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1Creative Thinking & Arts-Based Learning 7e(Isenberg/Jalongo)Chapter 1Understanding Children's Creative Thought and Expression1) Children are creative when they:A) answer all questions correctlyB) express themselves in inventive, symbolic waysC) recognize words and symbols at an early ageD) speak fluently by the age of twoE) copy teacher's actionsAnswer: B2) Sternberg's (2008) triarchic theory of intelligence, defines creative thought as the ability to:A) generate ideasB) analyze which ideas are worth pursuingC) implement ideasD) convince others of the value or our ideasAnswer: A3) Which classical theorist contended that learning is fundamentally cultural and interactive innature?A) Alfred AdlerB) Carl JungC) Jean PiagetD) Lev VygotskyE) Abraham MaslowAnswer: D4) Contemporary experts view creativity as a ________ constructed trait.A) culturallyB) cognitivelyC) personallyD) sociallyE) theoreticallyAnswer: D5) Cognitive dimensions of creativity include the following except:A) fluencyB) flexibility/adaptabilityC) curiosityD) originalityE) elaborationAnswer: C

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26) A mistake commonly made by teachers of young children is:A) being overly influenced by socially desirable behaviorB) confusing measures of intelligence with measures of creativityC) being overly influenced by the child's rate of developmentD) all of theseE) none of theseAnswer: D7) Which of the following types of activities stimulate creative thought?A) Coloring in pre-printed pagesB) Inventing a robot puppet from recycled materialsC) Reading a book about a topic related to historyD) Drawing a picture from a teacher's modelAnswer: B8) ________ is a creative trait that refers to the ability to generate many ideas or possiblesolutions to a problem.A) OriginalityB) FluencyC) FlexibilityD) ElaborationE) Originality and flexibilityAnswer: B9) Characteristics related to creative genius are:A) the ability to become absorbed in an activityB) responsiveness to internal and external stimuliC) lack of inhibitionD) all of theseE) none of theseAnswer: D10) According to the text, in order for children to feel free to express themselves creatively, theyneed to acquire a sense of:A) Verbal fluencyB) Creativity and originalityC) Psychological safety and psychological freedomD) InvolvementE) Internal orderAnswer: C

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311) Which of the following creative thinking traits are often treated as misbehavior or disrespectwhen exhibited by students from low socioeconomic backgrounds?A) low tolerance for boredomB) excitement and involvement with new designs, music, or ideasC) aggressive and loud use of voiceD) high convergent thinkingE) A and BAnswer: E12) One of the four key points about the way creativity develops is that:A) creativity emerges in isolation and is not dependent upon the environmentB) important relationships exist between creativity and culture, especially in the early yearsC) creative development is mediated by any artifact and is not specific to contextual domainsD) both adults and children share in the same culture of creativityAnswer: B13) All of the following are observable characteristics of children's creative thought processesexcept:A) formulates hypotheses and conducts trials to test the ideasB) enjoys thinking and working independentlyC) asks few questionsD) are capable of tolerating ambiguity as they explore ideasE) tries to bring order out of chaos by organizing their environmentAnswer: C14) The SCAMPER strategy was originally developed by Osborn (1948/1972) and elaborated onby Barnes (2002). The acronym SCAMPER stands for:A) substitute, combine, adapt, modify, magnify, minify, put to other uses, eliminate, reverse,rearrangeB) state, clarify, advance, motivate, participate, estimate, retain, restateC) simplify, calculate, articulate, manage, mediate, perfect, elaborate, recordD) seek information, circulate, allow for choices, maintain, produce, emphasize, recognizeAnswer: A15) A preschool teacher wants to support children's creativity and play in her classroom. Howcan she provide these opportunities for them?A) Designate time in the daily schedule for free play, centers, and other activities that will allowchildren to follow their interests.B) Take the children to the playground for recess.C) Schedule ample time for large group and circle time activities.D) Purchase pre-made centers and let the children play when they have time.Answer: A

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416) During language arts, a fourth-grade teacher notices students struggling with organizinginformation related to story elements. What is one effective way the teacher can help studentsbetter organize story elements and related details?A) Let the students create ways to organize the information.B) Distribute copies of different graphic organizers and allow students to choose the best one.C) Model the use of appropriate graphic organizers and allow students to build independence intheir use.D) Allow the students to discuss the story elements in small groupsAnswer: C17) A teacher wants to incorporate more creativity into a lesson on community helpers forkindergarten children. Which of the following strategies would be an effective way ofaccomplishing this goal?A) Show students a virtual field trip highlighting community helpers.B) Invite guest speakers who serve as community helpers.C) Have the students research the roles of community helpers.D) Allow the students to dress and re-enact the roles of various community helpers.Answer: D18) A new kindergarten teacher asks a veteran teacher how to create a classroom environmentthat supports creativity. What is the most helpful advice the veteran teacher can offer?A) "Develop centers based on the letters and numbers and include worksheets at each station."B) "Organize your classroom by learning centers and include play, art, music, and drawing."C) "Wait a year until you get a better feel for what you want to do."D) "Set up a classroom library with books students will enjoy."Answer: B19) Which of the following activities qualifies as an opportunity for children to be creative insecond grade?A) Children are given a pattern for a puppet to color, cut out, and paste.B) A teacher demonstrates how to make a card for Presidents' Day by tracing around silhouettesof past presidents and encourages everyone to produce a card exactly like the one he produced.C) Children work in groups to design sets and simple costumes to use as they perform familiarstories for a kindergarten class.D) Children use computer clip art to make an illustrated book.Answer: C

