Good day, 

In the beginning of this semester and as a new LSKM221-student, I was not sure of what exactly this subject was about. I was also not aware of the great role the Arts subject plays in the Foundation Phase, specifically. I feel that Arts are being neglected quite a lot and not enough emphasis are being appointed onto this subject. I learned that the integration of music and arts contributes to a great part of the learning process in which the Foundation Phase learners may find themselves. 

I learned from my individual blogs that we all have a different percetion of how we look at things in life and this also has an influence on what we see as important or not. The line from this can be drawn right through my teaching as well, because each teacher will have a different way of looking- and doing things. There is no wrong way of teaching as long as the child develops through learning and the aim is met in the end. I also learned that I did not understand why the subject of Arts  was even brought into teaching and integrated with different subjects. 

What really found challenging was integrating subjects with music and arts so that the learners will learn something valuable through experience and having fun. It is also also quite challenging to choose the correct levels of work that are appropriate for each grade in the Foundation Phase. Something I also found quite challenging was the handing in of all things on time and that the site did not want to allow me to submit my blogs and work on time. This does not really have to do with the module but was something personal I have experienced when trying to work.

I found the individual blogs meaningful, because as I worked through the content of the module and had to reflect on certain main points that was highlighted, I have come to realize quite a lot of things regarding this module. 

If I had the opportunity to change something in the future, I would want to be better at integrating music and performing arts in my subjects and choose the correct ways of approach this subject especially. 

In this module, I found it interesting the influence this content had on my view on especially the integration of music and arts  in my teaching one day. I have learned quite a lot regarding what I mentioned above. Something that I found quite challenging was, as also mentioned above, to integrate the arts and music into my subjects and choosing the correct level and appropriate activities for learning to take place. There was not really anything that I did not find valuable for the future, because I feel that as a student I should take in all things I can to apply to my teaching in the future.

Thank you