Play and Creativity in Early Childhood Test Preparation
Course Introduction
This course explores the vital role of play and creativity in the development of young children, emphasizing how imaginative activities support cognitive, social, emotional, and physical growth. Students will examine theories of play, observe different forms of creative expression, and investigate culturally responsive practices that nurture creativity in diverse early childhood settings. Through practical activities and analysis, the course highlights the importance of adult facilitation, the design of stimulating environments, and strategies to integrate play-based learning into curriculum planning, preparing students to foster curiosity, problem-solving, and innovation in the lives of young children.
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Growing Artists Teaching the Arts to Young Children 6th Edition by Joan Bouza Koster
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Chapter 1: The Arts and Young Children
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Q1) The arts consist of four subdisciplines:
A)visual art, creative movement, sculpture, and poetry.
B)dance, drama, visual art, and music.
C)music, dance, song, and drawing.
D)literature, painting, composing, and dancing.
Answer: B
Q2) Which is the best definition of the arts?
A)the use of art materials
B)arrangement of spatial elements
C)creative expression of culture and history
D)anything made by hand
Answer: C
Q3) The arts help children develop social skills by:
A)allowing them to work with others to successfully reach a common goal.
B)helping them understand themselves better and express their feelings more openly.
C)teaching them ways to use the tools and techniques appropriate for each art form.
D)letting them try out new things and use their creativity.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Nurturing Creativity
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Q1) The best way to provide children opportunities to practice using new materials or techniques in order to build arts skills is to:
A)provide regular access to activities and materials that have already been introduced.
B)offer a different arts activity every day.
C)repeat the same arts activities every day.
D)vary arts activities slightly every day.
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following is a characteristic of a creative work?
A)It is a traditional design.
B)It is similar to other works.
C)It serves a need or solves a problem.
D)It is created by someone with talent.
Answer: C
Q3) Active listening can include:
A)humming a song while a child talks.
B)nodding your head while a child talks.
C)looking away as a child talks.
D)repeating the child's words verbatim.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Artistic Development
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Q1) In Mrs.Whitney's first-grade class, all but five of the six-year-olds can sing in tune.This lack of ability to sing in tune reflects:
A)poor teaching on the teacher's part.
B)difficulty hearing.
C)singing not being a part of the students' cultural heritage.
D)normal differences in growth.
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following is good advice for a teaching designing DAP arts activities for children?
A)Use a normative growth chart to select arts activities.
B)Expect children of the same age to produce very similar art.
C)Ignore unfinished work and praise finished work.
D)Use the four DAP filters when selecting arts activities.
Answer: D
Q3) Which of the following should NOT be included in a child's portfolio?
A)parent and teacher comments
B)photographs of work in progress
C)child's comments while creating
D)comparative works by peers
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Awakening the Senses
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Q1) Dana is a new preschool teacher.What would you advise her to avoid in selecting activities for her toddlers?
A)sensory activities that activate multiple senses because they will confuse them
B)tactile experiences because they had enough of them as infants
C)auditory experiences because they will get them too excited
D)sensory experiences that involve easily swallowed materials
Q2) What would be a good way to help hearing-impaired children become aware of rhythms?
A)Let them watch other children play the drums.
B)Let them play a drum by themselves.
C)Let them touch a drum while it is being played.
D)Move their arms to the music.
Q3) On a separate sheet of paper draw a picture that uses the elements of arts mentioned in Chapter 4.Write a description of the artwork, describing the elements and how they are used.Write five sensory statements or wonderings you could say about the work.
Q4) Give examples of how sensory perception activities help children develop physically, socially, emotionally, cognitively, linguistically, and creatively.
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Chapter 5: Coming Together Through the Arts
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Q1) Carrie observes four of her preschoolers pretending to be zoo keepers and building pens for their stuffed animals in the block center.This is an example of:
A)cooperative play.
B)solitary play.
C)parallel play.
D)organized play.
Q2) Karen is planning to make a mural with her kindergartners.Which of the following should she do?
A)Before starting, prepare the wall where the finished mural will be displayed.
B)Ask the children for their ideas and write them on a chart.
C)Put out the materials and then stand back and observe what the children do.
D)Because they are older, have them work on the mural one at a time.
Q3) Matthew is a child with attention deficit disorder who is easily distracted.His teacher wants him to spend more time in the music area.What strategy could she use?
A)Separate the music center from the other ones with shelves and curtains.
B)Make sure there are several children in the center with him.
C)Place a large assortment of musical instruments in the center.
D)Set a timer and tell him he can't leave until it rings.
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Chapter 6: Creating a Place for the Arts
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Q1) Serena holds up a drawing with no name on it and asks the children, "Whose is this?" What would have been a more respectful thing to do with the artwork?
A)Hang it up and label it as anonymous.
B)Discard it in the class recycling bin in front of the children.
C)Discard it in the recycling bin after the children leave.
D)Put the drawing in the reuse tray so someone else can draw on the back.
Q2) Wynona needs to create a more relaxed atmosphere for her young infants.Which of the following should she add to the infant room?
