The “Nobody” Clip

Several children are seated at a work table, where they are writing with crayons and markers. The camera focuses on Ingrid.

Teacher: [off camera] You can write a little.... Very nice. You can write “To mom,” or to whoever you're going to give it to.

Ingrid: To nobody.

Teacher: To nobody. OK. But how.... OK, but how do you think you spell nobody [pronouncing the word slowly, with emphasis on the first syllable]?

Ingrid: N, o....

Teacher: Good. And then what? Body.

The camera moves to show another child seated at the table beside Ingrid.

Caitlyn: Nobody [also drawing the word out and emphasizing the first syllable].

Teacher: OK, you've got the no part. What would... How would you...

Ingrid: B...

Teacher: Good! Good! Now?

Ingrid: A?

Teacher: Close. It's a vowel so it can...it has a funny sound.

Ingrid: E?

Teacher: No, well the next letter after the b would be o. Nobod... [drawing the word out, with emphasis on the second syllable]. What letter is this?

Several children together: D!

Teacher: Good. And then what? Now the last one is really hard. Nobody [emphasizing the final sound]. It...it sounds like --

Ingrid: [interrupting] E.

Teacher: Yes. Yes, it sounds like an e, but there's a letter way over here that sounds like that sometimes.... Like the e, and it's the y. Nobody. To nobody, Love Ingrid.

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The “Sinking Flower” Clip

Two girls, Vivian and McKenzie, are working in the painting area of the art studio. McKenzie is seated at the work table, gathering paper and supplies. Vivian walks around the table to McKenzie and begins speaking to her. In the background of their conversation can be heard the discussion and laughter of the other children who are busy in the room.

Vivian: Get...get all the colors. Maybe if you do scribble-scrabble...maybe it will be so pretty, if you do scribble-scrabble.

McKenzie: Deh-deh deh-deh deh-deh [repeating a "d" sound while dabbing with a paintbrush on to a sheet of paper].

Vivian: Is that scribble-scrabble?

McKenzie: No.

Vivian: What if you do scribble-scrabble -- maybe it will be so pretty.

McKenzie continues to paint as Vivian watches. When the teacher's voice is heard off camera, Vivian moves around the work table to where a stack of papers is lying.

Teacher: Vivian, would you like to do another picture?

Vivian: I want to put all of these because they would make so pretty pictures.

Vivian begins leafing through several pieces of paper, picking up two that appear stuck together and peeling them apart to reveal mirror-image paintings on each.

Teacher: You like to fold them together? You like to fold them together?

Vivian: Look at the pictures....

McKenzie: Look at mine. Oh! My flower is really sinking....

Vivian walks back around the table to where McKenzie is sitting, while McKenzie holds her painting up for the other girl to see.

Vivian: Oh!

McKenzie: Does this look pretty enough?

Vivian: [speaking to someone off camera, presumably the teacher] Look! The flower... Look! It's sinking.

McKenzie: Ahhhh! [squealing and giggling]

Teacher: Hmmmm...

McKenzie begins painting again, with Vivian looking on.

Vivian: Is that water?

McKenzie: Sort of. The flower.... No.

Both girls giggle.

McKenzie: The flower... The flower is staying up forever. Why is that?

Vivian: I don't know.... Oh! Now you're coloring the lamp!... It's sinking. It sinked.

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