What are five characteristics of successful circle times? What will be an ideal ...

What are five characteristics of successful circle times?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Name three different signals to alert a group of children that circle time is starting.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 3

What might a teacher do when she senses children are starting to wiggle and act restless at circle time?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 4

Leaving one group activity and moving in an orderly fashion to the next is called
 
  a. passing.
 b. shifting.
 c. transitioning.
  d. proceeding.

Question 5

If a group time is stretching too long, the teacher
 
  a. If a group time is stretching too long, the teacher
 b. say something funny to make them laugh.
 c. can tell the children to stand for a moment and move around in a vigorous way.
 d. ask the children to move their whole body in some fun rather than exciting way before continuing for a few minutes more.

Question 6

If conducting a group with 2 and 3 year olds their group participation may depend on
 
  a. how many children are present.
 b. whether they like who they are sitting next to.
 c. their feelings of trust and security.
 d. whether they are touching and feeling the same objects as their peers.

Question 7

Most kindergarten teachers desire entering children .. ?
 
  a. to know alphabet letters and sounds.
 b. to know how to use self control.
 c. to know how to print their first and last name.
  d. to know their telephone number.

Question 8

At circle times, teacher will notice
 
  a. differences in children's ability to focus and attend.
  b. mature children get more out of the activities.
 c. silent children do not like to participate.
  d. finger plays are always successful.

Question 9

Teachers evaluate circle-time activities by
 
  a. observing child behaviors.
 b. judging which parts were learned.
 c. comparing outcomes to goals.
 d. videotaping them and watching teacher behaviors.