Good day everyone!

I hope you are well and keeping up with your studies as I am failing my efforts. I am struggling to find a balance between work, studies and a social life this week. It seems the further you fall behind the more endless the struggle of getting back is. In this study unit I really enjoyed learning about how incorporating play is important for developing a child holistically. 

I thought that all the activities were fun and engaging, however I do understand the two learners concerns that they brought up. Ons of the children felt uncomfortable due to the fact that he did not understand the words in the passing rock zulu game. This is understandable as he is thinking that he is just following words from the teacher but has no clue what it means. One way to resolve this is to break down the song for the learners and explain some of the key words or phrases so that they feel safe in understanding what it means. Learners want to feel secure and confident in what they say aloud in the class. The girl felt uncomfortable to dance in front of boys on house music, this was based on religious meaning and ethics from home. A way to resolve this is to know about the learners backgrounds and asking lesrners prior to the lesson if they would like to participate or not, especially improvising individually in front of the entire group. 

To accommodate diverse learner profiles in classrooms I would make a point of asking 2 learners per week to come and openly talk and learn their fellow peers about their culture etc. This will help children understand diversity and to learn from anothers culture and also to experience and be exposed to different cultures. Cultural diversity is so important in schools now adays and needs to be foccused on more. 

Have a great musical week everyone!