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Rules are good directions (TEFC)

United States, 1976
film

Explores the child’s world of rules. Involves the viewer in a series of decisionmaking situations which make children aware of the need for rules, ways ..

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Playing the game (TEFC)

United Kingdom, 1968
Similarity: 80%

Who needs rules?

United States, 1972
Similarity: 77%

Catch 'em being good (TEFC)

Unknown, 1980
Similarity: 75%

Child's play and the real world (TEFC)

United States, 1974
Similarity: 75%

Work is child's play (TEFC)

United States, 1973
Similarity: 75%

Discipline and self control (TEFC)

United States, 1969
Similarity: 74%

Their world (TEFC)

Hungary, 1965
Similarity: 74%

Growing up in a scary world (TEFC)

United States, 1972
Similarity: 73%

The Game

United States, 1969
Similarity: 73%

Exploring, investigating, learning (TEFC)

Australia, 1980
Similarity: 73%

Playing the game

United Kingdom, 1968
Similarity: 73%

Fun on the playground

United States, 1947
Similarity: 72%

I am here today (TEFC)

United States, 1970
Similarity: 72%

Methods (TEFC)

Hungary, 1979
Similarity: 72%

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

United States, 1966
Similarity: 72%

More than words (TEFC)

United States, 1959
Similarity: 72%

Joining in (TEFC)

United Kingdom, 1977
Similarity: 72%

A Child went forth (TEFC)

United States, 1970
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