1. Outdoor and Indoor Play Spaces Toys Literacy Learning and Storybook Reading Definition of Play Social and Cognitive Levels of Play Sensitive Interactions Transitions/ Schedules and Routines Adult Involvement and Roles and Guidance 100 200 300 400 500

2. Explain the four play zones for indoor play (include how they relate to each other and examples of learning centres that could be included in each zone).

3. Explain with examples two elements for consideration in an early childhood classroom (Designs for Living).

4. Describe three play zones appropriate for outdoor play (think of the Playground checklist).

5. Describe four of the seven learning centres typically available in an early childhood classroom.

6. Identify three criteria for assessing children’s toys and provide specific examples to illustrate how you would apply the criteria?

7. What are environmental print and book print?

8. Identify and explain with examples three criteria for choosing good children’s literature.

9. Describe a practice you would use to introduce a book to children during the storybook reading after the storybook reading.

10. Fully explain three benefits of reading aloud to children (according to Trelease).

11. What literacy developmental milestones do children achieve at the following ages (identify one for each age group): infants toddlers preschoolers school age

12. Identify and explain, with examples, three skills children learn through play (Crowther).

13. Choose one aspect of the classic definition of play by Rubin, Fein, and Vandenberg. Provide an example of play to illustrate that aspect.

14. Describe one of the categories of Parten’s social categories of play. Include a specific example and identify the age group when this category of play is primarily observed.

15. Describe one of the levels of Piaget’s cognitive level of play. Include a specific example and identify the age group when this category of play is primarily observed.

16. Kyle sits at the table close to the block Centre. He appears to be watching the three boys who are in the block centre as they build a road together for their cars. According to Parten and Piaget how would you categorize: Kyle’s behavriour The three boys

17. Describe, with examples, three indicators of how a caregiver can interact sensitively with children.

18. Identify three factors early childhood educators should consider when planning schedules for a typical early childhood classrooms.

19. Explain three reasons why schedules and routines are important in early childhood classrooms.

20. Identify a transition time during a typical day in an early childhood classroom. Describe two specific strategies you could use to ease the transition and explain why they might be effective.

21. What is your most significant learning from this course and why?

22. Explain four ways that early childhood educators can provide for children’s play.

23. Explain four ways early childhood educators can become involved in children’s play.

24. Explain three roles of the adult in children’s play.

25. Describe a guidance/discipline scenario. Explain what you think the underlying reason might be for the child’s behaviour.

26. Describe a guidance/ discipline scenario. Identify two strategies that might have prevented this situation and why.