Here are some resources you may find useful in the preparation for work placement:
- Sample introduction poster
- It is a good idea to get familiar with some of the popular children’s songs. The following 27-minute video is a collection of popular children’s songs:
In the video above, you can read the lyrics if you turn on the captions. Songs included in the video are:
- Incy-Wincy spider
- Humpty-Dumpty
- When all the cows were sleeping
- See the bunnies sleeping
- Baa baa black sheep
- The happy animal choir
- Three blind mice
- Old McDonald had a farm
- Five little monkeys
- ABC
- Row, row, row my boat
- The grand duke of York
- Wheels on the bus
- Twinkle, twinkle little star
- Hickory, dickory dock
- Head and shoulders
- Down in the station early in the morning
Did you know?
Some of the above children’s songs have actions as well that go with the lyrics.
Action songs are a great way:
- to interact with a smaller or larger group of children
- to give children the opportunity to develop:
- body awareness
- listening skills
- the ability to follow directions
- hand-eye coordination
- social skills
- language skills
- creativity
- gross and fine motor skills
- develop a love for music
- reinforce core educational concepts such as colours, animals, counting, etc.
- On the internet you can find craft and activity ideas for children, such as '100+ easy craft ideas'
- You can access sample policies and procedures, sample observations and templates on Little.ly Early Learning Centre’s website after logging in to the Educator’s Hub using the following credentials:
- Username: SOE
- Password: early childhood
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