Hello everyone, I hope you are all safe and healthy in these tough times. The last blog was pretty,,, uuuuhh…  interesting.. yeah my burnt cupcakes L but hey, at least  this week was a good one and I never burnt anymore cupcakes haha #PracticeMakesPerfect #WearYourReadingGlasses. This week I managed to catch up with all of my work and I have completed all of my assignments. I am feeling really glad about that.

This study unit taught me the value of a lesson plan and how much work, commitment, and thought goes into creating one. In the foundation phase, I learned how to identify and evaluate acceptable assessment strategies for music as part of life skills, how to integrate music, games, and art integration into the preparation of a life skills class, and the characteristics of a well-planned music lesson. When creating a music lesson, I learned how to analyze and implement various teaching approaches.

• What could the possible reasons be that assessment is neglected in Performing Arts and Music in the Foundation Phase?

1. The teacher did not plan a lesson plan correctly / effectively
2. Poor time management
3. Poor resourced school with lack of resources
4. The teacher may feel that arts and music is pointless
5. There may not be enough time to plan a lesson

• Please explain how you would advocate for and heighten awareness about the importance of assessment when speaking with your HOD about your concerns in this regard:

1. I will provide my HOD with facts about the significance of assessment.
2. I will make sure that other teachers are on my side so we can speak together about this issue to the HOD

Signing off.......