P036B1 Clip Notes
| Notes:n:nn | by Analyst transcribed 12/19/2025; 2/19/2014 |
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| Video Clip: | Context |
| Setting,Props | Cedar Hall, Family Room: Box with Blocks (and Lid) |
| Actors,Aims | Peggy and Mom; Bob on camera. |
| Actions: | Transcribed as Text Episodes |
| Episode A: at 00:04 |
Bob: Hey, here’s something else to play with. Remember last week, she had trouble because she wasn’t sitting up…. Peggy: [lifts the box lid by the handle, turning the box also] Bob: Aha!… The box has an inside after all. |
| Episode B: at 00:21 |
Peggy: [ Examines the lid edge closest, visually, manually, orally. On the lid inside, she pulls her fingers over the picture twice ] [Examining the box lid outside, she lifts the box by the lid then twists it, as though to empty the contents] [Raising the base of the box (RH), the blocks slide down within reach; she attempts grasping (LH) several times but fails] [Letting the box drop, she picks up a block (RH), brings it to mouth with both hands, then hits it on another several times] [Lifting the box base (RH) at the side, she brings (LH) a block to mouth, releases RH grip on the box but fails to grasp a second block, switches LH block to RH and hits other blocks] [Returning that block to mouth, she turns to camera, grasps lid (LH), and beats on the far box side with the block (RH), then dropping it, re-grasps and takes it to mouth] [Grasping (LH) a 2nd block, bringing it to mouth, she drops (RH) block into box, picks another and hits it on LH block, losing it into the box; both hands bring LH block to mouth] [with block transferred to RH, she rubs eye brow (LH), hits box with RH block, returns it to mouth, next to LH, raising the box with RH. Not grasping a 2nd block, she mouths LB block] [Handling blocks in box, she rejects one, and brings another in RH to mouth; after mouthing LH block, she discards RH block |
| Episode C: at 02:27 |
Mom: She looked as though there she was trying to pick up the bottom of the box…. Bob: Was it empty yet, or was it just the- Mom: No, but she was not trying to pick up anything that was in there…. She was making picking motions in the center, and the two blocks that were still in there were over in one corner…. |
| Episode D: at 02:48 |
Mom: Whoop! [as Peggy leans, falls back] [“whoop”repeated ~5 times] Bob: Has she got it empty yet? Not quite. Mom: She still has two blocks in there. She just picked one up…. There’s still one left. Bob: Well, she’s trying every one of them in her mouth, too, isn’t she? |
| Episode E: at 03:12 |
Peggy: NVV… NVV Bob: Unfortunately, that cigar box has a pretty picture in it. Mom: (unclear phrase) (~”And you’re clear about her.” < HS) Mom: This is interesting. It's a block. She's picking up the last block now.... She's was picking up the last block. Bob: I don't know if that's any intellectual milestone. |
| Episode F: at 03:42 |
Peggy: [gestures towards out of reach block, then raises box high, NVV? (~”bite”) and higher (attempted tilt?)] Mom: [ NVV while once more catching Peggy falling back] Bob: Okay, so now she’s got an empty box and all these blocks all over. What’s she going to do? [End 04:02] |
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| Actions: | Traced in More Detail |
| Trace: | of collated sensory and motor details (as available) |
| AI Summary: | as Contents List – Peggy explores a cigar box, starting with the lid—lifting, turning, and examining it visually, manually, and orally. – She traces the picture inside the lid and experiments by lifting the box via the lid and twisting it as if to empty contents. – By raising the box base, she slides blocks within reach but struggles to grasp them consistently. – She repeatedly brings blocks to her mouth, alternates hands, and bangs blocks against others and the box. – Peggy attempts two-object coordination, often dropping one block while grasping or mouthing another. – She intermittently rubs her eyebrow, rejects certain blocks, and resumes mouthing and banging behaviors. – Mom notes Peggy making picking motions at the center “bottom” of the box, not at the corner where remaining blocks are. – Peggy leans and nearly falls several times; Mom catches her, while Bob observes her testing each block by mouth. – Bob remarks on the distracting picture inside the box; Peggy works toward retrieving the last block, raising and tilting the box. – Eventually the box is emptied with blocks scattered, prompting Bob’s question about what she’ll do next. |
| AI Narrative: | A short home video captures a baby, Peggy, exploring a simple setup: a cigar box filled with wooden blocks. An adult opens the lid and remarks on the box’s “inside,” setting the stage for Peggy’s curiosity. From the outset, she examines the lid closely—visually, with her fingers, and even with her mouth—then starts to manipulate the box and its contents. The adults observe and comment gently in the background, noting what she seems to be trying to do and where her attention shifts. Peggy experiments with different ways to access the blocks. She lifts the box by the lid, twists it as if to dump the contents, and raises the base so the blocks slide within reach. Her grasping is tentative at first; a few tries miss, but soon she secures a block, brings it to her mouth, and bangs it on another. The pattern repeats: pick up, mouth, tap, drop, and try again. At one point she focuses on the inside picture of the box lid, stroking it with her fingers—a detail the adults wryly note as a possible distraction. Throughout, her actions suggest trial-and-error problem solving. She alternates hands, transfers a block from one hand to the other, and attempts to pick up a second while holding the first—sometimes succeeding, sometimes losing grip. She tests the box as an object to hit, as a container to empty, and as a surface with interesting features. Meanwhile, her caregivers describe what they see: blocks collecting in a corner, Peggy making “picking motions” at the center, and the gradual progress toward an empty box. There are small challenges and recoveries. Peggy leans and occasionally loses balance, prompting quick catches and soft exclamations from her caregivers. She vocalizes—brief bursts that sound like effort or commentary—and gestures toward a block just out of reach, then raises the box higher as if to coax it closer or tilt it out. Even as she mouths and discards pieces, she keeps returning to the task, testing angles and grips until only one block remains. By the end, Peggy has scattered the blocks and is left with an empty container, prompting the open-ended question: what will she do next? The scene offers a calm snapshot of early exploration—sensory investigation, motor coordination, and curiosity unfolding in real time. With minimal direction, everyday objects become tools for learning, and the adults’ light narration frames the small milestones without forcing them, letting Peggy’s process take center stage. |
| Link Index | Panel P036, Language Development, Object Exploration, Social Interactions |
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