The physical curriculum…

includes the gross motor, the fine motor, and the sensory curriculum.

includes only the large and fine motor curriculum.

is the least important of the curricular areas for young children.

is mostly important for building strength and stamina.

Developmentally appropriate curriculum…

considers the various aspects of child development, individual differences, and the families and culutre of the children in the program.

always uses a packaged or commercial curriculum.

refers to whether the school adopts a curriculum that is field tested and approved as appropriate for the age group you are teaching.

specifically teaches the knowledge and skills emphasized on age-related testing.

In elementary school settings, the trend to eliminate recess…

disregards research showing there is a national problem with childhood obesity and inactivity.

has been shown to positively influence learning outcomes.

frees up precious time when children could be involved in more essential academic work.

is based on the fact that contemporary children spend more time in organized sports after school than previously.

Fine motor development involves…

learning to control the hands, fingers, and arms.

the child's ability to use the arms, legs, and torso with speed, grace, and precision.

the child's ability to receive and use sensory input through moving, touching, seeing, hearing, smelling, and tasting.

the development of the kinesthetic sense.

The development of creativity in young children is dependent on…

the availability of an environment, materials, experiences, and relationships that support creative development and aesthetic appreciation.

direct instruction in the use of creative tools, media, and skills.

their innate talent and intelligence.

having teachers who are competent artists, dancers, and musicians, and who are trained in methods for teaching these abilities to young children.

Which of the following is NOT an appropriate visual art experience for a young child?

Activities that require a child to reproduce an exact or very similar replica of an adult-made product.

Opportunities to look at drawings, paintings, sculptures, and other work by prominent artists.

Opportunities to create a painting, drawing, or sculpture after looking at an object such as a plant, a pet, or a seashell.

Opportunities to explore a variety of media without being asked to create a specific product.

The primary goal of the communication curriculum is…

to help children become enthusiastic, competent users of the spoken and written language.

to help children learn standard English and reading.

to help children become capable public speakers.

to help children succeed in standardized tests.

The communication curriculum is comprised of…

language, literacy, and literature.

time-honored practices such as letter flashcards and handwriting worksheets the expose children to letters and words.

instruction in reading, writing, and symbolic expression of ideas.

In an early childhood program…

language is taught in incidental and planned activities through language-rich relationships (e.g., conversing, singing, reciting poetry, and playing).

children primarily learn language through talk involved in group experiences.

storybook teading is considered the most effective way to teach language.

language is not taught because most children acquire it before they enter school.

Emergent literacy is…

the evolving process by which children develop the skills to read and write.

the development of appreciation of well-written books.

the writing process that begins with learning to recognize and form letters.

Which of the following inquiry processes apply best to young children?

Exploring, identifying, classifying, comparing, contrasting, hypothesizing, and generalizing.

Creating, playing, building, reading and writing, and performing.

Talking, listening, answering, responding, memorizing, and summarizing.

Surveying, visualizing, adding, subtracting, and qualifying.

Which statement best describes math for young children?

A way to structure experience to form ideas about quantitative, logical, and spacial relationships.

Using worksheets to practice counting, solving word problems, and identifying geometric shapes.

Social knowledge taught through drill and memorization of number facts.

Which of the following is a goal of the music curriculum for young children?

To experience the pleasure of listening to and making music.

To learn to play an instrument.

To define rhythm, tone, and form.

For young children, the appropriate content of the social studies curriculum is learning about…

yourself, your family, and your neighborhood.

Which of the following statements about the math curriculum for young children is true?

Basic math concepts are best learned through concrete experiences that may not seem to be related to mathematics.

Young children are not yet ready to learn mathematical concepts.

Math is taught most effectively if teachers include a regular math time in their daily schedule.

The most important thing for young children to learn is to count to 10.

Science for young children is…

best learned through both "hands-on" and "minds-on" intentional curriculum.

a colelction of memorized facts and concepts.

best learned through a "playing around" curriculum.

information taught to children.

Which of the following is a characteristic of good literature for young children?

It is illustrated with craftsmanship.

It is based on cartoon or movie characters that are familiar to children.

A 4-year-old teacher cuts out black and red circles and ovals and glues them together to create a ladybug. She then cuts out more identical shapes and gives each child the circles and ovals needed to recreate the lady bug. This approach to teaching art is referred to as…

developmentally appropriate approach.

Early Learning Guidelines are…

goals for what children should know and be able to do at different ages.

a type of early childhood curriculum.

a philosophy of early education.

the same as Common Core Standards.

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