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Key Aspects for Planning the Physical Environment correct answers • Provide learning centers
for individual, small group, and large group space, with clear physical boundaries, clear
pathways, and adequate storage.
• Place activities that use water near a source of water if possible.
• Place the cloaking area near the entrance to the room or in a hallway outside the room.
• Select an appropriate spot for large group activities to take place.
• Use storage units, seating, variation in flooring, and small dividers to form boundaries.
• Place high mobility activities in one section of the room and low mobility activities in another
section to minimize interference.
• Allow space from moving from one activity to another without going through the middle of an
activity area.
• Place materials and equipment in areas where they are most frequently used.
• Put seating in areas according to the number of children who are to use the area.
• Imagine how children might move within this space and try to predict the problems they might
encounter that are likely to require limit-setting.
• Arrange the furnishings in the room so that limit setting is minimized, and so that children are
safe, comfortable, and as independent as possible.
• Evaluate the placement of furnishings in terms of social development goals.
• Use furnishings of appropriate size only.
• Adapt the room arrangement as needed to meet the needs of children experiencing physical or
mental challenges.
• Adjust furnishings and equipment as necessary to support children's social behavior on the spot.
• Add or subtract objects in the physical environment to achieve specific goals related to
children's social development.
• Observe the prepared environment to determine if children are having social difficulties that
could be eliminated by changes with materials objects
• Increase or decrease softness, openness, complexity,
,Controllable Dimensions correct answers determine the overall comfort and atmosphere
communicated by the physical environment.
Controllable Dimensions: Soft vs Hard correct answers hardness is associated with efficiency
and formality, while softness is associated with relaxation and comfort.
Younger children are more at ease with soft settings and must gradually learn to behave in a
formal, hard setting
Controllable Dimensions: Open vs Closed correct answers a material is closed when there is only
ONE way to use it. Open materials do not have limits on the alternatives or outcomes, and they
encourage curiosity, exploration, and social interaction
Controllable Dimensions: Simple vs Complex correct answers the number of components and
their variety for any given material or activity.
Children tend to play more cooperatively with complex materials
Controllable Dimensions: Seclusion vs Intrusion correct answers possible interaction between
the programs and the things and people outside it and the boundaries between people and things
inside the program
Controllable Dimensions: High vs Low Mobility correct answers degree of opportunity for
children to physically move their bodies in a learning center
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Physical Environment: Does the environment offer cues for
appropriate social behavior? correct answers Clear boundaries between learning centers or
project areas
Pathways designed so that children do not interrupt other's
,Quiet and vigorous activity separated spatially
Adequate number of activity spaces for the number of children
Minimal wait times for materials and equipment
Storage that is labeled and accessible
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Physical Environment: Does the environment provide
opportunities for conversation among children? correct answers Places that are soft, comfortable,
and informal
Small group space in which only a few children participate at a time
Private spaces for one or two children
Spaces that attractive, inviting, pleasant
Materials and activities that promote cooperation
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Physical Environment: Does the environment minimize the
need for adult direction or correction of behavior? correct answers Hard surface flooring in
messy area (easy to clean)
Softer surface flooring to minimize normal noise (block area)
Learning centers well maintained and orderly
, Childproofing for safety (Wall plugs, electric cords, appliances, and medications put away; doors
closed)
Self-care is possible (Toileting, hand-washing, putting on and taking off wraps)
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Physical Environment: Does the environment promote the
self-identity of the children? correct answers Regularly changed displays of children are, project,
work
Photos depicting all racial groups, abilities, and occupations for men and women
Artifacts and pictures that represent the cultures of children in the group
Learning centers accessible to all children regardless of ability and disability
Opportunities for children to explore, experience challenge, and be successful
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Physical Environment: Does the environment promote
individual responsibility for the environment and for others? correct answers Supplies are
available for cleaning up indoors
Trash cans and gloves for playground cleanup
Pictographs available for routine maintenance and cleanliness
Movables stored in marked containers
Adequate storage indoors and out
Key Aspects for Planning the Physical Environment correct answers • Provide learning centers
for individual, small group, and large group space, with clear physical boundaries, clear
pathways, and adequate storage.
