Apparently:

"Every March 14, mathematicians celebrate their own belated sort of Valentine's Day by expressing their love for their favourite number, Pi. It is a good opportunity for primary pupils to shine in a Pi-related assembly and to run some relevant activities and competitions."

And mathsisfun.net is the place to access the T-shirt, the music, the book and the film. And also the pic of the apple pie.


Should I tell them about the poetry? Maybe not.

[Off to download the sudoku solver on puzzle page.]

Tags: maths

You have multiple coins of each denomination from 1p to £1.

What numbers between 1 and 100 can be formed by using 3 coins?

What is the most efficient way to work this out?

Can you write a poem about this?

[actually that last bit wasn't in the workbook]

Tags: maths, poetry