Rituals

Rituals~

Everyone has them whether you think you do or not.  The way you buckle your seatbelt, the things you say at Thanksgiving, or even things you do on your birthday -these are all rituals.  In the Kindermusik classroom we use rituals to create organization, comfort, security, and as attention grabbers for the little wandering minds (no, Moms and Dads -this is not you!).  We use a welcome song to get everyone situated and settled in class, and then we use a goodbye song to say our farewells until the next week.  These are just the two capstones of many rituals used in class.  I have been spending the past couple of days thinking about rituals, and how so many wonderful memories are birthed from the simple things we do!  One of my favorite memories involves lots of singing, dancing, and Wee Sing.  I can remember the first class of this Spring semester like it was yesterday!  Smiling faces, exciting new things and sounds -it is such a happy memory! 

So to my families~
Even though we won't be doing our hello and goodbye rituals for a little while, please know that I have enjoyed you all SO much!  Your children are wonderful, smart, cute little movers and shakers, and I hope to see you all soon!

Very musically yours~
Busy B!