Gordon Biddle, Early Childhood Education Instructor Resource
Chapter 14: Movement, Health, and the Physical Curriculum
Test Bank
1. What theory relays how neurological development and timing set the course for physical
development?
2. When children use sensory information to guide their physical and motor development, it is
called
3. ___________ indicates that sensory information comes through more than one sensory venue
at a time.
4. Physical growth happens quickly in the early years, especially during the
5. Handedness or hand preference usually develops around age
6. Lack of physical fitness along with improper nutrition is related to
7. _________ can occur when children eat insufficient amounts and/or types of food needed to
maintain healthy body functions.
8. Because of __________, incidences of the targeted childhood diseases fell more than 95% in a
7-year time frame.
9. The integration of the senses is called
10. As young children age, their senses mature and they make meaning of and come to
understand sensory information better. This is __________ development.
11. The ability to focus using both eyes is called
12. The ability to coordinate hand movements with visual cues is called
13. Realizing that surfaces are not always flat, but may have two or three dimensions, is called
14. Learning about objects through touch is called
15. According to the NAEYC recommendations, children in kindergarten need two _____
sessions of moderate to vigorous physical activity.
16. The key to successful physical education is maximum
17. The leading cause of death in the early childhood and early elementary years is
18. Ensuring adequate space and safety is not enough to promote and facilitate optimal physical
and motor development in young children. What else must be considered?
19. ________ are related to a number of childhood illnesses, such as asthma, and can also cause
death.
20. At what age should children begin to receive dental care on a regular basis?
21. Some children never develop a preference for either hand.
22. Adults should force a child to choose a dominant hand.
23. Physical development can be taught to young children.
24. A child’s awareness of general space and personal space are some of the basics of physical
education in the early years.
25. Obesity can become a problem in children at around 24 months of age.
26. Space for young children’s physical development should be safe for all ages.
27. Some parents choose not to immunize their children because of a proven relationship to
autism.
28. Tooth decay cannot be caused by 100% juice products.
29. Malnutrition occurs not in the United States, but in third world countries.
30. Physical education in the early elementary years should be noncompetitive and allow for skill
development, creativity, and social interaction.
31. Compare and contrast the two principles of development that describe the general direction
in which physical development occurs.
32. Describe the sensori-perceptual capabilities that develop early in a child’s life.
33. Discuss the importance of space.
34. Emphasize the importance of safety.
35. Explore the reasons that physical activity is important in early childhood.
36. Explain how the nutrition guidelines changed in 2011.
37. Compare and contrast malnutrition and overweight.
38. Explain the risk factors of childhood obesity.
39. Illustrate how environmental hazards can lead to health problems in young children.
40. Record the guidelines for the comprehensive school physical activity program.