Math & Science
Your classroom has a balance scale. These items should be placed very near it to encourage measurement.
What are items to weigh?
In the best preschool classrooms, books aren't only saved for whole group read alouds, they are read in this way.
What is informally, individually, or in small groups?
This is a defined play area where materials are organized by type and accessible to children.
What is an interest center?
This is what we want all children to be in all activities.
What is engaged?
Artwork where the subject and/or the media is self-selected and created in a child's own way.
What in individualized art?
This is what numbered peg boards offer in high quality preschool classroom.
What is the opportunity to discuss print numbers and their quantity?
This is a genre we do not want to see represented in our classrooms.
What are fairy tales?
Instances of waiting for long periods, holding lengthy whole group times, and requiring sharing of toys/materials.
What are inappropriate expectations for children?
This type of question many elicit longer answers from the children and encourage children to use language.
What is open-ended?
This is the amount of your classroom display that should be children's individualized artwork.
What is 1/3?
These three materials can help children understand written numbers.
Responses will vary and at the moderator will judge accuracy.
This is the number of books that must be accessible for a group of 20 preschoolers to meet the indicator 5.1, item #15.
What is 35?
This is a place where 1-2 children can play protected from intrusion yet to be supervised by staff.
What is space for privacy?
For a "good" quality level, sand or water play should be accessible for children this often?
What is 1 hour daily?
This is what the staff should write on interested children's artwork.
What is dictation?
When a student holds up 4 fingers to show that she is a four, the teacher does this to relate the number to print.
What is point to a numeral or write the numeral?
These three accessories should be present in blocks in order to enhance block play.
What are people, vehicles and animals?
This is the percentage of children in your care who must be able to easily access materials?
What is 100%?
Gross motor space should be used for this many minutes daily to meet the substantial portion of the day requirement.
What is 30 minutes?
These are the four kinds of fine motor materials that are required to be accessible for children.
What are interlocking materials, art materials, manipulatives, and puzzles?
These are the five required materials in science center.
What are living things, natural objects, non-fiction books, tools, sand/water?
These are five different topics that could be present in your classroom library to provide a wide selection for the readers in your room?
What are...can vary: books about people, feelings, math, cultures, diversity, jobs, sports, abilities, classroom theme?
This 5-word phrase is used to explain how long children should have access to materials.
What is "Substantial Portion of the Day"?
These are five different dramatic play materials that should be accessible in order to provide "many and varied" materials.
What are...answers may vary: dolls, child-sized furniture, play food, cooking materials, dress-up clothes?
These are the five categories of art materials that should be accompanied by paper in order for children to carry out artwork.
What are drawing materials, paints, 3-D objects, collage materials, and tools?