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520) A father's job requires frequent airline travel and his wife and son, Roberto, often accompanyhim to the terminal to see him off or pick him up. During a lesson on transportation, the childrenare discussing a picture of an airplane in a book the teacher is reading to them. Many children arecommenting about the size of the plane and their personal experiences riding in one. Robertoimmediately starts questions including: "How do they get something so heavy to go up?" "Whatif there is a big storm and the plane is in the sky?", "What if something breaks?", "What if theyrun out of gas?" Robert's thinking is an example of:A) Kinesthetic intelligenceB) Possibility thinkingC) FantasyD) Intrapersonal intelligenceAnswer: B21) A first-grade teacher presents her lessons on addition concepts in several ways toaccommodate to the children's ways of "showing what they know and can do." She includes: arap/chant about addition, small group practice with math manipulatives, and a cumulative storyin which one character is added to the group on each page. Which theorist would most clearlysupport such practices?A) Alfred AdlerB) Jean PiagetC) Howard GardnerD) Lev VygotskyAnswer: C22) After reading a story about a frog and a toad, a first grade class began to discuss similaritiesand differences of toads and frogs. To help the students make a comparison the teacher could usea:A) Venn DiagramB) Sequence ChartC) Concept MapD) Cause and Effect DiagramAnswer: A23) Creative potential refers to an individual's capacity for behaving in creative ways andincludes:A) cognitive abilitiesB) cognitive processesC) individual dispositionsD) all of the aboveAnswer: D24) What type of questions stimulatepossibility thinking?A) WhoB) WhereC) What ifD) WhenAnswer: C

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625) When children engage in possibility thinking more frequently and are encouraged toexperience new and atypical solutions they become:A) more confident in their ability to solve problemsB) more adept at possibility thinkingC) acquire the habit of thinking creativelyD) all of the aboveAnswer: D26) Use the following choices to answer the the items below.A. originalB. appropriate and relevantC. fluentD. flexibleE. all of these1.________ Creative behavior that results in many new meaningful forms.2.________ Creative behavior that has a low probability of occurrence.3.________ Creative behavior that meets the goals of the person who produced it.4.________ Creative behavior that explores and uses nontraditional approaches to problemsolving.5.________ The components of creative behavior.Answer: 1. C, 2. A, 3. B, 4. D, 5. E27) Use the following choices to answer the items below.A. imaginationB. fantasyC. A and BD. psychological freedomE.psychological safetyF.D and E1.________ The ability to form rich and varied mental images or concepts of people, places,things, and situations which are not present.2.________ The ability to create mental images or concepts which have little similarity to thereal world.3.________ Explores the impossible or make-believe; the "what-if" situation.4.________ An intuitive sense of what might be or what something might become.5.________ Experts believe this peaks during early childhood.6.________ Carl Rogers' conditions for creative growth.7.________ The external environment that adults provide for children's creative growth.8.________ The internal environment, such as the child's self-esteem or confidence.Answer: 1. A, 2. B, 3. B, 4. C, 5. C, 6. F, 7. E, 8. D

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728) Use the following choices to answer the items below.A. preparation or brainstormingB. incubationC. illuminationD. verification/communication1.________ The mind begins to formulate and work on a problem.2.________ Sudden insight, selecting some ideas, or arriving at a solution.3.________ The application of knowledge, skills and understanding to materials, objects,problems or combinations these things.4.________ When the outcome of the creative process is shared with others.5.________ The product of creative thought is tested in terms of usefulness, completeness andcorrectness.Answer: 1. B, 2. C, 3. A, 4. D, 5. D29) Use the following choices to answer the items below.A. constructivistB. humanistic theoryC. psychoanalytic theory1.________ The creative person is fully functioning, self-actualized, and courageous.2.________ Creativity is a way of compensating for perceived physical or psychologicalinferiority.3.________ Creativity is a type of problem solving that depends on the child’s thinkingprocesses.Answer: 1. B, 2. C, 3. A30) For the items below, indicate whether the environment thwarts creativity or supportscreativity.A. This practice tends to thwart creativity.B. This practice tends to support creativity.1.________ An emphasis on competition2.________ Lavish praise on children's work3.________ Inflexible schedules4.________ Rewarding courage and accepting nonconformist behavior5.________ Accepting new ideas6.________ Set strict and limited timelines for project and artifact completion7.________ Seeking new approaches to problems8.________ Creating learning communities in classroomsAnswer: 1. A, 2. A, 3. A, 4. B, 5. B, 6. A, 7. B, 8. B

