Pi Day is a holiday that math geeks and non-math enthusiasts can get into. Who doesn't love a holiday where we have an excuse to fill our bellies with sweet, scrumptious, delicious pie? Here are some websites I found with fun facts and activities to do during the celebration of Pi, a magically irrational number.
Let's start with some art projects. My favorite activities are the ones that integrate art into my math class. It's fun for the students (and for myself) and it gives them a break from the routine assignments. Here is a website with fun art ideas for Pi Day:
Pi Day Crafts
Here is a website with one of my favorite Pi Day crafts:
Pi Skyline
Pi Day is the most exciting day in Math class. It gives you an excuse to throw a party and have pizza and pies and maybe learn something along the way! Here is a website to help you plan that Pi Day party:
Plan a Pi Day Party for March 14
If you need more facts about Pi, check out this website here for 50 facts! There are math jokes, facts about the origin of Pi, and examples of Pi being used in the media:
50 Interesting Facts About Pi
Exploratorium.edu has a list of activities including the materials you need, the description of the activities, and the reasoning behind each activity and how it relates to math:
Pi Day Activities and Links
I hope you have a fun Pi Day with your students! This is one legitimate holiday which can be celebrated in math class, so go and have a ball (and throw in a pizza pie, an apple pie, shepherd's pie, whatever pie you can think of!).
I've compiled the most interesting math facts for Pi in an information sheet that folds into a Poof Book for students. My boys were a bit young to understand the concepts, but they had a great time filling in the Coloring Sheet version of the activity.
