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Week 02 · My Room, My Job

Wednesday

The closet and the floor
// A bed in four steps, a place for everything, a ten-minute tidy
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: The closet and the floor

Hazel the Hedgehog opens her closet door. A shoe falls out. Then another shoe that does not match.

Lizzy the Lizard picks them up. "Where are the partners?" Hazel shrugs. "Somewhere in there."

Lizzy pulls the shoes out and lines them up in pairs. "Shoes in pairs on the floor. Clothes on hangers by kind. Floor clear so the door can shut." Hazel nods slowly. "The closet is a drawer that stands up."

A closet is a standing drawer

The closet follows the same rule as the drawers. One kind, one spot.

Hanging clothes go by kind. Shirts together, then pants, then jackets. Shoes sit in pairs on the floor or a rack.

The closet floor should be clear enough that nothing falls when you open the door.

  • Hang: jackets, dresses, button shirts, anything that wrinkles in a drawer.
  • Fold: tee shirts, socks, pajamas, anything soft.
  • Pair: every shoe next to its partner, toes pointing the same way.
  • Clear: nothing on the closet floor except shoes and a basket.
HANG, FOLD OR PAIR?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Where does a jacket go?
You find one sneaker. What are you looking for?
Why should the closet floor stay clear?

Hanging a shirt

Hangers can be tricky at first. Here is the easy way.

Hold the hanger by the hook. Slide one shoulder of the shirt onto one side. Slide the other shoulder on. Button the top button if there is one. Hang it on the rod with the hook facing the back wall.

  1. Hold the hanger by its hook.
  2. Slide one shoulder of the shirt onto the hanger.
  3. Slide the other shoulder on.
  4. Button the top button if there is one.
  5. Hang it on the rod, hook toward the back.
HANG A SHIRT
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Second
3Third
4Last
ThingWhere it lives in a closet
Rain jacketHanger, with the other jackets
SneakersFloor or rack, in a pair
Soft tee shirtFolded in a drawer, not the closet
BackpackA hook or the floor basket
What do shoes always come in?
Which way should hanger hooks face on the rod?
What did Hazel call the closet?
StatementTrue or false?
A soft tee shirt should be hung on a hanger.?
Shoes should be paired with toes pointing the same way.?
Jackets go on hangers.?
The closet floor is a good place to pile toys.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEHang what wrinkles, fold what is soft, pair shoes, clear the floor. Four small rules.
Who helped Hazel pair her shoes in the story?
WHY THIS EXERCISEPairing shoes is a quick job that makes mornings faster for everyone.
Try it
Pair every shoe in your closet. Toes the same way.
Hang two shirts using the five steps.
Clear the closet floor until the door shuts easily.
Safety first
Use only the rod you can reach from the floor. A grown-up hangs anything higher.
Never climb shelves or stand on a chair to reach a hanger.

Drawers done, closet done. Tomorrow Hazel teaches the ten-minute tidy that keeps it all this way.

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