Preschool Symbolic Thought Videos 5 videos
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Grandma's Elevator
Andrew and Edward have different orientations to block play. Edward wants to arrange the blocks as props to support his story. Andrew wants to make spatial motifs, a triangle on every cylinder. Yet the two boys find a way to play together fluidly. This fluidity is facilitated by the symbolic…
Subjects: blocks
Ages: threes
Tags: pretense co-construction symbolization child-child closed captions
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Big Baby - Adult's Role in Pretend Play
Like the director of a play, the girl in this video clip assigns the role of “baby” to the adult. The girl notices that her symbol for a baby (intern teacher) is misread when a classmate asks the “baby” for help tying her apron. The girl works to refine her…
Subjects: props
Ages: fives
Tags: pretense children-teacher pretend_play closed captions
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Cheers for Chaislyn!
Chaislyn, a self-directed and animated four-year-old, invites her teacher to share some pretend-play props such as ketchup bottles and cups. Chaislyn pretends to use the props according to their function. She indicates to the teacher that the function is not determined by the object’s color. Then a ‘toasting’ game begins….
Subjects: props
Ages: fours
Tags: child-teacher pretense function imitation special education closed captions
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Early Symbolization: A Case of Learning Through Pretense
Three girls use dolls to enact a pretend play script about a doctor and her patients. Emma takes the lead role as doctor and skillfully negotiates the flow of play to include Brenna and Julia as patients. Observe what world knowledge about medical treatment and the doctor-patient relationship the children…
Subjects: dolls
Ages: fours
Tags: child-child pretense leadership illness co-construction closed captions
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Heroes and Spaceships (practice)
Molly and Zev are involved in pretend play, using Magna Tiles and replica figures to explore ideas about good vs. evil. Rather than giving you our analysis of this clip, we have provided you with a set of questions you can use to discover the significance of this clip. 1….
Subjects: story
Ages: fives
Tags: pretend play story replica toys children-object closed captions