91. Washing Dishes

The Smiths take turns washing dishes. Mom washes dishes on Monday. Dad washes dishes on Tuesday. Samantha washes dishes on Wednesday. Then the cycle starts all over again. 

Today is Wednesday, so it is Samantha's turn. Samantha takes the dirty dishes from the dining table. She puts them in the sink. She squeezes a drop of soap on the sponge. She washes the dishes with the sponge. She sings to herself to make the job easier. 

he rinses the dishes off with water. She dries them with a towel. She puts them back in the dish holder. She wants to buy a dishwasher.

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Vocabulary List

1. Take turns – when people do something one after another in order
   The Smiths take turns washing the dishes each day.

2. Cycle – a repeating series of events
   After Wednesday, the dishwashing cycle starts again.

3. Dirty – not clean
   Samantha picked up the dirty dishes from the table.

4. Sink – a bowl in the kitchen where you wash things
   She put the dishes in the sink.

5. Soap – a substance used to clean
   She used dish soap to help clean the plates.

6. Sponge – a soft material used to scrub and clean
   She washed the dishes with a sponge.

7. Rinse – to wash off soap or dirt with water
   She rinsed the dishes with clean water.

8. Towel – a cloth used to dry something
   She dried the dishes with a towel.

9. Dish holder – a rack or space to hold clean dishes
   She put the clean dishes in the dish holder.

10. Dishwasher – a machine that washes dishes
    Samantha wants to buy a dishwasher to make the job easier.