Children's Water Festival
Chatham Kent
Doing the Laundry
Overview
Why was Monday, Laundry Day, totally devoted to this task in 1914? Students will try doing laundry using old methods and equipment. They will then compare water consumption historically with the present day.
Curriculum Link
Heritage and Citizenship, Grade 3 (Early Settlements in Upper Canada)
Compare aspects of life in early settler communities and present-day communities (O.E)
Explain how the early settlers valued, used, and looked after natural resources (S.E)
Describe the various roles of male and female settlers (S.E)
Compare and contrast tools and technologies used by early settlers and/or First Nation peoples with present day tools and technologies (S.E)