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Nearly 2 million Muslim pilgrims are in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj, or pilgrimage, to Mecca. The hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, and all Muslims are called to perform it at least once in their lifetime if they are physically and financially able to do so. We visited the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Virginia, where children were led through a mock Hajj while Imam Johari Abdul-Malik explained the journey and the various...
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Africans listen to the silence and use it as a dimension in which they can improvise, observes John Collins, an English musician and host of this program. Taking off from the peace of nature, the singing cicadas, and the simple routines of the workday, this program explores a kaleidoscope of musical examples from Ghana: children's games and their musical bands; traditional drums; sensual dances; trance dances; animated funeral music; and many other...
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Community-based caregiving is a vital mode of support for older adults with developmental disabilities. This insightful and uplifting program examines how, within Hispanic, African-American, and Asian-American cultural contexts, the needs of high-functioning members of this population are being met through the empowering assistance of their families and through healthcare- and employment-related programs that promote self-determination. The importance...
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The dangerous link between teen homelessness and HIV/AIDS has led activists to develop new forms of community involvement. Service providers are turning directly to youth for help, recruiting them to become messengers of HIV-prevention awareness and mentors of other at-risk young people. This video explores the how-to of designing peer programs by introducing viewers to five models for peer-based outreach groups. It covers the training of peer mentors,...
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This is a video clip 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 begins a conversation about being invisible. The children relocate to a new area in the classroom. As if they realize they are in full view, they pretend to dig deep holes that are...
7) Sick Baby
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This video clip shows four year olds Emma, Brenna, and Julia caring for a baby with a ‘boo-boo’. Brenna animates the Mom (doll) who feeds the baby. Julia talks on the telephone. As the children explore their conceptions about friendship, illness, treatment, doctors, police officers, mommies, and telephone conversations, we learn how dramatic play supports children’s social and emotional development.
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In this video clip, children ages two to two-and-a-half years old are impressed with how well they can move and reform a large mat that folds into four sections. There is a bit of pretend danger of being trapped, and there is the remaking of a tent like structure into a stage, upon which the children begin to dance. Notice the “presentational voice” of the children that marks their intention to be heard by an audience. Notice words like “okay,...
9) BigToys
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Children’s play structures made out of recycled materials? Watch as Joel tours the BigToys factory to learn how these large toys are made!
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This is a clip of two four-year-old children co-constructing a dramatic play story. The children continually use the terms: “and then,” “how ‘bout,” and “OK?” as they negotiate the play. What does this strategy tell us about the children’s understanding of effective collaboration? The clip shows how the children offer each other space to lead the story at alternating times.
12) Kate DiCamillo
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Kate DiCamillo wasn’t always a writer. She didn’t actually start writing until she was 30 years old. It took six years before she was published, but it was her dream and so she kept trying. Now, DiCamillo is the author of children’s books Because of Winn-Dixie and Tale of Despereaux and she was recently appointed the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature.
13) Grace Lin
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Do you have an old children’s book you love? Well, there’s a good chance that it might be racist, says kids’ author Grace Lin. In this NewsHour program, Lin offers her humble opinion on how you can keep loving your favorite classics while acknowledging the out-of-date or harmful parts.
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For many weeks, three-year-old Dryden has shown an interest in unusual rocks. He collects them near the school. Today he has found a rather large rock, too heavy for him to carry. He requires the help of an adult. This video clip shows his actions and the way in which his teacher, Mr. Pat, balances helping with encouraging the children’s planning.
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This video clip shows how toddlers can value friendship more than objects. We have presented our analysis as a Thinkprint. We wrote what the children might be thinking, not in these exact adult words, but in effect. Writing Thinkprints is a useful way to see more in the children’s actions since you are searching for their intentions.
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In this video clip, eleven children work together to retrieve a plastic soda bottle from the other side of a chain link fence. They use fingers, feet, a rubber hose, but most essentially, their minds. When one child inadvertently pops the bottle farther from reach, the children, undaunted, attempt to bring it back in reach. The clip shows the number of strategies the children invent “on the fly”, some more impulsive, others very intentional and...
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This video clip shows three five year olds playing together by animating a butterfly and two toy turtles. These animals become the central characters around which the children collaborate to develop a pretend script. Study how the children use symbols in their play and consider why some symbols are constant while others change. Observe how pretending together encourages the children to reject certain symbols while accepting others. Observe how the...
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In an era when parents are working outside the home, many struggle to figure out their proper role in their children’s lives. Competition among families and the concept of making sure kids are always happy may also be adding to the stresses of modern parenthood. Judy Woodruff talks to Jennifer Senior, author of All Joy and No Fun;The Paradox of Modern Parenthood, about the evolving pressure to raise perfectly well-rounded children.
19) Song of Parkland
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When Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School drama teacher Melody Herzfeld heard the fire alarm on February 14, 2018, she was with her students in rehearsals for their annual children’s musical. Moments later, a Code Red sounded. Herzfeld rushed her 65 students into a storage closet while a shooter killed 17 teachers and students nearby. Filmed in the months following the shootings, while theFlorida schoolcommunity is grappling with the tragedy,Song...
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Hiroshima No Pika is an animated film made by Noriaki Tsuchimoto based on the award-winning children’s book by the Japanese artist Toshi Maruki. Through Maruki's heart-rending, beautiful watercolor illustrations, the film tells the story of a young girl and her family, who live through the horrific bombing of Hiroshima. While the horror lies in the reality of the story, the beauty of the film’s articulation creates a sensitive and affecting movie...