Creating a lesson plan is essential and also helps in keeping things in order. A teacher should make a lesson plan fun, creative and attention grabbing. Asking learners questions will test their prior knowledge, this allows learners to be actively involved. Learners should be allowed to challenge themselves and summarise the content to the teacher. Teacher must make use of CAPS Document to understand how arts integrate with other subjects and must come up with a strategy to accommodate diverse needs of learners. Teacher must develop a positive teaching and learning environment in which all learners feel welcomed, safe, supported and appreciated. 

Lesson planning helps teachers to be fully prepared to teach new concepts and lead meaningful discussions. Without a lesson plan, learners can loose focus and leave the teacher lost not knowing what to do next.

Concepts of music are known as music elements. We have 8 music concepts such as Pitch, Rhythm, Harmony, Timbre, Dynamics, structure, beat, and Tempo.

For learners to know this concepts, they need to frequently listen to music in order to recognize various musical aspects. Using musical activities to teach arithmetic will make learning more entertaining and appealing to children while also improving their cognitive thinking.  

We use these patterns to create music and we respond emotionally and intellectually to our perception and interpretations of these patterns of music.

Arts integration is process where art becomes the medium of teaching-learning, a key to understand concepts within any subject of the curriculum.

A VALUE OF ARTS INTEGRATION:

- Foundation phase learners will develop their problem solving and critical thinking skills

- Contributes to higher motivation levels among learners

- Provides teachers the opportunity to promote and support developmental needs of learners while offering them opportunity to engage in teaching-learning activities which are fun, fosters collaboration and connection

- Allows learners congenital curiosity, creativity, and imaginative abilities.

- Provides learners with multiple modes for demonstrating their understanding of non-arts outcomes while accommodating various learning styles and needs.

Music play is the focus on process rather than product characterized, it is full of enjoyment and self-motivation. It ignites all areas of child development and skills for school readiness, including intellectual, social-emotional, language and overall literacy.

Exposing children to music during early development helps them learn the sounds and meaning of words, it helps the body and the mind work together.

LEARNING AND PLAYING MUSIC REINFORCES THE FOLLOWING:

Determination: being able to perfect tricky piece of music to get sense of accomplishment

Social skills: making music with others (for example a band or a choir) this helps children to develop social and emotional abilities

Passion: children are able to express themselves clearly while listening to music 

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