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S U 2 Listening to and responding to music
For me music ignites all area of child development and skills for school readiness, including intellectual, motor, language, social-emotional and overall literacy. It helps the body and mind to work together. Dancing to songs during gumboots dance helps children build motor skills while allowing them to practice self- expression. Counting stomps and clapping is interacting with mathematics. Sing songs improves your speech and language development.
Body percussion: It is producing sounds by using your body, through hand clapping, thigh-slapping, stomping, finger-snapping, inhaled and exhaled air. Traditionally the four main body percussion sounds: 1. Stomp: Striking left, right, or both feet against the floor or other resonant surface 2. Patsch: Patting either the left, right, or both thighs with hands; or patting cheeks 3. Clapping hands together 4. Snapping fingers
These activities also provide opportunities to foster learners’ concentration skills, creativity and improvisational skills as they can create their own body percussion patterns and write them down using iconic notation
coordination, balance and visual-spatial awareness. When learners are able to successfully participate in body percussion activities, they experience personal development by gaining confidence, becoming self-aware, experiencing a sense of achievement, pride and learning discipline
Art integration in Foundation Phase
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What is arts integration: Arts integration promotes teaching and learning methods which address outcomes in various subjects ( learning areas concomitantly (at the same time) while motivating learners to show case their understanding of concepts and skills through the arts. It is also one of the most effective ways for a range of experiences, styles, interests and aptitudes to form a community of active learners taking for and ownership of their own learning.
It is vital that all teachers become aware of the successes that have been demonstrated when when learners become engaged in their own learning via arts integrated instruction. It connect to other curriculum learning areas.
Importance of arts integration: Foundation Phase children can use descriptive words to discuss their own creations. Decision Making: According to a report by Americans for the Arts, art education strengthens problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.23 Feb 2018
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In Foundation Phase children can use descriptive words to discuss their own creations. Decision Making: According to a report by Americans for the Arts, art education strengthens problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.23 Feb 2018
The importance of Art | CityKidz
An integrated curriculum allows children to pursue learning in a holistic way, without the restrictions often imposed by subject boundaries. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining partnerships with families; having knowledge of children and how they learn; and building upon the community and cultural context.
CAPS gives teachers detailed guidelines of what to teach and assessed on a grade –by- grade and subject-by- subject basis. The Main aim of CAPS is to lessen the administrative burden on teachers and ensure consistency and guidance for teachers when teaching.
Reduces feelings of anxiety and stress. Helps children regulate their emotions. Enhances the way children can process language and speech.
It helps students stay in school, increases motivation, improves attitudes and attendance, and improves academic performance. According to Americans for the Arts, a student involved in the arts is: 4x more likely to be recognized for academic achievement. 4x more likely to participate in a math or science fair.23 Apr 2019