Laundry Detergent

Read Aloud Activity

Cesar is

washing his c
He put his dirty
clothes in the
laundry basket and
carried the basket to the washing
machine. After he started the
washing machine, he added three
cups of laundry detergent and the
dirty clothes.

lothes.

Several minutes later, soap suds

started coming out of the lid of the
washing machine.

Oh, no! Cesar put too much

detergent in the washing machine.
He didn’t read the directions on the
box. Now, he has to clean up a
mess.

Advice: Read directions carefully!

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