TLE-7 Household Services
Quarter 4, Week 1
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET
Learning Competency/Code:
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Use appropriate cleaning tools, equipment, supplies and materials.
Information Sheet
Household Services refers to the management of household affairs in a proper
way thus, making a domestic house clean and maintain its high standards of cleanliness
and maintenance at commercial levels. It is also known as “house cleaning” or
“housekeeping” which includes overall cleaning of the house like window cleaning,
putting furniture at the right place, doing dishes, maintaining lawns, taking out all the
trash from the house and making repairs to household appliances and so forth.
There are two types of housekeeping: domestic housekeeping and institutional
housekeeping.
Domestic housekeeping refers to housekeeping maintenance in the house. This
covers the kitchen, bedrooms, dining, grounds, and areas surrounding the house.
Institutional housekeeping refers to housekeeping maintenance for
establishments like hotels, resorts, apartments etc. It covers the guest rooms, halls and
corridors, offices, stairways, grounds and plants, public areas and restaurants.
Standards of housekeeping includes cleanliness, sanitation, orderliness safety, eye
appeal, client’s comfort, materials control and preventive maintenance.
The importance of housekeeping is not just keeping a family’s house but also a
hotel and other establishment a safe, clean, comfortable and inviting home. Thus, a
thorough cleaned, well-maintained environment promotes a feeling of comfort and
enjoyment and nobody worries about being exposed to unsanitary conditions.
Housekeeping can be a very demanding job that requires one to be patient. A
housekeeper is a person employed to manage such household and other domestic staff.
A housekeeping staff spends long hours on his feet, sweeping, mopping, dusting,
vacuuming, and cleaning of premises. In addition to the cleaning task, a housekeeper
also uses different types of cleaning tools, equipment, supplies, and materials in doing
such tasks.
TYPES AND USES OF CLEANING TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES
AND MATERIALS
Today, cleaning is a very serious concern to have a well conducive environment for
living. Our home, working places and the whole environment require serious treatment
in order to give us clean atmosphere where we can easily live.
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CLEANING
TOOLS/EQUIPMENT
MEANING/USES
Broom is a cleaning implement for sweeping made of
bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle.
Dustpan is a cleaning tool commonly used to scoop
the dirt and wastes on the floor.
Vacuum cleaner is a device that uses an air pump
to create a partial vacuum to suck up dust and dirt,
usually from floors, and optionally from other
surfaces as well. The dirt is collected by either a
dust bag or a cyclone for later disposal.
Water Hoses are hollow tubes designed to carry
fluids from one location to another. Hoses are also
sometimes called pipes (the word pipe usually refers
to a rigid tube, whereas a hose is usually a flexible
one), or more generally tubing. The shape of a hose is
usually cylindrical (having a circular cross section).
Bucket is a water tight, vertical cylinder or truncated
cone, with an open top and a flat bottom, usually
attached to a semicircular carrying handle that is
used to hold water or any liquid solution used in
cleaning.
Cobwebber is used for reaching and sweeping of floor
without a stool. It is also used to in stairwells, ceiling
corners and other high areas.
Sponge is characterized by readily absorbing water
and becoming soft when wet while retaining
toughness: used in bathing, in wiping or cleaning
surfaces, etc.
Dishcloth is used in the kitchen to dry dishes and
other surfaces.Typically they are made of cotton or
other cloth, such as microfiber, and measure 11" to
13" inches square.
Cleaning Cloth is used to wipe the cleaning tools
and equipment.
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A floor buffer is an electrical appliance that is used to
clean and maintain non-carpeted floors, such as
hardwood, marble, tile or linoleum. It is also known as
a floor polisher.
SUPPLIES/MATERIALS
MEANING/USES
Cleaning detergent is a surfactant or a mixture of
surfactants with "cleaning properties in diluted
solutions that is also used in cleaning purposes.
Liquid Detergent is a detergent in liquid form used for
cleaning tools and equipment.
Scrubbing Foam is used to remove the contaminants of
any tool and equipment.
