Deck 15: Teaching Children to Be Healthy and Fit: Physical Development and Health

Question 1

What is the ability of the brain to conceive,organize,and carry out a series of unfamiliar actions?

A)Integrated Movements
B)Structures Play
C)Manipulative Movements
D)Motor Planning

Answer 1

D

Question 2

At what age do children typically go through the fundamental movement phase?

A)Birth to age 1
B)Age 1 to age 2
C)Ages 2 to 7
D)Age 7 through adolescents

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What is the concept that children not only need to be safe but they also need to be challenged?

A)The State versus Parent Predicament
B)The Band-Aid Theory
C)Risk Versus Challenge Continuum
D)Conflict Resolution

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Identify strategies that teachers can use to foster the gross motor development in young children.

Question 5

What type of play do we see when children use their whole bodies to run,jump,roll,climb,fall,tumble,somersault,and generally engage in vigorous,playful activity?

A)Super Hero Play
B)Inappropriate Play
C)Risky Play
D)Rough and Tumble Play

Question 6

What is the single most effective practice that prevents the spread of germs?

A)Keeping children indoors when it is cold outside
B)Proper hand washing by adults and children
C)Not allowing children to play with the same toys
D)Use wipes to clean the tables

Question 7

What is universal design?

A)The concept that materials and environments need to be usable by everyone,including those with disabilities,to the greatest extent possible
B)The idea that materials and the opportunities are available and equitable for both genders
C)A concept of material and environmental design is the same to be fair for everyone
D)The idea that children from any culture will be at home with the design of the materials

Question 8

How much time a day should preschoolers be spending in structured physical activity?

A)10 minutes
B)20 minutes
C)30 minutes
D)60 minutes

Question 9

In which sequence does muscle development begin with in young children?

A)Hands
B)Feet
C)Closest to the center of the body
D)In the muscles of the neck

Question 10

Describe the teacher's role for meeting health and safety standards in early childhood programs.

Question 11

What hypothetical disorder,can occur when children lack exposure to and experiences that include the outdoors and the natural world?

A)Attention deficit disorder
B)Obesity
C)Commercialism Disorder
D)Nature deficit Disorder

Question 12

Which can be used in an open-ended activity for fine motor development?

A)Play dough
B)A ball
C)A Trike
D)A Puzzle

Question 13

What type of grasp is a child using when she picks up cereal on her tray with her thumb and forefinger?

A)Infancy Motor Grasp
B)Pincer Grasp
C)Voluntary Hand Grasp
D)Toner Grasp

Question 14

Outline the components of a health,and safety curriculum for young children

Question 15

What is the primary type of development we foster in children when we provide them with an obstacle course?

A)Fine Motor
B)Gross Motor
C)Cognitive Motor
D)Limited Motor

Question 16

According to the CDC what percent of 2- to 5-year-olds are now considered to be obese?

A)4%
B)14%
C)24%
D)34%

Question 17

Describe the benefits that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have determined to be gained through regular physical activity.

Question 18

When a child is running and walking what kind of movement skills is she using?

A)Locomotion Movements
B)Stability Movement
C)Gross Motor Manipulation Movement
D)Reflexive Movement

Question 19

List the characteristics of an appropriate outdoor environment for young children.

Question 20

Which body system is being used when the heart rate goes up such as what would occur during running?

A)Cardiorespiratory
B)Muscular
C)Sensory
D)Perceptual-Motor