
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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Air Date: 1979-09-17
Kelly researches and gathers information to write a book report on George Washington Carver. She imagines his life an...
Air Date: 1979-09-17
The school janitor comes up with a plan to stop students from painting in the halls and to make sure they clean up an...
Air Date: 1979-10-01
Different people try blockbusting by testing their ideas and visualizing the problem to find new solutions.
Air Date: 1979-10-08
On his first day at work, Pete tries hard to remember everything he’s learned as he begins his newspaper route with E...
Air Date: 1979-10-15
The Shenandoahs use estimating and approximating to figure out how they can beat the other team in the canoe race.
Air Date: 1979-10-22
The students use estimating and approximating as they work together to put their school play on stage.
Air Date: 1979-10-29
The kids and their grandmother use estimating and approximating to figure out which supplies they need to buy to help...
Air Date: 1979-11-05
Mary, Bill, and Priscilla use different words and clues to help them find their guide.
Air Date: 1979-10-29
Alfie has a communication problem with Jack about meeting him at the field until a man tells Alfie about communicatio...
Air Date: 1979-11-19
Alfie has a communication problem with Jack about meeting him at the field until a man tells Alfie about communicatio...
Air Date: 1979-11-26
Chuck, Ginger, and Herbie create a movie for Mr. Callahan called All Around the World to help the audience remember w...
Air Date: 1979-12-03
Kathy and Diane share and interpret the meaning of the letter and the newspaper article, then compare their ideas to ...
Air Date: 1979-12-10
Danny runs away from home and takes a bus to another city, where he begins to think about the bigger picture and what...
Air Date: 1979-12-17
At prep school, Coulter, Hansen, and Blake share and interpret the meaning behind their teacher asking to see them af...
Air Date: 1979-12-24
A time capsule is uncovered in the desert, and the kids explore its contents to learn about the past, understand the ...
Air Date: 1979-12-31
A boy finds a lost puppy in front of the building and starts gathering information to figure out where it came from. ...
Air Date: 1980-01-07
Marty and Pete see a red glowing object in the sky. Marty goes to the library to find information inside the encyclop...
Air Date: 1980-01-14
The kids complain about the school meatloaf and decide they want a change. They talk with Ms. Caldwell, the dietitian...
Air Date: 1980-01-21
Cathy does Tai Chi in the park, and She forgets her notes on the bus stop and remembers how to do Tai Chi for her pre...
Air Date: 1980-01-28
Sam, his sister and his parents are having a garage sale to raise money and move, they classified and organize object...
Air Date: 1980-02-04
Leora classifies information does a report about the Walker hotel and interviews Mr. Stark about the history of the h...
Air Date: 1980-02-11
Lisa treats and labels her grandmother as old when she is in mean to her and treats her unkindly at home after being ...
Air Date: 1980-02-18
Heather, Leah and Kathy tell the interviewer about understanding a plan to solve a problem by doing things in a diffe...
Air Date: 1980-02-25
Ricky learns about people patterns inside the classroom, and He does a people pattern on a old man inside the apartme...
Air Date: 1980-03-03
Roger meets a deaf girl student named Jackie, He don't know sign language, so He learns sign language by Communicatin...
Air Date: 1980-03-10
Chiquita goes to Mexico to learn her family's Cultural Patterns.
Air Date: 1980-03-17
Susan visits her uncle, aunt, and cousin in town, and she and her cousin Howard spend the afternoon exploring nature’...
Air Date: 1980-03-24
Scientists travel to northern Scotland to investigate the legend of the Loch Ness Monster, known as “Nessie.” Along t...
Air Date: 1980-03-31
A boy is preparing to move to London, England. His father explains the pattern to him, and he later asks Mrs. Stokins...
Air Date: 1980-04-07
Angie explores what it would take to start a music group for the community talent show, hoping it could lead to a rec...
Air Date: 1980-04-14
Jack doesn’t know how to play tennis, so Lindsay and Stephanie teach him. He practices consistently until he becomes ...
Air Date: 1980-04-21
Barbara, Rudy, and their family work together to plan and schedule the details for their grandfather’s birthday celeb...
Air Date: 1980-04-28
The kids work together to sequence their ideas and summarize their plan for designing a Loch Ness monster to place in...
Air Date: 1980-05-05
Nancy is nervous about giving a presentation at her old school, especially because her former teacher, now the princi...
Air Date: 1980-05-12
Woody explains the criteria he uses to evaluate a baseball pitch, while Debbie shares the criteria she uses as a danc...
Air Date: 1980-05-19
Larry uses his criteria to ask the automotive experts what makes a good car. Later, his friends Mike and Ed ask him t...
Air Date: 1980-05-26
Betsy, a basketball player, uses her own criteria to decide who should be the team captain. Now she has to choose, wi...
Air Date: 1980-06-02
Two girls watch a deaf man communicate through sign language with the help of his interpreter in their classroom. Ins...
Air Date: 1980-06-09
Leah uses symbols as clues, while Burt, Faye, Jack, and Jody read and examine different symbols to help choose a name...
Air Date: 1980-06-09
Alex gets a job at a carnival as a fortune teller, and he starts thinking about and reshaping what he knows to unders...
Air Date: 1980-06-16
Jess summarizes his ideas by writing them down and gathers information from his friends to help him get a job as a ca...
Air Date: 1980-06-23
The Westside Wranglers use maps and models to figure out how to get their moose head back up on the wall.
Air Date: 1980-06-30
Leon enters a bike race so he can push himself toward his goals and chase a victory.
Air Date: 1980-07-07
Sue decides to become a newspaper writer after she evaluates the information about aliens supposedly invading the tow...
Air Date: 1980-07-14
Jamie and Christy visit Sir Gordon’s castle, where they examine and judge the important information surrounding his d...
Air Date: 1980-07-21
Bobby rides his bike to the until it gets stolen, He blames Eddie for taking his bike, He tries to get enough informa...
Air Date: 1980-07-28
Michael goes to Cedarville Park to explore different points of view about the automobile strike.
Air Date: 1980-08-04
Wes asks Allen to play football, but Allen turns him down because he has to go to practice. The other boys criticize ...
Air Date: 1980-08-11
Duncan makes a deal with himself as he practices guitar for his audition at the country jamboree. Andrew also makes a...
Air Date: 1980-08-18
Bill, Donna, and Gunnar use their different communication styles to take people’s orders at the restaurant.
Air Date: 1980-08-25
The kids plan a school presentation to teach everyone about the importance of getting pets vaccinated.
Air Date: 1980-09-01
Shannon, a Navajo girl, prepares a presentation for the annual speech contest about her heritage. As she practices, s...
Air Date: 1980-09-08
Flash doesn’t get picked for the basketball squad, so he tries to impress the coach—showing off his skills, promoting...
Air Date: 1980-09-15
Heather is a ballerina, and she writes a term paper about becoming one when she grows up—bringing her dream to life t...
Air Date: 1980-09-22
Sophie talks about being creative, and the kids join in by discussing how they can make something new.
Air Date: 1980-09-29
Margie and Janet are babysitting when things get a little mixed up. Realizing they can do better, they start their ow...
Air Date: 1980-10-06
Susan takes two of her nieces and their friends to Lake Nedar, but their trip takes a sudden turn when they become in...
Air Date: 1980-10-13
A girl repairs the scanner so she can check out the plane crash involving Colleen, Roxanne, Cathy, and their Aunt Sus...
Air Date: 1980-10-20
A search begins for three girls and a woman after their plane crashes. News reports cover the unfolding situation, an...
Air Date: 1980-10-27
The kids share and discuss their ideas for planning a city of the future.