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The first-aid kit should be kept.... ✔✔in an easily accessible location, clearly marked, and out of
the reach of children.
Frequent hand washing is important because... ✔
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The first-aid kit should be kept.... ✔✔in an easily accessible location, clearly marked, and out of
the reach of children.
Frequent hand washing is important because... ✔✔it keeps germs from spreading.
An open-ended question... ✔✔has no right or wrong answer.
Children should be provided with these items for washing their hands... ✔✔warm water, liquid
soap, and paper towels
Childrens play materials should be... ✔✔kept on low, open shelves.
A developmentally appropriate group time... ✔✔1. Lasts only a short time
2. Gets the children actively involved
3.Permits children to leave, if they wish
4. (ALL OF THE ABOVE)
Why do you give children a warning before activities are about to change?... ✔✔it provides them
time to finish up an activity
You want children to learn the rules of conversation, so you... ✔✔give them practice talking,
listening, and responding in casual conversation as you sit with them at lunch table
A good early childhood practice is... ✔✔asking the children to pretend to be butterflies as they
walk to the playground
An activity that develops small-motor skills would be... ✔✔bead stringing
Children need their own space in the classroom for their coat and other belongings because...
✔✔1. it promotes their positive self-concept
2. it helps maintain good health
An example of a positive NONVERBAL communication is... ✔✔a smile.
At mealtime a caregiver should... ✔✔1. Insist that children finish all food on their plate
2. Not offer any dessert until all their food is finished
3. only offer dessert to the children who remained quiet at the table while eating
4. (NONE OF THE ABOVE)
When arranging a classroom a teacher should.. ✔✔Put related activities near each other
The best example of an open-ended material would be... ✔✔Unit blocks.
The children have been asking for books to be read at story time every day for the past week. you
will... ✔✔happily re-read it, because you know children benefit from repitition
An activity that develops small motor skills would be.. ✔✔manipulating playdough
You have a small budget to use for purchasing material for your classroom. When choosing, you
will first consider... ✔✔wheter the materials are developmentally appropriate, are mostly openended, and will enable the children to exerpeince success
Two boys want the same truck to haul blocks across the room. One boy goes to the house
keeping area and gets a basket. This is an example of... ✔✔Problem solving
When talking with a child, the caregiver should... ✔✔get down to the child's eye level
Caregivers should... ✔✔1. be good listeners
2. ask at lot of open-ended questions
You want the children to learn cooperation so you.. ✔✔provide activities that require taking
turns, sharing materials, and solving problems together
Children artwork should be... ✔✔displayed a the childrens eye level
A creative arts project is.. ✔✔painting with orange and black paint on white paper
One of the children is having a tantrum just as circle time is beginning. The best way to proceed
should be to.. ✔✔Stay close to child and explain to others that she is having a hard time right
now
A creative activity is... ✔✔using playdough
Which activity is creative... ✔✔dancing with scarves to instrumental CD
A good technique for dealing with favorite toys is to.. ✔✔provide duplicates of that toy
You are aware that many children have a great deal of TV and video at home. You would like
the parents to support their children development at home instead of relying on screen media.
You will... ✔✔send home books and activity packs that the children can enjoy with their
families.
A positive circle experience includes... ✔✔1. Scheduling and planning beforehand
2. Interesting and active activities
3. Anticipating problems beforehand
4. (ALL OF THE ABOVE)
Appropriate choices for young children includes... ✔✔choosing from art, the house keeping area,
or the puzzle table
Situations that reflects bias include.. ✔✔1. Thanksgiving stories that depict Indians with war
paint and headdresses
2. Halloween stories with pictures in which everything black is portrayed scary.
3. Block activities that serve to exclude girls and housekeeping activities that are offered first to
girls
4. (ALL OF THE ABOVE)
Andrew often hits and bites other children. after doing so, Andrew laughs and runs offs. He
doesn't seem to realize he is hurting them. You will... ✔✔Stop the behavior immediately and
attend to the hurt child. Then get down on Andrews level, pointing out and labeling the feelings
of the child he has hurt.
Appropriate guidance techniques would include.. ✔✔1. Planning to avoid problems with the use
of space, placement and number of toys, and careful supervision
2. Interacting with children in positive ways
3. Redirecting inappropriate behavior
4. (ALL OF THE ABOVE)
Fine motor skills refer to the skills that ✔✔require children to work with their hands and fingers
A new child has just enrolled in your program. She is from China. Several of the children to say,
"Mei Lee talks funny". You will... ✔✔explain to them that she is from another culture, speaks a
different language and is learning yours.
Encourage to help her learn our words and to be a kind friend to her.
