We don't have visitors or new people every week, so this is not usually a problem. I just rotate between the Hello Song and Welcome Friends. Each only gets used about once a month.
There are a couple of other "welcome" songs in the Songbook, but they're longer, and I don't want to (1) take the time to teach them, at least not while we're trying to master the program songs, or (2) take up that much time in Primary to sing a long welcome song. However, I notice that We Welcome You (p. 256) has a portion at the beginning of the song that could be sung independent of the rest of the song. It's intended to be sung at the beginning and repeated at the end, but again, that would make for a very long song. So when time permits later, I will be teaching them just that beginning portion as an alternate to the other two we use.
I do not try to incorporate the songs listed in the lessons into Singing Time. I assume the teachers, if they choose, will be using them during class time, and I already have enough to do to fill my limited time!
I do not plan a specific schedule for each month (or longer). I do plan the opening song, welcome, and birthday, but singing time is planned based on what we get done each week. (Some days we don't get as much accomplished as I'd hoped, and other weeks we do more.) I keep track of two weeks on one side of a page, double sided copy, and keep these planning sheets in a 3-ring binder along with my birthday list, calendar, and other "extras" so that I have a history of our music. I also list the songs we sang in Nursery, and have a space to make notes for how things went that day or info for future use.
Catherine
On 06/05/2011 07:07 PM, Marta wrote:
Perfect Primary Choristers:
I have not been at this long this go around, but already I am tired of the welcome song. What do you use? Forever they have done the Hello Song - can't go back there! As cute as it was that she substituted a new way to say Hello every week, my kids are done with that song. I introduced and we have used "If You Don't Walk" for the past several months, but... it's time! Do you do a welcome to new visitors? What? Do you use that time for any song, and sing it as if serenading them? Suggestions? At least the Birthday song we have a few to pick from.
Help.
Also, last time I had this calling, I took the time to type up all the songs used with the lesson so I could tie them in somehow. I have a list of all the songs used by lesson for the older manuals (not the new Nursery one - that one they skip around in anyway - making this impossible). I am wondering if any of you try to include those songs?
Would those lists be of benefit to anyone else? I would share, if someone's interested.
I wonder if any of you genius leaders have a spreadsheet already created that links to all the themes and details we are supposed to tie together so I am not winging it so much when I get there! Like today, their lessons in Jr were on reverence so we sang "Reverence is Love." Next week, their lessons on Jr include Happy Family, Smiles, and If your Happy. Those are easy to tie in for wiggle songs :). Just wondering.
I am trying to get organized and have a monthly schedule with all these details on one sheet. Tricky. Working on it. Lots of schedules to link together!
Thanks for all the great ideas you share here!
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