Effective Practices in Early Childhood Education, 3e (Bredekamp)
Chapter 15 Teaching Children to Be Healthy and Fit: Physical Development and Health
1) According to the CDC, when children have regular physical activity, they are more likely to
have what other type of success?
A) financial
B) academic
C) popularity
D) musical
2) Which component of health related fitness can help prevent muscle injury?
A) flexibility
B) cardiorespiratory system
C) strength and endurance
D) body composition
3) How many minutes of unstructured free play do preschoolers need every day?
A) 15 minutes
B) 30 minutes
C) 45 minutes
D) 60 minutes
4) Learning to balance on one foot is an example of which type of development?
A) perceptual-motor development
B) gross-motor development
C) fine-motor development
D) physical-motor development
5) Which is true regarding physical development?
A) The sequence starts with the extremities and works its way inward.
B) The process is the same for every child.
C) The direction starts at the top of the head and works its way downward to the tip of the toes.
D) The first thing children can do is the pincer grasp.
6) During which age range do children start grasping?
A) birth to 1 year
B) toddlers to 2 years
C) 2 years to 4 years
D) 4 years to 5 years
7) Which of the following is an example of a gross-motor manipulative movement?
A) jumping
B) stopping
C) balancing
D) kicking
8) By what age have children coordinated their fundamental motor skills into skills needed to
play organized games?
A) birth to 12 months
B) 12 months to 36 months
C) 3 years to 6 years
D) 6 years to 9 years
9) What is the ability to conceive, organize, and carry out a series of unfamiliar actions?
A) gross motor development
B) fine motor manipulative movement
C) motor planning
D) stability movement
10) Which of the following is true regarding recess?
A) Children are more attentive after recess.
B) Children who have recess are less likely to perform well academically.
C) Most elementary schools are increasing time for recess.
D) Children who have more time for recess have more behavior problems.
11) What is an example of a fine motor skill?
A) balancing
B) feeding self
C) playing ping-pong
D) dancing with a partner
12) At approximately what age is a child able to dress him/herself with loose clothing?
A) birth to 9 months
B) 9 to 18 months
C) 18 to 36 months
D) 3 and 4 years old
13) What would be an age appropriate toy to help preschoolers and kindergarteners develop their
fine motor skills?
A) 3- to 5-piece puzzles
B) wheeled toys for them to roll
C) small balls for them to throw
D) dress up clothes with buttons and zippers
14) What type of awareness in perceptual-motor development involves slowing down or
speeding up a movement?
A) spatial awareness
B) temporal awareness
C) directional awareness
D) auditory awareness
15) What movement has the recognition of “nature-deficit disorder” led to?
A) more books about nature in classrooms
B) a new subject, “Nature Studies” for all elementary school children
C) more natural outdoor playgrounds
D) a class pet requirement for all early education classrooms
16) All of the following statements are true, except
A) Children who play in natural environments get sick more frequently.
B) ADHD symptoms can be reduced by regular play in natural environments.
C) Play in natural environments is more imaginative and diverse.
D) Children who regularly play in natural environments show more advanced motor fitness.
17) What can children learn from rough-and-tumble play?
A) self-defense techniques
B) how to make friends do what they want
C) how to fight and not get hurt
D) how to read a friend’s non-verbal cues
18) What is the possibility of harm that can be minimized with planning and supervision?
A) hazard
B) risk
C) challenge
D) risk vs. challenge continuum
19) What is the single most effective practice that prevents the spread of germs?
A) keeping children indoors when it is cold outside
B) proper hand washing by adults and children
C) washing a toy after a child has put it in his/her mouth
D) using bleach to clean the tables
20) Nutrition, safety, and wellness are all elements of what type of curriculum?
A) welfare
B) well-being
C) hygiene
D) health
21) Explain why early childhood programs have a responsibility to counter the obesity crisis.
22) Describe strategies teachers can use to foster gross motor development in young children.
23) Describe strategies teachers can use to foster fine motor development in young children.
24) Describe strategies teachers can use to foster perceptual-motor development in young
children.
Chapter 15- Teaching Children to Be Healthy and Fit: Physical Development and Health