WorksheetsUnit 2: Observation & Assessment of Young Children
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the first step in preparing teachers to focus on how children are making sense of an experience?
Ignoring children's actions
Implementing a universal curriculum
Creating assessment portfolios
Observation and reflection
What is the critical piece in creating play spaces for children?
Allowing children to discover relationships among objects
Limiting the materials available
Forcing children to play in a specific way
Providing strict guidelines for play
What is the outdoor environment more than just a yard for?
Reading books
Large muscle development
Exploring creatures in the bushes
Having conversations around stories
What is important in setting up environments for learning for young children?
Adopting an attitude of not knowing
Expecting one right way of playing
Providing strict rules for play
Limiting children's creativity
What is the vehicle that allows teachers to integrate the curriculum?
Worksheets
Play
Lectures
Exams
What is important for teachers to do in child-initiated play?
Promote learning and facilitate learning
Dictate how children should play
Avoid engaging with children
Provide strict instructions
What becomes opportunities for curriculum according to the text?
Ignoring children's conflicts
Conversations around guidance and discipline
Strict rules and regulations
Avoiding interactions with children
What is the daily schedule meant to ensure in the program?
Balance of small-group and large-group times
No time for play
Strict individual activities
Only large-group times
What do classroom routines become according to the text?
Unnecessary activities
Waste of time
Boring tasks
Learning opportunities
What do teachers need to be open and trusting in according to the text?
Ignoring children's ideas
Play-based model
Avoiding play
Strict curriculum
