Introduction to Early Childhood Curriculum Final
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Course Introduction
This course offers an exploration of the foundational principles, philosophies, and approaches used in developing curricula for young children, from birth through age eight. Students will examine key theories of child development, the role of play-based learning, and the importance of creating inclusive and culturally responsive classroom environments. Emphasis is placed on designing developmentally appropriate activities that promote physical, cognitive, social, and emotional growth, as well as fostering communication with families and communities. Through reflection and practical application, students will gain the skills needed to plan, implement, and evaluate effective early childhood curriculum.
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Art and Creative Development for Young Children 8th Edition by J. Englebright Fox
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Chapter 1: Understanding Creativity
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Q1) All of the following can be potential obstacles to creativity except:
A) parents.
B) environmental experiences.
C) sex roles.
D) society, culture, and tradition.
Answer: B
Q2) Providing appropriate toys and materials facilitate young children's creative expression by:
A) teaching them that each object has a specific purpose.
B) discouraging children's experimentation with objects.
C) encouraging children to explore multiple options and various possibilities.
D) requiring children to use them in the "right" way.
Answer: C
Q3) Which of the following are considered open-ended materials?
A) unit blocks
B) baby dolls
C) balance scales
D) puzzles
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Creative Thinking
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Q1) To facilitate creative thinking, the classroom environment should:
A) include private spaces for reflection and group spaces for movement and group involvement.
B) be fluid and flexible, according to the demands of the activity.
C) be able to sustain noise, messiness, and excitement.
D) all of the above
Answer: D
Q2) Creative thinking stimulates the brain, making reasoning skills stronger and improving mood, behavior, and concentration.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Most schools are set up to facilitate convergent thinking.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) A child's intelligence is fixed at birth.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Creative Experiences
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Q1) All of the following are needed in the block center except:
A) a large box or bin for storage of the blocks.
B) carpet to reduce the noise level.
C) protection from foot traffic.
D) ample space for building.
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following would not be considered an appropriate oral language prop to support children's creative language?
A) felt pieces for story telling
B) puppets
C) crayons and paper
D) telephones and walkie-talkies
Answer: C
Q3) Which of the following categories of movement skills are most challenging for children to develop?
A) stability skills
B) locomotor skills
C) manipulative skills
D) nonlocomotor skills
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Art and the Developing Child
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Q1) According to Piaget's theory, a teacher should assume which of the following rules in order to facilitate young children's acquisition of social-conventional knowledge?
A) a hands-off role
B) a facilitator
C) direct instruction in a developmentally appropriate way
D) none of the above
Q2) According to Vygotsky, language plays a critical role in the formation of a child's mind because:
A) it is the way that children externalize their thinking.
B) when children externalize their thinking through language, they receive feedback from adults.
C) it is a major vehicle for communication and is socially based.
D) it is interpersonal and dynamic.
Q3) According to the textbook, which of the following is not a reason for eliminating food in art projects?
A) Food is a precious commodity.
B) The use of certain foods may be offensive to some cultural groups.
C) Food does not provide multisensory experiences.
D) Artwork containing food cannot be displayed.
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Chapter 5: Childrens Artistic Development
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Q1) Painting should be an activity available to children in the art center every day.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Place these stages of children's drawings in the appropriate developmental sequence as proposed by Kellogg (1969): combines, scribbles, pictorial stage, diagrams, aggregates.
Q3) The stages of artistic development suggested by Schirrmacher include:
A) scribbling, preschematic, schematic, dawning realism, and realistic drawing.
B) scribbling, placement, shape, design, and pictorial.
C) sensory motor, preoperational, preconceptual, intuitive, and conceptual.
D) manipulating the media; making shapes, outlines, designs, and symbols; pictorial art that is becoming recognizable; and realistic.
Q4) The Draw-A-Person test is associated with which category of theories on artistic development?
A) cognitive
B) cognitive developmental
C) perceptual
D) physical
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Chapter 6: The Elements of Art
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Q1) Intermediate colors are:
A) made by mixing two primary colors in equal amounts.
