EEC1970 Playlist- Module 04 9 videos

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    Supporting Child-Directed Play

    At the beginning of the school year, a small group of pre-kindergarten children work alongside each other on a large magnetic wall. Note that while working on a vertical surface, the child’s body does not get in the way, as it often does when working on a carpet or raised…

    Subjects: numbers

    Ages: fours

    Tags: children-teacher literacy letters teaching environments closed captions

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    The benefits of teacher directed encounters

    The teacher in this video deliberately holds the children to one question, how can we make the up side of the plank (on a fulcrum) go down without pushing on the up side? While the use of passive weight to make a plank move, as opposed to pushing on it…

    Subjects: simple machine

    Ages: twos

    Tags: balance children-teacher science weight teaching problem solving closed captions

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    Hearing the Unheard (practice)

    Eli, 23 months old, and Matthew, 20 months old, have discovered a small rectangular timer. Carefully notice what Eli does with the timer and list two other objects you think he may liken (assimilate) it to. What physical attributes of the timer do you notice Eli considering as he manipulates…

    Subjects: props

    Ages: ones

    Tags: communication mind of other pretense children-object teaching closed captions

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    Helping Toddlers Help Each Other

    Marley, 26 months old, and Dutch, 23 months old, are learning to negotiate social rules surrounding their play with blocks. Marley has a clear goal in mind as she works to arrange triangle shaped blocks in a row along the edge of the raised platform. Dutch asks, “What those?” as…

    Subjects: blocks

    Ages: twos

    Tags: children-teacher teaching communication collaboration closed captions

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    Outdoor Play - Preview of CD (videative)

    Click on the orange text (video preview) to see brief segments of the longer and larger video files contained on the disc Outdoor Play. The brief trailer will appear in the video window on the left. These high impact video clips have been carefully chosen to reveal how children’s play…

    Subjects: learning moments series

    Ages: mixed

    Tags: learning moments series

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    Child as Teacher (videative)

    In this video we have a wonderful opportunity to observe a role-reversal between teacher and child. While playing at the water table, a four-year-old boy named Chris has made a delightful discovery: he can use his hands to blow bubbles. Chris’s peers and his teacher are excited about his discovery….

    Subjects: bubbles

    Ages: fours

    Tags: teaching communication special education force cause-effect child-teacher

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    Mr. Pat Helps but Supports Self-Help

    For many weeks, Dryden has shown an interest in unusual rocks. He collects them near the school. Today he has found a rather large rock, too heavy for him to carry. He requires the help of an adult. Watch this six-minute clip and reflect on the way in which his…

    Subjects: outdoors

    Ages: threes

    Tags: children-teacher outdoor play teaching closed captions

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    Infants with Teacher: Call and Response

    In this video clip, four infants and a teacher sit together on the floor exploring objects. As they play one of the infants utters a series of consonant-vowel syllables that sound something like a song verse. She says, “Da-dah, da-dah, dah”. Notice how the teacher treats the infant’s babbling as…

    Subjects: body

    Ages: infants

    Tags: communication teaching children-teacher nonverbal babbling closed captions

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    Social Emotional Learning: Effective Guidance (videative)

    Respect Boundaries: Promote Self-Other Awareness (age: 15 months) In this video clip, Diego (on the right, seated beside teacher) and John (on the right, wearing an orange shirt) are confused about whose clay is whose. The teacher helps reorient Diego by saying, “Diego, that’s John’s work. Here’s Diego’s clay. Here’s…

    Subjects: assorted materials

    Ages: mixed

    Tags: conflict resolution teaching problem solving other self communication children-teacher