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831) Since children are newer to the world, their sensory impressions are particularly keen.Answer: TRUE32) A teacher should encourage rather than praise a child.Answer: TRUE33) According to Gardner, children are not as free in their thinking as adults are.Answer: FALSE34) Imagination and fantasy are components of creativity that generally peak during late yearsfor children.Answer: FALSE35) Giving children printed pictures to color/or cut out is recommended in order to foster theircreativity.Answer: FALSE36) By age 5, children's creative thinking is often "stalled."Answer: TRUE37) Divergent thinking means that there is one acceptable answer.Answer: FALSE38) Teachers often associate creativity with economic privilege.Answer: TRUE39) Creative responses and products must be relevant and capable of offering genuine solutions.Answer: TRUE40) Creative thought exists only inside the individual.Answer: FALSE41) High-achieving children, those who do well academically, are the most creative individuals.Answer: FALSE42) Teacher-directed art activities—such as providing the children with cut out shapes andasking them to assemble a picture—stimulate creativity.Answer: FALSE43) Classrooms in which product is emphasized over process are generally more creativeenvironments.Answer: FALSE44) Lev Vygotsky (1933), a Russian theorist, has argued that learning is fundamentally acognitive activity.Answer: FALSE

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945) The best way to teach an art lesson is for the teacher to provide young children with patternsto trace or copy.Answer: FALSE46) Generally speaking, teachers who have learned to value the process as well as the product aremore likely to encourage creativity among their students.Answer: TRUE47) Behaviors associated with imagination and creativity in young children are often interpretednegatively, discouraged, or even punished.Answer: TRUE48) The most effective way to foster creativity is to constantly praise children's work.Answer: FALSE49) One of the fundamental skills a child learns while developing creativity is that of self-evaluation.Answer: TRUE50) In order for teachers to foster creativity in students, they should provide support and positivefeedback for problem finding, not just problem solving.Answer: TRUE51) Activities stimulate creative thought and problem solving when they enable children toengage in teacher-directed work.Answer: FALSE52) Creativity is a mental and social process.Answer: TRUE53) According to social capital theory, social support is necessary to bring creativity to fruition.Answer: TRUE54) There are many observable characteristics of children's creative thought processes. List fourof them and provide real-life examples that may be found in the early childhood classroom.55) The creative process has been traditionally conceptualized as having four stages. List andexplain the four stages. Give an example of each stage within an early childhood setting.56) Creative thinking in children is both like and different from that of adults. Create a Venndiagram to compare and contrast children's and adult's creative thinking. Then, use the Venndiagram to write a paragraph and explain the similarities and differences.57) Everyday understandings of creativity are full of contradictions. Describe two of thesecontradictions and how you plan to eradicate them within your own classroom.

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1058) One of the basic precepts of Lev Vygotsky's theory is the "zone of proximal development."Explain what this phrase means. Give one example of an early childhood activity which supportshis view, one example of an early childhood activity which opposes his view, and how thisactivity fosters creativity.59) There is a gap between creative potential and creative behavior. Use social capital theory toexplain how two people could be born with the same creative potential but their creativebehavior might not develop along the same path.60) Eleven teaching practices were described as promoting children's creativity. Describe 4 ofthose teaching practices and provide examples of how you would cultivate them in an in earlychildhood classroom.61) Technology is an ever expanding resource for classroom teachers. Wikis and Blogs weredescribed for their potential in the classroom setting. Provide an example of a technologicallybased activity or app and how you use it to promote creativity in an elementary schoolclassroom.

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1Creative Thinking & Arts-Based Learning 7e(Isenberg/Jalongo)Chapter 2Supporting Children's Play, Games, and Inventions1) Which type of play is characterized by using imagination to transform self and objects?A) symbolic playB) constructive playC) games with rulesD) functional playAnswer: A2) Classical theories of play include all of the following except:A) practiceB) recreation/relaxationC) surplus energyD) recapitulationE) psychoanalytic theoryAnswer: E3) A group of young children are called to the meeting area by their teacher and she leads themin a finger play. Which type of play does this represent?A) work disguised as playB) child-initiated play, freely chosenC) directed playD) facilitative playAnswer: C4) Play offers an opportunity to respect cultural diversity. The teacher needs to:A) formally teach cultural differences before play beginsB) provide varied materials and books representing different cultures for children to exploreC) refrain from learning too much about a culture to avoid influencing the playD) formally introduce children from other cultures into the classroomAnswer: B5) Sociodramatic play:A) is pursued in isolationB) relies exclusively on nonverbal communicationC) is purely imitativeD) involves more than one child in verbal communication and interaction around a jointly-elaborated sequence or theme.Answer: D

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26) Play serves a vital role in children's social development because it:A) Increases social competenceB) Allows them to practice communication skillsC) Allows them to take on other roles and points of viewD) Teaches them to shareE) All of the aboveAnswer: E7) According to the text, play supports children's emotional development by all of the followingexcept:A) Providing an outlet to express feelingsB) Teaching them to explore other rolesC) Providing a way to deal with powerful emotionsD) Sharing materials and experiencesE) Teaching them to control and suppress emotionsAnswer: E8) During the infant through toddler stage, children engage in:A) Symbolic playB) Sociodramatic playC) Functional playD) Constructive playAnswer: C9) Teachers should intervene in children's play in all of the following situations except:A) An argument or fight arisesB) A child is unable to accomplish an objectiveC) When a task selected by the children appears to be too difficult or dangerousD) A child asks for their participationE) When children appear to be watching others playAnswer: E10) When teachers provide feedback on a child's play activity, they are acting as a(n):A) ResponderB) MediatorC) CollaboratorD) ObserverE) MonitorAnswer: A

