Deck 4: Play and Exploration As Curriculum

Question 1

Timing and ____________ are important skills for caregivers to acquire in order to facilitate infant-toddler social play.

A)directing activities
B)constant interaction
C)selective intervention
D)All of these answers are correct.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

It is important for an adult to immediately rescue a child who is experiencing a frustrating problem during free play.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Adults within the wants-nothing mode with children are not doing anything and would be just as helpful if removed from the situation.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Without safety there is no free play.

Question 5

Happenings offer an experience that is reflective of an interest observed in infant-toddler interactions and play.How does a happening differ from an activity?

A)Happenings are more complex than activities.
B)Happenings are never planned,and activities have a plan.
C)Happenings broaden the idea of what infants and toddlers engage in and learn from.
D)Happenings have predetermined outcomes,and activities are more free-flowing.

Question 6

Scaffolding is used to assist a child in his or her problem solving.It is important ____________.

A)to observe carefully,so you can prevent problems and avoid scaffolding
B)to time your assistance for when the child is about to give up
C)to set up the environment,so no scaffolding is ever needed
D)All of these answers are correct.

Question 7

Free choice is ____________.

A)an important ingredient for play
B)an important prerequisite to learning
C)influenced by the way you set up your infant-toddler play environment
D)All of these answers is correct.

Question 8

The act of children discovering and examining what's around them is called __________.

A)sensation
B)exploration
C)deprivation
D)teaching

Question 9

Free play involves adults setting up activities with objectives and planning for controlled outcomes.

Question 10

Caregivers create curriculum out of play and exploration by

A)limiting children's freedom.
B)restricting the allocation of resources.
C)aiding children in the pursuit of special interests.
D)All of these answers is correct.

Question 11

Early play and exploration provides an important foundation for later learning and understanding.

Question 12

Which of the following does not support creating curriculum out of play and exploration?

A)offering structured rules and guidelines
B)giving children freedom of choice
C)providing resources
D)All of these answers are correct.

Question 13

The objectives and lessons that children create from free play are far less effective than those that adults create for children.

Question 14

Which of the following is not an adult role in infant and toddler play?

A)providing selective intervention
B)providing for safety
C)providing solutions to problems children encounter in their play
D)providing time,space,and materials

Question 15

Safety and learning through interaction are ____________.

A)rules in setting up a sleeping area for infants and toddlers
B)overarching themes in supporting play for infants and toddlers
C)not central to infant-toddler care
D)None of these answers is correct.

Question 16

What is free play and exploration?

A)play which is inexpensive
B)undirected play
C)caregiver-led play
D)play without caregiver monitoring

Question 17

An activity using the large muscles of the arms,legs,and trunk is known as a

A)fine motor activity.
B)sensorial activity.
C)cephalocaudal activity.
D)gross motor activity.

Question 18

The problem of the match,as discussed by J.McVicker Hunt,is ____________.

A)the difficulty of matching voice with behavioral actions
B)matching children with like interests into care groups
C)setting up an environment that is familiar yet appropriately challenging
D)matching caregiver background and experience with age group