Doing Laundry | Independent Living & Life Skills
by Vocational skills and more © 2026
Price: $3 USD
Subjects: informationalText,prevocationalAndVocational,cognitionProblemSolving,specialed,activitiesOfDailyLiving,cognitionExecutiveFunctioning
Grades: 0
Description
Help students build practical independent living skills by learning how to complete a load of laundry from start to finish! This 21-card Boom Cards deck combines direct instruction, multiple-choice questions, and interactive drag-and-drop activities to give students age-respectful practice with the real-world steps involved in doing laundry. Students progress from learning the basic laundry routine to sorting clothing, reading care labels, choosing detergent amounts, selecting washer and dryer settings, and applying multiple skills to complete realistic laundry tasks. Students practice skills including: Following the basic laundry routine Sorting laundry by color and type Identifying whites/lights and dark clothing Reading clothing care labels Choosing cold and warm wash settings Identifying appropriate dryer settings Recognizing when clothing should be hung to dry Identifying laundry detergent Determining the correct amount of detergent for small and large loads Selecting appropriate washer and dryer settings Following washing and drying directions Applying several laundry skills to complete a single task Building independence with an everyday household responsibility Students first practice each skill separately and then progress to more complex laundry challenges that require them to combine what they have learned. Interactive activities allow students to sort laundry and make choices for completing realistic loads rather than simply answering questions about the proc