THIS IS A CLASS FOR STUDENTS ON HOW TO MANAGE THEIR ADHD: 

ADHD impacts each child’s brain differently, so each case can look quite different in the classroom. Children with ADHD exhibit a range of symptoms: some seem to bounce off the walls, some daydream constantly, and others just can’t seem to follow the rules.

As a student, you can help your  ADHD reduce any or all of these types of behaviors. It is important to understand how attention deficit disorder affects different children’s behavior so that you can choose the appropriate strategies for tackling the problem. There are a variety of fairly straightforward approaches you and your child’s teacher can take to best manage the symptoms of ADHD—and put your child on the road to school success.

STRATEGY EXAMPLE: 

Assign work that suits the student’s skill level. Students with ADHD will avoid classwork that is too difficult or too long.
Offer choices. Children with ADHD who are given choices for completing an activity produce more work, are more compliant and act less negative. Establish, for instance, a list of 15 activity choices for practicing spelling words like writing words on flashcards, using them in a sentence, or air-writing words.

THINGS WE WILL LEARN: 

Provide visual reminders. Students with ADHD respond well to visual cues and examples. For instance, demonstrate a skill like an essay writing on an overhead projector or on the board. When children get to their independent work, leave key points about a topic visible on the board. Post important concepts the children will use again and again on brightly colored poster board around the room.
Increase in active class participation. Group strategies include asking students to write their answers on dry-erase white boards and showing them to the teacher, asking students to answer questions in unison (choral response), having students give a thumbs up or down if the answer to the question is yes or no — a level palm, if they don’t know the answer. Paired learning is also effective. Have students work through a problem in a group and discuss for maximized understanding.
Encourage hands-on learning. Create learning opportunities where children experience things first-hand. Have students write and act out a play, record an assignment on videotape or take apart and put together a model of a miniature eyeball when studying the human body.

Establish Rules & Routines for ADHD Students
Post classroom rules for students with and without ADHD. With input from students, establish short, simple classroom rules. State them in positive terms that convey what you want students to do.


Week 1: What is ADHD? How to use the Chunking Method for Goals.
Week 2: What is focus? How to focus on and create an environment for success. 
Week 3: Time management. A class designed to build out strategies for time management. 
Week 4: Confidence and Social Skills. A class all about build self-esteem 

CLASS STRUCTURE: 

5 min: Icebreaker
20 min: Learning skills/Why we do what we do.
20: Practicing Skills, Creating commitment devices, Worksheets
10: Questions and Ideas on what has worked/what hasn't worked.