TEST 2 Flashcards
What is culture?
Family’s way of living as it molds what your values and beliefs are.
It is taught and passed down.
What is surface culture?
Culture you can SEE : music, clothing, food, rituals/traditions and colour - race
What is deep culture?
Culture you CANT see : values, beliefs, reasons behind traditions
What types of books and pictures should you include in your classroom in order to show respect for diversity?
Diversity of gender roles, racial and cultural backgrounds, special needs and abilities
Present accurate images & info
Show people from all groups living daily lives
Variety of families & children within a group
Different ways of living solving similar problems
What can we do as teachers, to create a classroom environment, curriculum & atmosphere that focuses on inclusiveness?
CLASSROOM: Pictures, dolls, music, games, guest speakers, clothing, cooking/eating materials, vocab in the Childs 1st language, reading material, photos of children & their families
CURRICULUM: Include each child/provide experiences that promote a healthy self-concept, appreciation for distinctiveness of people’s lives, exposing the children to diversity and awareness of similarities/understanding & acceptance of differences
ATMOSPHERE: Building positive relationships, knowing the children in your class, discussing diversity/inclusion, celebrating the diff holidays, having inclusive and diverse materials in the class
Why is play the best way to learn?
Play is child-directed so when it’s not taught or told for them to play, they learn best on their own. It’s the vehicle for children to learn what they want to know. They will be more interested in learning something they chose to play with rather than the teacher telling them to do it.
Teachers role in guiding meaningful play and learning experiences.
Help to develop children in their use of play, respect & encourage individual differences in play abilities, have patience with children to learn new play skills, encourage cooperation, observe & listen to children’s play, showing importance of play & sincere interest in learning discoveries.
Explain the type of play in a INFANT
TYPE OF PLAY: Functional (INFANT)
STAGE OF PLAY: Sensorimotor Development
MATERIALS: Balls, Sensory toys, Blocks
Explain the type of play in a TODDLER
TYPE OF PLAY: Constructive
STAGE OF PLAY: Begins around 2, Associative play/parallel play
MATERIALS: Stacking blocks, Play dough, Sand and Water
Explain the type of play in a PRESCHOOL
TYPE OF PLAY: Symbolic
STAGE OF PLAY: Sociodramatic and Fantasy
MATERIALS: Dress up clothing, toys used as gadgets to match with the “person” they are playing as
Explain the type of play in SCHOOL AGE
TYPE OF PLAY: Competitive Play
STAGE OF PLAY: Games with Rules
MATERIALS: Board games, sports
What are the obstacles of creativity and how do we overcome these obstacles?
Parents, School, Sex roles, society & culture/traditions
PARENTS: Telling them mess is appropriate, sending them home with ideas to support creativity
SCHOOL: Giving them a lot of time in class to be creative and allow creativity
List 2 learning centres and how you can promote creativity within these centres?
ART: Having enough and comfortable spaces, area is aesthetically pleasing, having different sizes, textures and types of materials to be used, self-directed artwork, don’t limit their time
PLANNED GROUPS - LITERATURE: Having comfortable areas for them to read, having a theme that day or to what the book they are reading is on, having story circles, allowing them to create their own storybook, improvised storytelling, having a speaker come in to tell a story, can use puppets or costumes for storytelling.
How can the classroom environment stimulate and welcome creativity?
It’s safe and stimulating, welcomes exploration, time limits are removed, concrete and open-ended materials for use, activities of their interest, atmosphere is free & open
What is divergent thinking?
They think in a different way or outside the box, there’s many ways to solve the problems.
What is convergent thinking?
Non-creative thinking/doesn’t think outside the box and behaviour is based on our conformity is built on the education system
One sees one or not many ways to solve a problem
Is intelligence connected to creativity?
No it is not.
High IQ doesn’t guarantee high creativity
Low IQ doesn’t guarantee low creativity
What can Educators do to promote literacy?
Information talk and Indirect Correction
What is literacy?
The ability to read and write at a level that enables an individual to function effectively as a productive member of society in a way that they find satisfactory.
What is Information Talk and Indirect Correction?
INFORMATION TALK: Broadcaster, observing children’s actions and repeating/describing what the child is doing
INDIRECT CORRECTION: Avoid “no” as it sends the message that the child is wrong but model correct version so child feels successful
List and describe the 4 components of Literacy - connect with “The Mitten Match Game”
Speaking: Asking open-ended questions, engaging in conversation.
Listening: Comprehension, memory, listening/watching instructor read the book, listening to instructions.
Pre-reading: Watching the teacher read the mechanics of reading(illustator, author, open book the right way from left to right, how to turn pages).
Pre-writing: Fine motor skills for hanging mittens on board, hanging mittens on the hook.
Explain Supporting parents with literacy.
Show your interest
Information talk
Limit closed-ended questions
Indirect Correction
Explain the Rebus Story, Draw a Rhyme story, Felt Board Story and Chart Story
REBUS: Pictures are used to replace some words
FELT BOARD: Book supports comprehension/literacy skills
CHART STORY: Preditable text is key
What is diversity?
Being accepted for your differences whether it’s race, colour, different backgrounds etc.
