Toddlers have been bumping into one another and knocking down one another's blocks and toys. How can the teacher create a safer, calmer environment in this child care center?
A) Create a classroom floor plan that will separate more active play areas from quieter ones.
B) Teach students to apologize to one another after they have been too rambunctious.
C) Remind children that they need to respect one another's work.
D) Devote more time to circle time, large group activities.
Question 2
Particularly when the weather is bad, all of children's buses do not arrive at approximately the same time. The teacher wants to keep the children occupied, so she assigns workbook pages from math and reading for them to complete while they wait for everyone to get to class. What would be a better alternative?
A) Allow students to visit a variety of activity centers matched to their interests.
B) Give students pages to color, cut and paste that will use up the available time.
C) Tell students to find a book to read silently at their desks.
D) Distribute simple games that each child can play at her or his desk.