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311) Activities such as singing ABC songs, spelling games, and addition facts races areconsidered ________ learning.A) discoveryB) guidedC) receptionD) roteE) repetitiveAnswer: D12) Group games, fingerplays, and directed story reenactment is considered ________ learning.A) discoveryB) guided discoveryC) receptiveD) roteE) repetitiveAnswer: C13) Which characteristic is not associated with play?A) the child is in controlB) the child engages freely in pretendC) stringent time constraints are placed on the activityD) the activity is child-directedAnswer: C14) This theorist emphasized the way children use play as a vehicle for social interaction and thedevelopment of the social tool called language.A) PiagetB) EriksonC) FreudD) VygotskyE) GesellAnswer: D15) A first-grade teacher suggests to his team that recess should be replaced with additionalinstructional time for letter recognition remediation activities. What does research show aboutthis suggestion?A) Children do not need recess; they can play at home.B) Learning letters is much more important than any physical skill.C) Children need the physical activity offered during recess.D) Fine motor skills are far more important than large motor skills in young children'sdevelopment.Answer: C

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416) In order to model storytelling to her group of second graders, a teacher can:A) Show a video of a celebrity reading the storyB) Play a video recording of the book's textC) Tell the story using simple propsD) Read the story to the children using different voices for each characterAnswer: C17) Arturo, a third grader and ELL, appears to be disinterested in many of the picture books thathis teacher shares during class. How could his teacher offer support?A) Send the books home and ask his parents to explain the stories to him.B) Don't worry about the problem unless his grades fall.C) Give him a copy of the story to read at home.D) Build prior knowledge before sharing books, identify bilingual books (with the text writtenboth in English and in Spanish), incorporate stories from his Hispanic heritage, and allow him tochoose books that match his particular interests.Answer: D18) When reading a nonfiction book that relates to the fairy tale read in the basal reader, theteacher is disappointed because her first-graders are not asking questions or showing excitementabout the material. What is an effective strategy the teacher can use to encourage more studentengagement?A) Wait until the next day; maybe the children will be ready to discuss it later.B) Pause periodically and ask the children to explain or "recap" what has happened thus far inthe story and to ask questions about anything that is unclear.C) Tell the children to listen carefully and reread the story aloud very slowly to facilitateunderstanding.D) Stop reading the story until students are more engaged in the text.Answer: B19) A teacher is watching her preschoolers pretend to be cooks who are preparing food for otherchildren pretending to be servers and customers. She thinks this could be a good math learningexperience, so she stops the play and sets up a toy cash register. Her purpose is to teach thechildren the numbers on the various play money coins and bills. Based on what you have read inyour text thus far, which of the following perspectives is most accurate?A) This is a highly effective way to add a math objective into play.B) The teacher has intervened to the extent that this activity is no longer play; it is a teacher-directed lesson.C) The teacher should omit pretend play in the daily schedule altogether and replace it with mathworksheets.D) Teachers should always be an observer and remain on the sidelines when children areengaged in spontaneous play.Answer: B

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520) A group of third graders have been begging to play the new board games that werepurchased by the parent/teacher group for their classroom, but the teacher is unsure about how toproceed because he doesn't think that a couple of the students would handle games well. Whatshould the teacher do?A) Avoid using the games until the children in question are absent or working with an aide.B) Organize the games from simple to complex, introduce them one at a time, demonstrate theobject and rules of each game, provide children with guided practice, and assign children tosmall groups—based on their strengths and interests.C) Reserve the games as a reward for the top students who have completed all of their work.D) Store the board games on a high shelf and use them during indoor recess only.Answer: B21) Mia and Emmy are at the water table. Mia is pretending her boat is under attack by pirates.Emmy is pretending to be in the kitchen washing dishes. Although both girls are playing at thesame location they are using the water in very different ways. What kind of play is this anexample of?A) cooperativeB) associativeC) solitaryD) parallelAnswer: D22) A four-year-old boy is playing by himself. He is pretending to be a doll's father and asks thedoll if he wants to go outside and play ball after lunch. Which classical theory of play bestexplains this behavior?A) surplus-energyB) recreation/relaxationC) practiceD) recapitulationAnswer: C23) Since the early 1990s researchers focused on ________ has impacted beliefs and practices inearly childhood learning.A) neuroscienceB) inquiry learningC) the whole child as a learnerD) all of the aboveAnswer: D

