Question 1
5 / 5 points
The following day, Ms. Kruger laid bedrolls in the tent and set up a hibachi (small grill) and some cooking tools before the children came in. What role is she playing?
Question options:
a)
Observer
b)
Mediator
c)
Planner
d)
Collaborator
Question 2
5 / 5 points
The best time for teachers to schedule outside time is:
Question options:
a)
as soon as children arrive.
b)
immediately after morning snack or breakfast.
c)
after learning center time, right before lunch.
d)
There is no “best time” for outside time; it depends on the needs of the children, staff availability, and access to common spaces.
Question 3
0 / 5 points
Ms. Kruger quietly walked up to the “campfire” outside the tent where two children were standing around picking up materials and putting them down one Monday morning. She asked if she could play, too, and James nodded yes. “This is a very fine campsite. I am getting hungry,” Ms. Kruger said as she began to kneel by the “fire” with a tiny stick in her hand. What role is she playing?
Question options:
a)
Observer
b)
Collaborator
c)
Planner
d)
Model
Question 4
5 / 5 points
Dimitri crawled around, growling to himself, sometimes approaching other children. Nichol told him that he should just go home. Dimitri crawled over to the large blocks where he arranged them as a three-sided enclosure with boards for a roof. Then he growled that he was going into his own lion den. What type of a construction project was this?
Question options:
a)
One from natural encounters
b)
One stemming from mutual interests of teachers and children
c)
One stemming from teacher concerns
d)
One stemming from thematic concerns
Question 5
5 / 5 points
The 3-year-olds in Mrs. Mezga’s class at Missouri Central School are asked to create an Eskimo village out of cardboard boxes and other art materials. Based on what you have read about construction, select the answer that best describes the appropriateness of this activity.
Question options:
a)
It is appropriate because the children are asked to make something.
b)
It is inappropriate because the children have no conceptual base from which to develop their construction.
c)
It is appropriate because the children are getting a chance to work together on a tangible product.
d)
It is appropriate because the activity is relevant to the children’s lives.
Question 6
5 / 5 points
Once the children got underway, Ms. Kruger indicated that she thought she should make a phone call near the ranger’s office and then get back to work. She left the campsite and continued to check on the play periodically during the day. What role is she playing?
Question options:
a)
Observer
b)
Mediator
c)
Responder
d)
Collaborator
Question 7
5 / 5 points
Using essential theme criteria, which would be the MOST appropriate theme for a group of suburban preschool-age children living in Michigan?
Question options:
a)
Pockets
b)
Santa Claus
c)
Vehicles
d)
The desert
Question 8
5 / 5 points
Nicholas first examined the magnets and then arranged them carefully, talking to himself. What kind of play is this most likely to be?
Question options:
a)
Construction with natural materials
b)
Role play
c)
Pretend with objects
d)
Pretend time and place
Question 9
5 / 5 points
In the block area, Ms. Halliwell noticed that Su Min was making another enclosure to put the animals in. As she knelt beside her, she asked Su Min to tell her about her structure. “House,” Su Min replied. Ms. Halliwell said, “It is a good thing you are building a house, as it might rain today. Will the people in your house get wet?” What roles or strategies did Ms. Halliwell use?
Question options:
a)
Directing
b)
Scaffolding
c)
Monitoring for safety
d)
Analyzing the task
Question 10
5 / 5 points
Which of the following is an example of a Project Approach activity for a preschool class?
Question options:
a)
A class spends several days on various activities about the plumbing in their building, including a field trip to the basement to see how the water heater works.
b)
At 9 AM every day, half the children in the class do sorting and counting activities while the other half work on an art project. After 20 minutes the groups switch.
c)
All the children who are ready for literacy activities work in a group; those who are not ready play with the blocks.
d)
The children work together painting a large cardboard box that they can use in pretend play to represent anything they want.
Question 11
5 / 5 points
Which child is engaged in the most complex form of pretend play?
Question options:
a)
Karen is making a nurse’s cap so that she can play nurse with other children as patients.
b)
Jacquel is quietly talking to herself as if she were sailing a boat while painting a blue watercolor.
c)
Vincent is providing the noise for the truck he is moving across the floor, “rummmm, rummmm.”
d)
Donald is “cooking” while playing alone in the housekeeping area.
Question 12
5 / 5 points
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
Question options:
a)
Children learn during all parts of the day, including routines like lunch and cleanup.
b)
Teachers should carefully plan all parts of the day to maximize learning including routines like lunch and cleanup.
c)
Toileting is one time of the day when children are not learning.
d)
Reducing the number of transitions in a day reduces behavior problems.
Question 13
5 / 5 points
How can a play frame be established?
Question options:
a)
Nonverbally, by walking into a pretend center
b)
By invitation, “Let’s play
”
c)
By an adult announcing which child will portray each role
d)
Nonverbally, by one child controlling the materials
Question 14
5 / 5 points
Based on principles of effective time management, kindergartner teachers should consider minimizing which of the following times in their daily schedule?
Question options:
a)
Wait times
b)
Outdoor times
c)
Free Choice times
d)
Time children spend in guided discovery activities
Question 15
5 / 5 points
How are metacommunications used during pretend play?
Question options:
a)
To describe what is and is not play
b)
To share information
c)
To argue with others
d)
To ask questions
Question 16
5 / 5 points
Which of the following is the most suitable theme for preschool-age children?
Question options:
a)
Predicting the weather
b)
Electricity
c)
Plants in the classroom
d)
Gravity
Question 17
5 / 5 points
Which part of the Project Approach is happening when the children discuss their experiences with a topic and then represent their understandings in a variety of ways?
Question options:
a)
Phase 1
b)
Phase 2
c)
The Assessment Phase
d)
Phase 3
Question 18
5 / 5 points
What influences individual differences in children’s pretend play?
Question options:
a)
Age, because pretend play skills simply emerge in a systematic manner over time
b)
Cultural background and family life because poor kids do not know how to pretend
c)
Maturity, style, and social involvement preferences, culture and family background
d)
Master players present in the group and the quality of materials available
Question 19
5 / 5 points
Which of the following themes would be LEAST appropriate for a group of 5-year-olds who live in Hawaii?
Question options:
a)
Shells
b)
Birds
c)
Stores
d)
Penguins
Question 20
5 / 5 points
What benefits do children experience in projects that are NOT necessarily available in other approaches?
I. Opportunities for in-depth investigation of a topic
II. An opportunity to make choices about what they are learning
III. A variety of learning experiences across domains
IV. Hands-on learning
Question options:
a)
I, II, III, and IV
b)
I
c)
II
d)
II, III, and IV
