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 Description: Objective International
(include photo): (Music & Movement) Learning Outcome:

Music:

In the morning
Appreciation: students show their enjoyment through their
routine, the movements
teacher sing with
children the seven Tone: students use the same tone of the song.
days in the week
with children and Conservation: students remember the melody of a song

she use the

movement of the
hands and the tone
of the song.
 Movement:

In the lesson the Slow - Fast

teacher sing the
letter song and Clapping, move hands.
she clap and
Relationship: students are aware of their partners as everyone
move her hands. performs

Interpretation: students use their imaginations to move (ex.

imagine you are a tree, a camel, the wind)(listen to the music and
use your imagination to move to the music)