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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There’s nothing wrong with being a kinesthetic learner. It’s a learning style.

You seem to be making assumptions and not having conversations with the daycare and reading into it.[/quote]
No, I have had multiple conversations. [b]They expect a lot of his behavior that I don’t think is developmentally appropriate for who my kid is,[/b] so I think we might need a different style of school, or maybe just a reset on the teachers he’s dealing with.

He comes home feeling like he can’t do anything right because the setting isn’t tailored to his need to move. He’s 4. I want him to feel good about his abilities. [/quote]

Yes, that is a huge problem. 4 year olds should be allowed to move.[/quote]
I don’t want this to sound more dramatic than it is. He is really disruptive during circle time. It’s not really his fault, and it’s not the fault of the school, because most of the other kids can handle it. I can’t come observe the problem times because of Covid, so I don’t know how disruptive he’s really being. However, if it’s not working for DS then this might not be the right school for him. [/quote]

I’m a preschool teacher. 
I would ask the school some questions:

—how long is circle time?
—does it involve movement/standing up/dancing/finger plays or is it mostly sitting?
—what exactly is he doing that is disruptive?
—are there any accommodations available for him? Ie holding a fidget or stuffed animal? Sit in a rocking chair on the outer edge of the circle? Does he have to sit criss cross applesauce or can he choose how to sit?

At home—is he required to sit for a meal or do you let him graze and run around? Does he sit and listen when you read him books? Can you work on his focus stamina? Longer books, longer times sitting quietly? Nothing crazy, but time it if you can and see how you can work on it (without using screens).

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These are really helpful questions. Things have improved since I first wrote this. He was having a string of really bad days at the time and I was sad for him and also a little frustrated.

- Circle time is 20 minutes in the morning and 39 minutes in the afternoon (with show and tell)
- there are songs and they talk about the themes for the day in the morning 
- he’s interrupting his friends and getting upset when he’s corrected (we find that he is sensitive about constructive criticism at home, too)
- we purchased a weighted blanket and infinity cube that actually seem to be helping a lot. His behavior during circle time has improved, but behavior issues have popped up at other times during the day.

At home, we all sit at the table together for dinner and he will sit to listen to people read for a really long time (30 minutes plus).

Other than reading, how do you build focus stamina?[/quote]
That should read 30 minutes for afternoon circle time. [/quote]

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