As educators, we agree that education must teach

children to become productive citizens and be

self-supporting adults and that formal education

should stress reading, writing, and mathematics.

However, learning how to make a living and how

to make a life may not provide for the whole

child.

• true

• false

By allowing children to explore ____ music

and drama, they discover a wide range of

thoughts and feelings unique to themselves.

• destructive

• creative

Teachers of young children must recognize

that different learning styles exist. Some

children learn best by auditory methods,

others learn best verbally, while some may

rely on kinesthetic (physical) learning.

• false

• true

teachers instruct in the mode in

which they learn ____.

• best

• worst

All children, regardless of their ability, does not enjoy

music, and child care programs that

incorporate music and movement in the daily

curriculum provide a positive learning

environment for all children.

• true

• false

Young children enjoy reciting and

____ short poems or groups of words.

• chanting

• neglecting

• rhyming

Explore ____ with your children

throughout the day. Listen for the wind

blowing, the rain hitting the roof, a clock

ticking, the sound a ball makes as it bounces,

and the squeak of a swing.

• rhythm

• national song

• echoing

teaching children to ____

or repeat words and sounds might be difficult

at first, it can be a fun classroom activity.

• echo

• mimic

• sing

Ask children to say their name and

clap out the syllables or to clap along to the

words of a familiar song.

• true

• false

Enhancement of curriculum involves

• Chanting

• Rhythm.

• Echoing.

• Clapping.