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Week 04 · Kitchen Helper

Friday

Wipe it up and review
// Clean hands, careful measuring, a packed lunch and a wiped counter
⏱ about 15 min

Friday: Wipe it up and review

Crumbs dot the counter. Rosie the Rabbit bounces in. "You measured, you mixed, you packed. You are a real Kitchen Helper!"

Bennie hands you a damp cloth. "One more job. A helper leaves the kitchen cleaner than they found it."

Freddy the Frog hops onto a stool. "Then it is review time. Let us see what stuck this week!"

Wiping the counter

Wiping is the last kitchen job every time. Crumbs and drips attract bugs and make floors slippery.

You need a clean cloth, warm water and a trash bin. A grown-up handles any spray cleaners.

  1. Move things off the counter: cups, boxes, the lunch box.
  2. Sweep crumbs into your cupped hand, or straight into the bin.
  3. Wet the cloth with warm water and wring it out until it is damp.
  4. Wipe from the back of the counter to the front.
  5. Rinse the cloth, wring it, and hang it up to dry.
  6. Put the things back where they live.
  • Damp means a little wet. A dripping cloth leaves puddles.
  • Back to front pushes crumbs toward you, not into the corners.
  • Wipe a water spill on the floor right away, before anyone slips.
Safety first
Only water and a cloth. A grown-up uses any spray or cleaner.
Tell a grown-up about any spill near an outlet or the cooking area. Do not wipe there yourself.
Try it
Wipe one counter or table today using all six steps.
Check the corners when you finish. Any crumbs left behind?
PUT THE WIPING STEPS IN ORDER.
  • ?Sweep crumbs into the bin
  • ?Wipe back to front
  • ?Rinse the cloth and hang it to dry
  • ?Wet and wring the cloth
  • ?Move things off the counter
WHY THIS EXERCISECrumbs first keeps the cloth clean, and back to front keeps the corners clean.

Freddy's review

Freddy asks one question from each day. Take your time and think back.

WEEK FOUR REVIEW
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Monday: how long do you scrub your hands?
Tuesday: how many quarter cups fill one cup?
Wednesday: how many teaspoons fill one tablespoon?
Thursday: what goes in the lunch box first?
Fresh fruit and vegetables are called what?
A cup filled flat to the rim is what?
A cloth that is a little wet, not dripping, is what?
StatementTrue or false?
Soap is good for washing apples.?
You wipe from the back of the counter to the front.?
A kitchen helper may taste the mix while stirring.?
A grown-up uses any spray cleaner.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEThe kitchen helper rules keep food clean and people safe.
Which friend hopped onto a stool to run the review?
WHY THIS EXERCISEFreddy hosts every Friday review in this course.

Rosie cheers, Bennie bows, and the counter shines. Tomorrow is Family Helper Day in the kitchen!

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