To get the most from the TV you and your children watch, create a Ready To Learn learning triangle. Our learning triangle is

1. TV that teaches

2. Storybooks

3. Activities

—all related to one theme or skill. The learning triangle can follow any order, at any time!

EXAMPLE

If a Program You Watch Takes You on a Tour of a Pretzel Factory:

• Make pretzels at home — for real or pretend — out of play dough or clay..

• Make a recipe chart of the ingredients needed to make pretzels and talk about measuring and sequencing.

• Before or after watching the program, read a book such as Bread, Bread, Bread by Ann Morris.

• Make a game out of twisting your body up like a pretzel.

EXAMPLE

If You Watch a Segment About Families from Different Countries:

• Read How My Family Lives In America by Susan Kuklin.

• Plan an activity where your children have a chance to tell you/write and illustrate their family customs.

• Visit an international grocery and talk about the variety of foods.

Why does the Learning Triangle Work? Young children learn by doing — by interacting with the people and objects around them. To learn, they need to experience things again and again. They need to play, to manipulate, to group and repeat.