Twos Unit Week 10 6 videos
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To Catch a Balloon
Toddlers think about size, position, distance, and new uses for familiar objects in order to reach a helium balloon that has floated to the ceiling. They try standing on wooden blocks, first one, then two. Adding blocks to the stack presents a new problem. The taller the stack the less…
Subjects: balloon
Ages: twos
Tags: children-object spatial relations invention imitation
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Jack in the Box
Robbie is exploring a Jack-in-the-box toy with his caregiver. The caregiver patiently works to extend his understanding of how the Jack-in-the-box works. Notice that she invites Robbie to explore by demonstrating both the procedure (cranking the handle) and the effect (Jack pops up). She is careful to make the end-state…
Subjects: replica toy
Ages: twos
Tags: teaching child-teacher cause-effect imitation closed captions
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Birthday
Robbie and Alyssa are sitting in their caregiver’s lap when Robbie introduces the birthday theme. The caregiver supports the children’s theme by inviting them to sing the birthday song. Observe what strategies Alyssa uses in order to synchronize her song with Robbie’s. Notice what the caregiver does to extend the…
Subjects: body
Ages: twos
Tags: teaching children-teacher symbolization number classification closed captions
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Kitchen Remodel: Helping children collaborate
Three two year old girls are designing a house for their pretend play. Two of the girls, Audrey and Pixie, have different ideas about where to locate the kitchen. Audrey points to a large wooden chest and says, “Right there”. Pixie walks up to the section of house they have…
Subjects: blocks
Ages: twos
Tags: children-teacher teaching pretense communication negotiation co-construction environment closed captions
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Shadow Search
On a bright and sunny afternoon five children and a teacher embark upon a search for shadows on the school playground. Throughout the experience the teacher works to structure the children’s shadow exploration in various ways. Sharing the Plan The teacher increases the children’s excitement and energizes them to participate…
Subjects: shadows
Ages: twos
Tags: spatial relations communication teaching children-teacher directions. 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