B) opposite each other on the color wheel.
C) made by mixing an adjoining primary and secondary color in equal amounts.
D) pigments that do not have a particular color.
Q2) Negative space is the space:
A) taken up with lines, colors, shapes, and forms.
B) left between or surrounding subject matter, symbols, or shapes.
C) between the baselines of ground and sky.
D) in which the artist signs his or her name.
Q3) Describe how children in your class will learn about the art elements.
Q4) A work of art can be critiqued in terms of:
A) the viewer's likes and dislikes.
B) the emotional responses the work elicits.
C) how successfully the artist has used one or more of the artistic elements.
D) the message the artist is attempting to communicate.
Q5) Texture in art can be actual or implied.
A)True
B)False
Q6) List the thermal qualities of color.
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Chapter 7: Aesthetics
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Q1) Which of the following is not a teacher role in facilitating young children's aesthetic development?
A) being an artist
B) being an aesthetic model
C) creating an aesthetically pleasing classroom
D) facilitating art visitors and field trips
Q2) Which of the following would be a part of the aesthetic process/experience?
A) intrinsic motivation
B) extrinsic motivation
C) multitasking
D) social interaction
Q3) Reggio Emilia schools believe that the arrangement and organization of classroom space are important because:
A) it must allow for the psychomotor activities that are an important part of the curriculum.
B) it influences social interactions and facilitates creative expression.
C) large numbers of students in Reggio Emilia schools are required for diverse social interactions and relationships.
D) space must be provided for the display and analysis of children's work.
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Chapter 8: Sensory Experiences
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Q1) Which of the following is not an appropriate activity for supporting children's auditory learning?
A) Create Colors
B) quiet time
C) Sounds Around Use
D) Listen Along
Q2) Auditory learners are likely to be drawn to:
A) mathematics.
B) motor activities.
C) music.
D) language-based activities.
Q3) According to Montessori, the baric sense is the ability to:
A) discriminate among musical tones.
B) perceive temperature.
C) recognize objects through tactile exploration without the aid of vision.
D) recognize objects as heavy or light.
Q4) List the five senses.
Q5) List the first three steps Wolf (1988; 1990) describes in using art postcards with children.
Q6) List the five senses Montessori (1967) added to the basic list of senses.
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Chapter 9: The Complete Early Childhood Art Program
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Q1) Impressionism
A)Children paint a person or animal on a smooth stone.
B)Encourage children to draw toys just as they are.
C)Children use straws to blow globs of paint around on paper.
D)Children make a mobile.
E)Children use markers to make a picture of different-colored dots.
F)Children make an outdoor painting by dabbing pain with an index finger
Q2) Prehistoric artists most likely mixed plants or berries with which substance to make paint?
A) water
B) olive oil
C) honey
D) animal blood
Q3) Diego Rivera
A)Pop art
B)Pointillism
C)folk art
D)Realism
E)Surrealism
F)Impressionism
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Chapter 10: Child-Centered Art Versus Teacher-Directed Projects
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Q1) Which of the following is a developmentally appropriate art activity for toddlers?
A) finger painting
B) modeling with play dough
C) exploring with crayons and paper
D) coloring in a coloring book
Q2) Making a classroom quilt by stitching paper squares together with yarn.
A)art project (a)
B) craft project (c).
Q3) List five activities that might be done by a teacher acting as a facilitator.
Q4) Children's access to the materials in the art center should be limited for reasons of safety.
A)True
B)False
Q5) When planning a teacher-directed art project, the teacher has all of the following except:
A) specific directions to ensure a recognizable product.
B) little input from the children.
C) endless artistic possibilities.
D) a definite idea of what the children will make.
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Chapter 11: Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Art
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Q1) Emergent curriculum is a new approach to curriculum development
A)True
B)False
Q2) Emergent curriculum must be intentionally planned by the teacher.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following art activities might best be presented to children in a small group setting?
A) mobiles and stabiles
B) journals
C) art appreciation
D) fiction and nonfiction books about artists
Q4) In the PIE cycle of curriculum development, planning is most influenced by:
A) the materials available to the teacher.
