Pi is the ratio of the circumference of the circle to its diameter. I thought we can have art with circles and numbers to hang above our couch for Pi Day.
Here's what we did:
I convinced J to help me lay out some circular items we had around the house (it helps that I have a lid collection for unknown special occasions). We used bowls, lids, bottle caps, and a tape roll and arranged them on some craft paper. Then we traced each circular item. J was really excited to trace the double circles of the tape.
J is almost 5. He's getting really good at writing his letters and numbers, so I let him write Happy Pi Day and as many numbers of Pi that he had the patience to write. He added a heart (though it looks like a pie with a slice taken out) and "I Love You Pi."
Friday is the official annual Pi Day (March 14 or 3.14...). I will be participating in my first Blog Hop, where a group of bloggers write their own posts about a particular topics and link to other blogs writing about the same topic. Friday's topic: Pi Day!! Make sure to come back for a geometry lesson on circles!
Happy Pi Month to you!
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I <3 <3 <3 the pictures in this post! Have you seen Erica of What Do We Do All Day's Pi cityscape?
ReplyDeleteYes! I love it! We'll try out the Pi cityscape when J's a little older. Here it is: http://www.whatdowedoallday.com/2014/03/math-art-for-kids-pi.html. I'll officially link to it on Friday's post.
DeleteIt's fun having Pi so readily available in our house. I hear J frequently reciting it from the poster :-)
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