Cloth Washing | How to Present Montessori Practical Life Lesson

All Practical Life lessons in a Montessori classroom are teacher made. This is how we wash laundry in our class, but every class will be slightly different. Once a week (Thursday for us) teachers gather up any unwashed laundry and throw it in the washing machine so we never get too far behind. Next we fold all the laundry and put it away, we always do this in the classroom in front of children and children often help. It’s awesome when the children spontaneously start folding without us starting, but we don’t make it a chore. We also iron cloths (mostly dusting cloths and some polishing cloths). To make sure we are generating enough laundry to warrant an activity, we have drying cloths, cloth napkins, polishing cloths and dusting cloths. Sheets, aprons, and tablecloths are always washed in the washing machine. *** If I ever remake this material, I will get smaller basins. These ones require too much water to get a decent depth. Links: Laundry Soap: https://amzn.to/4c5Du2L Bamboo Washboard: https://amzn.to/3OogaW6 Mini drying rack: https://amzn.to/3Q71uv3 Low table: https://amzn.to/4sXmOBU