Deck 6: Encouraging Play and Creative Drama in the Classroom

Question 1

Social play includes all of the following except:

A) structured play.
B) parallel play.
C) onlooker play.
D) associative play.

Answer 1

structured play.

Question 2

Cooperative play is defined as:

A) play that involves similar materials but children play independently.
B) play that involves both organization and shared goals.
C) play that is loosely organized but not into specific games.
D) play that only involves one child.

Answer 2

play that involves both organization and shared goals.

Question 3

Areas where children can play with real objects, puppets and homemade puppet stage, art supplies including paints, clay, homemade clay, paper and scissors are all ways that you can develop:

A) the ideal classroom.
B) the classroom for the visually impaired.
C) exploration of multiple intelligences.
D) creative drama at home.

Answer 3

creative drama at home.

Question 4

All of the following are guidelines for using prop boxes except:

A) Do not add items to the area in order to extend the play.
B) Allow sufficient time for play to develop.
C) Listen to conversations to learn about interests and feelings.
D) Rotate the props frequently.

Question 5

Shoes, hats, dress-up clothes, capes, and cloaks are all:

A) specific props.
B) generic, time-honored props.
C) necessary in creative drama.
D) items to take on field trips.

Question 6

Your participation in creative drama experiences will bring together some of the elements from everything except:

A) music and movement.
B) guided imagery.
C) mathematics.
D) visual arts.

Question 7

An important process for developing self-awareness and self-expression is:

A) creative drama.
B) sculpting.
C) storytelling.
D) reading.

Question 8

The _____________ approach for encouraging creative drama may result in meaningless performances in which your children will grow bored.

A) personal
B) enthusiastic
C) daily
D) marathon

Question 9

Define the following terms and give an example of people who might have a lot of each intelligence:
A. Intrapersonal intelligence
B. Interpersonal intelligence