Meeting new people was uncomfortable at first, but as time passed, I became more familiar with my classmates. I'm glad I got to meet the friends I have now, because we spend time together now and can help each other in the unit. To start off with, the activities seemed quite awkward, as I didn't know what I was doing. Once I got over the awkwardness of the activities, I began to enjoy myself more as I participated. 

I guess feeling awkward to start off with made me shy away a little bit from meeting people and also caused me to put low effort into the activities at the beginning. I definitely had However as I got more comfortable, my body began to relax and I became more aquatinted with people. 
I think that the experience I had on my first day was similar to how a student might feel on their first day. They may be feeling nervous or anxious because they haven't met anyone and they're in a unfamiliar environment. They don't really know what to expect from this new setting and it's their job to make friends and find a foundation in their new class. I felt similar emotions when I first stepped into the theatre.

In this workshop I discovered that Art is an expression of how we interpret life and the world and that interpreting the world around us is part of our development. When we use the Arts, we express who we are on the inside. 

Teaching the Arts in Primary Education allows students to build the skills to express themselves and achieve their creative potential. It builds cooperation skills, problem-solving skills and reflection skills. 

I have become more familiar and settled in these workshops since I started. I really enjoy this unit probably more than my other units this semester and I'm now fully relaxed when I go to each workshop. Compared to the first workshop, I'm much less nervous. I've also become more familiar and friendlier with my classmates, which is great for collaborative learning. 

Working in a group was interesting, as I was working with people with different ideas and abilities to use in the activities. We all had something unique to contribute and were suited to different roles in the group. People who weren't interested in drama didn't have a lot of input compared to people who were interested.

Some other students were more engaged than others, due to varying interest levels. Certain students seemed more bored and didn't really want to get involved in the activities, while others showed high enthusiasm. They had more input than the other students.
Drama production usually happens with people working together as a group. Working in a group, each member can put in input and contribute different ideas and suggestions for the drama. They can put these ideas and perspectives together to form a new plan for the drama production. This makes people work on their teamwork and interpersonal skills, which is an important aspect when applying this to teaching primary students.  

I learnt that students have different personalities and interests. Everyone has something unique to offer and when a group fully collaborates and puts all their ideas together, it can create a great piece of art. I also learnt that sometimes you will have to deal with certain people who won't put in much effort or interest and will social loaf.

The most important personal realisation that I've had in this unit is that organisation is extremely important. Managing module work and assignments in the unit, along with other units, work and church, can cause a lot of stress and pressure for me and I've had to find a balance between these things. I've had to learn to organise my workload into manageable chunks. Organization is also a major part when it comes to cooperating in drama and the other Arts. 

I've noticed that this unit (especially this module) really has become my favourite unit out of the other units. The workload given by this unit is not much compared to our other units and it does teach some of my favourite subjects. I did miss a couple weeks due to illness, but catching up was not hard. This unit has not given me much stress. However, I haven't been necessarily following my timetable I set up properly and have been a little lazy in completing work, though I am working on correcting myself.