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Child Development From Four to Six

22 minutes, 33 seconds

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Closeup of a child drawing with marker on a sheet of paper. Caption. Giving outlets for expressing their feelings.

Lists the five basic principles of human development. Looks at the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual changes that take place in children ages four to six. Discusses the new experiences children have in social and moral development at home and in the first year at school.

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Runtime: 22 minutes, 33 seconds

Topic: Counseling and Self-Help, Home and Family
Subtopic: Child Development, Parenting
Grade/Interest Level: PT/TT
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Release Year: 2001
Producer/Distributor: Meridian Education Corporation
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Against a blue background, we see text that reads, “Active Learning. How Children Can Learn. The Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning.”

Group of children seated cross-legged on the floor, looking in the same direction. Caption. And continue to make literacy important to us.

Child smiles and looks out in a classroom setting. Caption. Narrator. Rapid physical growth marks this stage of development.

Title text reads, “How Children Can Learn Creating and Thinking Critically. The Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning," against a green and pink background.

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Woman is signing in front of a red screen with the word, brave, written in white next to her.

Woman signs in front of a storybook illustration of scruffy dog licking a boy while other animals look on. Story text appears on screen.

Woman leans over to help a child adjust a magnifying glass. Another woman and child stand by. Spanish caption. Una de las cosas más importantes.

Illustration of a red safari vehicle with 2 people in it approaching a gray tree. A yellow and black toucan and a colorful parrot sit on a branch of the tree looking at the approaching vehicle.

Boy with blond hair looks down and wipes his cheek with a red cloth. A red and yellow cartoon T, V frames the video. Music note icon indicates music is playing.