Textbook Readings
ECE Environment
Classroom Approaches
The Theorists
The Great Pyramid
100

This is a set of actions that happen when a child who is or wants to be more powerful targets a weaker or smaller person by hurting or frightening them repeatedly.

What is bullying.

100

This component focuses on the overall design and layout of a room, including its learning centers, materials, and furnishings.

What is the Physical Environment.

100

The approach that says a classroom should be comfortable and home-like, with soft lighting, textiles, and rugs to make the room cozy, is called what?

What is Reggio Emelia.

100

This, was theorized to be the area just outside a child's already known abilities, but not too far out of reach to learn with guidance.

What is the Zone of Proximal Development.

100

The Pyramid illustrating Hierarchy of Needs, was first developed by whom?

Who was Maslow.

200

This, is a form of indirect bullying that includes manipulation and exclusion.

What is Relational Bullying.

200

This component includes the interactions that occur within the classroom between peers, teachers, and family members.

What is the Social Environment.

200

In the Reggio Emelia approach, this is considered to be the third teacher.

What is the environment/classroom.

200

Someone with a greater level of ability, who can serve as a guide to a child learning a new skill, was considered to be one of these.

What is a More Knowledgeable Other.

200

Love & Belonging, is this stage on Maslow's pyramid.

What is stage 3.

300

Children are less prone to conflict when they receive this, instead of praise.

What is encouragement.

300

This component includes the timing, sequence, and length of routines and activities that take place throughout the day.

What is the Temporal Environment.

300

Rather than a planned curriculum, Reggio Emelia classrooms make use of this concept.

What is project-based, or student driven learning.

300

Between 0 and 2 years old, Piaget suggested children would be in this stage of development.


What is the Sensorimotor stage.

300

Stage 2 of Maslow's pyramid focuses on these.

What are safety needs.

400

This, is something the develops by age 3 or 4, and helps a person understand what someone else may be feeling. (For example, a child brings someone a tissue when they're crying)

What is empathy.

400

These 3 things are some of the things considered to be barriers to active listening.

What are noise, bias, and low attention span.

400

The use of bright colours, artwork filling the walls, and a focus on KDI's are features of this classroom approach.

What is High Scope.

400

This, was Erikson's second theorized stage of development.

What is Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt.

400

Buying a fancy car, designer clothes, and wanting to stand out from the crowd, are examples of these needs.

What are Esteem needs.

500

These are 4 different learning styles

What are visual, auditory, reading/writing, and kinesthetic.

500

When a young child see the world from only their own point of view, they are said to be this.

What is egocentric.

500

In this approach, teachers who are specially trained, conduct mini-lessons on how to properly use the learning materials. It has been shown to foster strong mathematic and organization skills.

What is the Montessori Method.

500

By the end of this stage of Piaget's theory, children are said to be able to understand Conservation. That tall skinny glass doesn't actually have more water now!


What is the Concrete Operational Stage.

500

These 3 things are some of the requirements described as Basic Human Needs, in stage 1 of Maslow's pyramid.

What are:

Food, water, shelter, sleep,