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624) The creative arts include:A) artB) musicC) movementD) danceE) dramaF) storytellingG) all of the aboveAnswer: G25) Research on play shows that play helps children develop:A) sophisticated classification skillsB) higher order thinking skillsC) the ability to use prior knowledge when constructing new understandingsD) all of the aboveAnswer: D26) Some adaptations that teachers can make to include diverse learners in play include:A) Providing many opportunities for dramatic play to offer group interactions and build comfortamong the peer groupB) Provide children with a script to help children understand the language of playC) Create a separate activity for the children with developmental or language delaysD) Explain what is happening in the play settingE) All of the above except for CAnswer: E27) Use the following choices to answer the items below.A. functional playB. symbolic playC. constructive playD. games with rules1.________ Referred to as sensorimotor, practice, or exercise play.2.________ When the child focuses on a lasting end product.3.________ Fourth graders playing Monopoly or Scrabble.4.________ Used most frequently by preschoolers to create something according to apreconceived plan.5.________ A group of kindergartners are playing veterinarian's office with stuffed toys aspatients.6.________ Infants grasping a mobile.7.________ A toddler pretends to drink from her empty cup.8.________ A type of play that depends on skills such as coordination, language, cooperation,and competition.9.________ School-aged children playing marbles.10. ________ Typical play of an infant who fills and empties a plastic milk bottle.Answer: 1. A, 2. C, 3. D, 4. C, 5. B, 6. A, 7. B, 8. D, 9. D, 10. A

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728) Match each modern theorist with the correct description.A. VygotskyB. FreudC. EricksonD. BrunerE.Piaget1.________ Play develops self-esteem as children gain mastery of physical and socialskills.2.________ Children individually create their own knowledge about the world throughdifferent types of play.3.________ Play is an important vehicle for emotional release.4.________ Play acts as a mental support that enables children to solve problems in newways (Zone of Proximal Development).5.________ Play promotes flexible thinking and creative problem solving.Answer: 1. C, 2. E, 3. B, 4. A, 5. D29) Match each play characteristic to the example it best describes below.A. intrinsically motivatedB. symbolicC. activeD. rule-boundE.pleasurableF.A and C1.When children who are engaged in hospital play decide to use a toy stethoscope, use realgauze for bandages, and write out prescriptions on a note pad, this illustrates the _________characteristic of play.2.If a group of kindergartners are at play and one says, "No! Robbers aren't supposed to getaway from the cops," this illustrates the _________ characteristic of play.3.When children return to a favorite play theme over and over again, this is evidence that theplay is _________.4.If a teacher assigns a play theme to children, it is no longer _________.5.If a child uses one thing to stand for something else, such as a puzzle for a food tray, thisillustrates the _________ characteristic of play.Answer: 1. F, 2. D, 3. E, 4. A, 5. B

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830) Match the level of social play to its description or example.A.unoccupied behaviorB.onlooker behaviorC.solitary playD.parallel playE.associative playF.cooperative playG.A, B, and C1.________ Children play with each other in similar loosely organized activities; someattempts made to control who may join the group.2.________ A child stands within speaking/hearing distance and observes, asks questions andtalks to other children but does not actually enter into play.3.________ A child simply watches the activity of others; tends to wander about aimlessly andglance around the room.4.________ A child plays alongside or nearby another child; uses like toys but does not reallyshare.5.________ Children engage in complex, social organization with shared common goalssuch as making a product, dramatizing a situation, or playing a formal game;children take different roles and have a strong sense of belonging or not belonging to the group.6.________ A group of second graders playing kick ball or Red Rover.7.________ A level of play common in children who are newcomers to the group or culture.8.________ A level of play typical among infants or toddlers.9.________ A level of play common among school-age children.10. ________ Type of play in which little direct involvement in another child's play takes place.11. ________ The most socialized form of play.12. ________ If two toddlers play side by side with blocks, this is play.Answer: 1. E, 2. B, 3. A, 4. D, 5. F, 6. F, 7. B, 8. C, 9. F, 10. G, 11. F, 12. D

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931) Match the role of the teacher in play to the description or example.A. observerB. collaboratorC. plannerD. responderE.modelF.mediator1.________ When John and Maria argue over a block, Mr. Tony steps in and helps thechildren negotiate to solve the problem.2.________ Ms. Sonya comments on the Raya’s Lego car, “I see you have built a fast car withyour Legos.”3.________ In the home living area Mr. Garcia asks Reagan, “Please pass the milk.”4.________ Ms. Wanda notices that Grace is struggling with a complicated puzzle and isgetting frustrated.5.________ Mr. Gary joined the children in the block area when invited to play in a game bythechildren.6.________ Ms. Gemma places a magnifying glass and several small rocks and gems on atable forthe children to explore during morning exploration.Answer: 1. F, 2. D, 3. E, 4. A, 5. B, 6. C32) Games and inventions teach little to help children attain valuable emotional skills.Answer: FALSE33) Play has little or no effect on developing social competencies in children.Answer: FALSE34) Dramatic play that involves more than one child and has verbal communication about theplay is called sociodramatic play.Answer: TRUE35) The teacher has responsibilities for play that encompass allocating time, providing playmaterials, and functioning as a facilitator for children's play.Answer: TRUE36) Preschool children usually prefer competitive games.Answer: FALSE37) Children with special needs cannot be expected to participate in play activities.Answer: FALSE38) The recreation/relaxation theory of play suggests that play replenishes energy used duringwork.Answer: TRUE

