Quick Wash Bag: Clean-Up and Sort

A cool-down where students put away the lesson's equipment and, on every trip, sort a hygiene card into «in the wash bag» or «not a good idea». It wraps up class by tidying the space and reviewing post-exercise hygiene.

How to play

1. Assignments: each team clears one area of equipment. On the way to the storage room there is a face-down pile of cards and two boxes (1 min).
2. Walking clean-up: on each trip with equipment, grab a card and drop it in the right box: your own towel, a spare shirt, deodorant, shower sandals, your own bottle... or sharing towels, perfume instead of washing, the same sweaty shirt all day (4 min).
3. Review: the teacher pulls out misplaced cards, and the group fixes them out loud (2 min).
4. Exit: on the way out the door, each student names two things they will do in the locker room (1 min).

Rules

• Walk, do not run.
• One card per trip.
• Equipment is put away neatly, not tossed.
• Nobody comments on a specific classmate's smell or hygiene.

Variations

Adaptations

• Limited mobility: acts as checker by the boxes.
• Visual impairment: a partner reads the card and walks with them to storage.
• Students who avoid changing out of modesty: quietly offer alternatives like wipes and a clean shirt.

Learning goals

• Cool down in an orderly way.
• Review hygiene habits after exercise.
• Help take care of shared equipment.

Equipment for a class of 25

• hygiene cards: 30
• boxes: 2

Teacher tip

Laminate the cards and reuse them all year. If your school has no showers, focus on washing face and underarms and changing shirts.

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