One parent told Anna that her preschool’s playground had equipment that was too easy to master and did not help the kids grow. What can Anna do about this?
What will be an ideal response?
Play equipment should provide graduated challenges, offering activities that allow for safe risk-taking for children of different ages and developmental levels. An outdoor play area used by a range of children could, for instance, include one gently sloped and one taller, more steeply angled slide; balance beams of different widths; or steps as well as ladders leading to raised platforms. Student responses may vary, but should accurately explain how Anna can use some of the methods and equipment above to create graduated challenges for her students.
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a. ensuring that children create a community of players. b. ensuring that children are strong competitors. c. evaluating curriculum effectiveness for students. d. evaluating peer pressure and its effects on students.
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A. emotion coaching B. emotion validating C. emotion dismissing D. emotion violating
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A. situated cognition; constructivism B. situated cognition; social constructivism C. cognitive constructivism; social constructivism D. social constructivism; constructivism
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What will be an ideal response?