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    Ben Shoots Pool

    Two-year-old Ben and his father invent challenging ways to get a billiard ball into the pool table pocket. Ben uses the cue sticks to channel the ball into the pocket. Ben’s father offers hints now and then. Decide if you agree with the ways that Ben’s uncle makes the game…

    Subjects: balls

    Ages: twos

    Tags: child-parent cause-effect inclines direction closed captions

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    Stacking Tires

    Jensen marks the intended use of a heavy automobile tire. Knowing that she has to leave to get a tire to stand on, she leans the tire to be lifted against the existing stack. She rolls another tire close to the stack, and then begins to heft the waiting tire….

    Subjects: tires

    Ages: fives

    Tags: child-object spatial relations invention goal marking outdoor play closed captions

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    Animal Train

    Tucker and Ayla place animals on a train going ‘to the office’. George asks, “Well, so you don’t want me to put it (horse) over here?” Ayla explains, “No, this goes right there. The horsie eats hay.” Ayla adds motive to the horse’s placement by repositioning it near a raised…

    Subjects: blocks

    Ages: twos

    Tags: pretense closed captions function teaching classification children-teacher