Sock Duster

What you need

• a clean sock for their hand
• a soft cloth or duster for you
• a low table, chair or shelf to dust

How to do it

1. Put a clean sock on their hand like a puppet.
2. Wipe the top of a low table with your cloth and show them the dust on it.
3. Let them wipe the table legs, a chair seat or a low shelf with their sock hand.
4. Move on to the next room and dust one more thing there.

Why it matters

A sock on the hand turns dusting into something they can do too, and the dust on the sock shows them the job worked.

What they're learning

Wiping

A sweep of the arm across a surface, side to side.

Copying a job

Doing what they watched you do a moment ago.

Words for home

Table, chair and shelf, named as you dust each one.

What to look for

Notice them checking their sock after a wipe to look for dust.

A tip

Clear anything breakable or heavy off the low surfaces first, and keep cleaning sprays away: a dry sock does this job.

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