Hi everyone my name is Chandrea Schoeman, I am a second year student and boy has it been tough, especially when you are a single and working parent. I have read through some blogs and I must say we all are in some way connected to each other and all go through hard times at one point or the other. All I would like to say is that God would not give you an obstacle if he was not going to put you through it.

My understanding of Vygotsky's theory is mostly based on socio-cultural factors. Your surroundings to develop a child's cognitive abilities. The environment you grow up in as well as your family, friends, culture and community are all factors to be believed important for cognitive growth.

Erikson- psychosocial development stage shows me the importance of children's social interaction in the foundation phase. During this stage children want to feel safe, valued, supported and cared for. In doing so they are at a stage where they love attention and to be able to feel proud and confident. Allow good feedback.

Piaget - Cognitive development stage allows growth through experiencing the world and gaining knowledge through prior skills. We should not forget that children think and see the world differently compared to adults. There are also different stages as to how children grow, think and behave.

Vygotsky- As mentioned above is about your socio- cultural factors.

We should understand that children grow up differently. We all do not have the same social up brining or the same resources at home. I should be sensitive to each child's up brining and try to understand each child, using the theories given to me.

Growth comes in many different forms or aspects, it serves as a fun factor for children to learn and not only sit in a class and listen to a teacher in front of the chalk board. Music can increase children's sense of tonality as well as the ability to more accurately match pitch and increased motor co-ordination.

Through music children can learn physical development ,cognitive, social and so forth. I could bring a sound box to class with different types of music and allow children to have fun by dancing