B) the teacher's values and beliefs about children and education.
C) school policies.
D) parent opinions.
Q5) List the four types of learning identified by Kath (1987).
Q6) Explain the difference between dispositions and feelings. Describe how you will address both in the curriculum activities you plan.
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Chapter 12: The Art Center 1
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Q1) Which of the following is not an issue in teaching children to make crafts from other cultures?
A) Attempts to teach children to make crafts result in a teacher-directed approach.
B) Some crafts are not only difficult but also dangerous for children.
C) Exposing children to cultural artifacts without an intense study of the culture may result in misconceptions.
D) There is a risk that the craft may not reflect the total cultural group.
Q2) Tanesha discovering that mixing red and blue finger paint makes purple
A)speaking
B)writing
C)science
D)social studies
E)mathematics
Q3) In Montessori and Head Start programs, curriculum refers to:
A) a prepared set of lesson plans designed to teach specific concepts and skills.
B) the total program.
C) lesson plans for a particular subject area.
D) guidelines set by a professional organization.
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Chapter 13: The Art Center 2
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Q1) What is the rationale for including the rule stated below in the early childhood art center? Complete your art activity.
A) Children need to learn to follow through on their ideas.
B) Quality, rather than sheer quantity, is the goal of the art center.
C) Children need opportunities to develop sustained attention.
D) Materials should not be wasted on uncompleted projects.
Q2) Children's artwork should be displayed outside of the art center, rather than within.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The early childhood art center is a place for making art rather than appreciating art. A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is not likely to be part of an early childhood art center?
A) two- and three-dimensional art
B) clutter and noise
C) quietness and neatness
D) discovery and processing
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Chapter 14: Art Experiences Through Technology
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Q1) Too much free exploration of software on the computer can result in children's
Q2) Computers provide opportunities for children to use their multiple intelligences.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Research indicates that drill-and-practice software can help children:
A) develop creative thinking and problem solving.
B) understand logical-mathematical relationships.
C) with memorized skills such as counting and sorting.
D) develop self-confidence.
Q4) A recent report from NAEYC and the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media at St. Vincent College recommends that children age two and younger: A) do not engage in passive screen time.
B) have less than one hour of passive screen time daily.
C) have less than three hours of passive screen time per week.
D) have less than five hours of passive screen time per week.
Q5) A___________ is a tiny unit of color in a digital photograph.
Q6) List seven suggested rules for the computer center.
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Chapter 15: Roles, Responses, and Strategies to Support
Childrens Art
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Q1) Young children will stay involved in art activities for longer periods of time when:
A) adults do not interfere.
B) an adult is present and engaged.
C) the teacher provides new tools and media.
D) another child is engaged and enthusiastic about the activities.
Q2) It is important for early childhood teachers to excel in at least one of the arts.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Art dictation should be:
A) written neatly across the bottom of the child's artwork.
B) typed or word-processed to give a professional appearance.
C) written on a separate card or piece of paper.
D) re-copied by the child artist.
Q4) Art dialogue is defined as:
A) asking children open-ended questions about their artwork.
B) discussing masterpiece art with children.
C) nonverbal teacher responses to children's artwork.
D) using the art elements to discuss a child's artwork.
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Chapter 16: Art Assessment
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Q1) Each portfolio entry should be dated and arranged chronologically in the portfolio.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A diary is a:
A) teacher-written analysis of child observations.
B) journal or ongoing account of a child's activities.
C) record of what the observer sees children do and hears them say.
D) shortened and more focused version of a diary.
Q3) Dating the art samples in a child's portfolio is important because:
A) it helps children understand the concept of time.
B) it helps you see a child's progress and development over time.
C) it provides an organizational structure for the portfolio.
D) parents will want this information.
Q4) When required to administer standardized achievement testing, teachers have a tendency to:
A) teach to the test.
B) compensate by developing creative curriculum.
C) broaden their curriculum.
D) integrate their curriculum.
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