Jackets on hangers
Activity

Putting Away Clothes

Teaching youth who are blind or visually impaired to put away and store their clothes is an essential independent living skill, and relates to the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC).

An important skill for students to learn as they prepare for adulthood is being able to put away clean clothes. It is not enough for a student to understand how to put clothes in a washer and dryer; part of doing laundry, maintaining an organized living environment, and wearing clothing that presents well in public is having a way to neatly store clean clothing. Students with vision impairments may require specific instruction in order to understand how to fold or hang clothes neatly. In order for students to be able to use this skill, they must have opportunities for hands-on practice. In the following activity, students can practice hanging clothing to build independent living skills, organizational skills, and manual dexterity. This is also an opportunity for students to build skills that can be used in entry-level retail employment positions.

  1. Place clothing items, unfolded, into a laundry basket.
  2. Ask student to lie each clothing item out flat on a table or other large, flat surface. Encourage the student to explore and identify each item.
  3. Discuss ways to hang various clothing items. Model folding pants so that they can be hung neatly.
  4. Ask student to place each clothing item on a hanger.
  5. Ask student to hang each item on the clothing rod. Student should organize items so that they are neatly arranged and easily accessible (i.e. pants on one end of the rod and shirts on the other).

Collage for putting away clothing

 

 


By Courtney Tabor-Abbott

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