Deck 14: Teaching Children to Live in a Democratic Society:socialemotional Learning and Social Studies

Question 1

Make a checklist of teacher activities that could/need to be conducted before a field trip so the children are kept safe and get the most out of the experience.

Answer 1

See section Play and Active Learning Experiences

Question 2

What type of play do we see when children play next to each other,and they talk about their play but not really with each other?

A)Cooperative Play
B)Associative Play
C)Parallel Play
D)Solitary Play

Answer 2

C

Question 3

According to the textbook,what concept would the children learn if they had a clothing drive at their school?

A)Geography
B)Early Economics
C)History
D)Culture

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is the best example of cooperative play?

A)Two children playing in the sand table
B)Four children playing fire fighter with specific roles that they planned
C)A child picking up his blocks when the teacher asks him
D)Three children taking turns on the computer

Question 5

What was a reason provided by the textbook on why it is important to integrate the teaching of social studies throughout the early childhood curriculum?

A)There is a limited amount of time during the day
B)Children really do not understand the concepts
C)Although an important content area,there is not much to teach in the area of social studies for young children
D)So that children can be read stories about social studies content such as Famous Americans

Question 6

What is the acquisition of important emotional skills such identifying feelings and learning to regulate emotions and express them appropriately?

A)Social Development
B)Play
C)Emotional Development
D)Emotional Literacy

Question 7

What is vital in supporting children in social and emotional development?

A)Literacy
B)Siblings
C)Control
D)Play

Question 8

Name four social-emotional accomplishments of young children then give an example of how a teacher may foster this in young children.

Question 9

What is the first step in the turtle Technique?

A)Go into your shell
B)Recognize that you feel angry
C)Stop
D)Come out of your shell

Question 10

Which is the best example of a teacher preparing young children to be engaged citizens?

A)The children collect recycling material for classroom supplies
B)The children match pictures of countries with the names
C)The teacher recites the capital and state names
D)Parents throw the newsletter away as soon as they receive it

Question 11

What was the goal of the Milestones Project?

A)To indicate what social studies skills can be taught in the early years
B)To afford teachers with the skills needed to teach about diversity in their community
C)To show how human beings from diverse cultural backgrounds are not only different,but that they also share many similarities
D)To demonstrate the importance of social and emotional experiences at the infant and toddler levels

Question 12

Which theorist 1933)identified the four types of social play and the approximate age when each type of play dominates?

A)Parten
B)Montessori
C)Pratt
D)Piaget

Question 13

Describe the steps a teacher can use to teach problem-solving skills.

Question 14

What is the widening horizons approach to studying social studies?

A)Social studies curriculum concentrates on other curriculum areas
B)Social studies curriculum planning is based on other cultures
C)Social studies curriculum includes diversity
D)Social studies curriculum planning begins where children are and then expands outward

Question 15

What shapes the feelings,knowledge,and expectations that influence social emotional development?

A)A child's ability to regulate their emotions
B)A child's friend making skills
C)The values and practices of each child's family and community
D)A child's reading level

Question 16

What is young children's ability to form and sustain positive relationships with adults and other children?

A)Social Development
B)Play
C)Emotional Development
D)Emotional Literacy

Question 17

List five themes or concepts that could be taught in an early childhood social studies curriculum.

Question 18

Explain how a teacher might respond to the individual differences in young children with regards to their social or emotional development.

Question 19

What is the term used that explains why a one year old may show preferences of primary caregivers and may cry when the familiar caregiver is not in eyesight?

A)Resilience
B)Immature
C)Identity Crisis
D)Separation Anxiety

Question 20

What helps children identify the feelings in themselves or others and to be able to express emotions in a healthy way?

A)Social Development
B)Emotional Literacy
C)Play
D)Emotional Development