Several kindergarteners are playing in a large sandbox on the school playground. Which of the following activities demonstrates the most developmentally advanced type of play?

A research tornado caused damage in the community in which an early childhood teacher works. The mother of a 15 - month reports that since the tornado has displaced her family, her son has become clingy, wants to be carried most of the time, and has trouble falling asleep at night. The mother asks the early childhood teacher for suggestions for supporting her child in healing from the trauma of the tornado. Which of the following suggestions should the teacher make to address the mother's concerns?

A first-grade teacher would like to increase parent / guardian participation in a classroom and school events. A number of parents / guardians have expressed that they feel school participation can be intimidating for adults. Some parents have also mentioned to the teacher that they feel school should be the teachers' responsibility. In which of the following ways can the teacher most effectively overcome these barriers with families?

According to the family systems theory, teachers can better serve children and families by considering which of the following characteristics of a family?

A key benefit of the Preschool for All program in Illinois is that it provides support to young children who:

An early childhood teacher works with children that range in age from infants to preschoolers. When working with a six-week-old infant, it is imperative that the teacher:

A second-grade teacher notes that an English language learner struggles with vocabulary when reading independently. The teacher would like to provide the student with a technological resource to clarify the meaning of unknown words while reading independently. The teacher takes into consideration that the student has strong reading skills in his home language. Which of the following resources would be most beneficial for the students to use when independently reading?

At the beginning of the school year, a preschool teacher plans the daily routines of the class. The teacher decides that every day when the children arrive at school, they will first hang up their backpacks in their assigned cubbies and then choose a table top activity. After table top activities, the children clean up and join the teacher at the carpet for teacher-led stories and songs. Which of the following rationales describes the primary benefit of establishing daily routines for children?

A preschool teacher has set up an open-ended sand and water center in her classroom. The teacher includes a variety of materials in the center, including small shovels, buckets, sifters, measuring cups and spoons, shells, twigs, and plastic animals. The teacher's approach reflects the principle that materials in the center should:

A first-grade teacher learns that his class for the upcoming school year will include students from various cultural backgrounds with a number of home languages. The teacher wants to create an inclusive and respectful learning environment for the class. Which of the following teacher steps is likely to be most effective in promoting this goal?

An early childhood education teacher is planning the classroom environment for three-and four-year-old children. She creates centers in the room for art, dramatic play, sensory activities, and building with blocks. Within each of these centers, she has shelves and containers of materials labeled with pictures and words, such as crayons, blocks, and cars. This practice is likely to promote the children's skills in literacy and:

An early childhood teacher works in a classroom with three-and four-year-old's. Every morning she places materials on each table such as puzzles, arts supplies, and playdough. The children choose an activity to play with and sit at a table as other children arrive. Which of the following factors would be most important to consider when setting up the materials?

At the beginning of the school year, a kindergarten teacher sets up her classroom to include learning centers. She arranges her room with a reading area, an art center, a block area, and an area for dramatic play. Which of the following classroom management strategies would be most effective to encourage positive social interactions among the children at each learning center?

During sharing time, first-grader Danielle excitedly tells her teacher, Mr. Fisher, "I got new red sneakers yesterday!" Another student raises her hand and says, "I have red sneakers, too!" Other students are excited to share the color of their shoes as well. One student asks, "Which color has the most shoes?" Mr. Fisher suggests that they try and answer that question by creating a chart like the one shown below. Mr. Fisher's suggestion will most effectively support the students' mathematical skills by fostering their ability to:

A first-grade teacher wants to plan instruction for her students based on their individual strengths and needs. Which of the following evaluations would be most effective for this purpose?

A kindergarten teacher uses the concrete-representational abstract (CRA) method of teaching children number sense. Which of the following rationales describes the primary purposes of this approach?

A second - grade teacher writes the following problem on the board: Suzanne has $10.00 to buy lunch. She orders a sandwich that costs $4.12. How much change will Suzanne receive after buying the sandwich? The teacher provides each student with a piece of paper and asks them to each read the question to themselves and try to come up with three different ways to answer the question in five minutes. After the five minutes is up, the teacher asks the students to share and compare their ways with a peer. She then calls on students to present different approaches to answering the question. Which of the following skills is most effectively promoted by this instructional strategy?

Which of the following materials are most appropriate to use when conducting a math lesson on counting with preschool children?

Second-grade students are participating in a science lesson that involves stretching rubber bands over pegs. Which of the following safety procedures should the teacher ensure students follow related to this lesson?

A kindergarten teacher is beginning a new science unit with her class. As part of the unit, the teacher uses a ramp, a toy car, and a ping pong ball to demonstrate a concept. First, the teacher places the ping pong ball at the bottom of the ramp. She places the toy car at the top of the ramp and asks the children to observe what happens when she lets the toy car roll down the ramp and hit the ping pong ball. These materials help the teacher demonstrate which of the following science concepts?

A second-grade teacher plans to make play dough with her students. She illustrates the play dough recipe on a large poster board as shown below: The students work in small groups to measure the necessary ingredients and mix them together. They write down what happens to the ingredients at each stage of the activity. This activity best promotes students':

A second-grade teacher gives students the following math problem. Carrie has a trading card collection. She started with 67 trading cards, then she bought 28 more cards. How many cards does Carrie have now? The students have learned to use a hundred chart and ones and tens blocks in solving problems. Which of the following strategies would be most effective for the teacher to suggest the students use to solve this problem?

A kindergarten teacher reads the following set of four words: bet, bat, bug, cap to a small group of children. The teacher asks the children to identify which word doesn't belong in the group. Which of the following areas of phonemic awareness does this activity promote?

A preschool teacher regularly has children in the class transition from snack to a table-top activity where children can choose to play with letter puzzles, magnetic letters, and ABC books, or utilize a variety of writing materials (e.g., paper, whiteboard and erasable markers). After table-top activities, children transition to the carpet, where the teacher sings songs that include rhymes and alliteration and reads aloud big books. This scenario best reflects the teacher's understanding of: