Deck 4: Play and Exploration As Curriculum

Question 1

The problem of the match,as discussed by J.McVicker Hunt,is _____.

A)the difficulty of matching voice with behavioral actions
B)matching children with similar interests into care groups
C)setting up an environment that is familiar yet appropriately challenging
D)matching a caregiver's background and experience with an age group

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following statements best defines the term "environmental limit"?

A)It is the selective interruption of children's activities limited to those times when the effect of the interruption would be positive.
B)It is the excessive sensory input resulting from rooms overstuffed with toys and people.
C)It is a physical barrier that keeps a child or material out of or inside of a given space.
D)It is undirected but monitored active play when children can pursue their interests without continual adult control.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The act of children discovering and examining what is around them is called _____.

A)sensation
B)exploration
C)deprivation
D)teaching

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Timing and _____ are important skills for caregivers to acquire in order to facilitate infant-toddler social play.

A)directing activities
B)constant interaction
C)selective intervention
D)All of the answers are correct.

Question 5

Free play involves adults setting up activities with certain objectives and planning for controlled outcomes.

Question 6

Which of the following does not support creating a curriculum out of play and exploration?

A)offering structured rules and guidelines
B)giving children freedom of choice
C)providing resources
D)All of the answers are correct.

Question 7

What is free play and exploration?

A)play that is inexpensive
B)undirected play
C)caregiver-led play
D)play without caregiver monitoring

Question 8

An activity using the large muscles of the arms,legs,and trunk is known as a

A)fine motor activity.
B)sensorial activity.
C)cephalocaudal activity.
D)gross motor activity.

Question 9

Early play and exploration provides an important foundation for later learning and understanding.

Question 10

Which of the following is a disadvantage of large playgroups?

A)It is hard for children to get absorbed in play.
B)Children do not receive enough stimulation.
C)Noisy and outgoing children are ignored.
D)They do not provide a mixture of ages.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT an adult role in infant-toddler play?

A)providing selective intervention
B)providing safety
C)providing solutions to problems children encounter in their play
D)providing time,space,and materials

Question 12

Without safety,there is no free play.

Question 13

Free choice is _____.

A)an important ingredient for play
B)an important prerequisite to learning
C)influenced by the way you set up your infant-toddler play environment
D)All of the answers are correct.

Question 14

Safety and learning through interactions are _____.

A)rules in setting up a sleeping area for infants and toddlers
B)overarching themes in supporting play for infants and toddlers
C)not central to infant-toddler care
D)None of the answers is correct.

Question 15

The objectives and lessons that children create from free play are far less effective than those that adults create for children.

Question 16

Caregivers can set up an environment to support play of infants and toddlers by

A)ensuring that the play space overlaps the caregiving areas.
B)making sure that everything in the environment is touchable.
C)providing toys that can be used in one particular way to avoid confusion.
D)prohibiting children from combining toys and materials.

Question 17

Adults within the wants-nothing mode with children are not doing anything and would be just as helpful if removed from the situation.

Question 18

Happenings offer an experience that is reflective of an interest observed in infant-toddler interactions and play.How do happenings differ from activities?

A)Happenings are more complex than activities.
B)Happenings are never planned,but activities have a plan.
C)Happenings broaden the idea of what infants and toddlers engage in and learn from.
D)Happenings have predetermined outcomes,but activities are more free-flowing.

Question 19

Caregivers create curriculum out of play and exploration by

A)limiting children's freedom.
B)restricting the allocation of resources.
C)aiding children in the pursuit of special interests.
D)All of the answers are correct.

Question 20

Scaffolding is used to assist a child in problem solving.It is important _____.

A)to observe carefully so you can prevent problems and avoid scaffolding
B)to time your assistance for when the child is about to give up
C)to set up the environment so no scaffolding is ever needed
D)All of the answers are correct.

Question 21

It is important for an adult to immediately rescue a child who is experiencing a frustrating problem during free play.

Question 22

Age span and group size are important environmental factors that influence infant and toddler play.

Question 23

Instead of observing what a child is actually doing,an adult should set objectives for the way a child is to interact with materials.