We Don't Do Blue

[jokalima]

So I am trying to teach the kids about colors, trying different things and a color by week. This week it was blue, so I asked parents to bring their kids in blue shirts so we could use that as a learning experience/activty

"We don't do blue" ..............Only I was wearing blue today

I felt like a baby sitter ( no offense ) but I just felt like they did not see the purpose or did not even care to try and understand why. if they were in a Center probably they would have done it.

[itlw8]

sorry your plan did not work. I remember the boys doing this in kindergarten and nothing like finding out the night before your child was to wear yellow.

Sorry My boys do not own an yellow shirt. or sorry the one yellow shirt is dirty.

So if it did not work what can you do different next time.

buy blue scarves for all to wear. have extra blue shirts. blue ribbon tied on everyones wrist. blue table cloth. Remember just because it did not work I might with a different group

[youretooloud]

I remember when the school did this, and they all got a sheet of paper saying what color was which day. The neighbor mom shocked me by going out late at night to buy her son a pink shirt so he was wearing pink on pink day.

Some parents care, some don't.

I stopped doing all those things. Now we just use food coloring to color our apple sauce. That's all i'm willing to do anymore.

[daycare]

So I am trying to teach the kids about colors, trying different things and a color by week. This week it was blue, so I asked parents to bring their kids in blue shirts so we could use that as a learning experience/activty

"We don't do blue" ..............Only I was wearing blue today

I felt like a baby sitter ( no offense ) but I just felt like they did not see the purpose or did not even care to try and understand why. if they were in a Center probably they would have done it.

get used to this.....not trying to rain on anyones parade, but this is just how parents are.

At least this is how my parents are/were.

I even planned out an entire monthly calendar along with a google calendar text reminder and still the kids would come without the items needed to participate for the day.

I ended up just getting what I needed to complete the lessons and had the kids use them here.

I bought several different color t-shirts from yard sales and put them in a laundry basket.

then the kids had to chose a BLUE shirt to put on. they also got to practice self help skills by putting the shirt on by themselves. It worked out great....

[permanentvacation]

I HATED it when my kids' preschool and schools would demand what color or type of clothes to wear. I made sure to go and buy whatever the teacher demanded, however, since I really didn't have the money, or the time, or was having a hard time finding it at one store and had to go from store to store, all I did was cuss and complain (which I NEVER did til times like those. I actually LOVED my kids' preschools and schools). But since they made me so stressed out over having to buy that paticular item, I got mad as HELL and my kids suffered by my being unbelievably stressed and irritated. It really ruined the fun of my child getting the item to take to school.

My opinion was and still is that if a school wants to have the children wear something specific, then the school should provide it. Not expect the parents to have the money to spend and the time to shop whenever the school decides to demand this of the parents.

My suggestion to you is that you provide all of the items that you wish to use in your curriculum. If you want each child to be able to present a blue item, you could buy a variety of blue items, or find some that you already have and give one to each child for them to show everyone. For example, give one child a piece of blue construction paper to show everyone, give another child a blue block, etc.

[daycare]

I HATED it when my kids' preschool and schools would demand what color or type of clothes to wear. I made sure to go and buy whatever the teacher demanded, however, since I really didn't have the money, or the time, or was having a hard time finding it at one store and had to go from store to store, all I did was cuss and complain (which I NEVER did til times like those. I actually LOVED my kids' preschools and schools). But since they made me so stressed out over having to buy that paticular item, I got mad as HELL and my kids suffered by my being unbelievably stressed and irritated. It really ruined the fun of my child getting the item to take to school.

My opinion was and still is that if a school wants to have the children wear something specific, then the school should provide it. Not expect the parents to have the money to spend and the time to shop whenever the school decides to demand this of the parents.

My suggestion to you is that you provide all of the items that you wish to use in your curriculum. If you want each child to be able to present a blue item, you could buy a variety of blue items, or find some that you already have and give one to each child for them to show everyone. For example, give one child a piece of blue construction paper to show everyone, give another child a blue block, etc.

I hear what you are saying.....I don't ask for anything that would need to be purchased EVER..

I ask for recyclable items
items for show and tell
pictures of family for the kid to see

But I would never get the parents to assist.....My parents now are really good at it...I keep a wish list next to the sign log and if they want to bring an item from it great, if not, like I said, most are just recycled items anyways...

[My3cents]

I suggest that you still ask for what you need. BUT........ have a back up plan, for those that don't bring the blue shirt, forget, don't want to, whatever, you have an extra shirt for the child to borrow. Some parents get right into that type of stuff (usually the parents that are very involved all through the child's school years) some parents try, and some just don't for whatever reason.

Tee Hee- No child left behindlovethis:)

[spud912]

I remember I did this when I was fairly new to daycare. You know it's bad when even I forgot to wear the appropriate color or dress my own children in it! It phased out within 1 month.

There are so many other fun ways to introduce colors to children. The favorite so far is taping colored paper to the floor and having kids put the appropriate colored toys on each sheet of paper.

[littlemissmuffet]

Some parents just don't care, while others do. When we have pajama days, it's always the same kids NOT in pjs... because of course, mom forgot again.

[jokalima]

I don't think I have to purchase something like that for a plan, my fees are already low enough like for me to be adding more spending. I know my parents and believe me, if I new it would be a struggle for them to get this item I would not ask for it. I see the Day Care like an extension of the child's home, I like to have parents involved in what we do from time to time and I don't see the harm of bringing something like this. I just see like lack of interest from the parents side.

I know there are other ways to present the colors to the kids but I also think that this is a very fun way to do it.

[BumbleBee]

I understand where you are coming from. When I worked for a center my classroom always had a Valentine's Day party and I asked for parents to dress their child in either red, white or pink.

Day of the party came around and 23 kids wore at least one of those colors. 24th kid came in decked out in purple.

Now I just do heart stickers.