April Fools' Day 2024 Teaching Resources
Bring the fun of April Fools' Day 2024 into your primary classroom with printable worksheets and more teaching resources created by teachers, for teachers.
Need to brush up on all things April Fools' Day before you introduce it to your students? Read on for a primer from our teacher team!
What Is April Fools' Day?
Not familiar with this event? April Fools' Day is a fun holiday that's celebrated on April 1 every year in the US and countries around the world. It's a day when people play jokes or pranks on each other and try to trick them into believing something that's not true. The idea is to make people laugh or smile, so pranks tend to be harmless and shouldn't be mean or harmful.
Kids pulling pranks on April Fools' Day might tell someone they have a spider on their shoulder when there's really nothing there, or they might try to convince a classmate that they will have a surprise test for math class when there's really no test on the agenda.
How Did April Fools' Day Start?
The exact origins of April Fools' Day are hard to pin down, and historians can have found a variety of origin stories that compete for the one true start of the event.
One theory is that it dates back to ancient Roman festivals such as Hilaria, which were celebrated around the end of March and involved people playing pranks on each other. Another theory suggests that it began in France in the 16th century when the calendar was changed and New Year's Day was moved from late March/early April to January 1. People who continued to celebrate the New Year in April were mocked and tricked by those who had switched to the new calendar.
No matter when it began or where, it's still going strong here in the US, and kids love it!
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April Fools' Disguise Glasses - Craftivity
Create a fun piece of writing around April Fools’ Day with this cute writing prompt and craft activity.
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April Fool’s Day Jokes - Codebreaker Worksheets
Have some fun decoding silly April Fools' Day Jokes with a pack of codebreaker worksheets!
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Knock, Knock! Who's There? April Fools' Craft Activity
Create a fun classroom display of Knock Knock jokes for April Fools’ Day.
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April Fool’s Day Silly Story Worksheets
Celebrate April Fools' Day in the classroom with these fun silly story worksheets.
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Mean vs. Nice - April Fools' Day Pranks Worksheet
Prevent those mean April Fools' Day pranks in the classroom with a lesson about what pranks are mean and what pranks are nice
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April Fools' Day Word Scramble Worksheet
Have a bit of word-friendly fun with an April Fools’ Day Word Scramble worksheet.
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April Fools' Day Word Search
Have a bit of word-friendly fun with an April Fools' Day word search.
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April Fools' Day for Kids - Printable Book
Read, research and learn about April Fools’ Day with this mini workbook.
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April Fools' Day Reading Passages - Comprehension Worksheets
Read and learn about April Fools’ Day with this set of differentiated comprehension worksheets.
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April Fools' Day Writing Prompts
Celebrate April Fools' Day in the classroom with these fun writing prompt worksheets.
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What is April Fools' Day? - Instructional Slide Deck
Introduce your students to the history of April Fools' Day with this 13-slide instructional slide deck.
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