In order for a teacher to engage children in musical activities and experiences, the key
is
a. the child’s interest.
b. for the teacher to have a background in music.
c. the child’s background with music in his or her home.
d. the teacher’s positive music attitude.
Teaching and developing an attitude of acceptance in an early childhood curriculum
means
I. abolishing racism.
II. helping children view the world from different culture perspectives.
III. helping all children accept and understand similarities and differences with respect
to children who have special needs.
IV. striving to prevent children from developing biases and prejudices as their attitudes,
values, and beliefs begin to form.
a. All of the above
b. I, III, IV
c. II, III, IV
d. I, II, III
Which of the following can be said of poetry in early childhood?
I. Young children’s enjoyment of poetry will decrease with the inclusion of humor
because it too difficult to understand.
II. Favorite poems can be memorized and repeated to the teacher or even shared with
the entire class.
III. Young children enjoy nonsense verse.
IV. Poetry for young children stirs emotion, imagination, and creative thinking.
a. All of the above
b. III, IV
c. I, III
d. II, III, IV
Project-based learning
I. is child-centered.
II. encourages independent learning and puts responsibility for planning, decision
making, and learning with the child.
III. invites process skills including problem solving, comparing and contrasting, and
forming hypotheses and conclusions.
IV. provides opportunity for children to select topics for study.
a. All of the above
b. I, III, IV
c. II, III, IV
d. I, II, IV
The point of balance between two objects is termed the _________.
The main goal in creative art should be to communicate an idea, not to please the
teacher.
Classification refers to objects by a common characteristic, and seriation refers to
objects.
List five fundamental locomotor movements.
Color is one of the first clues or characteristics children use in describing objects.
List some ways to teach songs in order to add variety and interest.
A concept of print is that reading goes from left to right and from top to bottom of the
page.
The simplest way to avoid illness and infection is .
What are some ways size can change?
________refers to the meaning of words.
An IEP is an Individualized Education Program and is used to plan and determine the
intervention and educational goals for __________.
What are some of the different categories of sounds?
When making comparisons between the sizes of two objects, one would use words such
as large and small.
What are some values of physical games and activities?
Recycled items such as toilet paper tubes, juice lids, wrapping paper, milk jugs, etc.
should not be used in math or creative art activities because they are contaminated.
The stronger the teacher’s own self-esteem, the more successful she or he will be in
creating positive attitudes and concepts in the children being taught.