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Circle Time Magazine Season 1, Episode 3 Knowledge Check

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Knowledge Check Answer Key (Questions 1 – 5)

Thank you for completing the Knowledge Check questions. An answer key to these questions is listed below.

Question 1: Children start accessing geometry concepts during infancy by learning through their senses.

True

False

Question 2: Young children can learn geometry concepts by doing the following: (Chose the correct answer.)

Moving their bodies

Stacking, piling, knocking over objects

Exploring properties of shapes

Creating complex structures

Talking about shapes

All of the above

Question 3: Young children go through four main phases in learning to combine shapes to make new shapes. Put the following phases in the correct order. Place your cursor on the phase and select it to move it up or down to put the phases in the correct order.

4 Shape Composer: More accuracy when putting shapes together.
2 Piece Assembler: Puts shapes together in a picture. Each shape stands alone.
3 Picture Maker: Combining shapes to make a new form.
1 Pre-Composer: Looking at shapes, touching them, arranging them.

Question 4: Geometry and spatial sense help reinforce number and counting skills.

True

False

Question 5: How can educators foster rich brain building experiences for children? (Select all that apply.)

Offering high quality experiences for early learning

Using novel words and adjectives with children (quality words not just quantity)

Looking at the item you're talking about when talking about it

Describing the relationships between two items

Scaffolding learning

Introducing spatial concepts

Offering screen time to infants

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