Daydreaming woes

[Mrscrazymom]

Hi my DS (6.5yo) is Y1 primary school. Been at same school since nursery and his current teacher taught him for morning then afternoon nursery and again for year 1. So knows him pretty well.
He’s never had any real issues and has had glowing reports. However today he confided in me that school is hard. After gently talking about it I think the root of the problem is his tendency to daydream. He agrees that sometimes he day dreams even teacher is explaining what to do, then of course struggles doing it. Mainly writing and maths. The teacher is a very matter of fact sort, I will be talking to her ASAP but fully expect the usual “I have 28 children I can’t make sure they are all paying attention” kind of response.
As far as we know he doesn’t show any signs of additional learning needs or of being on any spectrums. He is super bright and I know to a point day dreams are normal but now it’s affecting his schooling I’m at a loss. Any advice great fully received. Thank you.

IMO it would have to be pretty excessive daydreaming for a ‘super bright’ child to find Y1 hard because they are daydreaming through pretty much all of the formal learning.

Perhaps this is the first time he has had to work at understanding new concepts, and he therefore perceives it to be ‘hard’ because he is accustomed to understanding things immediately. My DD was a bit like this, and it took a while to encourage her to face the challenges and enjoy them.

Maybe consider where he is sitting in the classroom. Can he see the whiteboard clearly? Has he had his sight and hearing checked recently?

I think it’d be best to talk to the teacher to see what she thinks. As you say, she’ll know your DS pretty well by now. I wouldn’t push the daydreaming theory too much though, until you hear what she has to say.

I agree with above post. Check his vision. DD2 used to 'daydream' but it was because she had trouble focusing on the board for any length of time.

I agree with PP. If he's super bright and also one of the oldest in the class I would imagine even without an explanation he won't struggle at all with work in Y1. I would guess either there's an issue (e.g. eye sight) making things more difficult or he's worried about something else and hasn't expressed himself very well. Are you sure it wasn't just an offhand comment?

Is he getting enough sleep? Tiredness affects concentration.

Also get his hearing checked, I was a big daydreamer and in year 2 diagnosed with glue ear

My ds is an extreme day dreamer. He can be reading a book and thinking of something else at the same time.
He did have a lot of problem in ks1. Mostly, wasting time not doing work when suppose to be, or not listening to instructions and do something totally wrong. So, his problem was mainly writing. Either run out of time to finish, or write something totally irrelevant.
But never with maths, since you only get one answer whatever methods you use, if you know the concept.