Deck 7: Activities for Physical Development: Health, Safety, and Nutrition, Movement, Music, and Rhythm

Question 1

Physical development with movement in early childhood programs:

A) directs children's interactions with others and much of their thinking behaviors.
B) fosters some confidence in children and yet rarely boosts their competence.
C) includes two basic movements-locomotor and manipulative.
D) is an advanced level of perceptual abilities, although it does not help with spatial awareness.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Terms used in completion questions:
health
integrating activities
large movement
locomotor
manipulative(s)
movement skills
music and rhythm skills
nutritional awareness
safety for self and others
small movement
__________ are the participation and appreciation of songs, instruments, rhymes, fingerplays, and dancing.

Answer 2

Music and rhythm skills

Question 3

Movement:

A) is essential to everyone's ability to handle everyday activities.
B) stimulates thinking.
C) contributes to basic movement skills.
D) all of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Terms used in completion questions:
health
integrating activities
large movement
locomotor
manipulative(s)
movement skills
music and rhythm skills
nutritional awareness
safety for self and others
small movement
Moving oneself from one location to another is referred to as __________.

Question 5

Safety topics for early childhood education:

A) should be reviewed by the program administrator and teaching team.
B) offer chances to integrate related vocabulary into specific activities.
C) are influenced by program standards and guidelines as well as the community.
D) all of the above

Question 6

Terms used in completion questions:
health
integrating activities
large movement
locomotor
manipulative(s)
movement skills
music and rhythm skills
nutritional awareness
safety for self and others
small movement
Activity or motion propelled by the large body muscles (gross motor) is __________.

Question 7

Cooking experiences and nutritional awareness in an early care and learning program:

A) offer opportunities to incorporate safety messages.
B) relate solely to the curriculum area of science because children can learn how food changes.
C) rely on the abilities of teachers to demonstrate cooking skills.
D) omit families from participation.

Question 8

Terms used in completion questions:
health
integrating activities
large movement
locomotor
manipulative(s)
movement skills
music and rhythm skills
nutritional awareness
safety for self and others
small movement
__________ is the balancing and blending of experiences and activities for children among the developmental focus areas and across the curriculum areas.

Question 9

Children's physical development:

A) refers to basic physiological changes that occur in their bodies and motor skills.
B) identifies skills acquired randomly.
C) includes large movement experiences only.
D) focuses solely on their gross motor skills.

Question 10

Terms used in completion questions:
health
integrating activities
large movement
locomotor
manipulative(s)
movement skills
music and rhythm skills
nutritional awareness
safety for self and others
small movement
__________ is pouring, placing, holding, stacking, reaching, and assembling; engages children's fine (small) muscles.

Question 11

Small motor experiences for young children include:

A) obstacle courses set up indoors.
B) interlocking puzzle pieces.
C) running and waving long streamers.
D) scrubbing down the outside riding toys.

Question 12

Terms used in completion questions:
health
integrating activities
large movement
locomotor
manipulative(s)
movement skills
music and rhythm skills
nutritional awareness
safety for self and others
small movement
Education outlining activities that help children enjoy food preparation and mealtime while emphasizing lifelong healthy habits is __________.

Question 13

Terms used in completion questions:
health
integrating activities
large movement
locomotor
manipulative(s)
movement skills
music and rhythm skills
nutritional awareness
safety for self and others
small movement
Material or an object encouraging activity and small motor development; a puzzle is a(n) __________.

Question 14

Experiences that encourage large movement:

A) would incorporate paint brushes at art easels.
B) often are referred to as gross motor activities.
C) invite children to move, run, and dance.
D) both B and C

Question 15

Music and rhythm activities:

A) are best offered exclusively during group times.
B) accommodate activities only in the curriculum area of movement.
C) allow children to explore, express and create.
D) none of the above

Question 16

Terms used in completion questions:
health
integrating activities
large movement
locomotor
manipulative(s)
movement skills
music and rhythm skills
nutritional awareness
safety for self and others
small movement
__________ is one of the components of Health, Safety, and Nutrition curriculum area. It encourages safe practices and accident prevention.

Question 17

Terms used in completion questions:
health
integrating activities
large movement
locomotor
manipulative(s)
movement skills
music and rhythm skills
nutritional awareness
safety for self and others
small movement
The sequential development of large and small muscles allowing capabilities in walking, running, climbing, and holding, pouring, and reaching is __________.

Question 18

Terms used in completion questions:
health
integrating activities
large movement
locomotor
manipulative(s)
movement skills
music and rhythm skills
nutritional awareness
safety for self and others
small movement
__________ is wellness, physical well-being, and fitness.

Question 19

Small movement experiences:

A) influence all areas of development.
B) include day-to-day motions such as letting go, turning a faucet, and pressing a button on the computer keyboard.
C) engage children's muscles in their arms, hands, fingers, and faces to explore, interact, and respond.
D) all of the above

Question 20

Children acquire healthy habits and concepts about safety:

A) in programs with precise schedules and routines.
B) with daily drill about accident prevention.
C) when initial activities relate to topics most familiar to them.
D) once they can relate an understanding of their own body functions and needs.

Question 21

Describe the ways you will integrate music and rhythm activities throughout the curriculum for the young children enrolled in your program.