Time for washing

Housework has changes substantially over the last century or so. One of the most important tasks was washing clothes, that was a very different experience without a machine. Washing clothes would take up the whole day, and hard physical work. Discover more about washing clothes in the past with this resource. It has been created for the foundation phase but is also suitable for key stage 2. It’s an interactive resource, with information about the process along with archive material to see washday in action.