1. Parents need to be encouraged to understand that the parents of competitive children
a.
demand perfection at all times.
b.
take advantage of opportunities for informal learning experiences.
c.
believe that children are ready to begin to learn math around the age of 6.
d.
teach math as rote memorized rules.
ANSWER:
b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.03 – Provide families with strategies and activities that support math and
science learning at home.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-02c – Involve families and communities in children’s development
and learning.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
2. A parent newsletter should not include information about
a.
math and science units that are currently being experienced.
b.
special field trips and other special activities.
c.
suggestions for supportive home activities.
d.
problems of individual children.
ANSWER:
d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.03 – Provide families with strategies and activities that support math and
science learning at home.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-02b – Support and engage families and communities.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
3. With today’s diverse family lifestyles, getting parents involved is often discouraging because of a lack of success.
Teachers need to provide a variety of options for parents. Which one of the following is not appropriate?
a.
Allow parents to assist in the classroom.
b.
Send home a monthly newsletter with news about the class and activities parents can do at home.
c.
Ask parents to help children obtain a simple material, such as 100 things for the 100th day celebration.
d.
Send home worksheets that parent and child can work on together.
ANSWER:
d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.03 – Provide families with strategies and activities that support math and
science learning at home.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-02c – Involve families and communities in children’s development
and learning.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
4. There is increasing pressure for young children to bring home homework. The best policy for teachers is to
a.
resist the pressure and not send home any assignments.
b.
give in and send home worksheets.
c.
send home activities that are concrete and interactive.
d.
send home worksheets but do not count them in the children’s grades.
ANSWER:
c
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.03 – Provide families with strategies and activities that support math and
science learning at home.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-02b – Support and engage families and communities.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
5. At the heart of home learning are naturalistic and informal experiences, which are characterized by all of the following
attributes except
a.
an emphasis on play.
b.
provision for drill-and-practice activities.
c.
time for exploration and discovery.
d.
parents who are positive and enthusiastic models.
ANSWER:
b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.03 – Provide families with strategies and activities that support math and
science learning at home.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-02c – Involve families and communities in children’s development
and learning.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
6. According to the text, why should teachers of young children share science activities with parents?
a.
Parents want to learn science.
b.
Science is related to all aspects of a child’s life.
c.
Parents are their children’s first teachers.
d.
Everybody should know the facts of science.
ANSWER:
b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.03 – Provide families with strategies and activities that support math and
science learning at home.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-02c – Involve families and communities in children’s development
and learning.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
7. When should parents emphasize the skills of science?
a.
At the beginning of the day
b.
As they go about their daily routines
c.
After school or in the evening
d.
After meals
ANSWER:
b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.03 – Provide families with strategies and activities that support math and
science learning at home.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-02c – Involve families and communities in children’s development
and learning.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
8. As the laundry is folded, the parent comments, “Oh, I think I would put all of the towels in this pile.” What type of
activity is this?
a.
Naturalistic
b.
Informal
c.
Structured
d.
Learning cycle
ANSWER:
a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.03 – Provide families with strategies and activities that support math and
science learning at home.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-02c – Involve families and communities in children’s development
and learning.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
9. Which process skills are used in cooking?
a.
Observation
b.
Predicting
c.
Inferring
d.
All of these answers
ANSWER:
d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.03 – Provide families with strategies and activities that support math and
science learning at home.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-02c – Involve families and communities in children’s development
and learning.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
10. Adult-guided activities are at the heart of home learning.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.03 – Provide families with strategies and activities that support math and
science learning at home.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-02c – Involve families and communities in children’s development
and learning.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
11. Sorting the laundry is an example of a naturalistic activity.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.03 – Provide families with strategies and activities that support math and
science learning at home.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-02c – Involve families and communities in children’s development
and learning.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
12. By the time they are age 2½, children can be involved in adult-guided activities.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.03 – Provide families with strategies and activities that support math and
science learning at home.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-02c – Involve families and communities in children’s development
and learning.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
Family Math
d.
one-to-one conferences
b.
homework
e.
classroom volunteers
c.
kits to be checked out
13. Used to exchange information about the children’s activities and progress
ANSWER:
d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.03 – Provide families with strategies and activities that support math and
science learning at home.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-02c – Involve families and communities in children’s development
and learning.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
14. Assist in the classroom when they are free during the day
ANSWER:
e
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.03 – Provide families with strategies and activities that support math and
science learning at home.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-02c – Involve families and communities in children’s development
and learning.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
15. Parents come to school and do math activities with their children.
ANSWER:
a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.03 – Provide families with strategies and activities that support math and
science learning at home.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-02c – Involve families and communities in children’s development
and learning.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
16. A popular method for promoting developmentally appropriate home learning activities
ANSWER:
c
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.03 – Provide families with strategies and activities that support math and
science learning at home.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-02c – Involve families and communities in children’s development
and learning.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
17. An important extension of the work done at school and an important activity during the primary grades
ANSWER:
b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.03 – Provide families with strategies and activities that support math and
science learning at home.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-02c – Involve families and communities in children’s development
and learning.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
18. A(n) ____________________ could be the first step in getting families involved in math and science.
ANSWER:
newsletter
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.03 – Provide families with strategies and activities that support math and
science learning at home.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-02b – Support and engage families and communities.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
19. Naturalistic and ____________________ activities are at the heart of home learning.
ANSWER:
informal
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.03 – Provide families with strategies and activities that support math and
science learning at home.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-02c – Involve families and communities in children’s development
and learning.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding