Deck 3: Creative Experiences

Question 1

Balke (1997) believes that art and children's play are similar because both:

A) should be free from adult restrictions.
B) include toys for exploration.
C) include expressive elements.
D) are essential parts of every culture.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The Puritans viewed play as:

A) earnest, serious, and worthwhile.
B) a productive activity.
C) a necessary learning activity for children.
D) idle, frivolous fun bordering on evil.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Socio-dramatic play is the most advanced form of dramatic play.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Water and sand play should be limited to the outdoor play environment.

Question 5

Which of the following is not an example of creative processing through play?

A) building with blocks by stacking or fitting them together
B) working a puzzle to make a complete picture
C) playing with empty boxes
D) pretending to serve lunch to baby dolls using pretend food

Question 6

Physical gross motor play occurs only in outdoor settings.

Question 7

Children who engage in fantasy play tend to score lower on tests of imagination and creativity.

Question 8

Young children are more likely to approach woodworking with a product orientation.

Question 9

Play with art media and materials is considered constructive play.

Question 10

Children who engage in dramatic play have attained representational ability.

Question 11

Children's constructive play is organized and goal-oriented.

Question 12

Over-generalization is a serious concern when children are learning the rules of language.

Question 13

We can see evidence of the Puritans' attitudes toward play in current attitudes toward play.

Question 14

Modes for creative expression include:

A) inventing, play, language, music, and movement.
B) thinking, art, play, language, music, and movement.
C) thinking, feeling, speaking, playing, and movement.
D) thinking, inventing, elaborating, playing, and movement.

Question 15

Play is linked to nonplay in children's thinking and development.

Question 16

In the woodworking center, it is safer to provide toy tools than real tools.

Question 17

Children's language development is enriched by play experiences.

Question 18

Children require specific circumstances and environments in order to fully engage in play.

Question 19

Rhyme and rhythm are helpful memory aids for both children and adults.

Question 20

The ability to think critically about visual images is likely to become more and more important in this digital era.

Question 21

In the early childhood classroom, woodworking and carpentry:

A) provide a natural extension for the math and science curriculum.
B) provide a physical challenge for children and help them develop skills in observation, problem solving, measurement, and hypothesizing.
C) provide a natural extension for the art curriculum.
D) are too dangerous and should not be included in the curriculum.

Question 22

Materials for fostering young children's creativity need to be:

A) safe, clean, and sturdy.
B) expensive and complex.
C) personalized for each child.
D) designed for one specific purpose.

Question 23

Young children often use dramatic play to:

A) develop sociocentric perspectives.
B) work through emotional issues.
C) practice egocentric thinking.
D) develop fine and gross motor skills.

Question 24

The five different categories of play described in the textbook include all of the following except:

A) physical play.
B) cognitive play.
C) constructive play with blocks.
D) games.

Question 25

In the early childhood classroom, water and sand play should be:

A) provided in the outdoor play environment.
B) provided in the indoor classroom.
C) available only during the late spring and summer.
D) provided in the outdoor and indoor environments.

Question 26

Competitive games involving races and tests of physical prowess are appropriate for:

A) building young children's self-esteem and confidence.
B) developing young children's physical skills and abilities.
C) physical play on the outdoor playground.
D) school-age children who have mastered running, catching, throwing, and skipping.

Question 27

Whereas large hollow blocks encourage gross motor development, unit blocks support:

A) social interaction.
B) fine motor and eye-hand coordination.
C) aesthetic development.
D) figure-ground discrimination.

Question 28

Constructive play with blocks encourages children:

A) to be physically active and socially inactive.
B) to dramatize and to be physically active.
C) to be cognitively inactive and physically active.
D) to be physically inactive and cognitively active.

Question 29

Teachers of young children should become play advocates because more play time in the curriculum for children would:

A) mean more planning time for teachers.
B) allow them to expend excess energy and reduce behavior problems.
C) allow them to cement bonds of friendship and develop appropriate social skills.
D) allow children opportunities to think divergently, develop concepts, symbolize, and solve problems.

Question 30

The best games to play with young children are:

A) group games like "Duck, Duck, Goose."
B) small group games that require children to take turns and learn to follow rules.
C) competitive games resulting in a winner and a loser.
D) cooperative games that foster team building and working together.

Question 31

Smilansky (1968, 1971) identifies the following as characteristics of socio-dramatic play:

A) make-believe with objects, verbalizations, and gross motor activity.
B) role playing, make-believe with objects, make-believe with actions or events, and emotional involvement.
C) role playing, make-believe with objects, social interaction, and persistence.
D) make-believe with objects, make-believe with actions or events, persistence, and creative language.

Question 32

According to the research literature, the benefits of play include:

A) enriched language experiences.
B) fostering young children's reasoning abilities.
C) encouraging imagination and creativity.
D) all of the above

Question 33

Because children can re-create only what they know and are familiar with:

A) home and family should be a year-long theme in the dramatic play center.
B) props and costumes in the dramatic play center should represent the cultures of children in your class.
C) boys are not likely to be interested in activities traditionally associated with women and girls, and girls will not have interest in traditionally male activities.
D) teachers should ensure that children have directly experienced what they want children to act out.