Gross motor skills refer to skills that... ✔✔require children to make large movements with their
bodies
Children learn best when they.. ✔✔actively participate
Marcy came to school today with an angry, negative mood. You can see that this may soon erupt
into physical aggression. The best way to deal with this would be to... ✔✔provide her with an
activity that will help diffuse her angry feelings, such as working with play dough or throwing
sponge balls at a target.
Coloring books, ABC worksheets, and offering simple artwork are.. ✔✔not developmentally
appropriate
Experience charts, labeling items in the room, and making lots of books available are all
examples of.. ✔✔practice that support emergent literacy
A writing center for preschools should include... ✔✔pencils, paper, markers, envelopes, an old
typewriter and a piece of old mail.
Scribbling is.. ✔✔an early stage in the development of the children's art and writing skills
You see a co-worker leaving a group of napping children alone while she goes into the hallway.
You decide to first... ✔✔approach her personally about your concerns
To extend a teachable moment... ✔✔1. observe what is happening
2. Describe what is happening and ask open-ended questions
3. Let children come up with ideas about what they would like to do
4. (ALL OF THE ABOVE)
Children's artwork should.. ✔✔emphasize the progress rather the product
You find that is becoming difficult to keep the children engaged during circle time. You should...
✔✔re- evaluate the time you are expecting the children to stay in circle time and whether the
kind of activities you are providing are interesting to them.
The following materials and activities are appropriate ways to help preschoolers prepare for
reading... ✔✔magnetic letters, a well stocked book corners, and reading to them every day.
A child needs help blowing his nose. You help him use a tissue and then.. ✔✔You wash your
hands and ask the child to wash his hands too.
Positive ways too include parents in the program include... ✔✔reading stories
You are out on the playground with 12 preschool age children. One of them say "he needs to use
the restroom", so you... ✔✔take the child and half of the other children in the building
An important part of a quality early childhood program is for child caregivers to communicate
with parents. Some examples would be... ✔✔1. Parent conferences
2. Parent meetings
3. Conversations at arrival and departure time
4. (ALL OF THE ABOVE)
Parent and teacher conflicts happen. A positive way to resolve them is... ✔✔1. Practice active
listening
2. Suggest the parents look over their copy of your programs parents handbook, referring to
sections that may clear up misunderstandings and address the problem
You plan to take a walk through the neighborhood to the fire station tomorrow. To prepare for
this trip, you will... ✔✔Sit down and explain the trip to the children, reviewing the procedures
for safely crossing the street, saying close to the teachers, and other safety rules
Professional relationships with other staff include... ✔✔1. Attending professional development
events together, such as conferences and workshops
2. Spending time planning cooperatively to meet the needs of the children
3. Treating each other with respect
4. (ALL OF THE ABOVE)
A milestone of development is... ✔✔a functional skill or task that most children can do at a
certain age range
Preschoolers will use shocking language. An appropriate response would be... ✔✔Telling the
child that such language is not appropriate
A new child has enrolled who has a physical disability. So that she will feel welcome, you will..
✔✔make any adaptions to the indoor/outdoor environment necessary so she can fully participate
in activities to the greatest extent possible
The purpose of observing children is to... ✔✔1. Identify patterns of their growth and
development
2. provide the teachers with information do they can plan appropriate activities for the children
Some types of observations tools are... ✔✔1. Anecdotal records
2. Running records and child interviews
3. Developmental checklists
4. (ALL OF THE ABOVE)
When you are preparing an environment for children, what should always be considered first?
✔✔Safety of the child
Classroom rules an rules for outdoors safety should be... ✔✔1. Few in number
2. Worded in simple terms, using pictures
3. Written in positive terms, saying what children should be doing
4. (ALL OF THE ABOVE)
A parent has expressed concern that her son is spending too much time in your program "just
playing". A good responses to her concern would be to... ✔✔invite her into the classroom to
observe the children in order to understand what they are learning as they play.
Child abuse and neglect reporting is the responsibility of.. ✔✔the person who observed the
incident
An appropriate mealtime would include... ✔✔1. A well-balanced meal that meets licensing
regulations
2. Pleasant conversation at the table
3. Encouragement to eat
4 (ALL OF THE ABOVE)
A child in your group says "My truck". To encourage more complex speech, you... ✔✔say "Is
that your truck? Yes, that is your truck"
Elliot says "Me go?". You respond... ✔✔"Yes, you are going to the gym"
A parent has confided i you that her husband has left her and she is upset and unsure what will
happen next. The best way to proceed would be to... ✔✔respect the parent's privacy by keeping
the information confidential and offer her a list of community agencies she might find helpful at
this time
The amount of adult supervision that is needed depends on... ✔✔1. The number of children in
the group
2. the activity
3. the developmental needs of the children who are present
4. (ALL OF THE ABOVE)
You bring out a new toy fire truck for the children to play with today. The toddlers are having a
hard time playing together with the truck, so you... ✔✔Bring out a couple duplicates of this toy
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