Dramatic play does not appeal to children’s various learning styles or multiple
intelligences.
a. True
b. False
The ability to speak is related to the ability to understand.
a. True
b. False
An inclusive environment is one that addresses the daily-life realities of cultural
diversity and attitudes and behaviors as part of this reality.
a. True
b. False
Inquiry-based learning is an approach to learning that involves a process of exploring
the natural world that leads to new science curriculum in schools.
a. True
b. False
The potential gains from using computers for primary children are:
a. improved motor skills, enhanced social skills, and increased creativity.
b. enhanced social skills, enhanced mathematical thinking, and improved motor skills.
c. higher scores on tests of critical thinking, improved motor skills, and improved
problem-solving skills.
d. none of the above.
The secondary colors are:
a. red, green, and blue.
b. orange, green, and violet.
c. green, blue, and orange.
d. orange, red, and violet.
Activities involving the sense of touch can:
a. teach reading skills.
b. enhance gross to fine muscle development.
c. teach children many important concepts.
d. none of the above.
Convergent thinking usually results in many answers or solutions to a question or
problem.
a. True
b. False
The art area needs to be arranged for the teacher’s needs.
a. True
b. False
Children with visual impairments are at risk for difficulties with dramatic play because
they have not had the chance to observe play.
a. True
b. False
A 2-year-old says about:
a. 50 words.
b. 10 words.
c. 100 words.
d. 500 words.
There is more similarity than differences in children’s play among both cultural and
social classes because:
a. the influence of the mass media across cultures.
b. the use of technology in all areas of the curriculum.
c. children are less socialized and more apt to create their own play.
d. children are more likely to adopt socially transmitted play activities.
By the time a child is in 4th grade:
a. friendships have become less intense.
b. peer group participation has become less important.
c. rather strong friendships are developing.
d. parents have become even more important than ever.
Just as young children experience various stages of physical development, they also
develop art abilities in a gradual process, going through specific stages.
a. True
b. False
Children with intrapersonal intelligence tend to be leaders.
a. True
b. False
Erikson’s stage of Industry vs. Inferiority mostly applies to
a. preschool years.
b. elementary years.
c. birth and first year of life.
d. early preschool years.
Cooking best fits into the math curriculum.
a. True
b. False
The most effective form of play for young children is spontaneous play.
a. True
b. False
A symbol is a visual representation:
a. developed through practice with a model figure.
b. of something important to the child.
c. that develops in the process of drawing.
d. of a fantasy in the child’s mind.
Another name for the pictorial stage is the schematic stage.
a. True
b. False
Examples of “creative fakes” are:
a. prints of famous paintings.
b. another teacher’s craft ideas.
c. original ideas.
d. ditto sheets.
Children experience a developmental shift around age 5 that allows them to deal with
more abstract ideas.
a. True
b. False
When using differentiated instruction in the early childhood curriculum:
a. the teacher must pace the instruction to fit the needs of individual children.
b. differences in life circumstances must be similar for effective instruction.
c. children of the same age generally require similar developmental activities.
d. all of the above are true.
Aesthetics refers to an appreciation for art.
a. True
b. False
The most important thing that is NOT in creative drama is:
a. lead character.
b. long lines.
c. script.
d. time constraints.
There are five thematic strands of social studies in the National Standards for Social
Studies.
a. True
b. False
Differentiated instruction is:
a. a philosophy of instruction.
b. a new standards-based instruction.
c. a way of thinking about teaching and learning.
d. a philosophy of instruction and a way of thinking about teaching and learning.
To prevent children from getting bored, teachers may want to prepare two or three
movement activities.
a. True
b. False
The wiring of the brain:
a. occurs over one’s lifetime.
b. takes place very slowly.
c. takes place very quickly.
d. occurs the same in every individual.
Young children experience art:
a. as easily as adults.
b. as a part of the curriculum.
c. as a whole.
d. as easily as adults, as a part of the curriculum, and as a whole.
Creative drama is an important part of the preschool curriculum.
a. True
b. False
The Aesthetics Movement began in early 1900.
a. True
b. False
One way to tell that the curriculum is based on differentiated instruction is:
a. the presence of state-mandated textbooks.
b. a child’s choosing what he or she will learn and how.
c. a child’s setting his or her learning goal.
d. a child’s setting his or her learning goald and choosing what he or she will learn and
how.
Puppets offer the child:
a. experiences in math and science.
b. an imaginative experience.
c. an internal experience.
d. an uninterrupted experience.
Children in the middle and upper elementary levels are usually able to use an ink roller
in printing experiences.
a. True
b. False
What does “100 percent organic” mean?
What is the first avenue of learning for a child?
What countries were the first to use small stamps for seals?
Creation stories passed on by _____________________and
_____________________groups reflect a creative desire.
How do infants and toddlers experience music?
Name at least two art experts who have written about the child’s creative process.
Understanding that the last number tells the total amount of objects is
_________________.
Why is music good to use with creative movement activities?
What is sucrose?
__________a pioneer in the study of creativity, suggests that creativity is the ability to
produce something novel, something with the stamp of uniqueness on it.
______________is a mastery of language.
Young children like bananas and avocados because _____________.
Art in which symbols are used to represent something important to the child is called
__________.
What are some things older children learn through play?
What four areas of growth are involved in development?
Why should you rarely have children make something permanent with clay?