Title: Demonstrate clothing maintenance.
Course: Independent Living (22904-18)

Demonstration should include

- interpreting care labels and instructions
- laundering, including sorting, washing, drying, folding, ironing, steaming, caring for different fabrics per instructions
- cleaning shoes and accessories
- storing clothing (i.e., hanging, folding).

Teacher Resource:
Clean Clothes, American Cleaning Institute (ACI)

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What criteria should one use to evaluate clothing maintenance, minor repairs, and basic clothing construction?
- What will happen if one cannot take care of one’s clothing?

Communication

- Why is interpreting the care label important in clothing maintenance?
- What communication skills does one need to share instructions for performing clothing maintenance, minor repair tasks, and basic clothing construction tasks?
- What special vocabulary terms are associated with these instructions?

Leadership

- What career opportunities are available for people who have the skills to perform clothing maintenance, minor repair tasks, and basic clothing construction tasks?

Management

- What routine steps can one take to keep one’s clothing in good condition?
- What time-management techniques can help one stay efficient in efforts to make, repair, and maintain clothing?