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Drawing stages of development naturally grows in a child as a form of visual
communication.
The earliest stages of drawing include what 2 stages?
d) Scribble and Pre-Schematic or Shape-Making Stage
A Kindergarten teacher decides to integrate more music into her daily instruction.
In
consideration of the students' development level, the teacher should consider
that primary age
groups of children are able to
b) See one point of view, or one aspect at a time.
A natural development of drawing corresponds with cognitive, physical and
socio-emotional
growth outlined by theorists such as Piaget, Maslow and Gardner. At what age
does artistic
development peak and will generally remain unless further arts education is
included in the
school curriculum?
d) Pre-Adolescent Age 11-12
The most age-appropriate lessons and approaches for integrating dance, drama,
and music
into a Preschool classroom includes:
Creative movement, exploration and improvised lyrics, rhymes, and rhythms.
A fifth grade teacher would like to strengthen students' understanding of creating
perspective
in drawings while building upon the Visual Art standard: understanding and
applying media,
techniques, and processes. She/he understands that at this age students begin to
see and
understand the application of multiple perspectives in drawings and paintings.
What lesson
would best accomplish her goals?
Apply the approach of Henri Rousseau's jungle scenes by using a foreground,
middleground, and background in a drawing of a jungle scene of their own.
Which characteristics of artful teachers contribute to student curiosity and
motivation in relation to arts education?
Passion, openness, and confidence
A teacher promotes taking breaks in instruction where students jump up and
down, shake their limbs, and mimic animal voices.
,How does this play contribute to children's development?
It alleviates stress.
An art teacher has redesigned a lesson plan that includes an assignment in which
students work in groups to create and present original commercials. She plans to
let the groups decide what the commercials will advertise and will encourage
students to use their own experiences to make effective commercials. The
students will create their own schedules for completing the assignment and she
has developed a rubric for evaluating the results.
How does this lesson plan align to current research findings in student
development?
Current research shows that students learn best when they are given the opportunity to
connect new information to existing understandings.
A kindergarten teacher wants to prepare students for first grade cognitively and
socially while making each day fun.
How could the teacher support this goal?
By having students make up rhyming games together using the names of letters,
numbers, or colors
How can teachers recognize expressions of creativity in children?
Look for children who can act out a story
Which are two effective activities for encouraging the development of creativity in
children?
-Have students theorize what an unfamiliar object could be used for
-Ask students to imagine a journey, such as a journey through a tree
What actions are part of the Responses and Solutions phase of the creative
problem solving process?
Reflect and evaluate, revise, and publish
A third-grade teacher would like to plan a lesson about folk tales and story telling.
The teacher wants to enhance creative thought and expression in the class which
includes several English Language Learners (ELL).
How can the teacher meet both of these goals?
Incorporate student storytelling related to their backgrounds as a means of including
drama, dance, art, and music responses
What is an appropriate response to students' artistic expressions?
Ask the students to explain what they have created
A teacher observes that the students are happiest and most engaged when they
are given the opportunity to engage in creative role playing, art projects, and
music. The teacher includes these creative activities every few weeks as a
supplement to the lesson plans.
How does this teacher's attitude affect the creativity of his students?
The teacher's treatment of creative activities as extra, not essential, will undermine the
development of students' creativity
, The Consortium of National Arts Education Associations (CNAEA) K-4 standards
call for students to accurately demonstrate non-locomotor/axial movements and
create a sequence with a beginning, middle, and end.
Which teaching strategy fosters creative thought and expression for students in
this age group to meet all elements of the identified dance standard?
Implement the apply-practice-rehearse method to prepare students to perform the
difficult bending and swinging dance steps in their upcoming dance routine
A teacher wants to encourage creativity and divergent thought while also
covering required content about Colonial America.
Which would be an appropriate strategy?
Have students brainstorm a list of important people in Colonial America, conduct
research on them, and then plan a classroom party where the students dress up as and
play the role of their historical person
Which steps should a teacher take to formulate a creative learning opportunity for
students who are intrapersonal learners, according to Gardner's multiple
intelligences?
Assign students to go outside and create a song inspired by what they see
While preparing a classroom, a teacher is collecting items for a learning center
that will stimulate and increase creativity and exploration in kindergarten-age
children.
How should the teacher effectively serve this intended purpose?
Provide dress-up clothes, rhythm instruments, and music CDs
A teacher wants to engage students in an art project that will support the
following learning outcome:
Students will learn to cooperate and take pride in group work.
How can the teacher accomplish this goal?
Have students create a mural using cutouts and paint
To increase motor skills needed for a dance unit, a teacher adds gross motor
materials to an elementary classroom.
Which two would be the most useful in increasing skills needed for dance?
Choose 2 answers
A hopscotch carpet
A side-to-side balance board
A teacher would like to include paintings, drawings and sketches to introduce
concepts of mood and perspective.
What is the earliest grade level for which these materials and this lesson plan are
appropriate?
