Today's Classroom Activities :

Jokes and Foolish Fun

April Fool's Day
Language/CountingTeach this finger play to your students. Then, ask them to draw pictures of different signs of spring. How many can they think of?

April Fool's Day

by Jacqueline Schiff

1,2,3
(Hold up number of fingers indicated)
Clouds of rain I see.
(Look up; hold hands over head and wiggle fingers downward)
4,5,6
(Hold up corresponding number of fingers)
Nature's playing tricks.
(Smile slyly)
7,8,9
(Hold up number of fingers indicated)
It's smiling sunshine!
(Make a sun shape with arms over head)
Yippee yay!
(Raise arms in air like you're cheering)
It's April Fool's Day!

April Fools
History/Writing The origin of April Fools' Day is credited with happening in 1564 in France when the calendar was changed. Those that missed or forgot the change were called the April Fools. Have students write about their favorite April Fools' jokes that they have played on others and that others have played on them.

April Fool! Scavenger Hunt
Students will research the history of April Fool's Day and find the answers to specific questions about the holiday.

April Fools' Day Printable Word Scramble
Students can do the word scramble online or you can print it out for them to do.

Jolly Joke Book
Jokes are serious business to young children who are developing their language skills. Using this activity, your students can build reasoning and literacy skills while smiling at their very own book of jokes.

The Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of All Time
At this site students can read about some of the most famous April Fool's Day hoaxes as judged by notoriety, creativity, and number of people duped.