Question 1

Which statement about creativity and infants is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Creativity is a skill that parents must teach infants. 
B)  Infants are naturally creative and will use materials in unique ways. 
C)  Infants need little time with new art materials to master their use. 
D)  Creativity in infants is limited to basic manipulation of the physical world. 
A)  Creativity is a skill that parents must teach infants. 
B)  Infants are naturally creative and will use materials in unique ways. 
C)  Infants need little time with new art materials to master their use. 
D)  Creativity in infants is limited to basic manipulation of the physical world. B

Question 2

Which statement about movement and music is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Due to the risk of injury, music in educational settings should be experienced without movement. 
B)  Activities involving music and movement can help children form spatial concepts. 
C)  Children begin to exhibit deliberate, dancelike moves around the age of two years old. 
D)  Movement to music should be introduced only after children understand rhythm. 
A)  Due to the risk of injury, music in educational settings should be experienced without movement. 
B)  Activities involving music and movement can help children form spatial concepts. 
C)  Children begin to exhibit deliberate, dancelike moves around the age of two years old. 
D)  Movement to music should be introduced only after children understand rhythm. B

Question 3

Being creative always involves producing something, such as a picture or song.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Marla wants to help her young students learn about pitch. To do this, she would most likely play a song and instruct students to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  clap their hands faster or slower as the song speeds up or slows down 
B)  raise or lower their hands as the song's notes get higher or lower 
C)  describe how listening to a song or passage of music makes them feel 
D)  work on memorizing the lyrics to a song 
A)  clap their hands faster or slower as the song speeds up or slows down 
B)  raise or lower their hands as the song's notes get higher or lower 
C)  describe how listening to a song or passage of music makes them feel 
D)  work on memorizing the lyrics to a song

Question 5

When it comes to media, schools should ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  incorporate it into their daily curriculum 
B)  stay silent to avoid conflicts with parents 
C)  institute a no-media policy for students while at home 
D)  share their philosophy on media with families 
A)  incorporate it into their daily curriculum 
B)  stay silent to avoid conflicts with parents 
C)  institute a no-media policy for students while at home 
D)  share their philosophy on media with families

Question 6

To improve student listening, teachers must use formal listening activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What does STEAM stand for??

Accepted Answer

A)  sociology, technology, economics, arts, and medicine 
B)  school, teaching, education, academics, and mastery 
C)  sculpture, tapestry, electronic, animation, and mosaic 
D)  science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics 
A)  sociology, technology, economics, arts, and medicine 
B)  school, teaching, education, academics, and mastery 
C)  sculpture, tapestry, electronic, animation, and mosaic 
D)  science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics

Question 8

Explain fluency, and give an example different from those in the book.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary, but should demonstrat

Question 9

A video game is more stimulating creatively than a set of building blocks is.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

One of the main tasks of infants and toddlers is to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  memorize concepts and information 
B)  create an understanding about the world 
C)  separate emotionally from their caregivers 
D)  learn to speak five- and six-word sentences 
A)  memorize concepts and information 
B)  create an understanding about the world 
C)  separate emotionally from their caregivers 
D)  learn to speak five- and six-word sentences

Question 11

Briefly discuss the relationship between music and child development.

Accepted Answer

Music has a powerful influence; advanced

Question 12

What should teachers focus on when discussing children's art with their families?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary, but should demonstrat

Question 13

Rashida has picked up a ball of play dough. She knows she wants to shape it into a cat, so she begins by making the head with pointed ears. Rashida is most likely about ______ years old.

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  four 
D)  five 
A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  four 
D)  five

Question 14

Children are most commonly exposed to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  melodic instruments, such as horns 
B)  wind instruments, such as recorders 
C)  rhythm instruments, such as drums 
D)  accompanying instruments, such as pianos 
A)  melodic instruments, such as horns 
B)  wind instruments, such as recorders 
C)  rhythm instruments, such as drums 
D)  accompanying instruments, such as pianos

Question 15

Perceptual theory is best demonstrated by which example?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chris uses black and red markers to scribble a big thunder cloud because he is angry. 
B)  Lily uses potter's clay to build a man wearing a hat and holding a beachball. 
C)  Amalia uses crayons to draw a picture of the car she sees outside the classroom window. 
D)  Miguel paints a series of brightly-colored rectangles. 
A)  Chris uses black and red markers to scribble a big thunder cloud because he is angry. 
B)  Lily uses potter's clay to build a man wearing a hat and holding a beachball. 
C)  Amalia uses crayons to draw a picture of the car she sees outside the classroom window. 
D)  Miguel paints a series of brightly-colored rectangles.

Question 16

Explain the relationship between music and listening. Provide an example of a formal activity that you might lead children in to help improve their skills in listening to music.

