Laundry Care Symbols

Do you know what the symbols on your clothes really mean? Practice reading laundry care labels and learn how to wash, dry, and iron your garments correctly.

Instructions for Laundry Care Symbols

Laundry care symbols are the small pictograms found on the labels of garments and textiles. They indicate how an item should be handled to maintain its shape, prevent shrinking, and extend its lifespan.

The symbols are internationally standardised by the organisation GINETEX and governed by the ISO 3758 standard, which applies across the EU and many other countries.

This game is well suited as an introduction or review activity in connection with practical lessons on laundry and textile care. Students practise recognising and interpreting the most common symbols for machine washing, hand washing, dry cleaning, tumble drying, ironing, and bleaching. The varied activity formats help reinforce learning through repeated exposure in different ways, making it effective both for initial instruction and consolidation.

1. Laundry Symbols (Identify each symbol)

Multiple Choice - The level consists of 14 multiple choice questions (all of which have pictures), but a maximum of 10 multiple choice questions are practiced per game round. For each question, the player is given three possible answers, only one of which is correct. It is up to the player to choose the correct option. The student has 3 hearts, giving them another chance at missed multiple choice questions during a game round. There is no time limit. When the student has selected all the correct answers, the game round is completed. If it is too difficult, the player can click the button labeled Cancel - then the correct answers will be displayed - and try to complete the level again.

2. Laundry Symbols (Link each symbol to its meaning)

Link Up - The level consists of 14 questions (all of which have pictures), but a maximum of 10 questions are practiced per game round. The player's task is to link the 10 questions in the colored boxes with the most appropriate answers in the white boxes. Each colored box can only be linked to one white box and vice versa. The student receives feedback on their links Before submission. The student has 3 hearts, giving them another chance at missed links during a game round. Answers have text-to-speech in Swedish. There is no time limit. When the student has linked all the boxes correctly, the game round is completed. If it is too difficult, the player can click the button labeled Cancel - then the correct links are displayed - and try to complete the level again.

3. Laundry Symbols (Put the letters or words in order)

Put in Order - The level contains 14 questions, but a maximum of 10 questions are practiced per game round. The player's task is to drag the pieces to their correct places in the order. The student has 3 hearts, giving them another chance at missed questions during a game round. There is no time limit. When the student has ordered all the pieces correctly, the round is completed. If it is too difficult, you can click the Give up button – then the correct order is shown – and the player can try to complete the level again.

4. Laundry Symbols (Write the Meaning)

Questions with Text Answers - The level consists of 14 questions (all of which have pictures), but a maximum of 10 questions are practiced per game round. The student must enter the correct answer without any hints and has 4 hearts (extra tries) to write the correct word or sentence in each question's text field. Answers are not case-sensitive. The student has 3 hearts, giving them another chance at missed questions during a game round. The student receives feedback on each keystroke to make it easier to type the correct answer. If the entered character is correct, the text turns green and if it's incorrect, the text turns red. There is no time limit. When the student has written all the answers correctly, the game round is completed. If it is too difficult, the player can click the button labeled Cancel - then the correct answers will be displayed - and try to complete the level again.

5. Care Symbols Memory (Image to Image)

Memory - The level consists of 14 pairs (consisting of identical images paired with each other), but a maximum of 12 pairs are practiced per game round. The student's task is to find two cards that match. If two matching cards are found, they are removed from the board. The game is finished when all 12 pairs of cards have been found and no cards are left on the board. There is no limit to the number of allowed misses, so the only thing that counts is finding all card pairs. There is no time limit. If it is too difficult, the player can click the button labeled Cancel - then it will show which pairs of cards match - and try to complete the level again.

6. Care Symbols Memory (Image to Text)

Memory - The level consists of 14 pairs (consisting of words paired with pictures), but a maximum of 12 pairs are practiced per game round. The student's task is to find two cards that match. If two matching cards are found, they are removed from the board. The game is finished when all 12 pairs of cards have been found and no cards are left on the board. There is no limit to the number of allowed misses, so the only thing that counts is finding all card pairs. There is no time limit. If it is too difficult, the player can click the button labeled Cancel - then it will show which pairs of cards match - and try to complete the level again.

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