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1039) Playing with writing tools helps children to develop large motor control skills.Answer: FALSE40) Singing ABC songs is an example of work disguised as play.Answer: TRUE41) Play has a developmental sequence.Answer: TRUE42) Play contributes to all areas of children's development.Answer: TRUE43) Since play is purely a recreational activity for children, it has no significant impact on theircognitive development.Answer: FALSE44) Much of the research on play shows its relationship to the development of children's abilityto relate to other cultures.Answer: FALSE45) Active play contributes to children's gross motor development.Answer: TRUE46) Games provide opportunities to learn and practice skills across all learning domains.Answer: TRUE47) As children mature and enter the primary grades, their play tends to focus more on gameswith rules.Answer: TRUE48) For older children, the ability to use a reflective and analytical approach to language isunrelated to their level of linguistic awareness and achievements.Answer: FALSE49) Teachers should assume a role that dominates the direction of children's play.Answer: FALSE50) Standards are statements that guide what children should know and be able to do in a givencontent area at a given time.Answer: TRUE51) John Dewey, Patty Smith Hill, and Susan Isaacs were all strong advocates of play in theearly childhood classroom. Choose one of these leaders and describe his/her views and beliefs onchildren and their play. Are these beliefs consistent with your views? Why or why not?

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1152) Isenberg and Jalongo describe three important literacy understandings that children oftenreveal through their play. List and explain these three understandings.53) Play is considered an important component of creative development. Describe how playcontributes to creative thought and give two examples that you might find in an early childhoodsetting.54) Theories of "why children play" can be classified as classical or modern. Select one classicaland one modern theory to describe and explain (explain what? This does not make sense. Isuggest removing the word "explain" since it is redundant).55) The development and proficiency of oral language skills is reinforced through play. List anddescribe the four oral language skills seen during play and give an example of how play supportseach.56) Integrating play into the curriculum is a powerful tool for expanding student learning andunderstanding. Give an example of how Games can be integrated into the curriculum in apreschool classroom and in a school aged classroom.

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1Creative Thinking & Arts-Based Learning 7e(Isenberg/Jalongo)Chapter 3Promoting Children's Art1) Which of the following is not a question that will help determine if an activity is or is not art?A) Are the children's responses predetermined?B) Will their parents like it?C) Will one child's work look nearly identical to another's?D) Will the child's efforts lead to the creation of a new form that is satisfying to the child at hisor her developmental level?E) Who is the activity for?Answer: B2) If most children in class are drawing nonrepresentationally, the teacher should:A) ask individual children, "What is it?"B) introduce more representational art into the curriculumC) single out the representational art for display (i.e., on the bulletin board) and rewards(stickers)D) invite the child to tell him or her about the artE) provide patterns for the children to use in artAnswer: D3) Ownership, as it refers to children's art means that:A) teachers always give children explicit instructions about how the product should turn outB) the child makes decisions and choices about his or her own art workC) the teacher emphasizes product over processD) the child's work is labeled with his or her nameE) the child depends upon the teacher for evaluationAnswer: B4) Which of the following is not something that children learn through the arts?A) to follow directions carefullyB) to organize ideas and express feelingsC) to work with a purpose and maintain focusD) to solve unstructured problems through trial and errorE) to respect themselves and their achievementsAnswer: A5) Which of the following is not an example of real art?A) finger paintingB) collageC) constructing a wood sculpture using white glue and wood scrapsD) making a paper bag puppet using patterns from a book for the puppet's faceE) painting a pictureAnswer: D

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26) If a child is an English language learner, you should encourage her to use self-expressionthrough:A) drawingsB) sculptureC) paintingD) collageE) all of theseAnswer: E7) Which of the following is not a practice that will promote safe art instruction?A) proper ventilationB) prominent placement of the Poison Control Center numberC) locked storage of materials that require teacher supervisionD) use of inexpensive, imported productsE) access to complete information about allergies, respiratory problems, etc.Answer: D8) Which of the following is an effective response to children's art?A) present one modelB) intervene when children seem stalled or frustratedC) emphasize technical abilityD) recognize that the child tried hard and accept slapdash workAnswer: B9) Which of the following is an appropriate way to develop children's vocabulary about art?A) insisting that children use the correct terms when discussing artB) introducing the vocabulary in contextC) rewarding a memorization of word listsD) avoiding the use of accurate vocabulary that may be too hard for the childrenE) having older children visit the classroom to drill the children on new wordsAnswer: B10) Some of the things that children should do in an art program include:A) examining intensively both natural and man-made objects from many sourcesB) experimenting in-depth with art materials and processes to determine effectiveness in creatingnew formsC) working with tools appropriate to the child's abilities and developing skills needed forsatisfying aesthetic expressionD) organizing, evaluating, and reorganizing works-in-progress to gain an understanding of line,form, color, and texture in spaceE) all of theseAnswer: E