Seventh grade
LATEST UPDATE
Drawing stages of development naturally grows in a child as a form of visual
communication.
The earliest stages of drawing include what 2 stages?
d) Scribble and Pre-Schematic or Shape-Making Stage
A Kindergarten teacher decides to integrate more music into her daily instruction.
In
consideration of the students' development level, the teacher should consider
that primary age
groups of children are able to
b) See one point of view, or one aspect at a time.
A natural development of drawing corresponds with cognitive, physical and
socio-emotional
growth outlined by theorists such as Piaget, Maslow and Gardner. At what age
does artistic
development peak and will generally remain unless further arts education is
included in the
school curriculum?
d) Pre-Adolescent Age 11-12
The most age-appropriate lessons and approaches for integrating dance, drama,
and music
into a Preschool classroom includes:
Creative movement, exploration and improvised lyrics, rhymes, and rhythms.
A fifth grade teacher would like to strengthen students' understanding of creating
perspective
in drawings while building upon the Visual Art standard: understanding and
applying media,
techniques, and processes. She/he understands that at this age students begin to
see and
understand the application of multiple perspectives in drawings and paintings.
What lesson
would best accomplish her goals?
Apply the approach of Henri Rousseau's jungle scenes by using a foreground,
middleground, and background in a drawing of a jungle scene of their own.
Which characteristics of artful teachers contribute to student curiosity and
motivation in relation to arts education?
Passion, openness, and confidence
A teacher promotes taking breaks in instruction where students jump up and
down, shake their limbs, and mimic animal voices.
,How does this play contribute to children's development?
It alleviates stress.
An art teacher has redesigned a lesson plan that includes an assignment in which
students work in groups to create and present original commercials. She plans to
let the groups decide what the commercials will advertise and will encourage
students to use their own experiences to make effective commercials. The
students will create their own schedules for completing the assignment and she
has developed a rubric for evaluating the results.
How does this lesson plan align to current research findings in student
development?
Current research shows that students learn best when they are given the opportunity to
connect new information to existing understandings.
A kindergarten teacher wants to prepare students for first grade cognitively and
socially while making each day fun.
How could the teacher support this goal?
By having students make up rhyming games together using the names of letters,
numbers, or colors
How can teachers recognize expressions of creativity in children?
Look for children who can act out a story
Which are two effective activities for encouraging the development of creativity in
children?
-Have students theorize what an unfamiliar object could be used for
-Ask students to imagine a journey, such as a journey through a tree
What actions are part of the Responses and Solutions phase of the creative
problem solving process?
Reflect and evaluate, revise, and publish
A third-grade teacher would like to plan a lesson about folk tales and story telling.
The teacher wants to enhance creative thought and expression in the class which
includes several English Language Learners (ELL).
How can the teacher meet both of these goals?
Incorporate student storytelling related to their backgrounds as a means of including
drama, dance, art, and music responses
What is an appropriate response to students' artistic expressions?
Ask the students to explain what they have created
A teacher observes that the students are happiest and most engaged when they
are given the opportunity to engage in creative role playing, art projects, and
music. The teacher includes these creative activities every few weeks as a
supplement to the lesson plans.
How does this teacher's attitude affect the creativity of his students?
The teacher's treatment of creative activities as extra, not essential, will undermine the
development of students' creativity
, The Consortium of National Arts Education Associations (CNAEA) K-4 standards
call for students to accurately demonstrate non-locomotor/axial movements and
create a sequence with a beginning, middle, and end.
Which teaching strategy fosters creative thought and expression for students in
this age group to meet all elements of the identified dance standard?
Implement the apply-practice-rehearse method to prepare students to perform the
difficult bending and swinging dance steps in their upcoming dance routine
A teacher wants to encourage creativity and divergent thought while also
covering required content about Colonial America.
Which would be an appropriate strategy?
Have students brainstorm a list of important people in Colonial America, conduct
research on them, and then plan a classroom party where the students dress up as and
play the role of their historical person
Which steps should a teacher take to formulate a creative learning opportunity for
students who are intrapersonal learners, according to Gardner's multiple
intelligences?
Assign students to go outside and create a song inspired by what they see
While preparing a classroom, a teacher is collecting items for a learning center
that will stimulate and increase creativity and exploration in kindergarten-age
children.
How should the teacher effectively serve this intended purpose?
Provide dress-up clothes, rhythm instruments, and music CDs
A teacher wants to engage students in an art project that will support the
following learning outcome:
Students will learn to cooperate and take pride in group work.
How can the teacher accomplish this goal?
Have students create a mural using cutouts and paint
To increase motor skills needed for a dance unit, a teacher adds gross motor
materials to an elementary classroom.
Which two would be the most useful in increasing skills needed for dance?
Choose 2 answers
A hopscotch carpet
A side-to-side balance board
A teacher would like to include paintings, drawings and sketches to introduce
concepts of mood and perspective.
What is the earliest grade level for which these materials and this lesson plan are
appropriate?
Seventh grade
