Video Transcript
Narrator: In the Social and Emotional Development domain, the strand Social Interactions includes the foundation Interactions with Caregivers and Other People. Children from 23 through 36 months interact with familiar and unfamiliar people to play, solve problems, or communicate about experiences.
Example 1
Text on screen: Interacts with familiar people to play
On screen: 32-month-old Tessa is in an outdoor play area with a caregiver and many children. She carries a basket of balls to her caregiver. The caregiver holds the basket while Tessa peers inside.
Caregiver 1: You want to play? Can we count them together?
Tessa: This one.
On screen: Tessa pulls out one red ball with one hand holds it behind her back.
Caregiver 1: That one is red. You have one in your hand.
On screen: Tessa picks up another ball and starts to put it behind her back. Then, instead, she takes the first red ball and drops it into her shirt.
Caregiver 1: Two. Three.
On screen: Tessa smiles at her caregiver and drops the second ball into her shirt.
Caregiver 1: Are they going to fit in your shirt?
On screen: The caregiver reaches in the basket to pull out more balls. She counts the balls as she hands them to Tessa, and Tessa puts each one in her shirt.
Caregiver 1: Four.
Tessa: Four.
Caregiver 1: Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight.
Tessa: Uh-oh.
Caregiver 1: Uh-oh. Did they– are they falling out?
On screen: Tessa glances back into the basket to see a bell remaining. She drops the bell into her shirt.
Tessa: Nine.
Caregiver 1: Nine! You’re right, that was number nine. The bell was number nine.
On screen: Tessa walks away.
Example 2
Text on screen: Interacts with familiar people to solve problems and communicate ideas
On screen: 27-month-old Grace stands at a table with her caregiver and other children. There are markers and paper in front of her. Grace picks up a blue marker and holds it toward her caregiver.
Grace: Blue!
Caregiver 2: Blue.
Grace: (inaudible)
On screen: The caregiver reaches to take the marker, but Grace pulls it away.
Caregiver 2: You need help? Oh, you got it?
On screen: Grace tries to pull the marker cap off.
Grace: Off?
On screen: She hands her caregiver the marker. The caregiver takes off the marker’s cap and hands it back to Grace.
Caregiver 2: Yes, I can help you. There you go.
Grace: I got it.
Caregiver 2: You got it?
Grace: I draw (inaudible).
On screen: Grace takes the marker in one hand and the lid in the other.
Caregiver 2: You gonna trace your hand?
On screen: She places her hand on the paper and begins to trace around it. Grace tries lift her hand from the paper, but the paper sticks to her.
Grace: I stuck.
On screen: The caregiver helps Grace peel the paper off her hand and places the paper back onto the table.
Caregiver 2: It’s stuck. We used glue on your paper and it got stuck.
On screen: The scene cuts to Grace holding a black pencil, trying to hand it to her caregiver.
Grace: Draw with me?
Caregiver 2: You want me to trace your hand?
On screen: The caregiver takes the pencil. As the caregiver speaks to another child, Grace places her palm on the paper. She lifts her hand slightly and the paper sticks to her hand.
Caregiver 2: Those are beautiful colors, Emma. Did you mix all of them? Yes you can.
On screen: The caregiver helps put the paper back on the table.
Caregiver 2: I can trace it.
Child 2: Look, look.
Caregiver 2: Orange, orange. I’ll– oh, do you want me to trace both of your hands? I can. Put it together.
On screen: The caregiver gently helps Grace position her hands on the paper.
Example 3
Text on screen: Interacts with familiar people to play and communicate ideas
On screen: 29-month-old Zaira and her caregiver are together in a sandbox. Zaira stands holding a bucket and a shovel. They are looking at each other.
Caregiver 3: (in Spanish) You tell me. What do we do?
On screen: Zaira smiles at her caregiver and lifts the bucket and the shovel to show her what she wants to do. She hits the shovel on the bottom of the bucket a few times.
Zaira: (inaudible)
Caregiver 3: The bucket of sand and the shovel? Do you want me to fill it? Or are you going to fill it?
On screen: Zaira nods and holds the bucket upside down. She then hands the bucket to her caregiver.
Caregiver 3: Are you going to take it out? OK. Oh, that’s for me? Oh, very good.
Zaira: Mine?
On screen: Zaira points to something offscreen in the sandbox. The caregiver moves it closer.
Caregiver 3: Oh yes, that’s yours.
On screen: Zaira sits down with her shovel in one hand.
The scene cuts to Zaira removing her sneaker. She uses a ledge for support as she balances on one foot. The caregiver retrieves the shoe, and sets it aside.
Caregiver 3: Are you going to take off your sneakers? That’s good. Yeah, that’s good. Let’s put them on this side.
On screen: Zaira stands inside the sandbox with one foot bare. She steadies herself by holding the fence, and the caregiver holds Zaira’s arm to help support her. Zaira lifts her foot still in its sneaker into the caregivers’ hand.
Caregiver 3: You can hold on to me too, if you want.
On screen: The caregiver lets go of Zaira’s. She holds Zaira’s foot in one hand and undoes one of the straps on Zaira’s shoe. She points to the other strap and tells Zaira,
Caregiver 3: Let’s take one of them off. You can take the other one.
On screen: Zaira reaches towards her foot and pulls the remaining strap loose. The caregiver assists by holding onto Zaira’s ankle and removing the shoe.
Caregiver 3: You can take off. Okay, that’s it.
On screen: Zaira places both bare feet into the sand, wiggles her toes.
Zaira: Take off.
Caregiver 3: It just came off, that’s all.
Zaira: (inaudible)
Caregiver 3: She doesn’t have shoes. What happened to her?
Example 4
Text on screen: Interacts with familiar people to solve problems
On screen: 34-month-old Johnny is in an outdoor play area standing next to his seated caregiver. Johnny holds a monkey stuffie that makes sounds when its body is pressed. He holds it to his ear to listen.
Caregiver 4: Press it again? It’s not working?
On screen: Johnny hands the monkey to his caregiver.
Johnny: Oh no.
Caregiver 4: Here, let’s try again. Let’s try it again. Let’s push right here.
On screen: The caregiver takes the monkey and presses its body, leaning in closer to listen.
Caregiver 4: Do you hear it? What sound it make?
On screen: Johnny smiles and waves the stuffed animal monkey around.
Johnny: (imitating monkey)
Caregiver 4: Oo-oo-ah-ah-ah, yeah.
Johnny: I wanna go that way.
On screen: Johnny walks over to sit at a small picnic table. He continues playing with the monkey, touching its head and face.
Caregiver 4: Oh, you’re gonna go this way? All right.
On screen: The caregiver moves his seat closer to Johnny, and the two look at each other.
Johnny: It not doing.
On screen: Johnny holds the monkey out to the caregiver, who takes it from him.
Caregiver 4: It’s not doing it? You want to try it again?
Johnny: Yup.
On screen: The caregiver points to a spot on the monkey, showing Johnny. Johnny places his hands on the monkey, too.
Caregiver 4: See, look. This is a symbol. This is a musical note. So, you push this, and this is where we’re going to get the sound. So…
On screen: The caregiver presses the monkey, causing it to make sounds. He releases the monkey into Johnnys hands.
Caregiver 4: See that?
Johnny: Yeah. Eye. Eye.
On screen: Johnny points to the monkey’s eyes. The caregiver also points to the monkey’s eye.
Caregiver 4: Yeah, that’s the monkey’s eye.