sits quietly at the table playing with her rings on her fingers while the toys are being knocked to the floor. The other girls have left the Home Corner. Annette looks at an adult nearby and says, "The boys just knocked it over, to which the adult asks, "Do you feel happy about that?'. Annette replies, "No" and is asked what she will do about it. She says, "Do it all over During this exchange, the boys left the Home Corner and the girls returned. Within seconds of the girls' return to the table the boys re- enter and shout at the girls, Throw it in the air'. In response all the girls leave. James starts singing a Ninja turule song and he is joined by Fred and Barry who start rough and tumble play on the floor in the centre of the Home Corner. Within seconds the boys have begun a hide and seek game in which they move all around the Home Corner space. As the adult Trish) moves into the Home Corner, the boys leave and the girls re-enter. The adult comments, "The Home Corner is very untidy now. What will happen about that?'. Annette replies, "We'll tidy it Annette and she moves off and starts tidying the Home Corner. Later, children is heard to comment that, "Mummies pick things up, even at school, make drinks, make coffee They don't do painting, they help daddy' and, 'Daddies cau fruit and biscuits and drinks, they don't tidy at all'