1.  Describe your confidence in your current knowledge and skills to teach music through movement in the Foundation Phase as you start your LSKM 221 journey?

In all honesty I was under the impression that learners just sing and use music instruments to learn any kind of songs related the theme of lesson and for them to enhance their language skills and to have lots of fun. That the movement that went along with these songs were for them to actually do as movement practise and to learn how to act out certain words with these movements.

When I started to teach I went into the classroom with this impression. I am now becoming to learn the why and the how. I am becoming more confident to teach music through movement and being said only in Grade R, I would love to learn more in my specific grade that I am teaching and also how it evolves in the other grades.

2.  If you have to choose between incorporating Music education OR Physical education in the Foundation Phase curriculum to meet the holistic development needs of learners, which would you choose?

I would choose to incorporate music education. Teaching music plays an important role in the holistic development of children. During the foundation phase period children learned rhymes, and songs that they are familiar with as well as new ones, and also to include body movements during these performing arts. When learners are grouped together they also learn from one another and also to expand  ideas from their peers, as Vygotsky indicates. Through music and movement their numeracy and literacy development are developing and most of all they love to express their emotions during the music  and movement ring. Children sometimes experience difficulties with midline crossing, and by teaching them how to develop it through fun songs and rhymes it becomes easier. Counting rhymes and songs stimulates their numeracy skills, and also helps to develop their literacy skills.

​​​​​​​