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311) When discussing art with young children, use art that:A) shows human figuresB) is unfamiliarC) intrigues the childrenD) is abstractE) requires the use of art vocabularyAnswer: C12) It is important for teachers to make art activities accessible to young children with specialneeds. An adaptation for a child with learning disabilities or attentional difficulties includes all ofthe following except:A) establish and maintain routinesB) offer a choice of media for exploring techniques or skillsC) help the child deal with frustration productivelyD) have the child work with a partner and allow the partner to complete the workAnswer: D13) Some indicators of poor quality in an art program are:A) children use art materials and request specific materialsB) children are unwilling to accept new challenges in artC) children pursue art activities during free time at home and at schoolD) children express positive attitudes toward art and artistic abilities during class discussionsAnswer: B14) Which of the following is not a recommended practice in the teaching of art?A) emphasizing process as well as productB) valuing children's originalityC) allowing children to retain ownership of their artworkD) requiring conformityE) demonstrating the appropriate use of materialsAnswer: D15) Which of the following is not a guideline for displaying children's art?A) placing the work at an adults' eye levelB) rotating art regularlyC) utilizing a variety of spaces—not just walls or bulletin boardsD) highlighting children's work in special ways; with frames, on mobiles, in collages.Answer: A16) Teaching through the arts is:A) creating art projects about a specific ideaB) guiding children to develop artistic skillsC) acquiring knowledge about the artsD) using creative and artistic approaches to teach all curriculaE) combining the arts with other subjectsAnswer: D

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417) Early artistic development in children:A) explores media through all sensesB) experiments with color, line, shape, and arrangementC) includes random marks and scribbles that become more controlled and more deliberate withexperience.D) all of the aboveAnswer: D18) Young gifted children's art work may include all of the following except:A) many detailsB) display types of perceptionC) unrealistic portrayalsD) display exceptional sensitivityAnswer: C19) Art among young (preschool) children usually is classified as:A) Emerging RepresentationalB) NonrepresentationalC) RepresentationalD) "Feeling Art"E) ExplorationalAnswer: B20) Which of the following influence(s) young children's artistic development?A) Family supportB) Mental capacityC) Cultural OpportunitiesD) Access to art materialsE) All of the aboveAnswer: E21) Representational art:A) Combines shapes to make mandalasB) Shows planning and inclusion of detailsC) Names scribblesD) Makes scribbles on top of scribblesE) Shows a figure that "floats" on the pageAnswer: B22) Which of the following is an example of art for very young children?A) creating macaroni necklacesB) using finger paints to create pictures of their choiceC) coloring pictures from coloring booksD) making houses out of popsicle sticksE) painting with shaving creamAnswer: B

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523) Decreases in funding have caused a school district to no longer offer art classes to first-gradechildren. What is one way that first-grade teachers can provide students art experiences undersuch circumstances?A) Allow children to make necklaces by coloring and stringing macaroni.B) Let children choose different materials to create pictures and projects.C) Purchase pre-packaged crafts for students to complete during free time.D) Distribute a variety of coloring pages to children throughout the day.Answer: B24) Cassidy, a fourth-grade student, indicates that her favorite subject at school is art. She oftenshares beautiful and unique creations with her teacher. Her teacher is surprised when Cassidycomments, "Do you think I'm wasting my time? My older sister told me I will never be an artistlike my dad." How can the teacher respond to help Cassidy understand the importance of art?A) Affirm Cassidy's passion for art and suggest activities in the community that will allow her topursue her interests and make a more informed decision.B) Caution her that very few people ever become artists and that she would be better offpursuing something more practical.C) Suggest that Cassidy look online for advice to future artists.D) Call her parents to report that Cassidy's sister has been criticizing her.Answer: A25) A task that children in a second-grade class are required to complete is to draw a picturebased on a specific event from a story. How can the teacher convert this tired, old activity intoone that affords more opportunities for creative self-expression?A) Require children to work with a partner or in a small group.B) Provide a teacher model for children to follow but otherwise leave the assignment as isbecause it is effective in assessing a child's reading comprehension.C) Require the class to produce a mural of the entire story.D) Allow children to represent any aspect of the story that they choose through whatever artmedium they prefer—markers, paints, collage, sculpture, poster, electronic media, and so forth.Answer: D26) While discussing the pictures in a book, students ask their teacher many questions about thetechnique used to create such distinct pictures. Noticing the interest of the students, how can theteacher best address their interest in art?A) Suggest that they conduct research into the particular art technique, invite a local artist todemonstrate it, and let the children experiment with it.B) Answer all of the students' questions but refocus the discussion on story elements.C) Suggest that the students investigate the technique online and assign it as homework.D) Change the subject since the questions are irrelevant to the students' understanding of thestory.Answer: A

