Book : Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Curriculum and Development in Early ...By Carol Gestwicki

Read Chapter 7 and answer the following questions:

1. What are preschoolers like?

2. Define large motor, coordination, agility and conscience.

3. What do preschoolers do?

4. What do preschoolers need?

5. Define sense of initiative, socialized and norms.

6. List the seven (7) dimensions of an environment advocated by Prescott.

7. Describe an environment that provides for initiative.

8. List six (6) opportunities for children provided through good storage of materials.

9. Define pictograph.

10. List six (6) environments that foster initiative.

11. Describe an environment that helps to develop creativity.

12. List eight (8) factors for creativity.

13. Describe an environment for learning through play.

14. Where do you begin when deciding how to set up a room?

15. What should you know about pathways in the room?

16. How can you modify a classroom for children with special needs?

17. List seven (7) suggestions for welcoming children with special needs.

18. Describe an environment for outdoor play.

19. List seven (7) suggestions for an environment that fosters play.

20. How can you plan for safety?

21. Define interest centers, indirect guidance, private space and antibiased.

22. Describe an environment that fosters self-control.

23. Define time blocks, child-initiated, and teacher-initiated.

24. List six (6) features found in schedules that meet children's needs.

25. List eight (8) principles of developmentally appropriate transitions for preschoolers.

26. Define kindergarten. Describe kindergarten today.

27. Define screening, readiness tests, transitional classes and retention.

28. What is the kindergarten dilemma?

29. List five (5) inappropriate physical environments for preschoolers.