Deck 5: Supporting Play for Preschool Children

Question 1

Math skills can only be developed through social arbitrary knowledge.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The art of singing is learned through singing.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The National Council for Teachers of Mathematics suggests that it is not appropriate to use workbooks or worksheets to teach math.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Rap music with violent themes should only be used to demonstrate music styles.

Question 5

Preschool children need at least 15 minutes to engage in play during center time.

Question 6

When teachers assume the role of guardian of the gate, they protect play by facilitating careful entry into the play.

Question 7

Reading skills can be transmitted using social arbitrary knowledge.

Question 8

A choice board should not be used in preschool classrooms to choose centers.

Question 9

Preschool children need at least ____ minutes to become engaged in play.

A) 15
B) 30
C) 45
D) 60
E) 90

Question 10

Research focusing on the child's early learning and healthy development demonstrates that when children are properly supported in their play, play activities enhance learning.

Question 11

The most important step in creating the context for play for preschoolers is planning and organization.

Question 12

Language begins before birth, when parents talk.

Question 13

Teachers should be aware that there are some non-singers in the classroom and adjust the time spent on music accordingly.

Question 14

Singing in the classroom is a developmentally appropriate practice.

Question 15

The dominant play during the preschool years is practice play.

Question 16

Ringing a bell to send children to another center is appropriate in preschool.

Question 17

Studies of children in academic-content preschools and play-based preschools found no significant differences in academic abilities.

Question 18

The natural realistic approach to science is the best approach for teaching preschool children.

Question 19

60 percent of children under 5 are cared for by someone other than their parents for an average of 30 hours a week.

Question 20

Evaluating play provides teachers with opportunities to document both play and learning using authentic, ongoing assessment.

Question 21

The ____________________ curriculum is a Social Studies approach that focuses on what is close to the child.

Question 22

Knowledge of science is developed through ______________________________.

Question 23

The ____________________ provides a platform for play reenactment.

Question 24

When a child moves from the controlled scribbles stage to a point of repeating marks on paper, they are in the:

A) basic form stage.
B) preschematic stage.
C) extended play stage.
D) basic form and preschematic stages.
E) basic form and extended play stages.

Question 25

The ____________________ approach is used as a regular part of the Reggio Emilia approach.

Question 26

The teacher as ____________________ helps resolve conflicts by offering alternatives to children.

Question 27

Research suggests that children need _______ square feet of space per child to facilitate play.

Question 28

Music in the classroom is limited only by the ____________________.

Question 29

The teacher serves as ____________________ when he suggests that specific children play with other children.

Question 30

Knowledge that occurs when children construct a relationship between two objects is described by Piaget as:

A) physical knowledge.
B) logical-mathematical knowledge.
C) social arbitrary knowledge.
D) egocentrism.
E) all of the above.

Question 31

The only integrative play program that can support its approach with longitudinal data is:

A) High/Scope.
B) Bank Street.
C) Reggio Emilia.
D) Creative Curriculum.
E) Spring Hill.

Question 32

Guiding play within the play frame may involve:

A) parallel play.
B) co-play.
C) parent/teacher collaboration.
D) both A and B.
E) both A and C.

Question 33

Planning and organizing involves orchestrating:

A) time.
B) space.
C) materials.
D) all of the above.
E) none of the above.

Question 34

Allocating _____ hour for center play ensures quality outcomes from play.

Question 35

Most 3- and 4-year-olds are in the __________ stage of art development.

Question 36

The dominant type of play for preschool children is:

A) object play.
B) functional play.
C) exploratory play.
D) constructive play.
E) pretend play.

Question 37

Programs that integrate play into their program include:

A) High/Scope.
B) Bank Street.
C) Reggio Emilia.
D) Creative Curriculum.
E) all of the above.

Question 38

Katz and Chard (1989) recommend the ____________________ approach for social studies.

Question 39

A well-designed play environment should allow the child to:

A) choose the play center.
B) change their center to another center.
C) play for least an hour.
D) all of the above.
E) none of the above.

Question 40

According to Piaget, knowledge of science can be developed through play-based inquiry activities that utilize:

A) physical knowledge.
B) logical-mathematical knowledge.
C) social arbitrary knowledge.
D) egocentrism.
E) none of the above.

Question 41

To keep centers from becoming overwhelming to children, materials and centers should be ____________________.

Question 42

____________________ assessment is also called authentic assessment.

Question 43

The ______________________________ approach is based on enhancing the development of the child through interaction with the world.

Question 44

List three major roles that teachers assume in the play frame.

Question 45

The ____________________ provides an area that reminds the child of home.

Question 46

Children need exposure to repetitive ideas to optimize play.

Question 47

List four activities that should be encouraged when children are in the fundamental movement phase.

Question 48

List four centers that might be included in a play environment for preschoolers.

Question 49

____________________ is a program that originally started as the Perry Preschool Project.

Question 50

The ____________________ provides a quiet place for a child to look at a book, listen to a tape, or listen to a favorite story.

Question 51

The program located at Columbia Teachers College, ____________________, was initially started by Lucy Sprague Mitchell in 1916 as the Bureau of Educational Experiments.

Question 52

Children learn numbers through counting with ____________________ or ____________________, not coloring a worksheet with 1 written on it that means nothing to the child.

Question 53

____________________ assessment is based on play.

Question 54

List three things that you should consider when selecting play materials for the preschool child.

Question 55

____________________ are areas that encourage children to play with materials that reflect real-life materials typically found in a doctor's office, flower shop, store, etc.

Question 56

What are the four main areas for creating the context for play for preschoolers?

Question 57

The High/Scope approach uses the daily routine of ___________, ____________, and ____________ to implement a play-based curriculum.

Question 58

Music and movement centers support the development of ____________________ and ____________________ motor skills.

Question 59

The key to providing high quality artistic experiences in the art center is organizing the materials so that they are on the ____________________ level.

Question 60

High/Scope uses a approach that involves the children in _____________ their play.

Question 75

Teachers who do not intervene in issues of safety send a message that the behavior is acceptable .

Question 76

Play tutor is used most in therapeutic settings or with children who have delays or disabilities.

Question 77

One exception to music in the classroom is music with a violent theme.

Question 79

When preschool children use words like yes , they are developing their understanding of how the word and the world works.

Question 80

Female teachers who engage in parallel play in the block area will notice more boys moving into the block area.