Pocketed apron for teaching color recognition

Claim 1

An apron for use as a teaching aid in the teaching of color recognition to young children, said apron comprising, a main apron body for wearing by an instructor, a pair of strips sewn to the apron with each strip having engageable elements thereon along the length of the strips, said strips in spaced-apart parallel relationship to one another and extending horizontally crosswise of said main body, and pockets of different colored cloth material attachable in rows to each of said strips, each of said pockets being of a size to receive during use of the apron a quantity of small articles having a color corresponding to that of the pocket cloth material, each pocket including a rear portion of greater vertical dimension than the remaining portion of the pocket, a strip sewn to the backside of said rear portion and extending crosswise of the upper edge thereof, said strip having projecting elements thereon interengageable with the elements on one of the said first-mentioned parallel strips to suspend in a secure manner a loaded pocket in place on the apron until intentional separation thereof by the instructor.