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Teach Your Child Responsibility and Boost Confidence with this Simple Daily Task: Cleaning a Table (or a chair)

As parents, we all want our children to become responsible and independent individuals. We want them to be confident in their abilities and be able to take care of themselves. One way to teach them these important life skills is by giving them daily tasks to do around the house. Not only does it help them develop responsibility, but it also boosts their confidence as they see the results of their hard work. In this blog, we’ll be discussing a simple daily task that can help your child learn these valuable lessons – cleaning a table (or a chair). So, whether you’re a new parent or have been in the game for a while, keep reading to learn more about how this task can benefit your child.

Cleaning a Table (or a chair)

Suitable Age: 3 1/2+

Materials: 

  • The tray consists of :
    • 2 towels
    • A sponge
    • A bar of soap
    • A brush
    • A basin
    • A small pitcher (with a line)
  • A mat for the floor (a boot tray)
  • A piece of paper towel for water activities

Direct Aim:

  • To wash and clean a table independently

Indirect Aim:

  • Concentration
  • Hand-eye coordination
  • Independence
  • Order of sequence
  • Fine motor skills
  • Refining of the muscles in the hands and arms
Boy child cleaning table in kitchen with rag.

Presentation/ Child instruction:

Teach Your Child Responsibility and Boost Confidence with this Simple Daily Task: Cleaning a Table (or a chair)
Teach Your Child Responsibility and Boost Confidence with this Simple Daily Task: Cleaning a Table (or a chair)
  1. Show the child where to find the tray on the shelf and invite the child to carry the tray to his work table. Tell the child he will need the special mat for the floor. Once the mat is on the floor, invite the child to place a towel on top of it, beside the table. On this towel, indicate to the child where he will place the basin (in the center) with all the other items from the tray in the other of the activity. Invite the child to fill the pitcher with water (to the line) and when he returns have him pour about half of the water into the basin.
  2. Begin by dipping the bar of soap into the water in the basin, then take the soap and rub it directly onto the table (using circular motions) from the top left-hand corner of the table. Allow the child to continue once you have put soap on half the table.
  3. When the soap is on the table, dip the brush into the water in the basin. Again, start at the top left-hand corner of the table and scrub the table (using circular motions). Allow the child to try.
  4. Once the entire table has been covered with soap, invite the child to rinse the brush, using the water from the basin, and place it back onto the towel. Next, reach for the sponge and wet it slightly, using the water from the basin. Using strokes from left to right, beginning at the top, allow the sponge to absorb/remove all excess soap, rinsing the sponge periodically in the basin. Give the child a turn to remove the soap after about half the table is complete.
  5. When complete, invite the child to rinse the sponge (using water from the basin) and then place it back onto the towel with the remaining items. Using the second towel, dry the table (using the same format as the sponge). Give the child an opportunity to dry the table as well.
  6. When this task has been completed, the child may empty the water from the basin, and pour the remaining water from the pitcher into the basin. Using this clean water to rinse the brush and basin. Then use the sponge to clean the basin. Once again, invite the child to empty the basin of water. Once back, invite the child to dry the basin using a towel.
  7. Once dry, invite the child to put the towel in the laundry and replace it with a clean one. The child will arrange all items back onto the tray in their proper order.
  8. Ask the child if he would like to clean another table. If he declines, invite him to return the tray to the shelf and the mat to its proper location.
  9. Invite the child to clean any table in the classroom if he notices they are dirty.

Point of interest:

  • The bubbles made on the table, the sponge absorbing the bubbles, a clean table, the smell of the soap, and doing something an adult does

Control of Error: 

  • Using too much/not enough soap
  • Unable to remove all the soap
  • Spilling water out of the boot tray
  • Forgetting the sequence
  • Forgetting to clean an item or replace the cloth/towels

>> Read more: Teach Your Child Responsibility and Boost Confidence with this Simple Daily Task: Washing Clothes

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