Valentines? Gender neutral for the classroom..

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Hey guys so I know this isn't too controversial but I'd like your opinion. So I'm student teaching in a fourth grade classroom and their valentine party is coming up so I chose to buy two sets of valentines one that is minions for the boys and one for the girls that is princess themed. After I bought them I thought about it I don't think it's a good idea to seperate the cards based on gender if I guy a boy a minions valentine but he wanted a princess one isn't that a bit wrong? Same for the girls although the minion themed card is gender neutral looking maybe a girl would like to recieve a minion valentine. I also don't want the kids to complain becuase they didn't recieve the one they wanted. I thought the Disney ones were sososo cute and I would have loved it if I were a young girl

So should I return the Disney Princess card pack and give all the students a gender neutral valentines or should the girls have the princess and boys get minions.

Ps the valentines include a themed pencil as well

Thanks everyone.. feel free to give an opinion as well I'm leaning towards all students getting a gender neutral card..

So should I return the Disney Princess card pack and give all the students a gender neutral valentines or should the girls have the princess and boys get minions.
Ps the valentines include a themed pencil as well

Thanks everyone.. feel free to give an opinion as well I'm leaning towards all students getting a gender neutral card..

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I would do gender neutral just to be safe. You can't cater to each child's individual interests so might as well give everyone the same one

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Do something gender neutral. I've found that kids don't need seperated character determined by their sex. My little sister loved Buzz Lightyear growing up and my brother played with my Barbies.

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When I was in elementary school, I received power rangers, hot wheels, dragon ball z, and other stuff like that from the boys. I received princess, Barbie and hello kitty from the girls. There was never a separation really. If you're a girl, normally you give girlie cards to everyone. If you're a boy, normally you give boyish cards to everyone. Nobody cares about the cards anyway. Mostly the candy.

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Who cares. my daughter picks one box SHE likes. Boys are probably bring home princesses any way. I'm not going buy multiple boxes just to please these kids. There going to thrown out in a week any way.

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Just get them all minions. All the children love them

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Just give everyone minions.

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Or keep what you have and let the students choose which one they want.

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Maybe keep the ones you have, and allow the kids to choose what they like instead of assigning them? I think it will be fine.

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I'm a teacher, honestly they should be grateful you thought of them. Don't do extra work for yourself, keep what you have. It's just a Valentine, if it were a bigger toy or such then I could understand but I wouldn't stress over it. I genderize things all the time, they are so used to it they don't complain or think anything of it. I also keep things neutral sometimes, they don't complain. I got my students these cute rings for Valentine's Day but they are large erasers. Wasn't even thinking about the fact that they are pink and red and "girlie". Boys are still getting them.

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I'd put a cute little Valentine bucket or something out and when the kids get there let them reach in an grab one they want:) it's a good chance to work on lining up too:). I think it's very considerate of you to think about this!
I went for horse stuff as a kid😂.

Valentines? Gender neutral for the classroom..

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