Oh, my gosh, I am STILL laughing! I have this little girl in my class who is majorly ADHD and has a huge personality to match her energy. She’s on medication, but honestly, it doesn’t make much of a difference at all. However, she’s a sweet little girl and I adore her – even though some days I feel like I’m pulling her down from the ceiling (kind of like a helium balloon!)
So, today, the children earned an extra recess. I’m using Kristen’s Angry Birds incentive and BOY! Does it work with this group! They earned this extra recess in less than a week – which got me thinking, “Hmmm….so you CAN do it if you choose!” Anyways, my girlfriend from the above paragraph was just BESIDE herself with glee at the prospect of another recess.
She came running up to me on the playground, grabbed my hands, and panted, “I just HAVE to show you something that I JUST DISCOVERED!” I go with her, somewhat concerned, because our school has been known to have the occasional wildlife – like skunks – and with my little friend, she’d as like to go grab one and try to corner it!
OH, NO! She throws herself onto her head and does a headstand, her little legs pumping as hard as she can to keep upright. I applaud and she says, “Wait! There’s MORE!” She takes her hands down from the ground, extends them in the air and now, all four limbs are gyrating like a windmill and she’s giggling. She says to me delightedly, “Look, Mrs. M! No Hands!” The whole schoolyard just burst into laughter, enjoying her! Call her Helicopter Kid!
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