Module 1 - Understanding Child Development Pre-test

Early childhood education focuses on achieving...

• physical, emotional, social, and cognitive milestones.

• only physical and cognitive milestones.

• only social and emotional milestones.

• only physical and emotional milestones.

Having a safe and inclusive early years environment helps...

• prepare children for primary schooling.

• promote the wholistic development of a child.

• achieve academic goals.

• develop the child's independence and confidence.

What age range does early childhood education cover?

• 2 - 5 years

• 2 - 6 years

• 3 - 8 years

• 0 - 5 years

Why is it important to include creative activities like art and music in a child’s learning experience?

• They only improve academic skills.

• They promote emotional expression and social interaction.

• They are easy to plan and require little supervision.

• They prevent children from focusing on academic subjects.

Which activity best promotes both physical and social development in early childhood?

• Writing letters on a worksheet.

• Playing hide-and-seek with friends.

• Nap-time at school.

• Listening to and participating in a storytelling session.

Match the following

• recognise, & manage our feelings.

• Emotional skills help us understand,

• coordination of bodily movements

• Cognitive skills help us think,

• learn, remember, & solve problems.

• Physical skills include the growth &

• build relationships with others.

• Social skills help us interact, communicate, &

Reorder the following physical development milestones.

• Reaches for and grasps objects

• Begins to sit without support

• Crawls on hands and knees

• Walks independently

• Dances and sways to music

Categorise the following activities based on the fundamental skills they support

Groups:

(a) Literacy Skills

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(b) Numeracy Skills

,

(c) Fine Motor Skills

,

(d) Gross Motor Skills

• Buttoning and unbuttoning clothes.

• Counting objects during playtime.

• Turning the pages of their favourite book.

• Tracing letters using their fingers.

• Squeezing a sponge full of water.

• Climbing up a jungle gym.

• Recognising which toy car is bigger than the other.

• Dancing to the tune of a nursery rhyme.

As a teacher, which of the following would you include in your lesson plan?

• Quiet reading and worksheet completion

• Rote memorisation of colours

• Role-playing activities

• Games using building blocks

As a teacher, I would ​ consider the child's​ (a)   ,​ (b)   , and ​ (c)   and make a lesson plan that includes activities like ​ (d)   and (e)   etc.

• quiet reading
• gender
• ability to memorise
• age
• interests
• developmental needs
• singing
• storytelling
• shouting
• fears