Early Childhood Curriculum
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Course Introduction
This course explores the principles, philosophies, and practical approaches to designing and implementing curricula for young children, typically from birth to age eight. Emphasizing developmentally appropriate practices, the course examines how to create engaging, inclusive, and meaningful learning experiences that foster growth in cognitive, social, emotional, and physical domains. Students will analyze various curriculum models, understand the role of play and inquiry-based learning, integrate cultural diversity, and assess methods for curriculum planning, evaluation, and adaptation to meet the needs of diverse learners and families.
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Teaching Young Children An Introduction 6th Edition by Michael L. Henniger
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Chapter 1: Overview of the Profession
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Q1) Piaget,Bruner,and Dewey's theories led educators to view primary-age students as thinking more like
A)young adults.
B)teachers.
C)preschool and kindergarten children.
D)adults.
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following are programs where parents are responsible for paying their children's educational costs and participating in the operation of the program?
A)Public schools
B)Head Start
C)Public after-school child care
D)Parent cooperatives
Answer: D
Q3) One of the major ways children learn about the world is through play.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Historical Contexts
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Q1) John B.Watson was the father of the Progressive Education movement.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Many of the key methods and materials used in early childhood settings can be traced to American theorists and practitioners.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The Open-Air Nursery can be characterized by all of the following except
A)emphasized indoor play and no outdoor play.
B)gardening,sandbox play,building with scraps of materials.
C)bathing,clean clothes,healthy meals,medical and dental care.
D)facilitated emotional development.
Answer: A
Q4) Comenius believed that movement and activity were sure signs of healthy learning.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Early Childhood Program Models
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Q1) Three main theoretical foundations form the basis for the Bank Street program.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) An example of one of several goals of Bank Street programs is to
A)maintain all students' competence at the same level.
B)only support children's acts that foster collectivism.
C)de-emphasize a child's sense of individuality.
D)guide a child's understanding of the integration of functions.
Answer: D
Q3) _____ refers to the preschool programs of Italy that use the project approach.
A)Montessori
B)Reggio Emilia
C)Ronzoni
D)Porticello
Answer: B
Q4) Identify and describe three teaching strategies used in Waldorf classrooms.
Answer: The three strategies of Waldorf include: greet students with a handshake,create a buddy system and integrate art into the curriculum.
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Chapter 4: Understanding How a Child Develops and Learns
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Q1) Vygotsky believed that language was a crucial tool for learning.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Lev Vygotsky's theory is based on the understanding that development is influenced
A)by rewards and punishments regardless of the people and experiences the child encounters.
B)by cultural and social activities in which a person experiences and is raised in.
C)by eight stages of psychosocial challenges that children need to overcome.
D)only by the child's heredity.
Q3) According to Maria Montessori,which of the following refers to genetically programmed blocks of time when young children are especially eager and able to master certain tasks?
A)Sensational stages
B)Heredity blocks
C)Hierarchy of skills
D)Sensitive periods
Q4) Describe how children who are at risk might experience developmental delays.
Q5) What is Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
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Chapter 5: Play in Childhood
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Q1) Why is play such a difficult concept to define? Is it important to do so? Does it matter to you as an early care and education professional or to children themselves?
Q2) The early care and learning professional's role in supporting play can be defined as
A)creating and directing children's play experiences.
B)preparing play environments.
C)creating an environment where children can engage in abstract academic work.
D)limiting children's access to toys and equipment.
Q3) Children use ____ in activities that strengthen gross motor development.
A)large muscles
B)fingers
C)small muscles
D)fine muscles
Q4) Quality play experiences are those in which the child chooses to participate.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What can you do to make sure that all children engage in quality play experiences?
Q6) Why are many children today play deprived?
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Chapter 6: Guiding Young Children
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Q1) Physical proximity of the adult makes a difference in children's behaviors.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is based on the theoretical perspectives of behaviorists such as B.F.Skinner?
A)Behavior maladjustment
B)Emotional modification
C)Emotional maladjustment
D)Behavior modification
Q3) What does it mean to be calm when you work with young children? Is it acceptable to show emotions in some situations? Give some examples.
Q4) Examples of appropriate physical guidance techniques include
A)placing oneself in physical proximity and gesturing or body language.
B)taking a child by the hand and pulling him or her away from the group.
C)abruptly and forcefully turning a child at the shoulders.
D)quickly lifting the child by the arms and carrying him or her to a time-out chair.
Q5) Describe guidance strategies you could use for one routine activity in the early childhood environment.
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Chapter 7: Diversity and Young Children
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Q1) When children with and without disabilities work together,children without disabilities
A)can develop more accurate views about individuals with disabilities.
B)learn to ignore individuals with special needs.
C)are provided with models of children who are limited by disabilities and do not succeed because of the many challenges they face.
D)experience teachers who isolate them from classmates with special needs.
Q2) One of the goals of the antibias education is:
A)that children will not development awareness of self.
B)that children will demonstrate an interest in knowing about human diversity.
C)that children will become inactively engaged in prejudice.
D)that children will seek adult direction in identifying empathy in others.
Q3) Early learning professionals can help children develop appropriate attitudes about diversity by
A)talking only about similarities.
B)taking time to make an analysis of their own attitudes about diversity.
C)refusing to acknowledge differences that exist.
D)limiting children's exposure to diversity.
Q4) Can toys and games help promote an understanding of diversity? Give specific examples.
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Chapter 8: Planning the Physical Environment: Indoors
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Q1) There is no one best way to organize an early childhood environment.Why is this the case?
Q2) The art center is generally considered a noisy area.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Indoor environments should provide spaces that accommodate gatherings for large group,small group and solitary activities.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Basic considerations for creating quality environments include all of the following except
A)physical space available.
