Thinkabout poster

Thinkabout

TV-Y7
1979–1980·Ended·1 Seasons·60 Episodes·15 min·PBS
Studio: Agency for Instructional Technology (AIT), PBS
TMDb0.0
Nexus tv16861TMDb 5047IMDb tt0397206TVDB 74245
🌐
CA
English · Kids
KIDS

Overview

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.

Cast

More like this

Keywords

instructionalpbsinstructional television

Seasons

Season 160 episodes
1979
1
Finding Alternatives: Why Bother?
1979-09-17
15m0.0es856191
2
Finding Alternatives: Brainstorming
1979-09-17
15m0.0es856192
3
Finding Alternatives: Blockbusting
1979-10-01
15m0.0es856193
4
Finding Alternatives: You Can Remember
1979-10-08
15m0.0es856194
5
Estimating and Approximating: Estimating
1979-10-15
15m0.0es856195
6
Estimating and Approximating: Approximating
1979-10-22
15m0.0es856196
7
Estimating and Approximating: Using Estimating and Approximating
1979-10-29
15m0.0es856197
8
Estimating and Approximating: Find Your Guide
1979-11-05
15m0.0es856198
9
Giving & Getting Meaning: What's the Meaning?
1979-10-29
15m0.0es856199
10
Giving & Getting Meaning: Meaning is More than Words
1979-11-19
15m0.0es856200
11
Giving & Getting Meaning: Remember the Audience!
1979-11-26
15m0.0es856201
12
Giving & Getting Meaning: But What Does It Mean?
1979-12-03
15m0.0es856202
13
Giving & Getting Meaning: The Bigger Picture
1979-12-10
15m0.0es856203
14
Giving & Getting Meaning: Where Are You Coming From?
1979-12-17
15m0.0es856204
15
Challenge #1: Time Capsule: Make a Present for the Future
1979-12-24
15m0.0es856205
16
Collecting Information: What Do I Know?
1979-12-31
15m0.0es856206
17
Collecting Information: Where Should I Go?
1980-01-07
15m0.0es856207
18
Collecting Information: What Should I Do?
1980-01-14
15m0.0es856208
19
Collecting Information: There are Ways to Remember
1980-01-21
15m0.0es856209
20
Classifying: Classifying Objects
1980-01-28
15m0.0es856210
21
Classifying: Classifying Information
1980-02-04
15m0.0es856211
22
Classifying: Stereotyping People
1980-02-11
15m0.0es856212
23
Classifying: There Are Many Ways to Go
1980-02-18
15m0.0es856213
24
Finding Patterns: People Patterns
1980-02-25
15m0.0es856214
25
Finding Patterns: Communication Patterns
1980-03-03
15m0.0es856215
26
Finding Patterns: Cultural Patterns
1980-03-10
15m0.0es856216
27
Finding Patterns: Nature's Patterns
1980-03-17
15m0.0es856217
28
A Challenge: Search for the Unknown
1980-03-24
15m0.0es856218
29
Generalizing: Drawing Conclusions
1980-03-31
15m0.0es856219
30
Generalizing: Checking Conclusions
1980-04-07
15m0.0es856220
31
A Tip: Practice for Success
1980-04-14
15m0.0es856221
32
Sequencing & Scheduling: One Step at a Time
1980-04-21
15m0.0es856222
33
Sequencing & Scheduling: Plan Ahead
1980-04-28
15m0.0es856223
34
Sequencing and Scheduling: Calm Your Jitters!
1980-05-05
15m0.0es856224
35
Using Criteria: What Are They?
1980-05-12
15m0.0es856225
36
Using Criteria: Where Do You Get Them?
1980-05-19
15m0.0es856226
37
Using Criteria: How Do You Change That?
1980-05-26
15m0.0es856227
38
A Challenge: Design a Language
1980-06-02
15m0.0es856228
39
Reshaping Information: Symbols
1980-06-09
15m0.0es856229
40
Reshaping Information: More Than You Think
1980-06-09
15m0.0es856230
41
Reshaping Information: Summarizing
1980-06-16
15m0.0es856231
42
Reshaping Information: Maps and Models
1980-06-23
15m0.0es856232
43
A Tip: Get Ahead with Goals
1980-06-30
15m0.0es856233
44
Judging Information: Should I Believe It?
1980-07-07
15m0.0es856234
45
Judging Information: What's Important?
1980-07-14
15m0.0es856235
46
Judging Information: What's Enough?
1980-07-21
15m0.0es856236
47
Judging Information: Point of View
1980-07-28
15m0.0es856237
48
Judging Information: Persuasive Techniques
1980-08-04
15m0.0es856238
49
A Tip: Make a Deal with Yourself
1980-08-11
15m0.0es856239
50
Communicating Effectively: Styles of Communication
1980-08-18
15m0.0es856240
51
Communicating Effectively: Planning a Presentation
1980-08-25
15m0.0es856241
52
Communicating Effectively: Making a Presentation
1980-09-01
15m0.0es856242
53
Communicating Effectively: Making Your Point!
1980-09-08
15m0.0es856243
54
Communicating Effectively: Making It Come Alive
1980-09-15
15m0.0es856244
55
A Challenge: Make Something New
1980-09-22
15m0.0es856245
56
Solving Problems: One Thing Leads to Another
1980-09-29
15m0.0es856246
57
Solving Problems: A Matter of Time
1980-10-06
15m0.0es856247
58
Solving Problems: There's Always a Risk
1980-10-13
15m0.0es856248
59
Solving Problems: Hanging in There
1980-10-20
15m0.0es856249
60
Plan a City of the Future
1980-10-27
15m0.0es856250
Added: 5/18/2026Updated: 6/4/2026