Effective Practices in Early Childhood Education, 3e (Bredekamp)
Chapter 14 Teaching Children to Live in a Democratic Society:
Social-Emotional Learning and Social Studies
1) Children’s ability to recognize and regulate their emotions, establish and maintain positive
relationships, make responsible decisions, and solve social problems constructively is known as
what?
A) social studies
B) emotional literacy
C) social-emotional learning
D) empathy
2) Which relationships are known as the foundation of social development for children, because
it helps them to develop important emotional skills?
A) warm relationships with adults
B) reciprocal relationships with their friends
C) competitive relationships with siblings
D) all relationships with peers
3) In a study of 1,000 children born in the same city, it was discovered that children with MORE
self-control were what, in comparison to those with less?
A) They were more likely to commit crimes.
B) They were more likely to be in better health.
C) They were more likely to have higher paying jobs.
D) They were more likely to argue with their parents.
4) Which of the following is an example of toxic stress?
A) a three year old getting a cavity filled at the dentist
B) a two year old falling and breaking his arm
C) a shy four year old having to start school
D) a five year old whose neighborhood is overrun by gangs
5) School-age children who have experienced traumatic stress often have trouble sleeping,
socializing, and appear to have
A) eating disorders
B) seizures
C) ADD/DHD
D) obesity
6) At what age do children begin to name their own emotions and demonstrate empathy?
A) birth-18 months
B) 2 to 3 years old
C) 3 to 5 years old
D) 5 to 6 years old
7) At what age do children over estimate their competency and make and maintain a friendship
with at least one other child?
A) birth-18 months
B) 2 to 3 years old
C) 3 to 5 years old
D) the primary years
8) Which is true regarding children with developmental delays (even mild ones) and peer
relationships?
A) They express more sadness when playing with other children and use less effective conflict
resolution strategies.
B) They will not attend peers’ birthday parties.
C) They do not know how to effectively communicate with peers.
D) They participate in more sustained and parallel play.
9) Play allows children to work through fears, build coping skills, and gain control. These are all
benefits in which developmental domain?
A) interpersonal
B) relational
C) cognitive
D) social-emotional
10) Fill in the blank: Children’s ________ skills are a key feature in the development of social
competence.
A) friendship
B) problem-solving
C) resilience
D) empathy
11) Which is an example of helping children develop a positive identity?
A) having children bring in their favorite toy from home to tell the class about during circle time
B) having the class make up classroom rules collectively
C) giving children a different classroom job every week
D) doing a project that helps children see their similarities and differences
12) What was the main goal of the Milestones Project?
A) to indicate what social studies skills can be taught in the early years
B) to afford teachers with the skills needed to teach about diversity in their community
C) to show how human beings from diverse cultural backgrounds are not old, but that they also
share many similarities
D) to demonstrate the importance of social and emotional experiences at the infant and toddler
levels
13) What is an appropriate way to teach economics to young children?
A) drawing attention to children’s possessions by letting them bring their new toys to school
every week
B) teaching children that if they want new things that their parents are able buy them
C) pointing out the differences in how the children’s families are able to take care of them
D) commenting on the scarcity of certain toys when children fight over them
14) What is something a teacher should do to make sure that a field trip supports active learning?
A) having the parents meet at the field trip site a week before the event so that they know where
to go
B) allowing children the opportunity to ask questions and learn about the field trip site before
going
C) making sure that the field trip happens at the end of a learning unit
D) having the children make detailed accounts of their experiences, including writings, drawings,
and pictures
15) What is a useful way to integrate social studies and technology?
A) virtual field trips
B) reading children stories about different cultures
C) letting children compare U.S. currency with that of another country
D) giving children pen-pals that they must communicate with by hand-written letters
16) Which of the following is the best example of cooperative play?
A) two children playing in the sand table
B) four children playing firefighter with specific roles that they planned
C) a child picking up his blocks when the teacher asks him
D) three children taking turns on the computer
17) What was a reason provided by the textbook on why it is important to integrate the teaching
of social studies throughout the early childhood curriculum?
A) There is a limited amount of time during the day and year to address all of the content that
comprises the social studies.
B) Children do not understand social studies concepts, so they have to be part of other activities
for them to understand.
C) Although an important content area, there is not much to teach in the area of social studies for
young children, so it should be spread out.
D) so that children do not get bored learning about history
18) Describe the socio-emotional stage of development for one of the age groups described in the
chapter (infants and toddlers, preschool and kindergarten, primary). Offer examples of how
teachers can help support this area of development.
19) Explain how emotional development is affected by play.
20) Visit a child care center. Describe what examples of social play you observe.
21) Describe what themes could be taught in a social studies curriculum. Give examples of
activities that would teach these concepts to young children.
Chapter 14 – Teaching Children to Live in a Democratic Society: Social–Emotional
Learning and Social Studies