Which of these statements about reducing the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is accurate?
a. Babies should be put to sleep on their stomach rather than their back during the first year of life.
b. Babies should be put to sleep on their back rather than their stomach during the first year of life.
c. There is no known way to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
d. The primary cause of SIDS is birth defects.
Question 2Which federal program reimburses the cost of meals and snacks for infants and children up to age twelve who come from low-income families?
a. Head Start
b. the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children
c. After School Snack Program
d. the Child and Adult Care Food Program
Question 3Part of good nutrition involves
a. eliminating snacking between meals.
b. including proteins in the diet sparingly.
c. encouraging vegetarianism.
d. including healthful snacks that contribute to the daily nutrient intake.
Question 4Before going on a field trip, prepare the children by
a. telling them what the schedule for the trip is.
b. what the rules are, both in the vehicle and at the destination.
c. affixing a tag with the childs name, the schools name, and the schools phone number on each child.
d. All of these answers.
Question 5Transitions should take into account
a. how many children can reasonably accomplish a task without a long wait (for instance, how many can wash their hands at one time).
b. where teachers should be positioned during transitions to help children move from one activity to another.
c. how teachers should shift positions once the majority of children have moved to the next activity.
d. All of these answers.
Question 6Cleaning up after an activity is an important transition from that activity to the next. Cleanup time will be facilitated if
a. you give children a warning a few minutes before so that they can put closure to their activity.
b. teachers give specific verbal instruction in guiding cleanup.
c. the environment is orderly and logical and the children know where items belong.
d. All of these answers.
Question 7Songs or fingerplays
a. can be selected to excite or calm down children.
b. provide an excellent device for starting a group time, particularly if a standard one is used every day.
c. make a wonderful transitional device through which children are moved from one activity to the next.
d. All of these answers.