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1. 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
2. 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.
3. 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
4. The most age-appropriate lessons and approaches for integrating dance, drama, and music
into a Preschool classroom includes:: Creative movement, exploration and im- provised lyrics, rhymes, and rhythms.
5. 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 paint- ings. 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.
6. Which characteristics of artful teachers contribute to student curiosity and motivation in relation to arts
education?: Passion, openness, and confidence
7. 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.
8. An art teacher has redesigned a lesson plan that includes an assignment in which students work in groups to
create and present original commer-
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cials. She plans to let the groups decide what the commercials will advertise and will encourage students to use the
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.
9. 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
10.How can teachers recognize expressions of creativity in children?: Look for children who can act out a story
11.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
12. What actions are part of the Responses and Solutions phase of the creative problem solving process?:
Reflect and evaluate, revise, and publish
13.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
14.What is an appropriate response to students' artistic expressions?: Ask the students to explain what they have
created
15.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
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16.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?: Imple- ment the apply-practice-rehearse method to prepare students to
perform the difficult bending and swinging dance steps in their upcoming dance routine
17.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
18.Which steps should a teacher take to formulate a creative learning op- portunity 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
19.While preparing a classroom, a teacher is collecting items for a learning center that will stimulate and
increase creativity and exploration in kinder- garten-age children.
How should the teacher effectively serve this intended purpose?: Provide dress-up clothes, rhythm instruments,
and music CDs
20.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
21.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
1. 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
2. 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.
3. 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
4. The most age-appropriate lessons and approaches for integrating dance, drama, and music
into a Preschool classroom includes:: Creative movement, exploration and im- provised lyrics, rhymes, and rhythms.
5. 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 paint- ings. 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.
6. Which characteristics of artful teachers contribute to student curiosity and motivation in relation to arts
education?: Passion, openness, and confidence
7. 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.
8. An art teacher has redesigned a lesson plan that includes an assignment in which students work in groups to
create and present original commer-
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cials. She plans to let the groups decide what the commercials will advertise and will encourage students to use the
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.
9. 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
10.How can teachers recognize expressions of creativity in children?: Look for children who can act out a story
11.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
12. What actions are part of the Responses and Solutions phase of the creative problem solving process?:
Reflect and evaluate, revise, and publish
13.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
14.What is an appropriate response to students' artistic expressions?: Ask the students to explain what they have
created
15.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
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16.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?: Imple- ment the apply-practice-rehearse method to prepare students to
perform the difficult bending and swinging dance steps in their upcoming dance routine
17.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
18.Which steps should a teacher take to formulate a creative learning op- portunity 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
19.While preparing a classroom, a teacher is collecting items for a learning center that will stimulate and
increase creativity and exploration in kinder- garten-age children.
How should the teacher effectively serve this intended purpose?: Provide dress-up clothes, rhythm instruments,
and music CDs
20.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
21.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
