Students name: Mariam Juma Course name: Learning through the Performing Arts Course code: ECE2603 CL0: Compare and contrast between two different ideologies of teaching and justify my own teaching position by adopting an eclectic approach or best practice from various curriculums. Table of Contents: Introduction: The implementation of a performing arts project Purpose of the art project Process Preforming art video Aspects of music and movement How role and resources were assigned? Areas of development Suggestions Eventually implemented in front of an audience of peers Issues and solution Compare and contrast between ideologies who agree with preforming art and with who dont Justify my own teaching position References Art Project?
Music and Kg2- A students Math subject movement art Group of 7 children, five of them are Counting unit lesson girls and two boys Five little monkeys Aged between 4 to 5 years song Implemented performing art song in circle area. (Alaleeli, 2017) The purpose of art project was:
Teach children certain movements.
Encourage children to respond to music and materials. Encourage children to Imitate and create movement in response to music. Support children with fundamental skills such as language, physical and mathematical skills. Teach children numbers names from 1 to 5
(Desravins, 2017) Process:
(Alaleeli, 2017) Aspects of music and movement
Music Movement
When the children: When the children:
Copy the rhythm Imitated the actions occurred in Stay in the same sound level the video. Sing the song Move their musicals and body part such as hand, arm, and legs. For example, when they will sing mama call the doctor here they moved their hand and arm to act as they are calling someone. How roles and rousers were assigned??
Roles: Rousers:
Discuss with MST Think about the equipment's for each
character in the Five little monkeys Ask children who want to take monkeys, song mum and doctor role? Provided the materials
(Alaleeli, 2017) Suggestions! Provide big carpet so, the children can jump flexible and without physical contact with each other to avoid any infection
Search for bigger class.
Provide monkeys dresses for monkey character.
(Alaleeli, 2017) Eventually implemented in front of an audience of peers : Success:
Involved children to preforming activity by
Teach children the movements and actions by papered the environment and provide materials used Albert Bandura approach by modeling the for the preforming. According to Froebel he said movement in each part in front of them. According the The classroom should be a to Bandura child had the ability to perform the prepared environment. behavior that the model has just demonstrated.
For example: For example:
when I sing jumping on the bed I jumped, so the
children observed a action and turned to imitated. (Shirley & Peter, 2011, p. 53)
(Spielgaben, 2013)
(Alaleeli, 2017) Issues
Some children are refused
Shortage of time to took monkeys characters
How I deal with this issues? How I deal with this issues?
Discuss with student and
Took them in Monday and justified the monkey role Wednesday just10 minutes from Used positive reinforcements art lesson strategy
(McLeod, 2015) Compare and contrast :
Froebel : Vygotsky :
His methodology concern to teach the whole child in all His theory focus in cognitive development and social development Theory. development areas, which include socially, academically, emotionally and physically.
Children learn through movements. According to Froebel he Child learn through interact with other cooperative learning . Stat to believe that movement is imperative for young learners Vygotsky he believe that learning by the child occurs through social interaction Children learn through playing and hand-on play activities. According to Frobel he think that play is purposeful and not idle
Don't focus in language development Focuses in language development. According to Vygotsky believed that language develops from social interactions, for communication purposes
(Spielgaben, 2013) (Linda, 2005, p. 40, 41) Similarities:
Froebel : Vygotsky :
Child understand if the teacher
guides and led. Stat to Frobel methodology he considered Vygotsky claimed that guided learning within the teacher should serve as a guide to help the ZPD led to greater understanding/performance child to understanding than working alone
Child can create and build his\her knowledge
through discovery and explore. According to Frobel methodology he believe According to Vygotsky he believes that young that child learn and create his\her own idea children are curious and actively involved in their by him self own learning and the discovery and development of new understandings/schema Support social Skill. (Spielgaben, 2013) (Linda, 2005, p. 40, 41) Compare and contrast :
Waldorf: Skinner:
His methodology based on an understanding of child development and His theory based behaviorism and operant conditioning. who children learn.
Children learn through all senses. He didnt agree with that.
He encourage children thinking, creativity and imagination skill.
According to Waldorf he said that Imagination is at the heart of learning His theory don't support skills.
His methodology develop children life skill. According to Waldorf
methodology he considered that life-skills are imperative to a complete education
Didnt concern in mange child behavior He identify 3 types of responses or operant that can follow behavior which are: Positive reinforcement- Negative reinforcement- Punishment (Spielgaben, 2013) (McLeod, 2015) Justify my own teaching position:
Froebel Mythology:
Why? How? I give children instructions and direction of movements. - Because, his methodology encourages children to Froebel methodology, it's believed that teacher should interact and work with materials, which assist children serve as a guide to help lead a child to understand. in figuring out how to use it and practice the LO. Encourage children to move and develop their physical, - It helps children to understand their role as creative fine and motor skills. Stat to Frobel methodology he said beings. For example, if he took doctor role he will be that movement is imperative for young learners. able to comprehension the doctor behavior. Prepared environment and provided materials. Froebel - Because, his methodology supports children claimed that classroom should be a independence by giving them the freedom to explore prepared environment. their own ideas, through applying hands-on activities. (Dyke, 2017 ) (Spielgaben, 2013) References: Alaleeli, M. (2017). Prforming art [Photograph& video].
Desravins, G. (2017). Practice guidance for the early years foundation stage. Retrieved from https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course _id=_105432_1&content_id=_7554583_1&mode=reset
Dyke, J. ( 2017 ). The Friedrich Froebel Approach . Retrieved from
Shirley, A., & Peter, G. (2011). Albert Bandura: Vol. 53. How children learn: Thinking on special educational needs and inclusion. Practical Pre-School Books.
Spielgaben. (2013). Comparison among Froebel, Montessori, Reggio Emilia and Waldorf-Steiner Methods Part 1. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from https://spielgaben.com/comparison-froebel-montessori-reggio-waldorf-part-1/
