The Learning Triangle
Watch, Do & Read
PBS 45 & 49 encourage you to use "The Learning Triangle" when you watch our children's shows with your preschoolers. After you WATCH a program, try to DO a related hands-on activity and then READ a related book.
Maps &Traveling
You can help children learn about maps and geography by using the very places they know: their neighborhood, hometown or favorite vacation spot. The following Learning Triangle will provide you with some resources for turning travel into learning.
Watch
Arthur, Cast Away
Wednesday, Aug. 11 at 4 pm
Thursday, Aug. 12 at 7 am
Arthur is thrilled when Dad invites him to go fly-fishing for the weekend. Finally an escape from D.W.! But when a change in plans forces them to include her, Arthur has had enough. Does D.W. always have to get her own way? After the animated segment, kids spend a windy afternoon on a whale watch, hoping to catch a glimpse of the magnificent sea creatures.
Arthur, Muffy Goes Metropolitan
Thursday, Aug. 12 at 4 pm
Friday, Aug. 13 at 7 am
Muffy happily accepts Sue Ellens invitation to spend the weekend in the bustling metropolis, Crown City. At last! Her big chance to revel in an unending parade of glamorous fashions, high culture and fine cuisine! But can Muffy accept city realities that are quite different yet perhaps more interesting than her fantasies?
Arthur, Busters Amish Mismatch
Thursday, Aug. 19 at 4 pm
Friday, Aug. 20 at 7 am
During a field trip to Amish country, Buster becomes enamored with the simple lifestyle and vows to forgo all modern conveniences back home. But this is easier said than done living without TV or car rides is a bumpy road, and far worse, a lonely one. Will Buster find anyone to join him in his quest for a simple life?
Do
Neighborhood Map
Make a map of your neighborhood on a large poster board. You can include places such as your home, friends homes and other familiar landmarks to your child. You may want to include sites such as schools, parks, churches and stores.
From Barneys Watch, Play & Learn Activity Guide
License Plate
Help your child write his/her name on a rectangular piece of heavy cardboard. Decorate the edges to make an interesting border. Attach the plate to your childs favorite wheeled toy.
From Barneys Watch, Play & Learn Activity Guide
Different and the Same
While on trips, have your children make lists of what is like home and what is different from home. This will provide great information as you talk about your trip when you get home and could spark discussions about diversity,
geography, climate and more.
Read
Mapping Pennys World by Loreen Leedy
America: A Patriotic Primer by Lynne V. Cheney and Robin Preiss Glasser
Back Home by Gloria Jean Pinkney and Jerry Pinkney
Bigmamas by Donald Crews
This Land is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
The Leaving Morning by Angela Johnson
The Learning Triangle is written by Bree Silski, PBS 45 & 49’s Ready To Learn Coordinator
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