Which of the following statements describes the Project Approach?
a. An in-depth study of a real world topic.
b. An elaborate arts and crafts activity that lasts several days.
c. A cooperative activity that is too big or too complicated for any one child to do alone.
d. An activity in which children and teachers cooperate to achieve a common goal.
Question 2...Which of the following should be considered when selecting a theme for a particular group of children?
a. The relevance of the topic to the children.
b. The availability of resources.
c. Curriculum requirements.
d. a and b
e. All of the above
Question 3...What skill is she helping Jerry develop?
a. Carrying out a role
b. Verbal scripts
c. Ways to enter play
d. How to use materials
Question 4...Which of the following is an example of a project approach activity for a preschool class?
a. A class spends several days on various activities about the plumbing in their building, including a field trip to the basement to see how the water heater works.
b. At 9 AM every day, half the children in the class do sorting and counting activities while the other half work on an art project. After 20 minutes the groups switch.
c. All the children who are ready for literacy activities work in a group; those who are not ready play with the blocks.
d. The children work together painting a large cardboard box that they can use in pretend play to represent anything they want.
Question 5...At one year of age, most infants have vocabularies that are limited to mama and dada.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 6...Which of the following themes would probably be LEAST appropriate for a group of 4-year-olds who live in the inner city?
a. Family
b. Birds
c. Community Helpers
d. The Farm