As we go into a new month part of my role as early years lead is to update our topic resources as part of our ongoing curriculum.
In the past I have noticed some of the amazing practitioners I work along side struggle with having a wealth of songs to sing with the children and always feel as though they repeat the same handful over and over.
Though repetition has its own benefits such as helping children to link actions to words, in turn boosting motor skills, I ask myself - what about developing their vocabulary? This is something we have always focused on as a team throughout all age groups at my setting. I therefore I decided to put together song books that relate to our topics as a handy way to encourage practitioners to sing more by using a larger repertoire of songs.
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