Classroom Resource

Peg + Cat: Super Peg + Cat Guy App

Subject Area

Mathematics

Grade(s)

K, 1

Overview

Teach your students about the composition and decomposition of shapes with the help of this game from Peg + Cat. Help Super Peg and Cat Guy protect the citizens of Mathtropolis. Shapes all over the city have been taken apart and it is up to these heroes to put them back together and save the day!

Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): KG

MA19.K.23

Use simple shapes to compose larger shapes.

Unpacked Content

UP:MA19.K.23

Knowledge

Students know:
  • 2D and 3D shapes (triangle, square, rectangle, hexagon, rhombus, circle, cube, cylinder, sphere, cone).

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Combine simple shapes to form larger shapes.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • geometric shapes can be composed of and decomposed into smaller shapes.
Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): 1

MA19.1.22

Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-circles) or three-dimensional shapes (cubes, right rectangular prisms, right circular cones, and right circular cylinders) to create a composite shape, and compose new shapes from the composite shape.

Unpacked Content

UP:MA19.1.7

Vocabulary

  • Equation
  • Meaning of the equal sign

Knowledge

Students know:
  • strategies for finding the value of simple addition and subtraction equations.
  • Strategies for comparing quantities between 0 and 20.
  • Strategies to show equality or inequality.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • efficiently apply strategies for determining the value of simple addition and subtraction equations.
  • Justify and explain their thinking.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • the equal sign represents a relationship of balance between numerical expressions rather than performing an operation.
Link to Resource
https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/kids-lab-games-cyberchase-3dbuilder/…

CR Resource Type

Interactive/Game

Resource Provider

PBS
Accessibility
License

License Type

CUSTOM

Custom License Type (URL)

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/help/terms-of-use/

Approved Date

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