Hello Bloggers...... We are around the halfway mark and fatigue is kicking in but we strive and journey on.... 

ACTIVITIES WHERE WE CAN USE MUSIC TO FACILITATE GOALS.

• I can use music for routine transitions. 
• I can play music to set the tone for class. 
• I can use instrumental music to inspire writing.
• We can have fun and rewrite lyrics to a popular song in creative arts.
• Teach vocabulary with music for phonics and English classes. 
• Sing About Science.
• Make a Thunderstorm and weather noises. 
• Allow students to listen to music from historic eras to evaluate opposing viewpoints or perspectives on the times.
• Have student create their own songs to describe eras in history.
• songs about washing hands, songs about packing away, songs about tidying up, songs about standing in a line, This one is amazing for foundation phase. 
• Play calming music softly when learners are required to work individually.
• Encourage learners to write their own rhythmic patterns (composition) by using the names (syllables) of certain fruit/animals/vegetables (based on the theme). This way, you address outcomes in not only Life Skills but also Home Language and music.
• Play a song and ask learners to choreograph a dance which shows the meaning of the song. • Play a song and ask learners to draw a picture about the story (which they imagine) of the song.
• Draw attention to the relation between music and maths: Division and multiplication can easily be related to note values.
• When working with concepts such as rotation and revolution, learners can demonstrate their understanding of these concepts through movement.
• When learning about seasons, encourage learners to think about and mimic the sounds in nature. Make the sound of rain using the material in the classroom; make the sound of rain.

When learners learn about various textures and materials, also draw attention to the way in which texture and material influence the type of sound produced from objects (timbre). Use various materials in and around the classroom as found instruments and use them in a music composition (you can even call it “the sound of our school” for example).

VISUAL ARTS AND LIFESKILLS.........

Teachers apply arts integration strategies in their teaching have shown improved results with regards to learners’ mathematic, visual arts and life-skills. . When foundation phase teachers utilise the arts throughout their teaching, they provide learners with multiple modes for demonstrating their understanding of non-arts outcomes while accommodating various learning styles and needs. Arts integration can lead to transformative experiences for both teachers and learners while fostering creative and imaginative capacities of the teachers and the learners alike.

When learners are encouraged to demonstrate their understanding through the arts, we create teaching and learning environments in which individual learning needs and abilities are met. Ultimately, through arts integration, foundation phase learners will develop their problem solving and critical thinking skills through engagement in authentic learning activities which foster the ability to become aware of the various ways in which we are not only connected to each other but our world while drawing attention to the ways in which the various subjects in our curriculum are connected.

As always as i dived into this weeks unit I already it would be a lot of new information but I learnt more than i thought I would. Music isn't just a form of entertainment but also such a useful learning tool inside the classroom. 

Enjoy the Rest of your week!!!!!