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YOU FOUND US! Since we aren't able to join in on the fun and collaboration that TLA brings in person this year, we created this scavenger hunt to help lead you through Infobase products as a fun way to learn about the amazing educational resources Infobase provides.

First, call 911. This program shows viewers how to respond to common medical emergencies while waiting for professional help to arrive. With demonstrations and commentary from an experienced paramedic throughout, each section describes trauma situations or symptoms of distress and the best way to address them. The video also includes relevant advice on topics such as giving yourself the Heimlich maneuver, using an epi-pen on someone having an allergic...

Four toddlers are walking on contact paper, sticky side up, taped to the floor. Most often such an activity is called “sensorial play” and justified with phrases such as “they are exploring their sense of touch.” Such phrases, perhaps derived from Montessori’s phrase of “educating the senses,” imply that the children are learning what objects are smooth, what objects are rough, what objects are sticky, what objects are not. The emphasis...

In this video clip, four year olds Evan (in yellow) and Alex (in red) rearrange bottomless wooden boxes into play props that have qualitatively different functions: a train to sit in, a tunnel to crawl through, a bridge to walk over, an enclosure to hide toy animals inside, and a chute to toss a ball into. When a child is able to change the function of an object by changing his perspective to that object, he learns an important lesson. When I want...

This video clip shows a group of two-year-olds working to voluntarily control their behavior in order to engage in turn-taking with peers. The children know that taking turns involves a period of waiting and a period of activity. One child asserts the “five-minute” rule as a means to negotiate turns swinging. While the children understand that time can be measured, they have trouble determining the actual time span of five minutes. The teacher...

This episode of Year by Year covers the U.S. and the Soviet Union race to put the first man in space, while the Berlin wall is constructed, dividing East and West Germany.

In this program, master concrete finisher James Belville shows you step-by-step the art of concrete finishing and how to use each tool of the trade. Techniques covered include form setting; expansion placement; grading; ordering ready-mix concrete for 4-inch, 6-inch, and 8-inch slabs; pouring; tamping; bullfloating; using a walking edger; jointing; using a Fresno; hard troweling; using a walking trowel; patching; and brooming. Whether you are pouring...

The ability to mold, cast, or stamp concrete into any desired shape or texture is in high demand in the residential and commercial construction industry. This video features contractor and concrete expert James Belville as he demonstrates state-of-the-art methods for patios, sidewalks, and slab jobs. Belville shows how to use three-dimensional textured patterns, colored hardeners, and release agents on a 1,100-square-foot driveway. Viewers get step-by-step...

This episode takes you through the creation of hard wood trim and baseboards, starting with raw lumber, the removal of metal objects, the cutting down of the wood to useable sizes and finally the shaping of the wood into various shapes and styles. The episode also explains how different styles of trim and baseboard can be used and how simple trim can be easily installed by anyone.

This video clip shows a 10-month-old infant soothing herself when frustrated, focusing her attention in spite of distraction, and organizing her behavior into an effective sequence, thereby exemplifying an area of development called “self-regulation.” Although her attention is temporarily directed elsewhere, she leaves some mental space for the game so that she can pick up where she leaves off. Having these two levels of attention supports the...