The balance between child-initiated activities and teacher-planned activities is determined by :

The balance between child-initiated activities and teacher-planned activities is determined by
 
  A) the school's philosophy.
  B) the cooperating teacher's philosophy.
  C) the identified program goals.
  D) the classroom setting.
  E) All of these answers are correct.

Question 2

Unstructured activities are
 
  A) a bad idea.
  B) child-initiated.
  C) generally discouraged with large groups of children.
  D) more time consuming than structured activities.
  E) often perceived by parents as an out of control classroom.

Question 3

When creating program curricula, teachers have to decide how to teach which is defined as
 
  A) teaching techniques and teaching vehicles to be used.
  B) the skills to be presented to the children.
  C) determining which children will be invited to participate in the activities.
  D) determining time parameters and location of the activities.
  E) None of these answers are correct.

Question 4

When creating program curricula, teachers have to decide what to teach which is defined as
 
  A) a themed lesson.
  B) what the child doesn't already know.
  C) the scope of information, experiences and skills to be presented.
  D) teaching techniques that will be used.
  E) None of these answers are correct.

Question 5

A student teacher dealing with an unplanned distraction during a small group activity should
 
  A) end the activity.
  B) decide whether to discuss what captured their attention.
  C) make a statement to refocus them.
  D) ask for the cooperating teacher's help.
  E) decide whether to discuss what captured their attention and make a statement to refocus them.

Question 6

The main emphasis in President Bush's Early Education Plan (2002) deals with
 
  A) early social skills.
  B) early reasoning skills.
  C) early language skills.
  D) early math skills.
  E) None of these answers are correct.