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Student Work

Leapfrog students engage in a rich variety of hands-on classroom activities. To get a sense of how they spend their time, please browse the work samples and photographs.

Making Poetry in Stop Motion

   Click here to see the results of one
  Tell It, Write It, Show It course.                                                                                                                                    
                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                  
Constructing Models
Students research germs and bacteria, and create models from clay in the Grossology course.








   Dramatic Play
Students demonstrate new knowledge as they practice examining animals in the Zoo Vets course.
















Charting and Graphing
Students analyze materials for composting in the Green Gardening course.

 












 

Designing Games
Students use addition, subtraction, and geometry to create their own board games in the Cards and Candyland course.











Conducting Research

Students use books, websites, and other academic sources to collect information about how wounds heal in the Grossology course.











Writing Stories and Journals

Students dictate, draw, and write to express ideas and document learning.

Click here to read a science journal from the Green Gardening course.

Click here to read a class story from The Mystery of King Tut course.











Designing Structures

Students calculate the size, shape, and area of their construction in the Castles and Dragons and Constructing Pyramids courses.