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Cleaning the House

PBLA Module

Cleaning is a practical, everyday task that helps learners build vocabulary and confidence. This module focuses on common cleaning tools, actions, and routines, and promotes transferable skills useful in daily life and potential employment.

A middle-aged woman wearing yellow gloves and an apron holds a bucket filled with cleaning supplies. The text reads "Cleaning the House For Learners" alongside learning goals and the TIES Literacy Centre of Expertise logo.
For Learners
Cover page of a TIES Literacy Centre of Expertise resource titled "Cleaning the House" for instructors, featuring learning objectives and logos for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
For Instructors

Stories

1. Luna Cleans and Cleans — Simple, relatable, and ready to spark conversation.

2. I Can Clean — Catchy “I can …” phrases that boost vocabulary and confidence.

A smiling man wearing an apron and gloves holds a basket of cleaning supplies against a pink background. Text on the left reads, "I Can Clean," with the Literacy Centre of Expertise logo above.
Interactive
A woman in a striped shirt and yellow gloves lies on a gray carpet holding a mop, surrounded by a spray bottle, cloth, and paper towel. Text reads, "Luna Cleans and Cleans" featuring the Cleaning Module and Literacy Centre of Expertise logo.
Interactive

Digital Activities

Learners first explore these activities in class to practice sounds, vocabulary, and sentence building, then use them independently with built-in feedback.

  • Cleaning Tools: Beginning Sounds
  • Cleaning Tools: Matching Symbols and Pictures Quiz
  • I Can Clean (Word Order Quiz)
  • Pass the Cleaning Tools, Please!
A set of cleaning tools from the Cleaning Module including a blue bucket, black garbage bag, yellow sponge, red dustpan, yellow gloves, vacuum cleaner, blue cloth, and colorful duster. Text reads: "Cleaning Tools Beginning Sounds.
Cleaning Tools: Beginning Sounds
A smiling man wearing gloves and an apron holds a basket filled with cleaning supplies. Text on the left reads: "I Can Clean Word Order Quiz – Cleaning Module." Literacy Centre of Expertise logo is in the top left corner.
I Can Clean (Word Order Quiz)
Four black and white icons show a bucket, a duster, a mop, and a pair of cleaning gloves. "Cleaning Module: Matching Symbols and Pictures" is written at the top. Literacy Centre of Expertise logo is at the bottom left.
Matching Symbols and Pictures Quiz
Four black and white icons show a bucket, a duster, a mop, and a pair of cleaning gloves. "Cleaning Module: Matching Symbols and Pictures" is written at the top. Literacy Centre of Expertise logo is at the bottom left.
Pass the Cleaning Tools Please!
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