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Growing up in a scary world (TEFC)

United States, 1972
film

Filmed in a nursery school group of 4 and 5 year olds in the spring of 1970 during a time of crisis in the adult world. The staff provided a small sandbox wit..

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I am here today (TEFC)

United States, 1970
Similarity: 80%

Playground (TEFC)

United States, 1975
Similarity: 80%

Child's play and the real world (TEFC)

United States, 1974
Similarity: 79%

Joining in (TEFC)

United Kingdom, 1977
Similarity: 77%

Setting the stage for learning (TEFC): teaching the 3's, 4's and 5's

United States, 1966
Similarity: 77%

Their world (TEFC)

Hungary, 1965
Similarity: 77%

Playing Outdoors (TEFC)

Unknown
Similarity: 77%

Make Believe Play (TEFC)

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Similarity: 76%

We're gonna have recess (TEFC)

Canada, 1967
Similarity: 76%

A Child went forth

United States, 1948
Similarity: 75%

Structuring Play (TEFC)

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Similarity: 75%

My art is me (TEFC)

United States, 1969
Similarity: 75%

All in a day

Australia, 1961
Similarity: 75%

Hi daddy (TEFC)

United States, 1974
Similarity: 75%

Blocks (TEFC)

United Kingdom, 1974
Similarity: 75%

Child's play (TEFC)

United States, 1977
Similarity: 75%

Inside Play (TEFC)

Australia, 1988
Similarity: 75%

Little blocks

United States, 1973
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