Today was Leilani's first time in a level 4 class at Gymboree. The class is meant for toddlers between 16 and 22 months, but it was suggested that we move Leilani up early because she has all the physical stuff down and it would be good for her to be around kids that are a little older.
So today we tried it out. It was crazy. They do a lot more 'directed' activities. They follow what the teacher tells them to do and are all so aware of what's going on around them. Leilani isn't even 14 months old yet, and doesn't understand verbal commands, she just kinda does whatever she wants to. So we had a little bit of a hard time in the beginning. It was weird for us that Leilani was the kid in class that was behind everyone else as far as ability. She had always been the over-achiever in level 3.
I think this will be good for her. This class will really give her the opportunity to learn new things. I kinda like the fact that she's behind the other kids and needs to really 'try.' Level 3 was just too easy for her and she wasn't getting anything out of it anymore. I also hope that because she's around older kids who are vocal, she'll start to catch on to talking.
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