Some children in a preschool group are scribblers, and some have mastered basic shapes. This difference reflects the idea that:
a. some children are better artists than others.
b. some children have more experience with drawing than others. c. children develop at different rates.
d. some children are neater than others.
Question 2Poetry that does not rhyme is called
a. open verse.
b. free verse.
c. melodic poetry.
d. descriptive poetry.
Question 3Based on Rhoda Kellogg's in-depth analysis of the patterns and forms found in children's art, we should:
a. encourage all children to scribble.
b. give a child a picture to color when he or she scribbles. c. guide a child's hand when he or she scribbles.
d. understand that scribbling is a common stage of development for children.
Question 4Many chants are
a. also poetry.
b. not cultural literacy in action.
c. used in ritual deportations.
d. all of the above
Question 5Four-year-old Mikayla paints a picture showing how she feels when she plays in the pool. In what way are the visual arts helping Mikayla develop in this scenario?
a. emotionally
b. cognitively
c. physically
d. linguistically
Question 6Poetry is considered to be
a. aesthetically crude.
b. more suited to and enjoyed by educated people.
c. part of our literary heritage.
d. part of our literary logic.
Question 7Visual arts help children develop cognitively by:
a. learning to enjoy the act of creating visual art and by developing self-confidence in their ability to control a part of their environment as they handle challenging tools and materials safely.
b. learning a vocabulary of visual art words and how to communicate through their artwork and the work of others.
c. seeing that their creative actions and decisions can produce a visual image and by developing the ability to compare and evaluate their work and the work of others.
d. exploring new ways to make graphic symbols in two- and three-dimensional space and by responding to the visual and textual effects they have created.
Question 8Poetry can
a. amuse and entertain or become boring.
b. be considered playful but not really educational.
c. destroy child self esteem.
d. be considered as more appropriate for elementary school aged children rather than preschoolers.
Question 9Give 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.
What will be an ideal response?
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