This 28-minute DVD highlights strategies and approaches that early childhood personnel and families can use to improve young children’s social skills in a variety of areas. From the Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior (CEBP) and the Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL).

For teachers who have been intrigued by Vivian Paley's books about storytelling and story acting, this video is an excellent starting point. Begin with the basics (how to use masking tape to make a stage) and then watch the children use their stories to explore issues of empathy, intimacy, fairness, justice and fantasy. 19 min. Produced by The Child Care Collection at Ball State University. Also available on DVD (#8141).

This video shares the details of storytelling and story acting with Vivian Paley. We see the ways in which stories are used by children to discuss everything from boys in bathtubs to mean sisters. Paley shows us how stories help children begin to make sense of the world. 24 min. Produced by The Child Care Collection at Ball State University. Also available on DVD (#8081).

This DVD beautifully depicts elements of developmentally appropriate teaching, curriculum, and assessment in two kindergarten classrooms, public and private, in Hawaii. It illustrates principles of good practice, such as integrated curriculum, that can be applied in any location. From Child Care Connections and the Children's School of Boise.

27 min.