I am back!! I survived term 3 and I am now enjoying the short bread before going back to work on Monday for what is going to be a hectic term 4.

I found study unit 4 very interesting. I was not aware of all the benefits that art integration has on foundation phase education until I worked thru the study unit. There are so many benefits. And I feel the benefits should speak for themselves when someone doubts whether art has a good purpose in the foundation phase. I will most definitely discuss the benefits like the fact that art can enhance a learner’s reading skills, enhance a learner’s reading comprehension skills and that it will positively affect a child’s social behaviour with any person that might think art integration is a waste of time. The person might not be aware of the benefits, just like myself before I worked thru the study unit.

I found the Van Vreden (2014) development through teaching and learning very interesting. Teaching music by using the following concepts: about, from, on, with and in music is something completely new to me. I never knew that music can be taught in so many ways.

I did not find anything in this study unit challenging or difficult to understand. It was a well laid out and very interesting unit. I am looking forward to working thru study unit 5. I love this module!!!