boy:girl ratio in kindergarten - Page 2

[trinity6232000]

My dd's class has around 16 students (I think, 4-5 students moved over the summer and we gained 2). Only 3 are boys. This makes it hard for my dd cause she prefers to play with boys, she wishes there were more.

[4Marmalade]

Originally Posted by AnnD

I wouldn't worry about it all ... and you never know, it might be predominantly not-so-boy boys.

I have a JK boy (so 4.5 years) starting school next week and he is a very quiet, very studious (loves phonics, loves to sit down to read books). He does love cars, and blocks and water play. You won't find him in the doll section - but neither would my girlie-girl be in the doll section - she liked drawing more.

To think about it - it might be a HUGE advantage. Not that I should stereotype, but even kindie girls can be truly nasty, bullies and exclusionary (I was blown away by the mean/pettiness of the girls in my dd's SK class year) - I don't think the boys have the same issue.

I was going to point this out too. My ds (who is going into gr.1 this year) was the quiet, rule-following, observant boy in the class. I'm sure the 4 girls in his class were more rough and tumble than him. There were about 15 boys to those 4 girls. My ds played with 2 of the girls quite frequently although it tended to be neutral games. There were a couple of really rambunctious boys whom my ds did not associate with but overall I think it worked well for everyone, even the girls.

[mamatowill]

I am a teacher and I have twice as many boys as girls this year in my class. There is nothing to be done due to the fact there is only one class in each grade.

[LauraLoo]

You'll maybe observe that some of the boys prefer playing with the girls......
I know because my ds was/is one of them

[egoldber]

In my older DD's first grade class last year there was a very even boy/girl split. Her very best friend was a boy. And a boy over a full year older than her (because he was "red-shirted") to boot. But they share similar interests and are fast friends. She had 2-3 other boys, as well as a couple girls, that she played with all year. I think its wonderful. As some have said, the girls in her grade tend to be a lot more clique-y, so I am actually kind of glad she has friends of both genders.