• Place activities that use water near a source of water if possible.
• Place the cloaking area near the entrance to the room or in a hallway outside the room.
• Select an appropriate spot for large group activities to take place.
• Use storage units, seating, variation in flooring, and small dividers to form boundaries.
• Place high mobility activities in one section of the room and low mobility activities in another
section to minimize interference.
• Allow space from moving from one activity to another without going through the middle of an
activity area.
• Place materials and equipment in areas where they are most frequently used.
• Put seating in areas according to the number of children who are to use the area.
• Imagine how children might move within this space and try to predict the problems they might
encounter that are likely to require limit-setting.
• Arrange the furnishings in the room so that limit setting is minimized, and so that children are
safe, comfortable, and as independent as possible.
• Evaluate the placement of furnishings in terms of social development goals.
• Use furnishings of appropriate size only.
• Adapt the room arrangement as needed to meet the needs of children experiencing physical or
mental challenges.
• Adjust furnishings and equipment as necessary to support children's social behavior on the spot.
• Add or subtract objects in the physical environment to achieve specific goals related to
children's social development.
• Observe the prepared environment to determine if children are having social difficulties that
could be eliminated by changes with materials objects
• Increase or decrease softness, openness, complexity,
,Controllable Dimensions correct answers determine the overall comfort and atmosphere
communicated by the physical environment.
Controllable Dimensions: Soft vs Hard correct answers hardness is associated with efficiency
and formality, while softness is associated with relaxation and comfort.
Younger children are more at ease with soft settings and must gradually learn to behave in a
formal, hard setting
Controllable Dimensions: Open vs Closed correct answers a material is closed when there is only
ONE way to use it. Open materials do not have limits on the alternatives or outcomes, and they
encourage curiosity, exploration, and social interaction
Controllable Dimensions: Simple vs Complex correct answers the number of components and
their variety for any given material or activity.
Children tend to play more cooperatively with complex materials
Controllable Dimensions: Seclusion vs Intrusion correct answers possible interaction between
the programs and the things and people outside it and the boundaries between people and things
inside the program
Controllable Dimensions: High vs Low Mobility correct answers degree of opportunity for
children to physically move their bodies in a learning center
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Physical Environment: Does the environment offer cues for
appropriate social behavior? correct answers Clear boundaries between learning centers or
project areas
Pathways designed so that children do not interrupt other's
,Quiet and vigorous activity separated spatially
Adequate number of activity spaces for the number of children
Minimal wait times for materials and equipment
Storage that is labeled and accessible
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Physical Environment: Does the environment provide
opportunities for conversation among children? correct answers Places that are soft, comfortable,
and informal
Small group space in which only a few children participate at a time
Private spaces for one or two children
Spaces that attractive, inviting, pleasant
Materials and activities that promote cooperation
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Physical Environment: Does the environment minimize the
need for adult direction or correction of behavior? correct answers Hard surface flooring in
messy area (easy to clean)
Softer surface flooring to minimize normal noise (block area)
Learning centers well maintained and orderly
, Childproofing for safety (Wall plugs, electric cords, appliances, and medications put away; doors
closed)
Self-care is possible (Toileting, hand-washing, putting on and taking off wraps)
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Physical Environment: Does the environment promote the
self-identity of the children? correct answers Regularly changed displays of children are, project,
work
Photos depicting all racial groups, abilities, and occupations for men and women
Artifacts and pictures that represent the cultures of children in the group
Learning centers accessible to all children regardless of ability and disability
Opportunities for children to explore, experience challenge, and be successful
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Physical Environment: Does the environment promote
individual responsibility for the environment and for others? correct answers Supplies are
available for cleaning up indoors
Trash cans and gloves for playground cleanup
Pictographs available for routine maintenance and cleanliness
Movables stored in marked containers
Adequate storage indoors and out
