Hi everyone, I’m Luclin Appels and I’m a second-year student. I’m from Klerksdorp but living in Pretoria now. I’m happily married for almost 5 years with a busy 3-year-old and twins on the way. I always wanted to study teaching, because working with children is my passion, I just can’t wait to become a teacher. My grade 1 teacher inspired me to become a teacher with the love, warmth, and caring heart she has, she always made us feel so safe, I can’t wait to make other children feel the way she made us felt.

Something I’ve always been very passionate about are children. Growing up as the eldest sibling as well as the first grandchild of many grandchildren I have spent basically my whole life around children and taking care of them.

INDIVIDUAL REFLECTION:

Q 1. Would you please 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 your answer, please also refer to your confidence to integrate music into your teaching practice currently

1. After reading through and studying study unit one I have learned various new information about the inclusion of music in a classroom and how many benefits it has to the learner’s development. I feel completely confident in my newly found knowledge about the inclusion of music in a classroom and I believe that I will be capable of incorporating music in an appropriate manner in my class.

Q 2. When thinking about facilitating holistic development in the Foundation Phase, we need to consider, for example, cognitive development, personal development, social development, emotional development and physical development. We also need to consider literacy and numeracy skills, language acquisition, creativity, problem solving and midline crossing.

Both music and physical education play important roles in the holistic development of the young learner. However, 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? In your answer, please explain which would be the best choice to ensure the opportunity for the holistic development of the learner and motivate your answer

2. I would choose music education, because music education promotes physical development, social development, cognitive development, personal development as well as emotional development.