Some appropriate printmaking techniques for young children are:
a. brayer printing and found-object printing.
b. Styrofoam prints and brayer printing.
c. fingerprints and photo printing.
d. found-object printing and vegetable printing.
A personal celebration is:
a. an infrequent event in the preschool.
b. an experience worth emphasizing.
c. cause for a party.
d. none of the above.
Soaking pieces of large chalk in sugar water gives the chalk a shiny look when dry.
a. True
b. False
Another name for the basic forms stage is the postschematic stage.
a. True
b. False
Children who are curious about how things work are generally strong in
logical/mathematical intelligence.
a. True
b. False
Parents do not necessarily have to be your target audience in a classroom news blog.
a. True
b. False
Random manipulation is comparable to the scribble stage.
a. True
b. False
Social studies have traditionally been part of the preschool curriculum.
a. True
b. False
In selecting equipment and materials for creative activities, it is recommended you buy:
a. the best you can afford.
b. the least expensive.
c. only what you need.
d. none of the above.
The purpose of keeping a portfolio is to reflect the child’s progress in art.
a. True
b. False
Match each age group with the specific food activity below .
a. Toddlers, 2-year-olds, and 3-year-olds
b. 4-year-olds and 5-year-olds
c. grades 1 through 3
d. grades 4 through 5
Sorting beans for a recipe
Creativity is better served by informal than formal science.
a. True
b. False
Children in the middle and upper elementary grades prefer two-dimensional activities
over three-dimensional activities.
a. True
b. False
In the preoperational stage, the child begins to carry out mental actions that require
forming and using images and symbols.
a. True
b. False
The disciplines of social studies are considered too abstract for preschoolers.
a. True
b. False
Aesthetic experiences emphasize creating unique objects.
a. True
b. False
The capacity for aesthetics is a human characteristic primarily of the early years of life.
a. True
b. False
A teacher needs to learn everything there is to know about each child’s special
condition.
a. True
b. False
Three-dimensional activities for children with visual impairments are:
a. generally not recommended.
b. possible with the help of a teacher’s aide.
c. not possible unless the child is partially sighted.
d. possible because the children can use their heightened sense of touch.
In the sensorimotor stage of Piaget’s theory, the child:
a. gains object permanence.
b. has rapid language growth.
c. uses symbols for objects.
d. gains object permanence and has rapid language growth.
It is best to be repetitious when speaking with children learning English.
a. True
b. False
Calculators are appropriate in grades 3 and higher.
a. True
b. False
In creative movement, children are free to express their own personalities in the
activities set up by the teacher.
a. True
b. False
The most important thing to realize about creativity is that:
a. it involves both convergent and divergent thinking.
b. everyone possesses a certain amount of it.
c. it involves many kinds of thought processes.
d. it involves both convergent and divergent thinking, everyone possesses a certain
amount of it, and it involves many kinds of thought processes.
Louise Nevelson was:
a. a Russian immigrant.
b. known for her abstract paintings.
c. famous for her sculpture piece in the Centre Beaubourg in Paris.
d. none of the above.
Saying that a program is child-centered means that it is for children only.
a. True
b. False
The elements of art are:
a. line, shape/form, and texture.
b. line, axis, and center.
c. color, space, and pattern.
d. line, shape/form, color, space, pattern, and texture.
In the concrete operations stage, the child develops reversibility.
a. True
b. False
Children in the basic forms stage are capable of using different tools in addition to
crayons.
a. True
b. False
Activities for children in kindergarten include:
a. use of bats and paddles.
b. running, chasing, hanging.
c. organized games with rules.
d. stunts and tumbling.
A room for older children and art activities needs:
a. to be smaller than that for younger children.
b. equipment to fit all sizes of children.
c. less planning than a room for younger children.
d. none of the above.