Question 34

Whereas unit blocks encourage fine motor and eye-hand coordination, large hollow blocks support:

A) gross motor challenges.
B) social interaction.
C) emotional development.
D) fine motof development.

Question 35

To encourage children to act out their favorite stories in the dramatic play center, the teacher should:

A) encourage them to engage in socio-dramatic play first.
B) start with simple nursery rhymes.
C) provide simple costumes and props related to the story.
D) all of the above

Question 36

Carpentry and woodworking can support children's emotional development by:

A) allowing children opportunities to relieve pent-up emotions by hammering and sawing.
B) allowing children to express their emotions verbally in a social setting.
C) providing an opportunity for children to work closely with an adult who can offer counseling.
D) distracting the children from their troubles with new and different activities.

Question 37

Representational play creates a zone of proximal development within which children:

A) work closely together.
B) develop social skills.
C) learn to curb impulsive behaviors.
D) advance to higher levels of psychological functioning.

Question 38

Physical play entails both:

A) fine motor and social activity.
B) eye-hand coordination and visual discrimination.
C) gross motor and fine motor activity.
D) gross motor and large muscle activity.

Question 39

Socio-dramatic play is:

A) pretend play involving two or more children.
B) a dramatic enactment of a social event.
C) a social activity during which children wear costumes.
D) nonthematic play.

Question 40

Play with natural materials helps children:

A) develop their aesthetic senses.
B) discover that natural materials like sand, water, and wood have unique properties.
C) build fine and gross motor skills.
D) develop creative and expressive language.

Question 41

When using literature to facilitate children's creative expression, teachers may:

A) use creative movement to provide a lead-in for stories read aloud in class.
B) write their own stories and poems.
C) have children develop alternate endings to read-aloud stories.
D) all of the above

Question 42

Which of the following describes the progression of children's singing?

A) tagging on, listening, joining in, independent singing
B) listening, tagging on, joining in, independent singing
C) listening, tagging on, improvising, independent singing
D) listening, echoing, tagging on, improvising

Question 43

Which of the following is not a developmentally appropriate music experience for a four-year-old child?

A) learning basic musical concepts such as tempo, volume, and pitch
B) comparing three or more sounds
C) creating new lyrics for a song
D) doing fingerplays

Question 44

Young children tend to have difficulty playing games with rules because:

A) they are able to see how rules protect the rights of all individuals and may ostracize a child believed to be cheating.
B) they are socially competitive as they test their mental and physical prowess against their peers.
C) their egocentric perspectives may encourage them to break the rules for their own benefit.
D) they have been exposed only to cooperative games that foster team building and working together.

Question 45

Which of the following is not a developmentally appropriate music experience for a three-year-old child?

A) recognizing and singing part of a familiar tune
B) synchronizing body movements with the music's rhythm
C) making up his or her own song
D) walking to music

Question 46

By listening to a variety of music, children learn that music:

A) can be fast or slow.
B) has tempo.
C) can be loud or soft.
D) all of the above

Question 47

At what age is a child typically ready to learn basic musical concepts such as tempo, volume, and pitch?

A) three years
B) two years
C) five to six years
D) four years

Question 48

Which of the following describes the purpose of music and movement in the early childhood classroom?

A) They meet the needs of the whole child and integrate the curriculum.
B) They help children identify mathematical concepts.
C) They allow children to burn excess energy and develop a sense of rhythm.
D) They help teachers identify children with exceptional abilities in music and mathematics.

Question 49

At what age does a child typically have fairly well-established musical preferences?

A) four years
B) three years
C) five to six years
D) two years

Question 50

At what age is a child typically able to discriminate between two familiar songs?

A) four years
B) two years
C) five to six years
D) three years

Question 51

At what age is a child typically developmentally ready to walk, run, and jump to music?

A) two years
B) five to six years
C) three years
D) four years

Question 52

Which of the following is a developmentally appropriate music experience for a seven- to eight-year-old child?

A) learning a complicated folk dance taught by an adult
B) learning to read music notation
C) singing a duet with a friend
D) taking formal lessons to play a musical instrument

Question 53

Young children enjoy and benefit from woodworking and carpentry activities that:

A) teach them to follow blueprints and simple directions.
B) have a process orientation and encourage them to see what they can do with wood and tools.
C) involve extensive planning.
D) result in a finished product.

Question 54

Which of the following is not a social skill related to music and movement in the early childhood classroom?

A) multicultural awareness
B) conflict resolution
C) sharing and turn-taking
D) cooperating

Question 55

Which of the following is a developmentally appropriate music experience for a five- to six-year-old child?

