The mirror image activity described in the text is an example of:
a. a dramatic play exercise
b. a finger-play
c. relating dramatic play to math
d. using an incident from a story that preschoolers can act out
Question 2Setting up a supermarket in a dramatic play center would be appropriate for:
a. infants
b. toddlers
c. preschoolers
d. none of these answers is correct
Question 3A child in your classroom asks you why another child looks very different than she does herself. Which of the following is the appropriate way to respond?
a. Tell the child, We don't say things like that.
b. Explain to the child why commenting on physical differences is rude
c. Tell the child that it is not polite to notice differences, since we are all the same inside
d. Explain to the child in an age-appropriate way why her classmate looks different, while also explaining that people who look different also have much in common
Question 4Teachers of young children will often interact with families very different than their own. All but which of the following is appropriate when interacting with a family whose composition, values, culture, or lifestyle is very different than your own?
a. Ask the family for input about activities that will incorporate their culture or family composition into the classroom
b. Ask the family respectfully phrased questions so you can learn more about them and their home culture
c. Invite members of the family to come and share their culture or family life with the class as part of a social studies lesson
d. Assure the family that their child will not be treated any differently in spite of their unusual or atypical family life
Question 5You have a child with special needs in your classroom. During dramatic play time, you can see that the child wants to play with a group of children but is hesitant. Which of the following steps would you take to encourage her?
a. Ask the other children if the child can play with them
b. Take the child to the group, introduce her, and then leave the group to play together
c. Encourage the child to gradually join in with the play, supporting her in doing so while gradually lessening your involvement as she becomes engaged in the play
d. Encourage the other children to stop their play and approach the child
Question 6All but which of the following is true of the use of technology in social studies education with young children?
a. Integrating technology that children interact with every day into dramatic play helps them learn to successfully work with that technology and situations involving it
b. Internet research can be a valuable way to incorporate inquiry into social studies learning
c. Videos and films should never be used because they are too passive
d. Videos and films should be used only when accompanied by other activities and forms of inquiry
Question 7Which of the following is the primary goal of a broad, inclusive social studies curriculum?
a. To equip children to become self-reliant, participating members of their communities
b. To train children to become compliant citizens
c. To encourage children to adopt a common set of behaviors and values
d. To encourage conformity among children
Question 8When creating a dramatic play center for your classroom, all but which of the following should be part of your
approach?
a. The center should be stocked with items reflecting a variety of cultures and lifestyle
b. You should welcome and implement children's input for stocking the center
c. The center only needs to reflect the type of children who are in your classrooms
d. You should provide plenty of unstructured time for children to play in the center