First Day of School!!

I can't believe summer is already over and we're on to a new school year! This year, we have 6 kindergarten friends and 10 first graders and they're a fantastic mix. We started today off with a bang, jumping right into the curriculum and learning--one of the many advantages of multiage and of knowing your students before they start (either by teaching them previously, or spending time with them before they come). The kindergarten students started learning about counting to 50 and the /s/ sound. First graders started with counting to 500, the long /a/ sound spelled a and a_e, and the long /i/ sound spelled i and i_e. Of course, the first graders started spelling words as well (their favorite!). We all started Shared Reading with "Come Meet the Moon" and learned the names of the 7 continents and 4 oceans. Here are a few pictures from center time today...enjoy!