Thinkabout

1979 – 1980
Ended
Kids · Family
~15m / ep
1 season

Thinkabout, "a cooperative project for acquiring skills essential to learning", was an instructional program for children, produced in 1979 by the Agency for Instructional Television, in association with various contributing television stations in the United States and Canada. It was distributed to PBS and educational stations across the US and Canada as late as the mid-to-late 1980s. The sixty programs produced were aimed for fifth and sixth grade students to understand their learning process in topics as varied as language arts, mathematics, study skills, as well as thinking skills. Thinkabout was funded by various state and local agencies, with additional support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, one of very few CPB-funded programs not distributed by PBS.

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E1. Finding Alternatives: Why Bother?
Sep 17, 1979 · 15m
Kelly researches and gathers information to write a book report on George Washington Carver. She imagines his life and considers different possibilities and ideas about his work.
E2. Finding Alternatives: Brainstorming
Sep 17, 1979 · 15m
The school janitor comes up with a plan to stop students from painting in the halls and to make sure they clean up any mess they create.
E3. Finding Alternatives: Blockbusting
Oct 1, 1979 · 15m
Different people try blockbusting by testing their ideas and visualizing the problem to find new solutions.
E4. Finding Alternatives: You Can Remember
Oct 8, 1979 · 15m
On his first day at work, Pete tries hard to remember everything he’s learned as he begins his newspaper route with Erica.
E5. Estimating and Approximating: Estimating
Oct 15, 1979 · 15m
The Shenandoahs use estimating and approximating to figure out how they can beat the other team in the canoe race.
E6. Estimating and Approximating: Approximating
Oct 22, 1979 · 15m
The students use estimating and approximating as they work together to put their school play on stage.