Child Development
This area of development includes problem solving, thought, reasoning and imagination.
Cognitive Development
1-word answers (like yes/no) questions should be _____________ in preschool.
Avoided
This is the simplest method of assessment in early childhood, partly because it requires no specialized setting or training.
Anecdotal Notes
The desired outcome of an activity is called what?
Learning Objective
Name the 4 types of shapes in the Handwriting Without Tears language.
Big line, little line, big curve, little curve.
(NOT "small")
The ability to talk, including through signs or gestures, refers to this area of development.
Expressive Language
This large group activity, which often incorporates movement and repetition, promotes increased language skills in children.
Song/Music
This kind of art focuses on the process, not the product.
Open-Ended Art
This type of product has been shown to have a negative effect on children’s creativity.
Coloring books / worksheets
Name an appropriate "little tool for little hands" used in the preschool.
Coordination and ball skills fall under this category.
Gross Motor Development
Avoid giving directions to children in this manner, which uses words like "don't" or "no".
Negative
This is the number of food groups that should be represented during snack.
2
The step-by-step directions that describe the processes involved in an activity. It relates to child-to-child interactions, child-to-adult interactions, and child-to-material interactions.
Procedures
Uppercase
Playing games, having conversations, or playing with friends are skills related to this area of development.
Social Development
Every time you __________, you are modeling appropriate language for children.
If a child spills their juice, who should be the person to clean it up.
The child
Here are some behavior words for learning objectives: Run, draw, sing, follow directions, pour. All of these behaviors are what?
Observable
Name Tag
This is the area of development associated with the understanding of language that does NOT involve talking.
Receptive Language
To increase the length of a child’s verbal response, teachers should ask what kind of questions?
Open-ended Questions
When talking with children, teachers should be near the child and at their
Eye Level
Children learn best through what?
Play
Name one way that handwriting in the preschool is approached naturally, instead of relying on worksheets.
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