A Very Observant Child

For being so low,  I'm surprised at how observant one of my little kiddos is. She is one of my hardest kids. She has a really high IQ, but is about 2 years behind academically. She is very emotional, ADHD and socially backwards in many different ways.  She is so impulsive and doesn't realized her actions (which makes consequences and discipline a nightmare). She will always have a place in my heart and my class is completely different when she is absent. It's almost weird. Anyways, she always brings a smile to my face during the day. Here are just a few snippets of the funny things she says.

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M: Mrs. Holden? Do you know what the dentist says?
Me: Does he tell you to keep your teeth healthy?
M: Of course he does! Don't you listen? Your teeth are yellow! You need to brush and floss your teeth to get all the bugs off...EVERYDAY!
Me: (Thanks for the tip!)
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***FYI one of the major things we've been working on is ways to show some you like them appropriately. She will latch on for a hug and squeeze so tight and never let go! Teachers, kids, strange people she doesn't know... it makes no difference.

M: Mrs. Holden- you're number one in my book....I love you!  (giving me the biggest hug ever)
Me: Thank you M---- that is so nice of you to tell me that! You are a sweet heart! (me trying to pry her arms off of me)
M: I wish I could take you home with me. You're my favorite teacher.  (still hugging)
Me: That would be fun wouldn't it!!! :) (still trying to get untangled from her long and strong hug) M--- remember to use your words to show someone you like them and not your actions....

M: But Mrs. Holden...I don't like you....I LOVE you! I can't just use words for that. I HAVE to show by hugging you. 'Love' is a lot more than 'Like'
Me: You're right, but we can't hug teachers like that. (a idea popped into my head, that i should have thought of a long time ago) Let's just give them a pinkie hug.

She thought that was cool and told me it was our new secret sign. I went along with the idea and now she'll run to me with open arms, like she's going to give me a huge hug and the stop and giggle and hold out her pinkie....we're making progress!
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 I sent M-- to the bathroom and she seemed to have been gone for a while. So, I poked my head out the door to see if I could see her coming back. I did not. I told my aides I was going to search for her. My classroom is down the hall and around the corner from the 1st grade bathroom. So who knows what distracted her along the way or where she wondered off to.  I didn't have to go far before I could hear my sweet little M--. She was singing at the top of her lungs and must have loved how her voice would carry and echo in those pink-tiled bathrooms.  I couldn't believe it really could be her. But sure enough, I soon as I stepped into the bathroom and she realized what she was doing. She got this really embarrassed look on her face and told me she hadn't even used the bathroom yet. Who knew how distracted you could get with a mirror, a song in your head and a bathroom that makes you sound like a star.