Young Toddlers Imitate Each Other

Stella sits in a special spot, a box just big enough for one. Her friend Wyatt (navy blue shirt) grasps the lip of the box with both hands while Maya (gray jumpsuit) grips the side with one hand, and they both pull (00:02). The box does not budge. 

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Videatives Views Issue #217: Building a Tower

In this video clip, Oliver is stacking large wooden frames that can be securely fitted together by placing the legs of one frame into the notches in another frame.

Building a Tower

In this video clip, Oliver is stacking large wooden frames that can be securely fitted together by placing the legs of one frame into the notches in another frame. He says, “Put it on the tower,” as he lifts a wooden piece and places it on top (00:08). His tower at this point is a randomly placed pile of these wooden frames.

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Videatives Views Issue #216 Leaves – Making connections with peers and nature

Oto has covered herself with leaves. Logan and Cayetano come over to see what she is doing.

Leaves - Making connections with peers and nature

Oto has covered herself with leaves. Logan and Cayetano come over to see what she is doing. The teacher explains that she’s “getting covered up,” and Cayetano excitedly asks, “Can you do that to me?”

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Too Big

In this video clip, toddlers engage in size estimations and enjoy testing limits by creating conditions where one object very nearly fits inside another. Ben and Henry enjoy determining what toys fit inside a large tube stood on one end. The toddlers are engaging in mathematical thinking by estimating, or comparing the size of the tube’s opening to the size of each toy they select. Math play becomes the basis of their spontaneous game. As the video begins, the boys discover that a toy elephant does not fit fully inside the tube. Ben says, “It too big” (00:01).

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Videatives Views Issue #215 Camden and Olivia do a Puzzle

When children solve a jigsaw puzzle they use various strategies to improve their “hit rate”, finding pieces that fit the appropriate spaces.

Camden and Olivia do a Puzzle

When children solve a jigsaw puzzle they use various strategies to improve their “hit rate”, finding pieces that fit the appropriate spaces.

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Videatives Views Issue #214 Balance scale play: Random or reflective?

Two four-year-old boys are working with a balance and a collection of gourds. Tyler explains, “We're trying to get this to go this way, and this one's too heavy.”

Balance scale play: Random or reflective?

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