Foundations class

Question 1

Adult-guided play

Answer 1

-allow kids to maintain locus of control
-subtle guidance

Question 2

Child-guided play

Answer 2

-encourages kids to take learning into their own hands

-kids take responsibility for making choices about what they will learn/explore

-LEARN BY DOING!

-up to educator to observe closely

Question 3

Process Learning

Answer 3

-not like traditional learning
-actively processing, storing, and receiving info through their exploration
-“It’s about how they do it” not final product

Question 4

Convergent thinking

Answer 4

-one correct answer (close-ended)

Question 5

Divergent thinking

Answer 5

-many ways to solve problem (open-ended)

Question 6

What does DAP stand for?

Answer 6

-developmentally appropriate practice
-teaching perspective

Question 7

5 domains of DAP

Answer 7

1. social
2. emotional
3. language
4. cognitive
5. physical

Question 8

What is DAP?

Answer 8

-teaching kids where they are as individuals + as a group
-balance btw child choice + teacher guidance

Question 9

Kids learn by ______

Answer 9

Playing

Question 10

Environment is organized so that _______ ___ ________ from a variety of activities and ______-__ ________.

Answer 10

-kids can choose
-hands-on materials

Question 11

Kids are more interested in doing something when it’s ___________ to them.

Answer 11

-personally meaningful

Question 12

Importance of play?

Answer 12

-characterizes childhood
-learn by playing
- lowers kids’ stress

Question 13

At what age does most human learning occur?

Answer 13

5y

Question 14

What are the 5 traits of Sequence of Play? (social levels)

Answer 14

1. onlooker
2. solitary play
3. parallel play
4. associative play
5. cooperative play

Question 15

What are the 4 (cognitive) levels of play?

Answer 15

1. functional play
2. symbolic-constructive play
3. symbolic-dramatic play
4. games w/ rules

Question 16

Why in the early 1800s were childcare centers out there?

Answer 16

-moms worked
-no mother

Question 17

Who were the Mother’s Association Day Nursery

Answer 17

-a group of women promoting family issues

Question 18

Define wartime nurseries?

Answer 18

-opened when war started
-men= war, women= worked

Question 19

What was the Dominion Provincial Wartime Agreement?

Answer 19

-costs shared 50/50 by feds + prov
-each province had own standards
-ontario= good, quebec= bad

Question 20

What province was the first to have regulated childcare?

Answer 20

Ontario!

Question 21

After the war, did childcare become more adult/child-orientated?

Answer 21

-child orientated

Question 22

What were day nurseries (child care) like in the 1800’s and 1900’s?

Answer 22

-strict
-based on adult needs
-obedience

Question 23

What does a quality program include?

Answer 23

routines!

Question 24

Requirements of a quality child care program/classroom

Answer 24

-safety
-provide learning exp in all dev domains
-dev + age-friendly activities
-fostering creativity/ problem solving/ independence/ active play

Question 25

What are some “must-have” centers?

Answer 25

-art area
-music area
-block building area
-house area
-math/science area
-book/quiet area

Question 26

Functional play

Answer 26

-learns to control actions/make things happen in environment (do it b/c we enjoy it)

Question 27

Symbolic-dramatic play

Answer 27

-plays role in pretend sit
(ex, acting)

Question 28

Symbolic-constructive play

Answer 28

-playing role in pretend sit
(ex, creating)

Question 29

Parallel play

Answer 29

-kids play w/ same material
-no joint collab

Question 30

Associative play

Answer 30

-no collab/ no talking
-play w/ same thing but making diff structures

Question 31

HDLH- 4 Foundations:

Answer 31

1. belonging
2. wellbeing
3. engagement
4. expression