Peg + Cat
“We’ve got a really big problem!” “Peg + Cat” follows the adorable, spirited Peg and her sidekick Cat as they embark on adventures, solve problems together, and learn math concepts and skills. They’re always running into a messy, funny crisis they must somehow solve without totally freaking out! “Peg + Cat” will inspire preschoolers’ natural curiosity about math and help them develop new skills and strategies for solving problems creatively in their daily lives. Learn More About the Show
Articles
Finding Math in Everyday Places
Here are some activities and conversation starters that can help kids find math all around them.
12 Books to Excite Your Child’s Mathematical Imagination
Here are a few picture books that skillfully weave in mathematical concepts, offering a simple way to excite children’s imagination while increasing their comfort level with math.
Nurturing Your Child’s Creative Mind
Ever notice how kids often have more fun playing with an empty box than with what was inside of it? That’s their imagination at work, and we should nurture this creative spirit.
Hands-On Activities
Balancing Nature
Help your child learn scientific observation skills in this nature activity.
Giant Pizza Party Print and Play
Help your child count to 10 using this delicious printable pizza game!
Make a Peg Cake
Count on this cake for a delicious and Peg-a-licious treat at your child’s party!
Peg’s Giant Dice Game
Make a giant die to solve the problem!
Play Grocery Store Math Bingo
Reinforce math concepts your child is learning at school such as sorting, conversion, geometry and measurement.
Practice Patterns With Your Preschooler
20 min activityBlue... green... blue... green... blue… green… Use blocks — or other materials! — to practice making patterns with your preschooler.
Put on a Puppet Show
Explore the basic elements of storytelling while you craft Peg-themed puppets and a theater for your show.
Use Math While Baking Peg’s Honey Cake
As you bake and decorate a delicious honey cake, look for all the ways you use math — from measuring the ingredients, to setting the oven temperature and timer, to decorating the cake with geometric patterns.
Make a 3D Dreidel With a 2D Piece of Paper
Einstein showed Peg how to make a dreidel out of a flat sheet of paper. Make your own!
Games
Super Peg
Super Peg + Cat Guy need help saving Mathtropolis from mischievous math villains. Your child can use geometry and shape skills to solve several shape puzzles and restore order to Mathtropolis.
Peg's Pizza Place
In this online game your child can practice counting and improve fraction skills while helping Peg make the perfect pizzas for her friends.
Make the Cake
In this online game your child can learn about fractions. Help Peg and Cat make a cake by dividing up the ingredients and slicing it equally for the birthday party.
Symmetry Painter
Your child can create awesomely symmetrical artwork by using a paintbrush, stamps and stickers in this online game with Peg and Cat.
Hungry Pirates
A group of pirates needs help finding their treasure chest of snacks. Your child can practice counting, following directions, and developing map reading skills to find the treasure in this game for one or two players.
Chicken Dance
In this Peg + Cat game, your child can learn about patterns by helping create a dance for Peg's chickens.
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