PA Promise for Children Lists 10 Books for Children About Doing Laundry

PA Promise for Children has released a list of 10 books for children that feature the theme of doing laundry.

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PA Promise for Children’s Learning is Everywhere newsletter recently focused on the theme of laundry and listed activities for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners that have to do with the household task.

For babies, it was suggested for parents to play peek-a-boo with them using clothes hanging on the line, while it was recommended for toddlers to help their parents separate clothing by colors or types of clothing.

Parents were encouraged to teach their preschoolers  to develop their language skills while sorting laundry by using possessives - for example, “mommy’s” or “my” shirt. For kindergartners, it was suggested to have a discussion about why we wash our clothes or where the water comes from that fills the washing machine.

OCDEL’s list of 10 books on the topic include:

• Wanda’s Washing Machine (Anna McQuinn)

• Llamas in the Laundry (W.H. New)

• Stinky Clothes (Joanna Emery)

• Knuffle Bunny (Mo Willems)

• Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash (Sarah Weeks)

• Henry Helps with Laundry (Beth Bracken)

• Dirty Laundry Pile (Paul B. Janeczko)

• The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash (Trinka Hakes Noble)

• Laundry Day (Maurie J. Manning)

• Smelling Sunshine (Constance Anderson)

View the list on PA Promise for Children’s website.