B)ability to accommodate adults for planning activities.
C)availability of basic equipment.
D)program goals.
E)space for varying group sizes.
Q5) What is the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale?
Q6) Describe why it's important to rotate materials through centers.
Q7) Give an example of a complex play unit.
Q8) Give an example of a dramatic play prop box.
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Chapter 9: Planning the Physical Environment: Outdoors
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Q1) What can be done to make outdoor play environments safe places for children with special needs?
Q2) Give two examples of movable equipment for the outdoor play area.
Q3) The following are all basic considerations children for positive playground experiences except
A)the playground should be located next to the indoor setting.
B)large,grassy areas should not be included in the playground.
C)a covered area provides opportunities for play during very hot or rainy weather.
D)playgrounds should have areas encouraging both group activities and private places when children need time to themselves.
Q4) Primary children can be introduced to ____,an example of a game with rules.
A)baseball
B)digging in the sandbox
C)push toys
D)interlocking blocks
Q5) While early learning professionals spend many hours each week preparing the indoor environment,much less effort is generally spent on the outdoors.Why is so little time and energy spent preparing and planning for creative outdoor play?
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Chapter 10: Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum
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Q1) Which of the following associations has identified nine guidelines for a developmentally appropriate curriculum?
A)ACEI
B)AMS
C)NAEYC
D)NJCET
Q2) The developmentally appropriate curriculum must be tailored to the needs and interests of the ____ involved.
A)children
B)teachers
C)families
D)entire program
Q3) The project approach has increased in popularity due in large part to the impressive results of the Reggio Emilia program.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What is the difference between informal and formal observations of children?
Q5) Describe two curriculum goals appropriate in an early childhood setting.
Q6) What is the purpose of a curriculum web?
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Chapter 11: Health and Wellness
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Q1) Benefits of risk-taking during play do not include children
A)being injured.
B)challenging themselves physically and emotionally.
C)gaining confidence in their abilities.
D)having fun.
Q2) An example of the use of play equipment for perceptual-motor development would be
A)children playing on a climber in the playground.
B)a group of children shaking rattles filled with varying materials.
C)a 4-year-old riding a tricycle in the playground.
D)preschoolers gathered at the sand table using spoons and shovels.
Q3) Rhythm instruments,dance scarves,and pattern blocks are all good materials for the development of perceptual-motor skills.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Physical fitness has long been an important issue for adults.What factors make it necessary to address fitness and health education with young children? Discuss the key components to include in the curriculum.
Q5) How can healthy adults impact young children?
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Chapter 12: Supporting Emotional and Social Development
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Q1) An example of a complex emotion is
A)joy.
B)anger.
C)sadness.
D)boredom.
Q2) Positive adult-child relationships
A)limit the development of social skills.
B)make it difficult to relate effectively with children.
C)keep teachers from preparing a positive climate.
D)support the strategies developed to deal with problems.
Q3) Both research and practice suggest that peers strongly influence one another.Knowing this,what will you do to develop positive peer relations?
Q4) It is possible to teach emotional development through art materials with young children.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Racial bullying may be seen as early as seven or eight years of age.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What is the difference between core emotions and complex emotions?
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Chapter 13: Mathematics,science,and Social Studies Learning
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Q1) What is a home learning task?
Q2) What should social studies learning in the early care and education classroom consist of? Give specific examples in your answer.
Q3) Which of the following items is not one of the four characteristics of children based on the constructivist approach?
A)Young children are theory builders.
B)Cognition requires a foundation of physical knowledge.
C)Children acquire increasing dependency on the adults in their world.
D)Young children are social beings.
Q4) Which of the following statements uses accurate mathematical language?
A)"This is how we write the number 5."
B)"You used the compass to draw a very good circle on your paper."
C)"We're going to talk about shapes today.This ball is a circle."
D)"I have five marbles and you have three.Who has less?"
Q5) Choose a topic of investigation that might be of interest to children.Consider infant/toddlers,children ages 3 through 5,and children in the primary grades.Using your chosen topic,discuss how you would integrate cognitive learning throughout the curriculum for one age group.
Q6) Define seriation.
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Chapter 14: The Creative Arts
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Q1) Briefly describe Rhoda Kellogg's contribution to children's development in their progress of art.
Q2) Creative art experiences are usually adult-centered.
A)True B)False
Q3) Give one example of a valuable musical activity for infants/toddlers.
Q4) All of the following are characteristics of idea or product appropriateness except A)creative activities when they are acceptable and useful by some set of criteria. B)when experiences and ideas are not meaningful to the individual or group. C)when they vary from one culture to the next and between groups of adults. D)when children's efforts are meaningful to them,they are appropriate.
Q5) Early care and education professionals need not have performance skills in art to teach it.
A)True B)False
Q6) Four-year-olds often show an interest in learning to play a musical instrument. A)True B)False
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Chapter 15: Technology and Young Children
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Q1) Prime-time television viewing by young children is inappropriate when they
A)view developmentally appropriate programs.
B)watch cartoons that focus on promoting positive representation of diversity and prosocial behaviors.
C)watch programs designed for adults that highlight sexual themes and acts of violence.
D)watch educational programs that support their interest in singing,learning about animals,and making friends.
Q2) The Internet has valuable content for children and early childhood professionals,such as
A)video-sharing websites (youtube.com,teachertube.com,ehow.com)
B)convenient online shopping.
C)infant/toddler programming.
D)violent video games.
Q3) Give an example of preschool children's developmental readiness for computer use.
Q4) Discuss the benefits and concerns of using Internet websites as part of a quality early learning experience.
Q5) What is drill-and-practice software?
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