Put away cutlery
Putting away the cutlery is a perfect first job when the dishwasher needs emptying. It is easy to see when it is done, and the sorting is clear. Pictures show where everything goes. The visual support is below.
♂Putting away cutlery
A boy puts cutlery into a drawer.
Cutlery
A fork, a knife and a spoon.
About this visual support
The cutlery drawer is one of the few places in the kitchen where order shows straight away: forks together, knives together, spoons together. That makes it a rewarding job for children who are starting to help at home. It only takes a few minutes, and the result is concrete. Even so, everyday life can make it hard to remember, especially if the job passes between siblings each week.
The visual support makes responsibility clear. The pictures show a boy putting cutlery in the drawer and a picture of a fork, knife and spoon. Build a simple sequence: open the dishwasher, lift out the cutlery basket, put it on the counter, sort into the drawer compartments, put the basket back and close the machine. An adult can handle sharp knives, and that can be shown with a separate picture.
A practical tip is to put small pictures on the edges of the drawer compartments, so the child can match picture to cutlery. It becomes a sorting game and works even for children who cannot read yet. If you want to share kitchen jobs between siblings with pictures and reminders, you can try Routined for 14 days at no cost.
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