1. In your opinion, reflecting on and synthesising all that you learnt in LSKM 221, what are the most important aspects to keep in mind when planning foundation phase lessons?

When the teacher do a lesson plan for foundation phase lesson must first start by being fun, creative grabbing attention activity. Ask them questions just to test on prior knowledge then take it from there. Another thing is that ask questions, allow learners to be actively involved. Avoid explaining all the time. Allow learners to challenge themselves. Learners should also be allowed to demonstrate or summarise to teacher to see if objectives of the lesson are met. Make use of caps documents as it shows how arts topic must correlate with lifeskills. If you’d want to involve music in your lesson do it at the beginning and at end of the lesson, act as a facilitator, provide guidance, play music suitable to lesson’s content, also provide activities which are based on the lesson of the day.

Furthermore teacher must be aware of the sort of assessment that is most appropriate for specific activities, based on lesson outcomes, developmental stage, and learning process. Then one can select acceptable assessment procedures and design an appropriate assessment form once they’ve decided the style of evaluation they’d want to use.

Teacher must think of a way to accommodate diverse needs of learners. teacher must also must develop a teaching and learning environment in which all students feel welcomed, safe, supported, appreciated, and as though they are a part of something bigger. You must also create teaching and learning activities that take into account your students' diverse interests and socio-cultural backgrounds.

1. What is your opinion about the value of utilising arts integration and play in foundation phase lessons?

It is very important to utilise arts integration and play in foundation phase because it does not only develops social and creative thinking abilities, but also increases learners' enthusiasm to learn while also allowing them to understand more about .

It also important for learners to be actively engaged in the teaching and learning process through arts integration and play, as it allows them to have fun while engaging in authentic, meaningful teaching and learning activities in social settings and demonstrating their understanding practically through the arts.

2. Has your perception and priorities with regards to lesson planning and the inclusion of music (and the arts) throughout your teaching and learning in the foundation phase changed? Please motivate your answer.

Yes, inclusion of music and arts integration plays a very huge role in learners  during the lesson. It helps learners in demonstrating their understanding of the lesson through arts. Music and art integration in foundation phase encourages learners to  be actively engaged in the lesson, it also helps in developing social and creative thinking abilities. Inclusion of music also increases learners eagerness to learn. It also allow learners to have fun, engage in authentic and meaningful teaching.