Study Unit 4: Arts integration in the foundation phase

Hello again, yes me again. Although it is the second time this week that I have talked to you. I just missed you so much and wanted to share another study units work with you. My week is still the same. Today everything settled down and I found my feet at the school. Today I had to make my voice loud and be someone completely different. Kids faces is so cute, but with the generation of today you must keep your guard and don’t let those cute faces fool you.  

Lets talk about the fourth study unit.

Artwhat a lovely way to relax, find inner peace and just be yourself.

A lot of people barely know what art means. They believe only an artist can make art. Only expensive painting you buy in the store is art, but that is not true. Art is a diverse range of (and products of) human activities involving creative imagination to express technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas.

Arts integration in the foundation phase education contribute towards higher motivation levels among learners. It supports academic achievement and socialization between students. It has been shown that schools that incorporate art in the schoolwork, don’t struggle as much with disciplinary as schools who don’t incorporate arts. Art allows the teacher to promote and support the developmental needs of learners while offering learners the opportunity to engage in teaching and learning activities. These activities are fun, it fosters collaboration and connection and promotes learners’ innate curiosity, creativity, and imaginative abilities.

Without I doubt I think art in the foundation phase is extremely important. Students get to know who they truly are. It encourages students to work harder and creatively to solve problems and so much more. What does a small child want to do? They want to play and have fun since they learn best in this way. By learning through arts students get to obtain so much more than just what the curriculum states.

There is so much I found so interesting about this study unit. There is nothing that I can think of specifically but there was a couple of points that was stated that grabbed my attention from the start. I love crafts and being just truly and freely myself by showing my personality in my work. So, I believe this module will keep on surprising me with things I have never even thought about.

There was nothing specific that I have struggled with, only thing was to keep my eyes open during the day since the workload is so heavily sitting on our shoulders. I am so grateful to have been given the opportunity to be a student teacher so my knowledge on daily tasks of individuals could be expanded. I truly believe this module will help a lot in the future.

Talk to you again,

Enjoy your day and remember to stay healthy.


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