I'm back once again, it has been a very stressful and hectic week with the workload that had to be done in a short space of time.

Individual reflection 

What possibly made some learners uncomfortable during these activities?

*Some students are not familiar with the song, the language and how to pronounce the words, so this as a result is making the children to feel uncomfortable. Some children don't feel comfortable to dance in front of the others because they are shy, and not knowing the language is making them feel uncomfortable and out of place and they are scared that the other learners will laugh at them.

Why were some learners uncomfortable?

They were uncomfortable because of the language barrier, religious beliefs and cultural backgrounds. When it comes to beliefs, in some religions girls can not dance in front of the boys or dance with the boys, so that is what makes some learners uncomfortable. 

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

*Firstly I would have to ask my learners about their beliefs and this would help me to understand each learners background and ask them who are not comfortable to perform in front of others.

*When it comes to the song, I will use different languages to explain the song to the learners so that no learner will feel left out and out of place. And I would also ask the learners to work together so that they will feel comfortable to perform together.

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

As foundation phase teachers we must always tread carefully when it comes to the learners cultural and religious beliefs because this is a very sensitive aspect to the families, they want to be respected all the time. So as teachers we must find ways to accommodate these aspects and make the learners feel comfortable to express their performance in their own language. We can teach each other the different kinds of cultures in class and take turns to perform in those cultures, by doing this all the learners will be comfortable in the classroom.

The End. 

Thank you my fellow teachers, until next time bye