I have a similar issue except, despite 3 years of promising that she could read when she finishes whatever mundane task they are set to, my DD contines to shove the worksheets in her desk or find other creative ways to NOT do them and sneak reading when the teachers back is turned.
Hee hee . . . DS6 was doing that last year in Kindergarten. We had to go home one day and do about a months' worth of classroom "busy-work." While he did all the catch-up, I spent the time explaining to him why cutting with scissors and gluing with glue sticks is important for his fine-motor strength, even if the academic part of the work seems mundane.
Perhaps origami is distracting to the other students? I mean, it's a 3-dimensional toy, as opposed to a sketch pad which isn't as noticable as a recreational item. Maybe reading a book would be a good alternative to origami.
