Folding the washing

Teaching kids to sort folded washing

Make folding the washing a fun learning game that will help develop your child's ability to sort and classify objects. Here's how.

What you need:

  • Washing to fold


Turn folding the washing into a game that teaches kids sorting skills. Here's how:

While folding the washing ask your child to assist you by sorting the clothes into various people's piles. Make deliberate mistakes along the way for them to fix. For example, put mum's undies into dad's pile and ask them to fix your mistake. You may also wish to sort the clothes into items such as underwear, t-shirts, shorts, etc.

Extension: Once your child has learnt how to sort the washing into piles, have fun trying to empty the washing basket in the shortest amount of time.

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