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The study of animals is:
a. consistent with the National Science Education Standards.
b. not covered in the National Science Education Standards.
c. not possible for children with allergies.
d. none of the above.
Some ways to set up the environment to encourage aesthetic discussion include:
a. placing books about artists in the reading area.
b. displaying fine-art prints.
c. putting art objects on the science table.
d. all of the above.
A key strategy for avoiding mad dashes at the beginning of free-choice times is to
ensure that children have time at each center.
a. True
b. False
Children's creative potential may be drawn out by asking questions that:
a. use one sense only.
b. come up with the best answer to please the teacher.
c. make things better with imagination and divergent-thinking questions.
d. all of the above.
"Visible transformations" refers to a feature of software related to changes in a child's
behavior at the computer.
a. True
b. False
In food experiences, children observe changes and learn about flavors.
a. True
b. False
Children in the middle- and upper-elementary grades no longer learn through play.
a. True
b. False
A publication site can be a resource for actually publishing children's work.
a. True
b. False
We should underestimate the ability of a young child to get a message across.
a. True
b. False
Clay and play dough are materials that work for all learning styles.
a. True
b. False
The fundamental truth in the movement curriculum is:
a. children all love to move.
b. children all need more exercise.
c. children need structured exercise.
d. all of the above.
Suggestions made by the American Academy of Family Physicians on how to prevent
childhood obesity include:
a. avoiding prepared and sugared foods entirely.
b. providing 40 percent or fewer calories from fat.
c. providing ample fiber in the child's diet.
d. all of the above.
When parents use words to describe events or tasks in order, in mathematics learning,
this is:
a. enhancing the child's sequential development.
b. enhancing the child's spatial concepts development.
c. enhancing the child's language development.
d. all of the above.
Puppets:
a. are best used by the teacher.
b. can be used to teach fingerplays.
c. are best when commercially made.
d. should be used only when they are developmentally appropriate.
Understanding the concept of change is a mental skill developed slowly over time.
a. True
b. False
The key to variety in lesson planning is:
a. a good early music planning book.
b. enough time for music activities.
c. large blocks of time for activities.
d. cross-curricular planning.
A strategy for focusing on a child's uniqueness is:
a. using endearments such as "honey" and "dear."
b. writing the child's name and saying it.
c. using a foreign equivalent of the child's name.
d. none of the above.
Play for children with special needs:
a. may look like what is normally viewed as play.
b. is generally initiated by the child.
c. involves appropriate adaptations for the child.
d. all of the above.
When children have positive self-concepts, they have to accept their own limitations.
a. True
b. False
In dramatic play activities, children with developmental delays often:
a. enjoy something that they are familiar with.
b. get fatigued very easily.
c. enjoy some kind of support role in the play.
d. enjoy something that they are familiar with and get fatigued very easily.
According to Carl Rogers, every human being has a built-in motivation to develop to its
full potential.
a. True
b. False
The first major objective of the art program is the process of creating.
a. True
b. False
For children with developmental delays:
a. open-ended art activities are appropriate.
b. preplanned art activities work best.
c. special education curriculum activities work best.
d. all of the above.
The purpose of a field trip is:
a. to provide children with firsthand experiences.
b. to get to know the parents better.
c. to get out of the classroom.
d. all of the above.
Parents of young babies do not have to be concerned about mathematical concepts at
this early age.
a. True
b. False
To encourage children's aesthetic senses, try not to have them repeat activities.
a. True
b. False
Children with loss of hearing are much quieter than are children who hear normally.
a. True
b. False
Young children can develop critical-thinking skills through musical ideas.
a. True
b. False
Classification and sorting are higher-level mathematical skills.
a. True
b. False
Louise Nevelson was a Russian-born American sculptor known for her abstract
expressionism.
a. True
b. False
Using rhythm instruments:
a. is best in upper-elementary grades.
b. helps children learn to listen for a pattern of sounds in music.
c. can help develop hand preference.
d. helps children learn to count.
By the 3rd and 4th grades, children are able to begin skill games with complex rules.
a. True
b. False
Layering of instruments and/or voices creates:
a. harmony
b. ostinato
c. melody
d. texture
Music is a natural accompaniment to creative movement.
a. True
b. False
Food additives have been shown to be bad for you.
a. True
b. False
