Taking a deep breath and remembering to have grace on myself… I have postponed these blogs for way to long and each time when I open the computer I feel to guilty all over again.

Tonight a friend who I met through studying through NWU asked if I had done my final blog and I had to confess that I am WAY BEHIND!!! Shucks… But here I go. Somehow to just tell someone lifted the weight off my shoulders and I feel ready to tackle these blogs.

What possibly made some learners uncomfortable during these activities?

The fact that they did not understand the language and because it was not explained in the beginning. And also the learners might have been shy because it was expected of them to dance in front of the others.

Why were some learners uncomfortable?

The learners were not familiar with the music and simply did not know what the expectation was. They were uncomfortable to dance to this type of music.

Can you think of ways to address these issues in future? What will you change?

I will choose music that are more inclusive and takes in consideration the different backgrounds and context of the learners. When I would choose songs that they might not know or are in a different language I would firstly explain the song and why I choose this particular song for them.

Also I would make my groups much smaller. Making it more comfortable for children to express themselves and to not feel overwhelmed by everyone looking at them.

How can we accommodate diverse learner profiles in our classrooms? What must we beware of?

I would try my best to make my lesson inclusive. To be sensitive to the diverse cultures in my classroom. I would incorporate weekly discussions, activity and games where they can participate together. To teach them about different cultures, I would let them have a culture week where we can dress up like different countries and discuss that. This gives the learners the opportunity to learn from each other.