A)foam-covered bolsters with washable plush fur
B)bright primary-colored plastic toys
C)wood blocks
D)sturdy metal tables and chairs
Q3) Juana wants to create an arts-infused learning environment that welcomes parents.What should she do?
A)Set up a one-way mirror so the parents can watch without being seen.
B)Set up some chairs along one wall so they can sit and watch.
C)Have a few adult-sized chairs that parents can place as they wish.
D)Let parents stand and watch.
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Chapter 7: Introducing the Worlds Arts
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Q1) Which of the following would make an engaging arts artifact to share with young children?
A)a sports T-shirt
B)a maraca made from a gourd
C)a souvenir leather bookmark from Mexico
D)a postcard from India
Q2) When sharing examples of multicultural arts with young children, a teacher should:
A)display multicultural works every day.
B)display multicultural works around the holidays.
C)present works that are familiar to the children.
D)present works that are created by adults.
Q3) Imagine you are taking a group of preschoolers to a children's concert.Describe how you would prepare the group for viewing the performance and give at least two ways to develop literacy skills through responsive activities.
Q4) What criteria should be used to select works of art to present to young children?
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Chapter 8: Integrating the Arts Into the Curriculum
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Q1) Celebrations are a good way to involve families in children's learning because they:
A)allow children to have more time with their parents.
B)are fun ways to spend time with parents.
C)allow children to develop their oral language skills.
D)show parents what a good time children are having in school.
Q2) Give three reasons why the question "What is an ice cream cone?" is not a good unifying question for an integrated learning unit.Explain how you might change the question to make it better.
Q3) The project approach is particularly designed to meet the needs of:
A)infants.
B)high school students.
C)multi-age groups.
D)overly large classes.
Q4) Jamie wants to integrate the arts fully into her curriculum.How would you suggest she do this?
A)Teach a lesson about the arts every day.
B)Tie an arts activity in with a lesson on science or math.
C)Make a listening center and an art easel available as a center choice.
D)Have arts materials available at all times.
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Chapter 9: Creating Visual Art
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Q1) The NAEYC position on technology and interactive media recommends limited viewing time for:
A)children between the ages of 2 and 5.
B)infants and toddlers.
C)all children.
D)only television.
Q2) Young children should explore clay and modeling dough with their fingers rather than cookie cutters because it:
A)helps them learn to get their hands dirty and have fun.
B)helps them develop finger strength, perceptual skills, and emotional expression.
C)forces them to work more carefully and put in more detail.
D)keeps them from getting distracted.
Q3) toddlers
A)making a pottery clay coiled pot or animal
B)painting with water and large paint brushes outside
C)drawing from a still life
D)draw using zip-closure plastic bags full of hair gel
E)using eye droppers to drip paint
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Chapter 10: Making Music
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Q1) The Forest Road Day School offers piano and violin lessons starting in kindergarten.Why should parents encourage their children to learn an instrument at this young age?
A)Studying a musical instrument before age eight fosters brain development.
B)After age ten, it is difficult to learn to read music.
C)The ability to learn to play an instrument decreases after age six.
D)The children will be more interested in learning at that age.
Q2) The unique quality of a sound that lets us identify it is called the: A)rhythm.
B)timbre.
C)dynamics.
D)pitch.
Q3) Carolyn works with infants.She wants to introduce them to tonal instruments.What is the best way for her to do this?
A)Hold the infant in her lap and model how to use the instrument, then let them handle it.
B)Put several instruments in a music center for them to explore.
C)Avoid tonal instruments because they are too young to play them.
D)Play the instrument so they can hear it, but avoid letting them touch it.
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Chapter 11: Moving Creatively
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Q1) How do creative movement activities help children develop physically, socially, cognitively, linguistically, and emotionally? Describe an open-ended activity and write an objective for each developmental area.
Q2) Three-year-old Silas can lift and lower his leg repeatedly.But when he tries to shake a maraca at the same time, he forgets to move his leg.Which of the following levels of proficiency is he exhibiting?
A)control
B)precontrol
C)utilization
D)proficiency
Q3) Which of the following strategies would enable a child who is deaf to participate in creative movement activities?
A)Have the child hold on to a table during movement activities.
B)Keep the creative movement space clear of obstacles.
C)Have the child move in place when the rest of the group is moving around.
D)Use large visual signals for everyone in the group.
Q4) Describe an open-ended creative movement activity for preschoolers and explain how you would adapt it to meet the needs of children with physical, visual, and hearing difficulties.
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Chapter 12: Nurturing the Imagination
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Q1) Which of the following activities facilitate language and social development in children using pantomime?
A)pretending to be robots
B)pretending to be popping corn
C)sending messages to one another using gestures
D)taking an ordinary object and pantomiming using it in an unusual way
Q2) Define the four core processes of dramatic arts and give an example of an activity that addresses each one.
Q3) The main purpose of children's pretend play is to:
A)help learn professional acting skills.
B)develop ways to amuse themselves.
C)practice social behaviors in a safe setting.
D)develop physical strength.
Q4) According to Piaget's levels of play, symbolic play is commonly demonstrated by children:
A)at the sensorimotor level of development.
B)in their concrete operational stage.
C)in their preschool age.
D)in middle school.
Q5) How are theater performances and children's dramatic play similar?
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