PBS Distribution has released eight stories from the PBS KIDS’ popular PEG +CAT series on the new DVD Peg + Cat: Chickens on the Loose and Other Really Big Problems. Have you ever wondered what it would it be like to wake up and find yourself in the middle of a zany, wacky, loony, math word problem? That’s exactly what life is like for Peg and her sidekick Cat. Through their adventures they help preschoolers learn problem solving and foundational math concepts and skills.
Each PEG + CAT adventure features a story in which Peg and Cat encounter an unexpected challenge that requires them to use math and problem-solving skills in order to save the day. While teaching specific math lessons, the series displays the values of resilience and perseverance.
The
Chicken Problem:
Peg and Cat have to get 100 chickens back in the coop before the
farmer sees.
Primary Learning Goal: Size correspondence
Secondary Learning Goal: The number 100
The Space
Creature Problem:
Peg, Cat and Richard must get the 100 chickens
away from Big Mouth and back to their spaceship.
Primary
Learning Goal: Counting by tens
Secondary
Learning Goal: The number 100
The Messy
Room Problem:
Peg and Cat
sort through the mess in Peg’s room just in time for company to come over and
see Cat’s masterpiece, “The Circles.”
Primary
Learning Goal: Sorting
Secondary
Learning Goal: Shapes
The
Golden Pyramid Problem:
Peg the
Bold and Brave Sir Cat, Knights of the Round Table, search far and wide to
retrieve the Mermaid’s golden pyramids.
Primary
Learning Goal: Solid shapes
Secondary
Learning Goal: Counting by twos
The Three
Bears Problem:
Peg and
Cat bring the Three Bears, the Three Little Pigs, and the Three Billy Goats
Gruff together to form a super group: “The Electric Eleven.”
Primary
Learning Goal: Adding 1
Secondary
Learning Goal: Counting to 11
The Giant
Problem:
Peg and
Cat must attempt a great escape when they think the Giants want to eat them and
their 8 fairy tale friends for lunch.
Primary
Learning Goal: Combinations that add up to 10
Secondary
Learning Goal: Circle
The
Dinosaur Problem:
When Peg
and Cat get lost riding dinosaurs through a prehistoric forest, they use a
diagram to find their way to safety before the Baby T-Rex catches up to them.
Primary
Learning Goal: Following diagrams
Secondary
Learning Goal: Patterns
The
Beethoven Problem:
When Peg
and Cat are helping their pal Ludwig Van Beethoven write a symphony, Cat laughs
in a certain pattern that gives Beethoven a great idea.
Primary
Learning Goal: Patterns
Secondary
Learning Goal: Ordinal Numbers
PEG + CAT was created by Billy Aronson (“Rent,” “Postcards
from Buster”) and Jennifer Oxley (“Little Bill,” “The Wonder Pets!”) and is a production of The Fred
Rogers Company. PEG + CAT, which made its broadcast debut in October 2013, airs
daily on PBS KIDS (check local listings).
