Deck 6: Managing the Encouraging Classroom

Question 1

Many teachers teach calendar and weather activities in classrooms because

A)parents have requested the schools to teach their children weather and calendar facts.
B)students need to wear appropriate clothing and weather and calendar skills help them to dress properly.
C)students will know when and why the school program may be closed on a certain day.
D)they introduce children to new vocabulary and sequencing.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

.In the day-to-day program,children need

A)both a sense of reliability and promise of novelty
B)corrective punishment for infringement of classroom rules
C)highly structured large group and small group routines
D)quiet,orderly classrooms

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a technique used by teachers to encourage children's appreciation of books and stories?

A)select books that match themes and special events
B)choosing books carefully
C)select the books you can read with expression
D)selecting books several years above the ability level of the class to challenge students to read beyond their current abilities

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following is a way to occupy children during wait times?

A)buffer activities
B)identifying only those students who fail to make smooth transitions
C)calling a family member to report the child's inability to adhere to program rules
D)making the rest of the class tell the slow children to hurry and make the transition

Question 5

A hallmark of the encouraging classroom is

A)the sense of order and continuity to the program.
B)accommodation to the entire range of developmental responses
C)rest periods that serve to restore a sense of equilibrium for children and teachers.
D)all of the above

Question 6

In the guidance approach,how does the teacher work with emergent bilingual learners?

Question 7

Which of the following parents might the teacher want to encourage to volunteer in the classroom?

A)the parent who has contributed to the funding programs within the school
B)the parent who has a child with many mistaken behaviors and who needs to witness the classroom activity.
C)the parent who has volunteered before on a regular basis
D)the parent who complains most to the school about concerns and issues

Question 8

When incorporating active playtime into the program,which of the following is NOT a consideration for the teacher?

A)that active playtime is a necessary part of the program for young children
B)that effective playtime must be competitive
C)that movement to music can refresh participants and help concentration
D)that in addition to active play time,the preprimary program should also have an activity center open each day

Question 9

Which of the following best engages young children to learn?

A)frequent small group activities
B)many independent activities
C)limited large-group activities
D)all of these answers

Question 10

Which of the following is very helpful in maintaining positive classroom management?

A)written rules for teachers,children,and family members
B)having children become familiar with the classroom routines
C)punishment only for violators of rules
D)denial of rights and privileges only to those who repeatedly fail to maintain order in the daily activities

Question 11

How can the teacher make use of family members and other classroom volunteers?

Question 12

Which of the following will help children to transition well from one activity to another?

A)all of these answers
B)giving children a five-minute notice before the transition
C)modeling enthusiasm for the cleanup process
D)singing a cleanup song with the children

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a reason why large-group instruction may fail?

A)Children are "over taught and under practiced ".
B)Children are mischievous and will not sit still long enough to hear instructions.
C)Children absorb the information but do not have the opportunity to construct their own knowledge from it.
D)Children are not fully able to "own" the learning,make sense of it and value it.

Question 14

Which of the following is a problem with overreliance on large-group,teacher-directed activities?

A)the possibility of exceeding children's developmental levels and attention spans
B)funding of materials for all students in such large groups
C)having only one teacher available to work with a large group
D)state regulations regarding the teacher-child ratio