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627) A student teacher is attempting to decide on an art project to use with her three- and four-year-olds as a follow up to a picture book. Which activity would be preferable, based on whatyou now know about children's art development?A) Have the students glue tissue paper on a cut out heart to represent the theme of the story:friendship.B) Give children cut-out patterns of the main story characters to decorate.C) Use buttons, yarn, felt, fabric, and paper scraps to create make-believe pets because the childin the story imagined this.D) Make copies of a mini book of the story for children to color and take home.Answer: C28) A fourth-grade teacher organized a series she called "Friday afternoons with an artist" byinviting well-known, local artists to visit the class and share their works with them. The artistsincluded, for example, a commercial artist for the newspaper, a woman who designs clothing thatis representative of different historical eras, a bluegrass trio that performs at community events,and a children's playground designer who was responsible for the new park. The principal asksher what she expects children to learn from this. What might be an appropriate answer?A) "It will help them to get in touch with their own creative side and become more free spirited."B) "Creativity is an important skill in today's society. The children are acquiring the knowledge,skills, dispositions, and feelings about their diverse community and ways to contribute to itthrough their original work."C) "I think that children need a break from academic tasks on Friday afternoons and so do I."D) "I enjoy the arts and I think it is important for children to learn this during their elementaryschool years."Answer: B29) Three year old J.C. proudly runs up to his teacher to show her his painting of a fire truck thatconsists of red splotches of paint. The painting does not "look like" a truck at all. Which of thefollowing is the best way to respond?A) "This is pretty. What is it?"B) "Maybe when you are in kindergarten, you'll be able toreallydraw a fire truck."C) "Oooh, I see lots of red. Tell me more about what you painted."D) "Let's try this again so that it is good enough to put up on the bulletin board."Answer: C30) A class was painting pictures of the ocean and experimenting with mixing colors with aroller. One child in the class does not have the motor skills necessary to do this. What could theteacher do to include the child with special needs in the activity?A) Find a computer app that simulates the experience with mixing colors.B) Skip this project entirely.C) Do a teacher demonstration of mixing colors and using a roller but do not allow any of thechildren to actually do it.D) Wait until Alex leaves the room for his therapy and quickly have the other students try it.Answer: A

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731) When searching for art materials, one should seek materials that:A) are plentifulB) extend the experience of the childrenC) are easily accessible to the childrenD) are developmentally appropriateE) are high qualityF) all of the aboveAnswer: F32) How can teachers help develop children art vocabulary?A) Encourage children to discuss art in complicated art language.B) Introduce art vocabulary in context.C) Modeling appropriate and accurate vocabulary about art.D) B and CE) All of the aboveAnswer: D33) Studying art and artifacts is appropriate for children with special needs because:A) Artifacts are imaginary objects and children can experience them on a creative levelB) Artifacts are concrete objects and can be approached at many different levelsC) Artifacts are readily available and easy to findD) Artifacts exist in many media to offer diverse experiencesAnswer: B34) When responding to children's artwork, teachers should:A) Emphasize feelings and responsesB) Tell children what to do when they are stuck in their workC) Guide Children to do their bestD) Recognize the productE) A and CAnswer: E

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835) Use the following choices to answer the items below.A. perceptualB. cognitiveC. developmentalD. graphicE. affected by the context and culture1.________ Art is related to the child's thinking processes.2.________ An artist needs to be keenly aware of sensory input.3.If a child realizes that a drawing can express feelings in a concrete way, this illustrates thechild's understanding of the _________ nature of art.4.________ A child's art changes as the child matures.5.________ A child’s art reflects the events and beliefs that she experiences daily.6.________ In terms of human figure drawings, toddlers usually scribble, threes usually nametheir scribbles, and preschoolers begin to produce "tadpole" people.Answer: 1. B, 2. A, 3. D, 4. C, 5. E , 6. C36) Match the items below with the appropriate answers that refer to influences on the child'sartistic development.A. prior experiencesB. cultural opportunitiesC. family disciplineD. visual skills, mental capacity, and motor coordinationE.all of these1.________ Refers to whether or not children have had access to art materials andexperiences.2.________ The strengths, abilities, and adaptations that must be considered in order toprovide authentic art activities for all children.3.________ Refers to children's opportunities to see various types of art in their environmentsand learn about art of different cultures.4.________ The effect of adults' acceptance or rejection of children's artistic efforts andpursuits.Answer: 1. A, 2. E, 3. B, 4. C

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937) Arrange the following skills in learning to cut with scissors from the least difficult to themost difficult.A. 1 -- least difficultB. 2C. 3D. 4E. 5 -- most difficult1.________ Cutting out a simple shape on the lines.2.________ Tearing newspaper by hand.3.________ Cutting pieces of modeling dough rolled thin or tearing at the paper with scissors.4.________ Cutting out small interior spaces (such as the eye holes for a mask).5.________ Making simple cuts, such as paper fringe.Answer: 1. D, 2. A, 3. B, 4. E, 5. C38) Arrange the steps in teaching children to use paints in the correct sequence, from most basicto most complex.A. first stepB. second stepC. third stepD. fourth step1.________ Present the strategy of wiping each side of the brush on the rim of the paintcontainer to avoid drips and grasping the brush with fingers (rather than fist) above the metalrim.2.________ Show children how to avoid smearing by letting one color dry before putting wetpaint over or very close to it, how to use different size brushes for different purposes, and how torinse brushes in cool water and store them with bristles up.3.________ Present the basic concepts of using protective clothing, putting the brush back inthe same color, and cleaning up after painting.4.________ Teach children different brush strokes or how to sketch before painting.Answer: 1. B, 2. C, 3. A, 4. D

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