A) reproducing a melody
B) reading the lyrics to a new song
C) singing a duet with a friend
D) synchronizing his or her movements to a beat

Question 56

Which of the following is not one of the four vital components of a comprehensive music and movement program?

A) learning to read music
B) listening to music
C) moving to music
D) singing

Question 57

To encourage language development in the early childhood classroom, the teacher should:

A) take children's dictation about their artwork.
B) eliminate props and illustrations so that children will visualize events in the story.
C) decline to participate in children's dramatic play.
D) all of the above

Question 58

The four components of a comprehensive music and movement program are:

A) listening to music, singing, playing a musical instrument, and moving to music.
B) listening to music, reading music, singing, and playing a musical instrument.
C) listening to music, singing, making music with rhythm instruments, and moving to music.
D) appreciating music, making music, moving to music, and singing to music.

Question 59

Which of the following is not a developmentally appropriate music experience for a two-year-old child?

A) bouncing up and down to music
B) experimenting with household items to make different sounds
C) listening to his or her favorite songs over and over
D) participating in call and response songs

Question 60

During music and movement activities, the patterns that children hear and move to help them to:

A) develop an understanding of opposite concepts.
B) express their emotions.
C) prepare for learning about mathematical patterns.
D) develop cognitive counting skills.

Question 61

In teacher-guided creative movement activities:

A) the teacher specifically directs the children as to which movements they are to do.
B) the children move in ways that are individually meaningful.
C) the teacher provides prompts to stimulate the children's responses.
D) the teacher models movements the children are to follow.

Question 62

Drums, tambourines, maracas, and triangles are examples of:

A) melodic instruments.
B) tuned instruments.
C) percussion instruments.
D) tonal instruments.

Question 63

The most common activity of young children is:

A) outdoor play.
B) fine motor activity.
C) water play.
D) constructive play.

Question 64

Which of the following is not a benefit to children from engaging in fantasy play?

A) higher scores on tests of imagination and creativity
B) enhanced social maturity
C) detailed knowledge construction
D) higher scores on tests of intelligence

Question 65

A teacher can help students use rhythm instruments successfully by providing:

A) an understanding of mathematical patterns
B) a sense of rhythm and timing
C) experiences with rhythm
D) all of the above

Question 66

According to Jones (1993), which of the following is not an appropriate strategy for a teacher to use in facilitating children's play?

A) providing a theme and an informal script
B) adding props and dramatic ideas
C) helping with problem solving
D) setting the stage

Question 67

The use of manipulatives in the early childhood classroom supports children's:

A) eye-hand coordination.
B) balance and agility.
C) imagination and creativity.
D) convergent thinking.

Question 68

Which of the following is not a characteristic of play?

A) Play involves open-ended materials.
B) Play is pleasurable and enjoyable.
C) Play actively engages the player.
D) Play is spontaneous.

Question 69

Which of the following categories of movement skills are most challenging for children to develop?

A) stability skills
B) locomotor skills
C) manipulative skills
D) nonlocomotor skills

Question 70

Which of the following is the recommended tool for beginning mark makers?

A) colored pencils
B) chalk
C) markers
D) crayons

Question 71

In open-ended movement activities:

A) the teacher provides prompts to stimulate children's creative movement.
B) children move in ways that are individually meaningful.
C) the teacher provides a stimulus or frame.
D) the children provide a verbal description of their movements.

Question 72

The term emergent literacy means:

A) knowing how to read and write.
B) the ability to understand and produce visual messages.
C) the spontaneous and early unfolding of reading and writing in the early years.
D) the acquisition of meaning as it emerges from nonprint media.

Question 73

All of the following are needed in the block center except:

A) a large box or bin for storage of the blocks.
B) carpet to reduce the noise level.
C) protection from foot traffic.
D) ample space for building.

Question 74

Children are usually comfortable singing alone by the time they reach:

A) preschool.
B) kindergarten.
C) the primary grades.
D) their toddler years.

Question 75

The teacher's role in children's play should be:

A) only as an observer.
B) as a participant.
C) nondirective.
D) directive.

Question 76

The visual arts include all of the following except:

A) print and craft media.
B) artistic analysis and interpretation.
C) pantomime.
D) construction.

Question 77

A picture book is defined as a book that:

A) creates powerful visual messages through text.
B) communicates meaning only through illustrations.
C) encourages the reader to produce mental pictures of the story.
D) depends on pictures as much as, if not more than, the text.

Question 78

Manipulative skills are best developed through:

A) playing games.
B) gross motor activities.
C) practice and repetition.
D) dramatic play.

Question 79

Which of the following is not an example of creative processing through play?

A) building with blocks by stacking or fitting them together
B) playing Go Fish with a deck of cards
C) making up a new version of tag or hopscotch
D) filling and emptying containers with water

Question 80

An indoor dramatic play center should be located next to the block center because both centers:

A) encourage gross motor development.
B) include experiences with text.
C) invite loud, active, imaginative play.
D) involve pretend play.