Observation Task 3: Supporting Learning through the Performing Arts: Music and Movement

Focus: Understand the importance of using performing arts in the classroom to link with academic subjects

Objective: To encourage student teachers to identify different ways that performing arts can be used in academic subjects

Procedure: Identify two music and movement activities students performed in the classroom and complete the table

Table 3: Music and Movement (Example)

Observed learning Centers
(include photo):

Description:

The teacher uses this

song, and its for Jack
Hartmann. This song
for the letter(D) and
specific to teach the
student letter(D) and
the sound of the letter
(D).
The student in this song
learns how to write a
letter (D) in small and
capital case.

Objective
(Music & Movement)

Music
Appreciation:
the student sits in the chair
and listen to the song and
move their and or finger
when they write a letter(D)
with a man in the song.
Pitch:
Student sings with a man in
the video and changes their
voice according to man

International Learning Outcome:

At the end of this music

this music the student will
learn:
1- Identify he letter (D).
2- Recognize the upper
case and the lower
case.
3- Name the object to
start with a letter (D)
such as dance,
Disco, doll, duck.
4- 4- Name the object
ending with letter

voice. When he speaks loud,

the students speak loudly.
So, they change their voice.
For example, (when they see
the capital letter of (D) in the
video they said this an
upper case of D in a loud
voice)
Rhythm:
in this song, the student
doesnt use any rhythm.
Melody:
Student remembers the
melody of song and sings it
together without play video

Movement:
When the man in the video
said this an upper case of
(D). Write in the air like
this. The students move
their finger to write the letter
in the air, so they develop
their fine motor skills.
Also when the man said
its fun to learn about
alphabet, I am real to do my
the best, learn each letter,

(D) such as proud,

kid.

learn each sound the

student stands up and moves
and move their hand up and
down, so they imitate the
man in the video, so they
encourage to learn the letter
by dancing.
Relationships:
in the beginning, the students
listen and move alone, but at
the end, they stand up and
moves together.

Example 2:
Observed Learning Centers
(include photo):

Description:

The teacher put this

song to teaches the
student number 7 and
how they can order the
number. Also, the
video shows numbers
and name of the
number. For example,
the man in video said
1,2,3,4,5,6,7, and the

Objective
(Music & Movement)

Music
Appreciation:
the student sits in the chair
and listen to the song and
move their and or finger as
the man and sing with his.

International Learning Outcome:

At the end of this music this

music the student will learn:
1- Identify number 7
2- Order the numbers
from 1 to 7.
3- Match the number in
their mind with digit.

children who are

number 1..
Also, the man counts
from 1to 7 using his
fingers and eyes so the
children imitate his and
the teacher close the
light and walk around
the group to see who is
focus in the video and
sing and who is not.
Also, the children like
when the man move
his head and the
numbers scatter from
his. So, they imitate his
and laughing.

Pitch:
Student sings with a man in
the video and changes their
voice according to man
voice. When he speaks loud,
the students speak loudly.
So, they change their voice.
For example,
Rhythm:
The students change the
rhythm according to video.
Melody:
Student remembers the
melody of song and sings it
together without play video

Movement:
The student uses their finger
to count. And move them to
head seven times to count
until seven.
Relationships:
Each one sees his friend and
smile.

Reflections on Observation Task 3: Supporting Learning through the Performing Arts: Music and Movement
Read the questions below and choose one to answer
1. The creative arts teach children that problems can have more than one solution and that questions can

have more than one answer. One of the large lessons kids can learn from practicing creative arts is that
there are many ways to see and interpret the world. In your opinion, why is this important and what
impact does this have on education?

2. Creative thinking and reasoning have been identified and highlighted as an essential twenty-first-century
skill by many businesses, education, community and government leaders. In your opinion, do you think
that this is an important skill for children to learn? Why or why not.

3. Some people view creative arts education as a luxury and do not help with the building blocks of child
development. In your opinion, what are the benefits for children who are engaged in creative arts in
school?

I think the creative arts educations, not a luxury because only the child needs pencil, paper, crayons, and scissors to develop
their domains and learn. And also, they need somebody to encourage his to be creative. So, the benefit of participating children
in creatives arts activities is developed their sense through their sharing with music or dancing activity. So, they develop their
domains such as physical, emotional and cognitive. Also, children can learn a new vocabulary through they memorize the
lyrics of the song. Moreover, the student like to come to school because they like songs and dance so they develop their skills
through laughing and playing. Also, the art activity such as music and role play make a child feel confident and feel pride in
his work. Also, the arts let children describe, analyze and express his feeling with words.