A collection of digitized filmstrips and films that Bank Street faculty created in the 1970s and 1980s
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Social Studies: A Way to Integrate Curriculum for Four and Five Year Olds
Ann Marie Mott and Eileen Wasow
Demonstration of how to develop an integrated curriculum, illustrated by one classroom's study of a neighborhood store using experiences with blocks, art, math and music, including a segment on how to lead a successful field trip.
Companion filmstrip to the book Explorations with Young Children: A Curriculum Guide from the Bank Street College of Education
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Meetings: New Ways of Working with Young Children
Peggy Herschensohn Kaufman
A filmstrip that shows a teacher's process for daily classroom meetings with young children.
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Playing Together at Spuyten Duyvil Infantry: Part 1
Hannah Williams and Lillian Weber
From the Bank Street Archives Lillian Dropkin Weber Papers: MC 3, Series K, Box 52
Credits note:
"Playing Together at Spuyten Duyvil Infantry A Cooperative Nursery School.
Edited by Hannah Williams
In cooperation with Lillian Weber
Teacher-Director of the Nursery School."
Digitized from 16mm in 2025 with generous support from Spuyten Duyvil Infantry/Preschool.
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Playing Together at Spuyten Duyvil Infantry: Part 2
Hannah Williams and Lillian Weber
From the Bank Street Archives Lillian Dropkin Weber Papers: MC 3, Series K, Box 52
Credits note:
"Playing Together at Spuyten Duyvil Infantry A Cooperative Nursery School.
Edited by Hannah Williams
In cooperation with Lillian Weber
Teacher-Director of the Nursery School."
Digitized from 16mm in 2025 with generous support from Spuyten Duyvil Infantry/Preschool.
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Reading: A Way to Begin
Bank Street College of Education
Offers a look at the Bank Street School for Children reading lessons from the 1970s.
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The Study of a River
Bank Street College of Education
Discover how a social studies curriculum evolves from children's ideas and questions and how it develops other skills such as reading, math and language arts.
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Children Can Cook
Bank Street College of Education
A teacher of 3 and 4 year olds demonstrates how the teaching of social studies, language arts and pre-reading skills is involved in cooking experiences.
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A zoo trip: 5 and 6 year olds
Lois Lord
Shows how a curriculum about animals and a trip to the zoo came about through the interests of the 5 and 6 year old children in the classroom.
A filmstrip set in a classroom in Hawaii
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First Steps Spuyten Duyvil Nursery School
Lillian Weber and Hannah Williams
From the Bank Street Archives Lillian Dropkin Weber Papers: MC 3, Series K, Box 52
Credits note:
"This film was taken at Spuyten Duyvil Infantry Nursery School.
Lillian Weber and Hannah Williams - in collaboration."
Digitized from 16mm in 2025 with generous support from Spuyten Duyvil Infantry/Preschool.
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A Child's Eye View
Bank Street College of Education.
Documents a school field trip of the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood by teacher Roberta Harris and her students.
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"Infants School" Associate Report 1965-1966
Lillian Weber and Peter Theobald
From the Bank Street Archives Lillian Dropkin Weber Papers: MC 3, Series K, Box 52
Credits note:
"Filmed with the permission of the Inner London Education Authority and the co-operation of Miss Nora Goddard, Inspector
With special thanks to the children, staff and headmistress, Miss Williams, of Gordonbrock Infrants School
Submitted as supplement to a report to the University of London Institute of Education by Lillian Weber
produced by Lillian Weber
directed by Peter Theobald"
Digitized from 16mm in 2025 with generous support from Spuyten Duyvil Infantry/Preschool.