Accepted Answer

Answers and examples will vary, but shou

Question 17

Woodworking for children ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  should be avoided until age five 
B)  involves soft wood and basic tools like hammers 
C)  should not involve the use of nails or saws 
D)  primarily focuses on the use of screws and screwdrivers 
A)  should be avoided until age five 
B)  involves soft wood and basic tools like hammers 
C)  should not involve the use of nails or saws 
D)  primarily focuses on the use of screws and screwdrivers

Question 18

Maria is using watercolor paints at preschool. She says, "I wonder what will happen if I mix the blue and red?" What part of the creativity process is Maria engaged in?

Accepted Answer

A)  experimenting 
B)  enjoying the sensory experience 
C)  communicating 
D)  reliving experiences 
A)  experimenting 
B)  enjoying the sensory experience 
C)  communicating 
D)  reliving experiences

Question 19

Divergent thinking involves narrowing many ideas into one point.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Discuss how technological tools can be used to support children's creative experiences. Provide an example of an activity that you might lead that incorporates technology.

Accepted Answer

Answers and examples will vary, but shou

Which statement about creativity and infants is true?

Which statement about movement and music is true?

Being creative always involves producing something, such as a picture or song.

Marla wants to help her young students learn about pitch. To do this, she would most likely play a song and instruct students to ______.

When it comes to media, schools should ______.

To improve student listening, teachers must use formal listening activities.

What does STEAM stand for??

Explain fluency, and give an example different from those in the book.

A video game is more stimulating creatively than a set of building blocks is.

One of the main tasks of infants and toddlers is to ______.

Briefly discuss the relationship between music and child development.

What should teachers focus on when discussing children's art with their families?

Rashida has picked up a ball of play dough. She knows she wants to shape it into a cat, so she begins by making the head with pointed ears. Rashida is most likely about ______ years old.

Children are most commonly exposed to ______.

Perceptual theory is best demonstrated by which example?

Explain the relationship between music and listening. Provide an example of a formal activity that you might lead children in to help improve their skills in listening to music.

Woodworking for children ______.

Maria is using watercolor paints at preschool. She says, "I wonder what will happen if I mix the blue and red?" What part of the creativity process is Maria engaged in?

Divergent thinking involves narrowing many ideas into one point.

Discuss how technological tools can be used to support children's creative experiences. Provide an example of an activity that you might lead that incorporates technology.

The Scope of and Need for Early Childhood Education

The Children

The Families

The Teachers and Caregivers

Rationale Supporting Early Childhood Education

Accountability, Standards, and Assessment

Helping Children Cope With Stress

The Physical Environment

Scheduling and Curriculum Planning

Physical Development Through the Curriculum

Cognitive Development Through the Curriculum

Language Development Through the Curriculum

Social-Emotional Development Through the Curriculum

Guiding Routines and Group Activities

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Exam 10: Creative Development Through the Curriculum

Which statement about creativity and infants is true?

Which statement about movement and music is true?

Being creative always involves producing something, such as a picture or song.

Marla wants to help her young students learn about pitch. To do this, she would most likely play a song and instruct students to ______.

When it comes to media, schools should ______.

To improve student listening, teachers must use formal listening activities.

What does STEAM stand for??

Explain fluency, and give an example different from those in the book.

A video game is more stimulating creatively than a set of building blocks is.

One of the main tasks of infants and toddlers is to ______.

Briefly discuss the relationship between music and child development.

What should teachers focus on when discussing children's art with their families?

Rashida has picked up a ball of play dough. She knows she wants to shape it into a cat, so she begins by making the head with pointed ears. Rashida is most likely about ______ years old.

Children are most commonly exposed to ______.

Perceptual theory is best demonstrated by which example?

Explain the relationship between music and listening. Provide an example of a formal activity that you might lead children in to help improve their skills in listening to music.

Woodworking for children ______.

Maria is using watercolor paints at preschool. She says, "I wonder what will happen if I mix the blue and red?" What part of the creativity process is Maria engaged in?

Divergent thinking involves narrowing many ideas into one point.

Discuss how technological tools can be used to support children's creative experiences. Provide an example of an activity that you might lead that incorporates technology.

The Scope of and Need for Early Childhood Education

The Children

The Families

The Teachers and Caregivers

Rationale Supporting Early Childhood Education

Accountability, Standards, and Assessment

Helping Children Cope With Stress

The Physical Environment

Scheduling and Curriculum Planning

Physical Development Through the Curriculum

Cognitive Development Through the Curriculum

Language Development Through the Curriculum

Social-Emotional Development Through the Curriculum

Guiding Routines and Group Activities

Guiding Social Behaviors

Filters