Parent/Teacher Conference and Socks...

...have absolutely nothing to do with each other, but both have happened in the past 24 hours.

Socks - I asked Ares to pick out a pair of white socks for me this morning.  He picks a pair that was folded, and unfolds them to see a logo.  He immediately exclaims "How about these?!?! These are Grandma Karen and Grandpa Doug socks!!"   There was an Adidas logo on them.  My  in-laws own A LOT of Adidas stuff.  Smart kid. 

Parent teacher conferences went something like this... Short attention span, doesn't finish projects, can't put him or any of his 'click' of 4 friends together during circle time, doesn't test well. Is this a typical parent/teacher conference for a kid that's most likely going to be ADHD?

Apparently, she didn't know that he can count up to 49 because when she works with him, he gets bored or something else grabs his attention and he just doesn't cooperate.  Adam counts with him Adam: One, Ares: Two, Adam: Three... etc, all the way to 50.  I asked her which classroom they were adding in.  She says they don't do adding in Pre-School, they leave that for Kindergarten. Apparently, kids only need to know the numbers 1-10 to get into kindergarten, but her objective for Pre-3 is that the kids need to know 1-100 before they enter Pre-4.    I guess Ares has learned 2+3 and 3+4... etc from their counting sticks.  She tells them to count to three, then to add two more and see what number they land on.   Ares has somehow transcribed that (correctly) into 3 plus 2 equals 5.   **update - did anyone notice I put 'equals 6' originally?  haha, I'ma dork** She didn't know that he knew how to write some letters without tracing or that he could count to 49 because he won't concentrate on anything, but she's happy to know he's apparently soaking up what she's teaching.  She also says that he loves to learn new things. New stories, new words, new phrases, new toys, she says she always has his attention if it's to learn something new. 

She says he loves to read maps, look at globes, play with play-doh and do home-ec (they cook on Wednesdays). 

Homework:  1)Make him do 'work' for an hour a day, counting, recognizing numbers, tracing letter, writing, coloring, painting, etc.  2) require that he finishes things. Don't let him just color the sun on a coloring page.  Make him go back and finish the trees, the house, the car, etc.  This apparently helps young children keep ADHD away.  3)Keep reading him books, explain maps, talk about history, or anything new.  He's a sponge who likes to learn.  Take advantage.  Less TV.