Cleaning and Maintaining the House

This refers to the ability to keep the house neat and clean.

PURPOSE

This activity helps the learner maintain their personal space clean and neat.

• Step 1

  Ask the learner to make the bed (with the caregiver’s help first, then gradually on their own).

• Step 2

  Teach the learner how to wipe glass and surface areas, and after some tries, let them try on their own.

• Step 3

  Teach them how to dust and mop or vacuum their room, then gradually allow them to do it on their own

• Step 4

  Teach the learner to put things away in their place. Start with putting the meal mats away in the mat drawer, then add other objects, then gradually allow them to do it on their own.

  *Make sure the objects are not delicate.

• Step 5

  Teach the learner how to sweep and then mop, then gradually allow them to do it on their own.