I love Pi Day! I just think it’s a fun idea to have a special observance on March 14 (3.14) to celebrate pi! Today, I have some great Montessori-inspired resources to share with you that add to the fun and learning opportunities of Pi Day.
You’ll find many helpful printables, activities, and other resources for Pi Day (3.14) here for preschoolers through elementary-age kids; perfect for home or classroom – Living Montessori Now
A variety of Pi Day activities can be used for Pi Day, studying circles, or even focusing on pies!
Montessori-Inspired Pi Day Printable Pack from Every Star Is Different
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Every Star Is Different has a new Montessori-inspired Pi Day printable pack for preschool through elementary. I’ve been using some of the printables, and I love it! 
The pack includes:
- P is for Pi Templates
- P is for Pie Templates
- π equals 3.14 Templates
- Pi vs. Pie Sorting Cards
- Pie Size Sequencing Activity
- Pi & Pie Coloring Sorting Nomenclature Cards
- Pi & Pie Find the Item that’s the Same Activity
- It’s Party Time Pie Cutting Activity
- Pie Counting Cards
- Circle, Sphere, and Cylinder Sorting Cards
- Parts of a Circle Activity
- Parts of a Circle Nomenclature & Description Cards
- Decimal Identification Sorting Cards
- Decimal vs. No Decimal Sorting Activity
- What is Pi? Visual
- What is the Diameter? Visuals
- Find the Diameter Nomenclature Cards & Answer Strips
- What is the Circumference? Visuals
- Find the Circumference Nomenclature Cards & Answer Strips
- What is the Radius? Visuals
- Find the Radius Cards & Answer Strips
- PEMDAS Order of Operations Visual
- What is the Area? Visual
- Find the Area Nomenclature Cards & Answer Strips
- Famous Mathematicians Nomenclature Cards
- Famous Mathematicians Who Am I? Cards
- My Book of Famous Mathematicians
Books and Montessori Activities Using Printables for Pi Day
I set up activities using just a few printables from the Pi Day Pack and two books. For Pi Day and whenever we study fractions, I love to get out Gator Pie. I still have a copy from when I homeschooled my now-adult kids. They loved the book, and all three of my grandkids love it! It’s not a Montessori-style book, but it’s so much fun with alligators dividing up a pie. It’s super fun to read and listen to! Unfortunately, the book is out of print, although you can get a used copy of Gator Pie through Amazon.
Right now, I just use Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi with my 7-year-old granddaughter, Zoey. She loves the book!
The circle, sphere, and cylinder sorting activity uses the sorting cards from Every Star Is Different along with the circle inset and natural wood geometric solids for sphere and cylinder from Alison’s Montessori.
I made the parts of a circle nomenclature and description cards into a booklet to go with the parts of a circle activity.
The “What Is Pi?” visual is from the Montessori-Inspired Pi Day Printable Pack, too!
There are so many fun activities for preschoolers. You can choose from do-a-dot printables, pi vs. pie activities, counting pies, color sorting, and circle, sphere, and cylinder sorting.
Working with π equals 3.14 Q-Tip Painting
I printed out the q-tip printables for π equals 3.14 for my just-turned-3-year-old grandson, Caleb, to focus on the fine-motor activity of q-tip painting. I just said that the pi symbol was a different kind of pi. For young preschoolers, I typically focus simply on circles or pies for Pi Day unless I introduce the symbol for pi, like I did with Caleb.
Working with Circle, Sphere, and Cylinder Sorting Cards
My 3-year-old granddaughter, Sophia, worked with the circle, sphere, and cylinder sorting cards.
Working with Parts of a Circle
Zoey worked with the circumference, diameter, and radius parts of a circle. She enjoyed adding the cut-out printables to the blank circles. It was a great hands-on activity for focusing on circumference, diameter, and radius.
There are so many more activities in the Pi Day Printable Pack, and some of them are very advanced. It’s an amazing pack that can be used for years and years!
More Pi Day Resources
- How to Celebrate Pi Day the Montessori Way {for Multiple Ages}
- Free Pi Songs and Educational Videos for Pi Day
- Pi Day Princess Crafts: How to Make a Pi Bracelet and Crown
Have a fun Pi Day! 🙂
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