Graham Ch.6 Exam Prep Planning And Developing The Content

Student name:__________

1) Once a task is judged to be appropriate, the teacher can provide _____________ to help the children perform the skill more effectively.

2) The ________ typically lasts no more than two or three minutes where the teacher calls the children together and quickly reviews the learnable pieces of the lesson.

3) _______________ often determines the amount and type of information that a teacher can present to a particular class of students.

4) The __________ describes what is included in the content of the entire curriculum.

5) ____________ are presented to the children to maintain their interest in a task.

6) When planning, it is important to consider

A) the teacher's favorite sports and activities.
B) how often a class meets.
C) the children's skill levels and interests.
D) how often a class meets and the children's skill levels and interests.

7) When planning the curriculum for your fifth grade students, the FIRST step in the planning process should be

A) deciding which content you will emphasize during which days of the year.
B) deciding what you will include in your curriculum and the order in which the content will be taught.
C) deciding how much time you want to spend on each concept and skill.
D) deciding which grades will be taught which skills and concepts.

8) Lesson objectives, or outcomes, are critical

A) because they are required by law to be included in all lesson plans.
B) they identify teacher actions during the lesson.
C) if the children are going to increase their understanding of a skill.
D) they state what we want the children to do in the lesson.

9) Which of the following are components of content development?

A) overlapping
B) providing tasks
C) challenging students to continue to practice
D) providing tasks and challenging students to continue to practice only

10) The first step in the planning process is to

A) Write daily lesson plans.
B) Develop a yearly plan from the program scope, deciding approximately how many days you will devote to each content area.
C) Decide which part of each of the skill themes and movement and fitness concepts you'll focus on.
D) Develop a curriculum scope for the entire five or six years of the program.

11) Ideally, lessons:

A) ignore varying levels of ability
B) are fun but not necessarily productive
C) encourage students to be physically active during the majority of lesson
D) emphasize competition

12) When planning, which factors influence the effectiveness of a lesson?

A) class size
B) frequency of class breaks
C) motivation
D) all of the above

13) When developing the scope and sequence of a planning process, this consists of which of the following?

A) what to include in the curriculum
B) establishing state standards
C) developing a year overview
D) none of the above

14) The National Standards document contains a list of sample grade-level outcomes that can be used as:

A) checkpoints
B) yearly overview
C) peer reviewers
D) all of the above

15) Poor planning may result in:

A) the most productive and enjoyable lessons
B) lessons which do not acknowledge class size and frequency of meetings
C) an unproductive learning experience for children
D) lessons which encourage students to be physically active for the majority of the lesson

16) Congruent feedback:

A) is feedback related to cues which will be introduced in future lessons
B) is a scanning technique
C) is a type of challenge
D) is consistent with what children were told to focus on when practicing

17) A teacher's initial and constant attention must be directed toward which area?

A) the lunch wagon
B) children's safety
C) the administration office
D) where most skilled students are working

18) Children may be off task for all of the following reasons except:

A) they are trying but the task was stated unclearly
B) the task was too hard or too easy
C) they haven't learned to be on task
D) the task is appropriately challenging

19) When watching children moving, based on your observations, what could you do next to promote a positive experience?

A) give them all a reward
B) present a new challenge to the children
C) provide them a rest break
D) describe a large sided game

20) Observing individual movement patterns can yield which type of result?

A) anecdotal records for future use
B) parental involvement
C) referral to a movement specialist
D) increased stamina for the students

21) Explain in your own words the four steps to planning that are outlined in Children Moving.

22) Using the skill theme of weight transfer, complete Step 2 of the planning process. Develop five indicators of learning that would lead to the outcome of "Transfers weight from feet to hands for momentary weight support" (SHAPE America 2014).

23) Describe why the development of clear objectives so important? Using a skill theme of punting, develop a realistic objective for a control-level class.