SU1- Question 1  -  My individual with regard to my confident and current knowledge and skills to teach music through movement in the Foundation Phase:   I am teaching grade R currently at a government school in JHB.  I enjoy teaching music through movement in my current grade as we use songs and rhymes to sing and elaborate of the themes and topics that we teach each week.  For example when we learn about animals we may sing the song 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 once I caught a fish alive.  It is a great way to incorporate music in the form of songs and rhymes into our Math, Language, Life Skills. Fine and Gross motor skills as well as Drama and many other learning areas.  Music is very versatile and a great way to grab and maintain learners attention.  It helps learners to express themselves using their whole bodies and is a great stress reliever and it makes learning fun.  Children don't realize that they are learning with ease while singing.  Rhyme and songs help learners to retain what they learn as the tune assists the learner to remember what they have learned.

SU1 - Question 2  -  I would choose Music over Physical education in the Foundation Phase Curriculum to meet the holistic development needs of learners :  Music allows learners to develop their fine and gross motor skills as well as crossing the midline through the actions and movements in songs when learners act out songs and move to music.   Learners can do all Physical education movements and skills to music and that is what is so great about music.  Music is versatile and develops learners cognitive, emotional personal social and physical development.  Learners are able to solve problems and think creatively while using music in the background or physically moving to it.

Part 1 - The past week:   I have had a tough week this week as I have lost 3 family members this year, two of which were my parents.  It is tough at times to focus and get things as I miss them so much therefore it hard to get things done but by the grace of God I enjoy the learning proc3ess and when I start it all start to flow.  

Part 2 - Working through the study unit's content:  I learned how important music is to learning.  I have always enjoyed using it in my classroom but never thought about how diverse and inclusive music and movement can be on all learning areas and the whole development of each and every learner.  With regard to Piaget's cognitive development theory I leaned that in the concrete operational stage children have concrete, literal thought processes and struggle with abstract thinking and hypothetical concepts.  I leaned that I need to be cautions of introducing music notation too early as it requires abstract thinking skills, because I am unable to read music I am relieved that I can enjoy teaching music but do not necessary need to learn how to read and play music to teach my learners to enjoy music.  I leaned and agree that it is important for leaners to have authentic contexts and active engagement with music to  make sense of their experiences in a concrete way.  Music also allows learners to recognize and respect others cultures and opinions as they learn various music styles, personal music preferenc3es, performance styles and world views with regard to music.

Part 3 - My opinion of the value of the contents of the study unit for my teaching practice is that, I think hat the value of the content if this study unit for my teaching practice is practical and easy to understand and apply and I have enjoyed Study Unit 1.