e.g. My jacket goes on a hanger.
💡 Handy Tip: fold each shirt the same way. Then your pile stays flat and neat.
Guided Practice
Pick a word from the Trace menu and pass over the ghost letters with your finger or pen. Tap 🔍 Bigger for a fullscreen practice canvas.
Tip: Say each word aloud as you trace it.
Exercises
Put the steps for folding a T-shirt in the correct order.
Match each item with where it goes.
Pick the best answer for each question.
1. Where is the best place to fold a shirt?
2. How do you get the wrinkles out before you fold?
3. Which pile is the neatest?
4. Where do socks go?
5. Where does a jacket go?
6. Why do we fold clothes?
7. The hanger rod is too high for you. What do you do?
8. What is the LAST step when you fold a T-shirt?
Parent Checklist
For the parent: after correcting together, check off what your child has really understood