Developmentally Appropriate Practice

Which activity best utilizes active and hands-on learning?

• children sorting pictures of leaves by color

• children go on nature walk and collect leaves to sort

• children circling leaves that are the same color on a worksheet

Which scenario best demonstrates the use of play as a vehicle for learning?

• Margo has an art center where each child is required to complete a weekly project. The children follow directions to make their project look like the example.

• Shauna has all of the learning centers open at all times and allows children to play freely. She does not intervene in their play unless she sees a safety issue.

• Jessie observed students in the building center comparing the heights of their block towers as they built. She brought out tape measures and demonstrated how they could use them.

• In Raylene's classroom the children pick a center to play in at the beginning of choice time. Every 10 minutes she rings a bell to signal that it's time for them to clean up and move to a new center.

Which statement would Piaget agree with?

• Children are "little adults" who just need time to become mature.

• Children think differently from adults.

Which is aligned with Vygotsky's theory?

• Children learn best through interacting with a stimulating environment

• Children learn best through collaborating with others

Which conversation will best support meaningful learning?

• teacher asking open-ended questions and listening / responding to the child's answers

• teacher asking lots of academic questions to make sure the child knows the right answers

True or false: a child's relationship with their teacher does not play an important role in their learning.

• True

• False

Which teacher is using scaffolding BEST?

• Before snack time, Jayla opens all of the children's snack packages since they aren't yet able to do it themselves.

• Rashaad sits with the children at snacks time. He demonstrates how to open the snack packages, providing hand over hand support for those who need it.

• Kristal requires her children to open their snack packages themselves so that they can learn to do it.

Which of the following is the most effective way to encourage language development in preschoolers?

• Correcting their grammar mistakes during conversation.

• Having them memorize and recite nursery rhymes.

• Engaging them in meaningful conversations and asking open-ended questions.

• Teaching them new words using flashcards.

John is a preschool teacher. He wants to introduce the concept of 'shapes' to his students. Which of the following activities would be most appropriate?

• Showing them a video about shapes.

• Reading a book about shapes.

• Providing them with different shaped objects to explore and play with.

• Asking them to draw shapes on a piece of paper.

Which of the following would demonstrate cultural responsiveness in a preschool classroom?

• Reading books that feature characters from different cultures.

• Decorating the classroom with photographs of the students' families.

• Teaching children to say 'hello' in different languages.

• All of the above.