Title: (Optional) Discuss ways to maintain a clean environment.
Course: Family and Consumer Sciences Exploratory I (19903-9) > Section: Developing Responsibility for Living Environments

Discussion should include

- keeping home spaces clean (e.g., bedroom, closet, bathroom)
- keeping school spaces clean (e.g., desk, backpack, classroom, locker, lab, cafeteria, hallways, grounds, buses)
- cleaning up after oneself in cars and public transportation vehicles and in other environments (e.g., store dressing rooms, parks, streets, sidewalks, and other public spaces).

Teacher Resource:

American Cleaning Institute

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What is the difference between cleaning and organizing?
- Why is it important to keep your personal spaces clean and organized?

Communication

- What resources are available to help you to maintain a clean environment?
- What conflicts can occur if you fail to keep your personal space clean and organized?

Leadership

- How can you influence friends and classmates to keep their community and school spaces clean?
- Why is it important to clean up after yourself in public places, such as buses, stores, parks, and streets?

Management

- How can tasks be delegated to maintain a clean environment?
- How can a clean and organized space contribute to your future successes?