Exam 9: Influencing Children's Social Development by Structuring the Physical Environment

Ruby carries around a five-minute warning sign a few minutes before cleanup is to begin. This is an example of childproofing the environment.

Nathaniel, age four, approached a table where puzzles had been taken apart and not put back together. He tried and tried to get a puzzle together and finally swept all the puzzles onto the floor. How could this episode have been prevented?

Fatigue is a common outcome of overcrowding.

Explain how the structuring of materials and furnishings and the arrangement of space can minimize interpersonal conflict.

The intrusion-seclusion dimension describes the permeability between people and things in the room and those people and things outside it.

Toddlers are too young to contribute to the maintenance of their play spaces.

Which of the following is NOT an intended outcome of a good daily schedule in a formal program?

When equipment is scarce, adult supervisory activity increases.

Plants and bushes can be planted to enhance social play opportunities.

Mr. Martinez was supervising the snack table where children were allowed to come, eat, converse, and leave according to personal preference. Generally, the six chairs at the table provided adequate space; however, on this occasion there were only five chairs. Janet came up to Nanette and tried to push her off the chair where she was sitting and insisted that she, Janet, should have a turn. What should Mr. Martinez do?

If a cook dropped a pot of boiling water accidentally and the water flowed under a closed door where a child stepped in it and was burned, the cook would be considered negligent.

When interpersonal incidents appear to be reoccurring in the cubbie or locker area, describe, in order, what steps you would take.

In planning storage of materials that children use regularly, what should the adult consider?

Ken and Troy, age five, are pulling on opposite ends of the same wagon. In which of the following programs do you think they would most likely be able to negotiate the conflict successfully?

Pathways may need to be altered to accommodate children with special needs.

When a plan is implemented, adjustments usually need to be made. What are the four categories of adjustments and how could each of them be used in the following situation? The principal of Happy Day Elementary School has planned an all-school assembly for grades K through 6. His goal is to get the children settled quickly and quietly in the auditorium. He plans to ring the bell once to signal the classrooms to enter the auditorium and ring it eight minutes later to indicate silence. There is congestion at the entrance eight minutes after the first bell.

Explain how to guide children in establishing standards for evaluating how good is "good enough." Indicate the age of children as you provide an example.

Mr. Tubbs wants to collaborate with a group of 11- and 12-year-old children to make a "hard" basement room "softer." Describe the process you think he might use to do this and the outcome you might expect. How would the room be different?

Which boundaries are most difficult for children to recognize and maintain? Those made by

Ms. De Lind heard that the average length of attention span for four-year-olds was about 5 minutes, so she planned her activities to be no longer than 10 minutes all day long. What would you anticipate as outcomes in children's behavior?