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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