Deck 3: Block Center

Question 1

Teachers should interact with children in the Block Center:

A)whenever they want to.
B)when children become too disruptive.
C)when it's time to pick up.
D)after going on a field trip.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Block play promotes children's social development by:

A)playing with blocks on their own.
B)making them let others join in.
C)helping them make up stories about their buildings.
D)helping them play cooperatively with others.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Block accessories of little people, animals, or cars:

A)keep children in the Block Center longer.
B)promote children's creativity in building.
C)should be stored separately from the blocks.
D)are not necessary if you have enough blocks.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The teacher's role in the Block Center involves:

A)selecting which children can use the center.
B)keeping track of the time the center can be used.
C)preventing arguments and fights.
D)observing and interpreting children's interactions.

Question 5

Block building is important to children because:

A)they don't have to share with others.
B)they can do it without teacher direction.
C)they don't have to pick up.
D)it helps them learn math skills.

Question 6

Children learn many things from block building, including:

A)physical skills of stacking and balancing.
B)social skills of taking turns.
C)cognitive skills of telling stories.
D)art skills of painting blocks.

Question 7

Block building is important to teachers because:

A)they can easily observe children's interactions.
B)children do the pickup and cleanup.
C)children enjoy playing with blocks.
D)it is mainly pursued by boys.

Question 8

Block play promotes children's cognitive development by:

A)teaching them to add and subtract.
B)helping them learn shapes and sizes.
C)teaching them how high to build.
D)teaching them to count.

Question 9

Blocks should be stored on shelves:

A)with or without labels.
B)lengthwise at children's height.
C)next to the Book/Reading Center.
D)on moveable carts.

Question 10

Teachers should be sure children become involved in block pickup but not be involved themselves. ​

Question 11

Block play promotes children's creative development by:

A)keeping adults out of the center.
B)giving them many opportunities to pretend.
C)helping them learn to draw pictures.
D)interesting them in listening to stories.

Question 12

It is not necessary to observe children playing with blocks, because it does not involve observable interactions.
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Question 13

Block play promotes children's emotional development by:

A)learning how to cope when others interfere.
B)knocking down someone else's building.
C)helping them learn pickup games.
D)showing them where to put blocks.

Question 14

Children with physical disabilities should be directed away from the Block Center.

Question 15

Block play promotes children's language development by:

A)giving them more opportunities for oral production.
B)helping them get acquainted with others.
C)making new field trips unnecessary.
D)keeping them quiet for longer periods.

Question 16

Teachers like the Block Center because it:

A)can be easily controlled.
B)keeps children out of trouble.
C)contributes to children's development.
D)makes block pickup easy.

Question 17

Each block and accessory should have a picture label so that:

A)children can learn their names.
B)children can choose and return items with ease.
C)children can draw pictures of them.
D)teachers can easily sort them out during pickup.

Question 18

Learning how to "bridge" is a problem-solving cognitive block activity that children can teach themselves.

Question 19

The book City Shapes shows children how to build tall buildings.

Question 20

Block play promotes children's small muscle development by:

A)carrying large blocks without dropping them.
B)lining blocks in rows.
C)balancing people figures on buildings and towers.
D)naming their constructions before building them.

Question 21

An effective technique for enticing children into the Block Center is ____________.

Question 22

If children are disruptive during block play, there are several strategies you could use to solve the problem. Discuss three such strategies, telling why you would choose them and how you would use them.

Question 23

Block building is an important brain stimulus because it involves ____________.

Question 24

To encourage pretending in the Block Center, teachers can ____________.

Question 25

Block buildings helps children apply counting skills through ____________.

Question 26

One of the picture books about houses discussed in the chapter is ____________.