Question 1

How can you support national and local diversity through the selection of materials?

Accepted Answer

Supporting national and local diversity

Question 2

What types of objects should be included in ALL indoor centers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tables and chairs 
B)  Writing materials and books 
C)  Open shelving and clean up supplies 
D)  Pictographs or taped directions for the use of the center 
A)  Tables and chairs 
B)  Writing materials and books 
C)  Open shelving and clean up supplies 
D)  Pictographs or taped directions for the use of the center

Question 3

What would be the next best strategy, given the alternatives above?

Accepted Answer

A)  Photographs and pen and ink drawings of community housing alternatives. 
B)  A field trip to an apartment house and a mobile home, and having a large tent put up on the playground. 
C)  A storybook about houses around the world, featuring those in Africa. 
D)  A furnished dollhouse, furnished doll apartment house, and a small or toy tent in the classroom. 
A)  Photographs and pen and ink drawings of community housing alternatives. 
B)  A field trip to an apartment house and a mobile home, and having a large tent put up on the playground. 
C)  A storybook about houses around the world, featuring those in Africa. 
D)  A furnished dollhouse, furnished doll apartment house, and a small or toy tent in the classroom.

Question 4

Which strategy is LEAST appropriate in making a center self-sustaining?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prepare the environment before children arrive and observe them in action, intervening for safety or socially inappropriate behavior. 
B)  Introduce the activity at group time, demonstrate use of the materials prior to children trying them in the center. 
C)  Use pictographs posted in the center to guide children's actions. 
D)  Use the center activity to give children a chance to practice something they have already been taught. 
A)  Prepare the environment before children arrive and observe them in action, intervening for safety or socially inappropriate behavior. 
B)  Introduce the activity at group time, demonstrate use of the materials prior to children trying them in the center. 
C)  Use pictographs posted in the center to guide children's actions. 
D)  Use the center activity to give children a chance to practice something they have already been taught.

Question 5

List three or more general guidelines about the storage and display of materials.

Accepted Answer

Store near the area where used. Use chil

Question 6

What is the role of the teacher in developing a new activity center?

Accepted Answer

A)  Watch the choices children make and talk to them about their choices. 
B)  Observe how children use materials and adjust activities for children with special needs. 
C)  Encourage children to engage in social interaction, ask questions and investigate. 
D)  Plan based on knowledge of children and goals, and then arrange materials and provide orientation or instruction on how to use the center. 
A)  Watch the choices children make and talk to them about their choices. 
B)  Observe how children use materials and adjust activities for children with special needs. 
C)  Encourage children to engage in social interaction, ask questions and investigate. 
D)  Plan based on knowledge of children and goals, and then arrange materials and provide orientation or instruction on how to use the center.

How can you support national and local diversity through the selection of materials?

What types of objects should be included in ALL indoor centers?

What would be the next best strategy, given the alternatives above?

Which strategy is LEAST appropriate in making a center self-sustaining?

List three or more general guidelines about the storage and display of materials.

What is the role of the teacher in developing a new activity center?

Introduction

Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Evolving Framework for Teaching Young Children

Teaching and Learning in Developmentally Appropriate Programs

Planning and Implementing Effective Small-Group Activities

Planning and Implementing Effective Group-Time Activities

Child Guidance in Early Childhood Classrooms

Assessing and Evaluating Childrens Learning

Strengthening Developmentally Appropriate Programs Through Family Engagement

The Aesthetic Domain

The Affective Domain

The Cognitive Domain

The Language Domain

The Physical Domain

The Social Domain

Integrating Curriculum Through Pretend and Construction Play

Organizing Childrens Learning Over Time

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Exam 6: Organizing Space and Materials

How can you support national and local diversity through the selection of materials?

What types of objects should be included in ALL indoor centers?

What would be the next best strategy, given the alternatives above?

Which strategy is LEAST appropriate in making a center self-sustaining?

List three or more general guidelines about the storage and display of materials.

What is the role of the teacher in developing a new activity center?

Introduction

Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Evolving Framework for Teaching Young Children

Teaching and Learning in Developmentally Appropriate Programs

Planning and Implementing Effective Small-Group Activities

Planning and Implementing Effective Group-Time Activities

Child Guidance in Early Childhood Classrooms

Assessing and Evaluating Childrens Learning

Strengthening Developmentally Appropriate Programs Through Family Engagement

The Aesthetic Domain

The Affective Domain

The Cognitive Domain

The Language Domain

The Physical Domain

The Social Domain

Integrating Curriculum Through Pretend and Construction Play

Organizing Childrens Learning Over Time

Filters