CHD 204   ch 8

Read Chapter 8 and answer the following questions:

1.  What are primary-age children like?

2.  What do primary-age children like to do?

3.  Define peers, sense of industry, competence and concrete.

4.  What do primary-age children need?

5.  How do primary-age children learn best?

6.  What are some of the concerns about public education?

7.  Describe an environment for a sense of industry.

8.  What is a benefit of the learning-center approach for primary-age children?

9.  What is a planning contract?

10.  What is an advantage to providing a number of separate learning centers?

11.  What is a planning board?

12.  Define portfolio.

13.  How do teachers of primary-age children use portfolios and work samples?

14.  What are two large and important learning centers related to literacy?

15.  What should a writing center contain?

16.  List four (4) suggestions for an environment that fosters early literacy.

17.  Describe an environment that fosters math understanding.

18.  Describe a physical environment that fosters scientific awareness.

19.  Describe an environment for relationships.

20.  List five (5) suggestions for fostering peer- and teacher-child relationships.

21.  What is the problem with fragmented primary classroom schedules?

22.  On what do you base an appropriate schedule for a primary classroom?

23.  What is the problem with recess?  Why have some schools abolished recess?

24.  Define mixed-age groupings.

25.  Describe after-school childcare.

26.  What is the debate over television and video games?

27.  List nine (9) suggestions for an appropriate after-school care environment.

28.  Describe an inappropriate environment in primary classrooms.  List six (6) elements.