Encourage your child's teacher to plan his/her activity schedule with your child's energy needs in mind.
For example, do active items AFTER a quiet activity like circle time or a story not before.
Explain that your active child will have difficulty "coming back down" from high energy activities quickly enough to participate in something that requires quiet concentration.
Another good tip -- ask if the teacher can incorporate a "calming period" where he/she just turns out the lights and plays classical music for a few minutes. Often this has a wonderful calming effect on ALL the children in the class.
Even if the teacher doesn't feel this is necessary on a daily basis, it can be a nice back up plan if your child's IEP gives him permission to request some "calming time" when he senses he is getting out of control.
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