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Children learn best when they are stimulated and engaged. View-Read-Do represents the three sides of the Ready To Learn Learning Triangle. The Ready To Learn Learning Triangle is a teaching tool that addresses various learning styles and engages different senses. Using video (that's the view part), books (that's the read part), and a related activity (that's the do part), parents and caregivers are able to reinforce and expand the child's learning process.
TV Use the magic of public television to spark your child's sense of curiosity and love of learning.
Books Make connections between what you view and what you read.
Activities Take the educational ideas introduced in the PBS kids programs and turn them into concrete learning experiences for young children.

Check out the resources below to learn more about using the Learning Triangle: You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these documents. Download it for free here.

The Learning Triangle (PDF)
Using TV in Child Care (PDF)


Why Use the Learning Triangle

  • Children learn through repetition. When using the Learning Triangle, you repeat the same concept three times and three different ways.

  • Every child learns best when ideas are presented in a way that he understands. Using all three sides to introduce a new concept or idea, the Learning Triangle reaches all types of learners.


  • Growing By Leaps and Bounds
    Explore how different things grow in nature with your children. Let your children become scientists.
    • VIEW: Miffy and Friends: Nature. Watch as Miffy learns how many different things grow in nature. Miffy befriends a baby bird and a caterpillar and experiences how they grow.

    • READ: I'm A Caterpillar by Jean Marzollo. Enjoy the beautiful illustrations as you read about the caterpillar's life cycle. .

    • DO: Green Thumb by planting beans and watching and learning as they grow.

      June is the best time to get out and explore nature. Stimulate your child's curiosity in growth and development this month.

      Download this month's lesson plan:
    Growing By Leaps and Bounds (PDF)


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    For more thematic units visit the PBS TeacherSource From The Start monthly theme archive.


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