In preparation for school, we enrolled Jeanne to Gymboree’s Learning Lab:
Learning Lab combines multi-sensory learning products from LeapFrog School™ and Handwriting Without Tears (HWT) with Gymboree’s interactive approach for a well-rounded learning experience for reading, writing and math. Leapfrog activities are designed to help children build essential skills including letter and color recognition, counting, and shape identification, while HWT provides hands-on sensory-focused activities for fine motor skill development and beginning letter skills.
I woke up Jeanne and we quickly prepared. We took a cab to Gymboree. We were early so we were able to play and get some exercise at the play area while waiting for class to start.
Class is an hour long and is composed of the following activities:
- Greeting song
- Counting activity – count the letters of your name
- Necklace making activity – shapes, writing, and eye-hand coordination
- Alphabet flash cards – culminating with the selection of the letter of the day
- Object flash cards – objects starting with the letter of the day
- Project activity – painting and gluing together a paper animal
- Coloring activity – coloring using odd sun-shaped coloring tools
- Goodbye song
Overall, it’s a good school environment experience for Jeanne. Even if she knows most of the stuff already, being in a classroom gives her opportunities to further improve her knowledge and engaging in social interaction. And developing competitiveness >:)