Quandimonium will ensue when the class discovers you will be grading this April Fool's Day vocabulary activity, complete with made-up words and definitions, although the truly perspicacious will remain axomachilliax.

After working in groups to analyze primary sources related to a historical hoax, learners will discuss how people managed to be fooled and work to identify one of the biggest April Fools jokes in history.

How much does your class know about the history of April Fools Day? They'll use the Internet and five great questions to uncover the history and origin of this very silly holiday. Two web links are included, to make hunting for answers...

In this April Fool's Day worksheet, students read or listen to a passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct words, unscramble words and sentences, write discussion questions and conduct a survey about this day.

Students discover the meaning and history of April Fool's Day. For this holiday lesson, students are introduced to basic April Fool's Day vocabulary and visit suggested websites to find out the history behind April Fool's Day. Students...

There are so many things to celebrate in the month of April, like April Fool's Day, Earth Day, and spring! Use these fun prompts to get young writers writing during the month of April.

Students explore tradition and the month of April by participating in practical jokes. In this United Kingdom holiday activity, students discuss the birth of April Fool's day and what it means to the people of England. Students research...

In this word recognition worksheet, students trace the words "April Fools' Day," write the words independently, and color the picture.

Students explore humor by creating their own practical joke. In this April Fool's Day lesson plan, students read different situations in which practical jokes were taken too far. Students discuss their reactions to the jokes and identify...

In this creative writing and spelling worksheet, students write a short story about the funniest thing that they did on April Fool's Day and read words using a mirror. Students write 1 essay.

For this daily writing prompt worksheet, students remember that April 1st is April Fool's Day. Students describe a joke they have played or would like to play on someone.

Learners research how April Fool's Day began. They identify and discuss various theories, interview family members, write original myths about the first April Fool's Day and design a wild goose chase for another class.

In this Fun At Work Day learning exercise, students complete activities such as reading a passage, matching phrases, fill in the blanks, correct word choosing, multiple choice, sequencing, unscramble the sentences, write questions, take...

In this foreign language worksheet, students select the most natural sounding choice of two given words to fill in the blanks on ten sentences. Each sentence refers to a tradition of April Fool's Day.

In this social studies worksheet, learners read a cartoon related to facts about April Fool's Day. For example, students read about how superstition says it is bad luck to pull a prank after noon.

Students create ways to do things backwards. In this cross-curriculum lesson, students participate in various backwards activities for an entire day. Students recite the alphabet backwards, spell their names backwards, and read stories...

Students explore the concept of a Ponzi Scheme. In this economics lesson, students invest in a product called Thin-Cups. Students invest money in this product over the course of a couple weeks. Students discover how a Ponzi Scheme works...

Students read "The Winter's Tale" in Foole Upon Foole to determine the qualities the author used for a fool. Students role play the character to determine how volume affects the way a character is perceived. Students determine the...

For this following directions worksheet, 3rd graders make 6 choices that determine how they will color the word "April" that is at the top of the worksheet.

For this writing prompt worksheet, students complete a writing prompt for each day in April. Worksheet is a series of prompts, 3 per page. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

In this grammar worksheet, students complete 10 multiple choice questions about correct capitalization or punctuation. Quiz includes quotations as well as capitalization of days, months, titles, and names. 

Polish the writing skills of your emerging writers by eliminating run-on sentences in their work. Discuss the ways to correct run-ons before releasing your class to work on this 20-sentence worksheet independently. An answer sheet is...