There are many opinions on this and here is mine. I personally will always post the words because:
1. As soon as I don't need a hymnbook to sing I Know That My Redeemer Lives then I might think about not posting words. This is a great hymn that I have sung for years and years - in choirs, at Girl's Camp, in church, etc. etc. But guess what? I still get some words mixed up so I need to glance every once in awhile at the hymnbook. (I even still get some of the words to I Am A Child Of God mixed up lol) I would definitely consider these two songs as songs that I really KNOW and that I "go to" when I need a boost. 2. Teachers come and teachers go and teachers help control. It is sooo much easier on the teachers if there are words for them to refer to. 3. Your non-singers are more apt to sing. Gives them confidence. For some children memorizing is simply a hard task and it may take two to three times as long for them to get it than you want to give, because then I might lose another group of children to boredom from too much repetition. 4. Less reteaching - sing a song whenever you want. The great thing that happens is that, in my experience, the children actually have more songs that stay with them in the long run with posting words. 5. Not sure that it has ever been printed that to sing a song in Primary it must be memorized. Encouraged to memorize for sure. 6. Memorizing and learning are not the same. 7. More variety = less song fatigue - sing a song whenever you want and don't be limited by only the songs they have memorized. I have way too many songs that I want to sing and I really don't think I could whittle it down :). 8. Learning happens faster and easier using multiple senses. (Why is that Periodic Table Of The Elements still on your wall when you are in a Senior science class? What haven't you had a test on it and memorized it? Of course you have, but to retain it, you need to see it again and again. Word walls build and build not take away and replace. I would be toast if I couldn't look at my cheat sheets when I'm converting metric to standard :) 9. This is my #1 reason: ANYONE who walks into Primary can sing full out with us, whether it be a visitor, an inactive, a nonmember, or a new child. Here are my two stories that will always always stay with me:
I know that my children have more songs memorized at the end of each year because they have been able to see the words and their repertoire is always building.
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Most are simple directed listening (Focused Attention) based for easy memorization and then also focusing in on topics for internalization of the Gospel messages. Lot's of my different ideas on a few pages :) Archives
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