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An Accidental Collaboration
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In this video, a teacher helps a group of infants explore their surroundings.
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Here are some questions to ask yourself about this video:
- How does the teacher get Sarah (the child with the brunette hair) to participate?
- How does the teacher extend Sean’s (the child with the blond hair) exploration?
- What do you think Sean’s goals are as he explores the paintbrush? What are Sarah’s goals as she plays with the Mylar with her feet?
- By shaking objects like the paintbrush and exploring objects with hands, feet, and the mouth, the infants are learning about the physical properties of objects.
- Shaking objects may also be a way for a child to indicate a few things without using language: from pointing out “this one” to saying to himself, “this object excites me.”
- When Sarah rustles the Mylar, Sean looks at her while striking at the material. His look starts a social connection – knowledge that he is able to do something as a result of another’s action. This awareness of social connections represents a developmental advances.
- For Ages
- 1-2 years
- Time Required
- 7 min
- Average Rating
An Accidental Collaboration Comments
Reviewed on Feb 04, 2013 by gleemom
I wondered why the teacher refrained from giving words to the children's explorations, describing the motions, sounds actions of the children.
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