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Laundry, Labels and Life Admin

A companion sheet — print it, scribble on it, keep it or recycle it

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What we're doing

Decode the symbols, run a wash, and never shrink a jumper again.

  • About 30 minutes
  • Life Skills
  • Life Skills

Gather these

  • Laundry
  • The washing machine manual

Step by step

  • Read five care labels and decode them.
  • Sort a load by colour and temperature.
  • Choose and run the cycle.
  • Hang it out and check the results.

Worth talking about

Symbols and codes
Sorting
Independence
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Record what happened

There's no wrong way to fill this in

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What we did

Write, list or draw — whatever suits today.

Skills we touched on

SkillHow it showed up

Reflect together

What surprised you about laundry, labels and life admin?
What was the easiest part? What was the fiddliest?
What would you change if you did it again tomorrow?
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Take it further

Three doors out of the same activity

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If it felt tricky

Sort colours only.

If it felt easy

Work out the cost per wash and the cheapest time to run it.

If you'd rather do it differently

Apply the same idea to food labels or recycling symbols.

Next time, we could

  • Try it outdoors
  • Invite a friend or sibling
  • Stretch it over a whole week

Our own ideas