"Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. Isaiah 1:18

But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner's fire or a launderer's soap. Malachi 3:2

People commonly question how I get everything done. The answer is, “Organization and a chore chart.” During one time, when I was particularly bogged down with laundry, I planned a unit study on laundry which took the place of certain classes of school for a week. It was fun for everyone to do something different, the children learned needed skills, both academic and practical, and it got the laundry caught up! The unit study is listed below.

Unit Study: Laundry.

Length of Unit: 1 Week.

Subjects studied in this unit: Bible, Language Arts, Home Economics, History, and Math.


Monday:

Bible
1. Mom reads aloud Exodus 19:10-14 and Rev. 7:13-14. Discussion: What does dirt/uncleanness represent?
2. Mom reads aloud Clarke’s Commentary on Exodus 19:10.

Language Arts
1. Present Spelling/Vocabulary lists. (Choose words at each child’s academic level from Bible reading or otherwise related to laundry.) Children recopy them in alphabetical order.

Home Economics
1. Sort dirty laundry.


Tuesday:

Language Arts
1. Children look up all words in dictionary and read definitions silently.
2. Mom reads aloud “Why I Love Clotheslines,” Gentle Spirit Jan. 93, p. 23.

Home Economics
1. Wash 2 loads in washing machine. Dry 1 load in the dryer. Hang out the other load to dry on the clothesline. Fold and put away both loads.

Math
1. Keep count of number of items washed per person. Who has the most?


Wed:

Language Arts
1. Pretest over spelling/vocabulary words.

Field trip
1. Visit a laundromat.

Home Economics
1. Wash, dry, and fold 2 loads of laundry at the laundromat.

Math
1. Figure cost of home laundering for one week. (Provide cost per load.) Compare this with cost of laundering at a laundromat.

Thursday:

Language Arts
1. Study missed words from Wednesday.

Home Economics
1. Wash, dry, fold, and put away laundry.

History
1. Mom reads aloud “Care of Fabrics,” Bible Facts p. 482.
2. Mom reads aloud “Out With the New & In With the Old,” Coming Home July/Aug 95 p. 18.


Friday:

Language Arts
1. Final test over spelling/vocabulary lists.
2. Compose an essay about this study. (D: 3 paragraphs; B: 2 paragraphs; R/L/R: 1 paragraph)

Home Economics
1. Wash, dry, fold, and put away laundry.

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