April Fool's Day - Activities & Ideas for K-3

Are you ready for April Fool's Day?

It's coming up in less than a week, and my kids (and myself) always look forward to this silly day.  School should be fun, so take a day just to be silly and pull some fun pranks on the kids.  Here are a few educational activities and silly ideas that you can use in your K-3 classroom.

Use this WH Questions Reading Comprehension Sheet to teach your kids the background of April Fool's Day.  This is a nonfiction passage and includes "who/what/when/where/why" questions.  Click here or on the picture below for more information about this resource.

Now that your kids have a good background of April Fool's Day, it's time to be a little silly.  Here is a fictional story about a little girl who pulled a good prank on her sister.  Click here or on the picture below for more information about this resource.

And now we're ready for some pranks...

Here are some great pranks that you can pull on your kids.  The students won't even see them comin'.  Hahaha

• Tell the kids that you went out and bought them each an iPad that they can keep to take home.  They will get SO excited.  Then give them each an "eye pad."  Hahaha  You can buy them at your local grocery store or drugstore.  This one is from Amazon. (Idea from Claudio At TpT)
  
• Tell the kids you brought them brownies. Print out brown "Es" and pass them out to the kids.  Classic!  Hahaha (Idea from Becky Mandell)
• Show them this adorable faux lunch menu.  The kids will be appalled to see that they'll be eating "cow brain sandwich" and "ostrich nuggets" for lunch.  Ewww.  Gross!  You can grab this for FREE at my friend's blog.  Click here or on the picture below to access it.
  
• After lunch, the kids will be ready for dessert.  Who wouldn't want a donut for dessert?!  I'll take 2, please! 😁  Fill a donut box with veggies.  Tell the kids that you bought them each a donut for dessert.  They're gonna be so surprised to see the veggies instead of the donuts.  Hahaha.  Gotcha!  The picture below says that it's for the teacher's lounge, but I like the idea of doing it in the classroom as well.  You can grab the donut box label for FREE at my friend's blog.  Click here or on the picture below to access it.  
  
• Put an "Out of Order" sign on all the mirrors.  (Idea from Heather Reger Moll)
• Switch places with a few teachers and tell the kids you all got new teaching assignments.  (Idea from Michele Best Jackson)

Whatever you end up doing on this crazy and silly day, be sure that your kids AND YOU have lots of fun!

That's all I have for you today.  Bye for now. 😃