Paper towel is an absorbent textile made from paper
instead of cloth used in drying hands, wiping windows,
dusting and cleaning up spills.
Water is a liquid used for cleaning most of the tools and
equipment. It is also known as the universal solvent.
A waste container is a container for temporarily
storing refuse and waste.
Baking soda otherwise known as bicarbonate of soda or
sodium bicarbonate is used to deodorize refrigerators.
A glove is a garment that covers the whole hand of a
person that performs household services.
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Exercise 1
PICTURE GALLERY
Directions: Identify the following tools, equipment, supplies and materials used in
cleaning.
______________1.
_______________6.
2.
_______________7.
________________3.
8.
_______________4.
9.
________________5.
________________10.
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Exercise 2
Direction: True or False: Write True if the statement is correct and False if it is
incorrect.
_______1. Household Services refers to the management of household affairs in a proper
way.
_______2. Standards of housekeeping includes cleanliness, sanitation, orderliness safety,
eye appeal, client’s comfort, materials control and preventive maintenance.
_______3. A thorough cleaned, well-maintained environment promotes a feeling of
discomfort.
_______4. Domestic housekeeping refers to housekeeping maintenance in the house.
_______5. The importance of housekeeping is keeping a family’s house safe, clean,
comfortable and inviting home.
Exercise 3
Let Me Know
Direction: Give at least five (5) types of cleaning tools, equipment, supplies, and
materials that you can find either in your home or in school. Identify the uses using the
table below.
Tools, Equipment,
Supplies and Materials
Uses/Functions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Assessment
Directions: Match the meaning and functions in Column A with the terms in Column
B. Write only the letter of your choice.
COLUMN A
COLUMN B
1. It is used to hold water or any liquid solution
A. Water
used in cleaning.
2. It is a cleaning tool commonly used to scoop the
dirt and wastes on the floor.
3. It is used to remove the contaminants of any tool
and equipment.
4. They are devices used to achieve a task but
not consumed during the process.
5. An implement for sweeping.
6. A device which uses an air pump.
7. It is also known as bicarbonate soda.
8. It is a garment which covers the whole hand.
9. It is a bin for refuses and wastes.
10. It is the universal solvent.
B. Waste container
C. Gloves
D. Baking soda
E. Vacuum cleaner
F. Broom
G. Tools
H. Scrubbing Foam
I.
Dustpan
J. Bucket
Direction: Read and analyze the question carefully. Write only the letter of the
correct answer.
11. Which of the following terms refers to the management of household affairs in a
proper way?
A. Services
B. Household
C. Maintenance
D. Household Services
12. What do you call to a person employed to manage a household and other domestic
staff?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Valet
Butler
Housekeeper
Chancellor
13. Which of the following type of housekeeping refers to the maintenance for
establishments like hotels, resorts, apartments etc.?
A. Cleaning
B. Housekeeping
C. Domestic housekeeping
D. Institutional housekeeping
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14. Which of the following type of housekeeping maintenance in the house covers work
from the kitchen, bedrooms, dining, grounds, and areas surrounding the house?
A. Cleaning
B. Housekeeping
C. Domestic housekeeping
D. Institutional housekeeping
15. Which of the following cleaning implement for sweeping is made of bundle of straws
or twigs attached to a long handle?
A. Broom
B. Dustpan
C. Vacuum Cleaner
D. Floor mop
References
K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum Technology and Livelihood Education -7& 8
Learning Module
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Reflection
I learned that_______________________________________________________________________
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1 enjoyed most on__________________________________________________________________
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I want to learn more on_____________________________________________________________
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ANSWER KEY
Assessment
1. J
2. I
3. H
4. G
5. F
6. E
7. D
8. C
9. B
10. A
11. D
12. C
13. D
14. C
15. A
Exercise 2
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True
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Exercise 1
1. vacuum cleaner
2. water hose
3. water
4. scrubbing foam
5. waste container
6. bucket
7. sponge
8. gloves
9. floor buffer
10. cobwebber
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