EEC1970 Playlist- Module 03 11 videos
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Video as Mirror to One Year Old
A teacher interests a one-year-old child in a live video image of himself. As you watch, speculate on what the young boy might be thinking. How may this experience be beneficial? The child could learn: 1) that video images are not mirror images or a TV image, 2) that video…
Subjects: video
Ages: ones
Tags: child-object cause-effect self-recognition exploration closed captions
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What Sound Does this Make?
A group of eight five-year-olds participate in phonics activities with their teacher during classroom meeting time. In the first part of the video clip the teacher invites the children to sound out two-letter blends such as “CH”, and “SH”. In the second part of the video the teacher encourages the…
Subjects: letters
Ages: fives
Tags: closed captions children-teacher phonics reading literacy letter blends classroom routines
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Tapping Together
Fours boys create a way to experience the joy of doing something together by inventing an activity in which they can participate simultaneously. To do so, they gather drumsticks and use sections of tree trunk to symbolize drums. Notice that near the beginning of the video one boy says, “Let’s…
Subjects: drums
Ages: fours
Tags: children-object communication collaboration
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Fly, Fly, Go Away
Three children collaboratively transform the presence of a housefly into an invented social game. One child notices the housefly and excitedly announces its presence. A nearby child quickly adapts a familiar refrain (Fly, fly, go away!) to frame this unexpected event. A spontaneous game is quickly initiated as one child…
Subjects: body
Ages: twos
Tags: child-child maintaining play obstacles fear thinkprint empathy closed captions
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Invisible Rats - Reality in Fantasy
This is a video of a group of three children in a 4-year-old classroom. The teacher discovers two boys hiding under a futon and begins filming. Soon a girl joins the group and asks the boys what they are doing. They declare that they are “Invisible Rats” and thus begin…
Subjects: story
Ages: fours
Tags: children-teacher pretense communication rules shadow closed captions
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Why Children Make Play Challenging
Three boys pretend to jump over a crevice flowing with hot lava. By degrees they increase the gap, thereby increasing the danger and fun of the game. They increase the challenge to the maximum difficulty that still allows mastery. Once the pads reach that distance, the boys turn to other…
Subjects: body
Ages: fives
Tags: child-child pretense co-construction movement closed captions
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Infants Explore the Harp
Olivia and Michael explore an unusual object, a toy harp. At first Olivia fingers the features that protrude, the posts that the musician uses to tune the harp. The teacher models how to pluck the wire strings to make a musical sound. Olivia is intrigued, but on her way to…
Subjects: drums
Ages: infants
Tags: music imitation child-object instruments closed captions
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An Invented Game
Three young girls enjoy playing an invented game. The girls work to coordinate their movements, accommodate a third player, and lend structure to their play by singing refrains from a familiar nursery rhyme. Notice how they enjoy the affiliation felt when one follows the other. One girl momentarily takes the…
Subjects: body
Ages: twos
Tags: communication spatial relations maintaining play closed captions singing outdoor play child-child
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Sharing Weekend Adventures
In this video clip, the children’s relaxed, patient and confident participation in sharing time shows that this is a well-established classroom routine. The clear structure of this social event helps the children understand the roles of the participants and join in with success. The sense of routine offers the children…
Subjects: mouth
Ages: fours
Tags: communication children-teacher teaching language listening classroom routines closed captions
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Snack Time: Four infants at once
Four infants are enjoying a snack with their teacher. Notice how the teacher reads the infants’ cues as she works to support their emotional and physical needs. Study both the verbal and nonverbal ways she uses to let the infants know that she is attentive. The following descriptive text includes…
Subjects: body
Ages: infants
Tags: closed captions attachment children-teacher teaching communication classroom routines
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Painting with Watercolors
Three children are exploring watercolor paints with their teacher. On several occasions, the teacher gives the children verbal guidance or even holds a child’s hand to show the sequence: dip in water, dip in paint, and then stroke paper. Carefully study the teacher’s strategies and consider where she is most…
Subjects: paint
Ages: twos
Tags: teaching children-teacher sequence directions closed captions