Match Each Definition to the Corresponding Term

Multiple Choice

Match each definition to the corresponding term.
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A) Group of individuals who share similar educational principles, who work toward common goals, whose activities are linked, and whose collaborative efforts create a synchronized energy in which the power of the group is more profound than that of any one individual; for children, a group that nurtures a sense of belonging among the children and adults in a program where children learn that all contribute to each other’s learning
B) Behavior that is generous in nature; a way of acting that benefits others with no motive of personal gain
C) Behavior that detracts from the welfare of others or has a generally negative effect on persons with whom one comes in contact; typically marked by lack of ethical restraint, lack of moral control, impulsiveness, and an inability to experience feelings of guilt
D) To train, educate, or nourish
E) Learning activity instigated by the child’s natural curiosity and desire to learn rather than by the adult’s direction, manipulation, or coercion
F) The most obvious routes children will take as they move around the classroom
G) Physical retribution; in the case of early childhood care and education, this usually means spanking or paddling. Although physical punishment that hurts may appear to stop a behavior immediately, it is known to increase children’s aggression, slow their moral development, and risk their overall mental health.
H) The circumstances or conditions that surround the young child; everything he or she experiences, including objects, activities, routines, and people
I) Natural, relying on native plants, trees, grassy slopes, stumps, and rock formations rather than on manufactured equipment
J) A teaching strategy originally developed by Maria Montessori and also known as self-correction; materials are designed to provide instant feedback to the child if he or she has made a mistake, or they are designed to make it impossible for the child to make a mistake. This puts control in the hands of the learner and protects the child’s self-esteem and self-motivation.
K) Working with others unselfishly toward a common goal
L) A particularly devastating type of child abuse that can be caused by direct blows to the head, dropping or throwing a child, or shaking a child
M) Behavior that improves the welfare of others or has a generally positive effect on persons with whom one comes in contact
N) Phase in daily activities in which a child must give up one activity and begin another activity. These difficult phases between activities may cause children to balk at moving from one thing to the next; additionally, the confusion and stress of the changeover may trigger misbehavior
O) Putting oneself into others’ shoes, to feel what they feel, to have insight into their thoughts and actions
P) Seeing oneself as the center of the universe, self-centered, selfish; this point of view is a perfectly normal development characteristic of babies and very young children.