In the Beginning...

Yesterday, Braden and I began our first Kindermusik class together. It's a marvelous (pre)preschool age program that emphasizes learning through music, dance, movement, communication and creativity. Braden is in a small group of about 8 toddlers . He is on the young end of the age spectrum, but based on his enthusiastic involvement, he fit right in.

We learned new songs about tools and dusting. We did an interpretive dance demonstrating high and low. Braden's favorite activity used musical, primarily percussion, instruments that were passed from toddler to toddler. Miss Cathy, our group leader, shared a gentle and deft touch with each toddler; engaging a group of toddlers, not to mention their parents, is a bit like herding squirrels at the park. But patience prevailed, while putting me at ease with Braden's desire to socialize with parents and students alike during the class. He's quite the social butterfly.

It occurred to me after class, that this was the first step in Braden's journey down the path of organized learning. I am so proud of his eagerness to try new things as well as his innate ability to take extended naps at the end of a big day.