To think that a Reception teacher should help children change after PE if they constantly struggle?

[Alambil]

DS is independant in many ways except getting dressed under pressure.

I picked him up yesterday from school and his socks were inside out, back to front (the heel was at the front of his ankle) and his shoes were on the WRONG FEET.... he had PE at 11am-ish... that's four hours of his feet being in the wrong shoe.

AIBU to think that his teacher or TA could at least ask him to swop them over - you could notice they were odd when he walked; they must've known!

When I TA'd in a reception class both the teacher and I would scan the room for wrong-shoe'd kids...

This isn't the only thing - he has PE on Mondays too and this week he had his ENTIRE uniform on backwards; trousers, jumper and T-shirt!!! (again, PE in the morning - child in backwards uniform all afternoon... she could have said something/helped him!

so, AIBU?

Lewis does your DS know the Left hand makes an L if held palm down, fingers together? Combined with a large L in his shoe might help him? I think in this case you need to find ways to help him and assume the teacher can't (or won't..)

Nutterly I've taught (well, teaching) him that when the shoes are the right way round on the floor, the velcro strips can touch each other. This seems to be working but will take a bit of time to sink in

I'll do the L thing too though - didn't think of that, thanks for the tip

(I still have to resort to the L/Left thing on occasion and i'm 21 which is what made me think of it)

i would hope that the teacher or ta would help, certianly have a word with them about the shoes. he can't have been comfortable bless him.

it wouldn't concern me if they have their jumpers and trousers on inside out and wrong way round, if the child has managed to get themselves dressed that's an achievement (even if it's all wrong!). the shoe thing would bother me tho.

ds starts school soon and can't really get himself dressed. this is not going to be helped by the fact that the school unifrom is shirts and ties!

my 4.5 year old came out today with her dress on inside out - ahe had pe this morning so I said to the teacher "Now everyone will think I can't dress my child!!" she just laughed and said "don't worry everyone knows when it's pe day". She can put her normal clothes on properly at home but always gets her school uniform on wrong!!! I told the teacher I'll send her to school in that dress tromorrow since it's not dirty on the outside!!!

coathanger kids! Like Shoshe, I teach all my mindies to do this by the age of three, unless a child has physical coordination problems, I see no reason why a 4+ can't do this.

My mindies are 4.3 months and are at school, full time they have no problems, with shirt, tunic, buttons on shoulders and zip, jumper, blazer, tights, winter coat, hat, scarf, gloves etc.
PE is leotards!, or aertex shirts and aPE knickers and they have to change their socks too.

they have started swimming this term and have to put a rubber hat on over their hair and are expected to brush it pout afterwards!