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STUDY UNIT 4: ART INTERGRATION IN THE FOUNDATION PHASE.

3 Oct 2021, 21:57 Publicly Viewable

Art integration : is an approach to teaching in which students construct and demonstrate understanding through an art form (Silverstein &  Layne, 2010). It promotes teaching and learning strategies which address outcomes in various subjects simultaneously. It also encourage learners to demonstrate their understanding of contents and skills through arts. It helps learners with engagement, experiential learning , authentic learning strategies, collaborative learning, problem solving skills and reflections.When  we  choose  to  apply  arts  integration  principles  in  the  foundation  phase,  we  need  to engage  learners  in  teaching  and  learning  activities  which  encourage  them  to  draw  on  their  prior knowledge  with  the  aim  of  discovering  new  concepts  and  skills  and  to  demonstrate  their understanding  in  a  practical  way  through  the  arts ( Silverstein &Layne, 2010).The use of the arts in the classroom has been shown to increase student motivation and improve academic progress and socialization. Teachers can integrate music with any subject. The teacher can create their own rhymic patterns by using hands or anything that can be usable. For integrating music with English,  the teacher can play or sing a song to learners then ask them to write stories about it. That can enhance their vocabulary and listening capacity.