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This video clip captures two four-year-old friends explaining strategies for writing their names to one another. These children have been in class together since infancy. It is clear that they are very comfortable and trust each other, enough to open themselves up to debate and to receive/offer feedback.
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In this video clip, four-year-old Dusk and his friends are interested in building a track for their racecars. As a provocation, some of the chairs are lined up in the classroom. The children see this line of chairs as a good location for their track. Dusk decides to extend the line of chairs and recruits his friends to help. Listen as he repeats the words “more, more, more!” Watch how Marty responds and how the boys get to work, spurred on by...
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Stunning 3D animation of a baby inside her mother's womb helps to teach the four stages of labor and provides a realistic view of anatomy and birth physiology. Combined with real birth footage, this comprehensive program shows common emotions during labor, demonstrates coping methods, and provides helpful tips for support people. This video is updated based on new research. In addition to anatomy of pregnancy, pre-labor signs, and the onset of labor,...
24) Differentiation
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This video explores what differentiation is and gives three differentiating strategies to use in the classroom.
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When children play outdoors, they are doing more than developing their gross motor skills and self-confidence. They are also experimenting with the physics of their bodies on swings, seesaws, and jungle gyms. This video clip shows a four year old at the playground as he experiments with a board that tilts, depending on which side holds more of his weight. Brayden’s behavior reveals his theories about playground physics; these theories are based...
26) Tricycle Tour
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In this video clip, three-year-old Ella enjoys helping her younger friend Grace, have a ride on a tricycle. In her leadership role, Ella is challenged to guide the tricycle with a seated passenger. Notice that Ella is able to maneuver the tricycle more easily by pushing it backward.
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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...
30) Stacking Tires
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This video clip follows a five-year-old as she exhibits Executive Function by devising and executing a plan to achieve her goal – building stacks made of heavy automobile tires.
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In this video clip, six four-year-old boys meet to rebuild a block structure that was photographed the day before. At two points in this video clip they go to the photograph for guidance. They do not have enough long blocks to finish the roof. At the teacher’s suggestion they look at the photographs and discover that the long blocks were used as the floor and a white tray served as the roof. Michael returns to the block structure to annex it with...
33) Creators
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From jewelry to science to fashion, African visionaries are bringing concepts to reality.
34) Pretend Washing
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When children act out a scene in pretend play they let us know a great deal about their understanding of the physical and social world. Take for example, this video clip of two three-year-old girls pretending to wash their hands. It shows that they understand that washing requires a back and forth scrubbing action, a movement not required when you are simply rinsing your hands or warming your hands. It also provides a sense of their strategies for...
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This special version of Newborn Care includes all the same essential information as the standard version, but without any mention or visuals of artificial nipples or formula feeding. Itteaches the essentials of newborn care and the latest in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) safety guidelines.See solutions to common challenges and hear information needed to make the best, and safest, choices for an infant. Content includes: appearance, senses...
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This special version of Newborn Care includes all the same essential information as the standard version, but without any mention or visuals of artificial nipples or formula feeding. Itteaches the essentials of newborn care and the latest in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) safety guidelines.See solutions to common challenges and hear information needed to make the best, and safest, choices for an infant. Content includes: appearance, senses...
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This program gives parents of preemies the essential information and emotional support they need. This specialized program answers common questions about the NICU, shares success stories, and most importantly, prepares the family for life at home. Volume 3: Going Home covers: preparing for discharge, being at home with a preemie, SIDS, early development, and possible long-term complications.
39) The Cold War
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This is a timeline of events in the history of the Cold War, from 1945 to 1991. The Cold War was a period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union after the end of World War II, as they tried to prevent each other from gaining too much power, with the threat of nuclear weapons looming.
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This video clip can be studied via several dimensions: the affordance of playground structures to support social play, the way the children adjust the rules of “Ring Around the Rosy” to fit the environment, and the way the children adjust their actions to avoid getting dizzy and their subsequent use dizziness as part of falling down.