Albert Einstein's birthday and Pi day are March 14
This is Brain Awareness Week
Books about math, numbers, and counting this week
DK: Mrs. McTats and Her Houseful of Cats, by Alyssa Capucilli; Jelly Beans for Sale, by Bruce McMillan; One Leaf Rides the Wind, by Celeste A. Mannis; One Boy, by Laura Seeger
K: How Many Jelly Beans? A Giant Book of Giant Numbers, by Andrea Menotti
1st: Infinity and Me, by Kate Hosford; OR How High Can a Dinosaur Count? and Other Math Mysteries, by Valorie Fisher
2nd: Infinity and Me, by Kate Hosford
3rd: A Million Dots, by Andrew Clement
4th: Pippo the Fool, by Tracey E. Fern; or “Papa’s Parrot,” by Cynthia Rylant
5th: Just a Second, by Steve Jenkins; or Pippo the Fool, by Tracey E. Fern, plus "Architecture" video on BrainPOP, or Rick Steves on Brunelleschi’s Dome at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzDnJi-JeNI
Want to know more about pi? Check out the "Pi" video on BrainPOP! For more fun, listen to the “The Pi Song” on Googol Learning at http://www.googolpower.com/content/free-learning-resources/videos/pi-music-video-by-zap