| The
Learning Triangle
Watch, Do & Read
PBS 45 & 49 encourages 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.
| This
Issue’s Theme:
Fun With Math, Science and
Engineering
Math, science and
engineering — can children think these topics
are fun and interesting? Of course they can, especially
when they’re learning these concepts through
entertaining, educational television such as Curious
George. Targeting preschool-aged children,
this show offers a new way to look at these familiar
topics. After watching the episodes listed here,
try the suggested activities below and then follow
up with the suggested books that are related to
math or science. |
Watch Curious
George
Weekdays at 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
“Buoy Wonder” George and
Bill determine which building materials sink and
which float so that they can build a boat for a
contest.
“Curious George and the Invisible
Sound” While trying to record different animal
sounds in the country, George discovers that as
he gets closer to a sound, it gets louder. As he
moves away, the sound gets quieter. Then he finds
a cricket in the house. How can something so small
make such a big noise?
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Do |
| Activity 1: Sink or Float?
Materials:
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A large bowl of water (or do this activity
during bath time)
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Various objects from around the house that
may be put in water (lipstick tube, Popsicle
stick, piece of paper, pencil, pen, slice of
bread, cup)
Try your own experiment. Gather objects from around
the house and ask the children to guess which will
sink and which will float. Have them try to explain
why they chose as they did. Then put the items in
the water. Who was correct? |
Activity 2: Guessing Game
Materials:
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Scarf or cloth to use as a blindfold
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Various items that can make noise (children’s
toys, a pen for tapping, boxed rice or cereal,
your own voice)
Blindfold the child or have him close his eyes
tightly. Make noise using the household items and
have the child guess what each object is. Make noise
from closer to and farther away from the child and
then discuss quiet versus loud noises. You might
also want to change your position in the room by
moving to the left and then to the right. Ask the
child to point in the direction that he thinks you’re
standing. When you’re done, switch the blindfold
and see if the child can trick your ears, too! |
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| Read |
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Curious George Goes to the Aquarium
By Margret Rey
Float and Sink
By Robin Nelson
Doodlezoo: Those That Float, Those That Don’t
By Keith R. Potter
Baby Einstein: What Floats?
By Julie Aigner-Clark
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Clifford’s Animal Sounds
By Norman Bridwell
The Sound of Day, The Sound of Night
By Mary O’Neill
Mung-Mung: A Fold-Out Book of Animal Sounds
By Linda Sue Park
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