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Chapter 11: Planning for Children’s Health and Safety Education
1. Preschool-aged children develop many of their lifetime health and safety attitudes and habits during the early years.
a. True
b. False
2. School-aged children are developmentally ready to learn about topics such as stress, the health benefits of food, and
communicable diseases.
a. True
b. False
3. Inviting parents to lead a classroom exercise and fitness program for four- and five-year-olds can be an effective
strategy for encouraging and reinforcing fitness activities at home.
a. True
b. False
4. It is best to be spontaneous when planning health and safety experiences for young children.
a. True
b. False
5. Showing pictures of diseased hearts to children would be an effective, attention-getting technique for increasing their
interest in physical fitness.
a. True
b. False
6. Learning positive ways to express anger would be an appropriate learning activity to conduct with preschool-aged
children.
a. True
b. False
7. Children’s developmental readiness should be considered when selecting topics to use for health/safety learning
activities.
a. True
b. False
8. Repeated presentations on pedestrian safety are a waste of time once children have learned and can demonstrate
the basic concepts.
a. True
b. False
9. Field trips can be an effective instructional method because children are involved in the learning experience.
a. True
b. False
10. Role-modeling would not be an effective technique for reinforcing hand washing skills with young children.
a. True
b. False
11. Topics selected for health/safety lessons should meet all of the following criteria EXCEPT:
a. current fads and controversial issues
b. ability to improve the quality of children’s lives
c. children’s individual needs and interests
d. children’s age and developmental skills
12. The goal of health/safety education for young children is:
a. to help children understand the negative effects of television advertising
b. to eliminate illness and injury
c. the development of positive knowledge, attitudes, and practices
d. disease prevention
13. Learning objectives:
a. determine instructional methods
b. identify desirable and measurable changes in learner behavior
c. are useful only for evaluating a teacher’s success/failure
d. are not necessary for all planned learning activities
14. Instructional experiences for preschool children should last:
a. no longer than 15 minutes at a time b. approximately 30 minutes
c. as long as the children want d. 5 to 7 minutes
15. Activity plans:
a. ensure that a lesson will be successful
b. encourage advanced planning and organization
c. are only necessary for new teachers to develop
d. are not an efficient use of teachers’ time
16. Introducing health/safety educational experiences during the early years is critical because:
a. young children learn faster b. children have more time for learning
c. the early years are formative years d. young children have fewer distractions
17. An example of a measurable objective stated in behavioral terms is:
a. Children will understand … b. Children can learn …
c. Children will know … d. Children can name …
18. An instructional approach that maximizes children’s learning would be:
a. a teacher demonstration of correct tooth brushing techniques
b. a 10-minute talk about the benefits of proper dental care
c. a 5-minute session where children practice brushing their own teeth
d. a flannelboard story about foods that are good/bad for your teeth
19. Statements that describe the desired changes in learners' behavior are called:
a. behavioral attitudes and beliefs
b. incidental learning
c. behavioral objectives
d. learner concepts
20. Health and safety learning experiences should:
a. involve children
b. encourage children to be quiet observers
c. be spontaneous and unplanned
d. present multiple concepts during a single session to increase the rate of learning
21. Evaluation:
a. measures positive changes in the learner’s behavior
b. should be a final step in the lesson's presentation
c. is generally viewed as a threatening process
d. determines which instructional methods are best to use
22. In-service education programs should:
a. be conducted three to four times each year
b. be developed specifically for classroom teachers
c. only be required for new teachers
d. expand and update teachers’ knowledge and skills
23. Involving families in children’s health/safety education programs:
a. places a burden on families
b. encourages consistency of information and practices
c. disrupts teacher/child relationships
d. all answers are correct
24. Long-range planning for children’s health/safety education:
a. is too time-consuming and difficult for teachers to consider
b. should focus only on spontaneous learning opportunities
c. ensures systematic teaching of basic concepts
d. is not necessary as long as an experienced teacher knows what he/she prefers to address
25. Many of today’s health problems are:
a. not preventable
b. the result of poor health habits and practices
c. caused by life-threatening communicable illnesses
d. evolving and unpredictable
26. Health and safety education is important during the early years because children are more
to new ideas, practices, and suggestions.
27. Dramatic play, field trips, and cooking experiences are effective instructional methods to use with young children
because they ___________________ learning.
28. Teachers can keep current with the newest developments in children’s health and safety by participating in frequent
____________________ programs.
29. Children’s and developmental abilities must be considered when planning health/safety
educational experiences that will be meaningful and effective.
30. Identifying the hazards of alcohol consumption would be an topic choice of topics for a
class of three- and four-year-olds.
31. Instructional techniques that hold children’s are more likely to be engaging and to
strengthen learning.
32. Emphasizing the aspects of a concept, rather than “good/bad” or “do/don’t” contrasts, is
less confusing for young children and improves learning.
33. Behavioral changes that involve attitudes, habits, and values are often difficult to .
34. A written test would be an method for evaluating a fiveyearold’s understanding about
the relationship between germs and illness.
35. Written activity plans help teachers prepare, , and evaluate children’s learning
experiences.
36. Describe four ways teachers can creatively involve families in a classroom unit on oral health.
37. Name three factors that reduce or interfere with the quality of children’s health.
38. Why are the early years an ideal time to provide children with health and safety education?
39. Where do young children learn many of their health/safety/nutrition information, values, and habits?
40. Describe three instructional methods that actively involve children in learning experiences.
41. If you were mentoring a newly-hired teacher who was interested in presenting a unit on food safety, what
suggestions would you have to help him or her get started?
