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Play
Development and Learning Environment
Health, Safety/Well-being
Curriculum
Relationships and Family
100
What is play?
Motivating Enjoyable Freely chosen Active Self-oriented Freedom from time Learning Its own purpose - done for its own sake
100
What are the Developmental Domains
Physical Cognitive Social Emotional Language
100
Who guides and regulates the field of early childhood and the health and well-being of children?
Texas Department of Protective and Family Services Texas Rising Star National Association for the Education of Young Children
100
What three things influence HOW you plan your curriculum?
Values and beliefs Knowledge of prior experiences of the children Family, culture, and community - importance/accessibility Content/curriculum standards
100
True or False: To know the child is to know the family
True
200
What three ways can you document children's learning through play?
Document observations Collect work samples Build a portfolio - written, recorded Standardized assessment Gather information from families
200
True or False: Development (age and stage) of a child is the foundation on which the learning environment is created?
True
200
What three practices are essential for reducing the spread of infection and disease?
Immunizations - adults and children Handwashing - good techniques and at appropriate times Clean and sanitize the environment - supplies, materials, furniture, facilities
200
What are the four approaches or teaching strategies used in implementing curriculum?
Teacher select Teacher direct Child select Child direct
200
What are relationships based on?
Trust Consistency - reliability Acceptance and acknowledgement of individuals - differences Knowing and understanding
300
What are three strategies for teaching while children play? (supporting and interacting)
Observe children during play activities Engage in play with children Scaffold their play- extend their learning, ask questions, increase the challenge
300
How does development progress? (pattern, rate)
Physically - top-down, inside-out Pattern is predictable Rate is variable
300
What three things can you do to create a safe place for all children?
Conduct safety checks - children, supplies and materials, furniture, facilities, playground, transportation Create and use Classroom rules Create and conduct plans for evacuation and shelter-in-place
300
What three areas of learning is included in the communication curriculum?
Language Literacy Literature
300
What three things can you do as a teacher to build a relationships with the families?
Make families feel welcome Communicate regularly Involve families in classroom activities Understand and acknowledge uniqueness of the family's values, beliefs, and traditions Listen to family's concerns Keep information confidential
400
What are the stages of Parten's social play? (how and to what level do children interact with each other)
Solitary play Parallel play Associative play Cooperative play
400
What influences the development of the child?
Experiences Relationships Environment - Family culture - values, beliefs, traditions, behaviors Health
400
What is creating guidelines for behavior, anticipating problems, and planning transitions?
Strategies for Positive Classroom Mangement
400
What three experiences do you plan for children in developing activities in a creative arts curriculum?
Feeling good about themselves - self esteem Develop creativity - creative expression Develop an appreciation and enjoyment of music, dance, and artistic works in different forms and cultures Express feeling and ideas Explore and experience different materials
400
What steps should you take as a teacher in working with a child that you suspect may have a delay or disability?
Develop a relationship with the family - tell me about your child Communicate and document the strengths of the child Observe and document the child's learning abilities and behaviors Develop an understanding of the child's overall behaviors in all environments - do you see this at home Communicate and work with the family to develop a team of supporters
500
What is Piaget and Smilansky's cognitive stage (functions) of play for infants to 2-yr olds, and for 2 to 7 yr olds.
Practice or functional play (exploration - sensory) Symbolic - constructive, dramatic
500
What are five factors in the classroom environment that indicate the age/stage of children.
Size of furniture Selection and number of books Materials and supplies in the art center Materials in the Dramatic Play center Type of manipulatives Items used for group time/circle time Displays on the walls Classroom rules and schedule
500
What three strategies or approaches can you use to work with children that present difficult behaviors?
Know what pushes your buttons Remember that the child is different from the behavior Know what the child is trying to gain or avoid Avoid mistaken identity of the child's behavior Provide a safe play for children to calm down - Never use punishment Stay calm and help children stay calm Help children learn about their emotions and how to use and regulate them appropriately
500
To inquire is to seek. What process do you want children to use in learning about the world? (Inquiry Curriculum) To . . .
To ask To find out To think To take risks To make mistakes and learn from them To talk about To discover, explore, investigate To share thoughts To problem solve To explore
500
What three things are helpful to know about families and working with families?
Families have different parenting styles and expectations Families have different family structures Families have different needs, challenges, and levels of support There is a difference between being a teacher and being a parent - experience, education, purpose, expectations, roles