We Can Clean, Too! (4:21)
An infant-toddler teacher describes how she encourages the emerging pretend play of the toddlers in her care. She plans a play theme based on their daily experiences that is well-matched to their curious nature.
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What is Infant Mental Health? (1:55)In this video, infant mental health specialists and other experts provide a brief overview of the meaning of the term "Infant mental health."Learn more
Fostering Flexibility in a Toddler Classroom (1:14)
An Early Head Start Teacher explains the importance of being flexible when working with young children and provides an example of how she fosters children’s ability to be flexible themselves.
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Learning All the Time: Making the Most of Every Day Experiences (1:38)
A family child care provider describes the opportunities that daily experiences provide for supporting young children’s development.
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Redesigning the Toddler Classroom (6:04)
A toddler teacher discusses why she rearranged her classroom and how it affected classroom behavior.
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Supporting Critical Thinking in Toddlers (1:42)
A toddler teacher shares her strategies for supporting the development of toddlers’ critical thinking skills.
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Supporting Language Development in Infants and Toddlers During Mealtime (2:13)
An Early Head Start Teacher describes how she uses a variety of strategies during mealtime to support language development.
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Supporting Physical Development in Infants and Toddlers (3:20)
This video illustrates how adults can support children’s physical development through a variety of movement activities and physical challenges.
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Supporting Thinking in Infants and Toddlers Through Active Music and Play Experiences (2:37)
This video describes how adults can support cognitive development by providing movement and other active play and music opportunities.
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Investigating Balls (10:10)
This video shows how preschool and toddler teachers engaged children in a variety of learning activities while investigating the properties of balls.
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Investigating Containers (11:22)
Toddler and preschool teachers describe how children developed an understanding of the properties and uses of containers over the course of a four-month-long investigation on containers.
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Investigating Nature (10:31)
Preschool and toddler teachers describe how children engaged in a variety of learning activities while investigating insects, worms, gardening, and other aspects of nature.
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Investigating Pathways (12:03)
A toddler teacher and two preschool teachers describe how children engaged in a variety of learning activities while developing an understanding of the concept of pathways.
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Investigating Trees (11:36)
Preschool and toddler teachers describe how children studied trees and the animals that live in them.
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