Children's chants and games

This film without narration presents the folklore behind the playground chants and games of young Americans. It exhibits the richness of Black, Latin, and European game traditions and shows how new game patterns reflect the tensions of contemporary life. Includes: One Potato, Two Potato, Paper, Scissors, Stone, London Bridge, and a number of jump-rope rhymes.

Credits

Bernard Wilets (direction); Frank Stokes (camera/lighting); BFA Educational Media

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