We were given a download code to check out the new PEG + CAT App from PBS called The Tree Problem. Opinions are my own.

I dowloaded the PEG + CAT The Tree Problem App to our iPad Air for Andrew to use. Andrew is three years old and he loves counting. He counts all sorts of things. We drive by a car dealership he counts the balloons. He counts the people in the car and anything else you can think of. So, to encourage his enjoyment of numbers and counting I let him use this app and he had a fun time.

The app is pretty simple in execution. CAT has gotten himself stuck in a tree and PEG is down on the ground. Your job is to get CAT to PEG a variety of ways. There are six locations where CAT has gotten stuck and each location has a different way to get CAT down. Your child may have to decide which combination of four differently sized boxes will help CAT get down. In another scenario you may have to water flowers until they grow to the appropriate height and in still another you have to move around snowballs so CAT can get down. The locations are from places that we have seen in the show and they have the same drawn style and humor from the show. We were impressed with the app and it is something that Andrew will play again and again.

The Tree Problem App Features

• 30 total levels: Cat sure has a knack for getting stuck in trees! Levels of increasing challenge motivate children to practice key early math concepts and skills.
• 6 worlds: Grow plants on the farm, roll and stack snowballs at the South Pole, and arrange set pieces on Broadway! Each world offers new levels, giving children a variety of opportunities to solve the problem.
• Curriculum focus: Peg and Cat’s spirited and playful antics engage children in learning foundational math concepts like spatial reasoning and measurement, practicing persistence, and having a totally awesome time doing it!

The app will be available TODAY for iPad for $2.99.