No Chanting

My daughter’s kindergarten class has a “no chanting” rule. It was established on day one of the class. It was already known, from pre-K last year, that this group of kids just loves chanting. Even with the rule in place, they are prone to chanting.

Re-cess! Re-cess! Re-cess!

I was at her class the other day when this erupted. They had some extra time to kill and they were given a choice between playing Play-Doh or going outside for an extra recess, and their choice was clear. The teacher assistant had to quell it.

I asked her about it later and she explained the rule and it’s early establishment. I asked her if they chant to cheer people on or anything like that. No, she said, it’s stuff like Lunch! Lunch! Lunch!. Then she explained it’s a rule because chanting is rude and impatient and they are working on being more patient. But they do it anyway.

I think it’s hilarious and shows a cool level of comradery among the kids. But I’d probably feel differently if I had to hear it every day.