At the beginning of the semester, I didn't know what to expect from LSKM. When I found out that it is a module for "music" ii was really excited to learn more. I had music in high school so I was excited to renew and recap my education about music. 

I believe that individual reflection is a good thing due to the fact that it allows you to go through the work again and to interpret the skills and knowledge from the Study unit in your own words. It helps you understand the study unit better as it is like an in-depth discussion with yourself about what you learned from the study unit. 

I found it challenging to keep up with the work pace as only come home from work at 6 'o clock. I didn't do my individual reflections as the semester went on and that made it hard for me to recall the knowledge I've learned earlier in the semester. 

I found the individual reflection meaningful because I could recap what I learned and what I already know from the module. 

I found Study unit 4 very interesting as it provides you with strategies, methods, and activities to use in your own classroom one day. The thing that challenged me is the different theories from the theorists. I keep on mixing them up and forget it sometimes. Everything we learned in this module was valuable. So, there is nothing that I would say that wasn't valuable for my future teaching practice. 

I think that the main reason for the neglect of arts in the foundation phase is that there is not enough time in a school day to do everything in the curriculum as well as extra arts activities. I also think that it takes lots of time to plan a lesson and integrate arts, and one must put in the extra effort. To assess arts in the foundation phase also takes a lot of time and teachers don't always have time to do extra work. 

I would advocate for an important awareness for art assessment by firstly explaining to the HOD how important arts integration is in the Foundation phase and that learners grow from learning arts. When arts are not assessed, the importance is not seen and teachers and learners don't make effort to teach or learn. When arts are being assessed, teachers will make effort to incorporate it in their lesson plan and will surely make the time to explain it to the students, as they have to understand and know what they are being assessed on. If the teachers in Foundation phase don't make effort with regards to arts assessment, students will have a gap in their education and they wont understand some concepts if it is assessed ater on and in the Senior phase as well. 

I certainly don't believe that arts integration is a waste of time in Foundation Phase education. Integrating arts in the foundation phase opens up a whole new world for a child to explore themselves and learn concepts in a fun way. Arts are not always about drawing, singing, or dancing. It serves to help learners learn in a fun and interesting way. Using a song to learn students about new mathematics concepts will help them to understand, recall and remember what they learned. 

Study Unit four had a lot of interesting information to learn about, as well as ways for me to incorporate arts in my classroom one day. Study unit four also consisted of the benefits of an integrative approach and ways in which art integration promotes a positive learning environment and supports holistic development. 

What I found challenging in this Study unit is that there was a lot of information to take in and everything is important so I had to concentrate and take in all the information at once. 

Although some learners had a problem with the learning activities, I thought it was a fun and interesting way for the rest of the students to learn. I think the main reason why learners would feel uncomfortable during these activities is that it is new to them. One of the learners was not happy with the Zulu song, due to the fact that they did not understand what they were learning and how to pronounce the words. A way to deal with this problem is to first teach children the meaning of the words in the song and tell them what it is about, before only teaching them the song itself. This way, learners will understand what they are learning/singing and they will also find it more interesting. 

One of the girls in the class felt uncomfortable dancing in front of the boys in class and also wasn't comfortable with the fact that it was house music due to religious reasons. I would address this situation by saying sorry to the little girl and telling her that I am proud of her for standing up for herself. To prevent this from happening again, I would ask the learners before doing an activity like this if they are comfortable with it and if they would rather not participate. 

 To accommodate diverse learner profiles in classrooms I would make learners feel safe to live out their culture and do what they believe is right. I will have classroom discussions where students will feel safe talking about who they are. By doing this, learners will understand their peers and can learn to respect them and me as teacher will know exactly where the children come from and how to deal with situations in the future. 

As a Foundation phase teacher, I will certainly choose contemporary commercial music. The reasons behind my choice are quite simple. I would choose this because contemporary commercial music is found everywhere. Students have access to this music because that is what they hear in the movies and videos they watch. When students then come across this type of music, they will enjoy it and will find it really interesting. Students will also be able to sing along because of the fact that they are familiar with the song. 

I think that the examples and content for Study unit 2 are inclusive. It provides a wide variety of different examples and equips a student with the necessary information to understand what this Unit is about. 

I would suggest that the examples must be in all the foundation phase grades and not just for Grade one.

This has been a very challenging week for me so far. I have been sooo busy.... My laptop didn't work as well, so I couldn't do any of the work I was meant to this week until now. Luckily one of the teachers at school said I can borrow her laptop for a while. This really inhibited my week as I felt like everything was standing still but also moving so fast at the same time. 

Now that I've went through the work of study unit one I can say that I am quite confident and excited about this module. I am confident in my knowledge t teach music through movement. Because I work at a school where music is a subject I am aware of the fact that teaching music with movement in the Foundation phase goes hand in hand. I am also confident to integrate music into my teaching practice as I can see the change in the learners' behavior when when hey can move, dance, sing and listen to music. These are abilities that children need to develop at this age. With certainty, I can say that music will definitely help to shape great minds and opens a whole new world to youngsters. 

If I have to choose between music and physical activities, I will most definitely choose to incorporate music in teaching for the holistic development of students. I believe that music gives us, as teacher a better opportunity to help children with holistic development. Student who find it hard to get certain tasks done which promotes their holistic development can be given the key of music to a new way f learning. Music helps to calm the mind and while most definitely help children who can't concentrate in a class setting. This helps to improve cognitive development, attention and as well as multitasking. 

Not only does music help learners to concentrate, but it also boosts the students' confidence as they find making music awarding. Children can express themselves through music. 

I believe that incorporating music is important for students in the foundation phase as it has a critical role in their development.