April Fools' Day: April 1
April Fools' Day
Historic Pranks
Songs and Brain Breaks
Read-alouds
Why do we celebrate April Fool's Day?
April Fool's Day! (4:48 min)
Is your class wondering: “Why do we celebrate April Fool's Day?” This question came from Mira, a 1st Grader from the US.
Mystery Science
1957 International Prank The Spaghetti Harvest
The Spaghetti Harvest (2: 28 min)
The spaghetti tree hoax is a famous 3-minute hoax report broadcast on April Fools' Day 1957 by the BBC current affairs programmer Panorama.
Switzerland
2008 Flying Penguins
Flying Penguins (1:29 min)
Film maker and writer Terry Jones discovers a colony of penguins, which are unlike any other penguins in the world.
BBC
BBC's The Making of Flying Penguins
The Making of "Penguins April Fool" (2:56 min)
A behind the scenes look at how the BBC created the BBC iPlayer trail for April Fools' Day, featuring a colony of flying penguins.
2016 Self-driving Bicycle in the Netherlands
Self-driving bicycle (1:54 min)
Google is introducing the self-driving bicycle in Amsterdam, the world’s premier cycling city.
Google Nederland
Dihydrogen Monoxide
Dihydrogen Monoxide (2:26 min)
Bringing awareness regarding of one of the most dangerous chemicals on Earth: dihydrogen monoxide.
Our Amazing & Restless Planet
Dihydrogen monoxide Wikipedia
Dihydrogen monoxide parody
Article featuring the history of this prank.
Wikipedia
April Fools Day
Song
April Fools Day (1:40 min)
Celebrate April Fool's Day with The Kiboomers! Here's a fun children's song for April 1st.
The Kiboomers
Brain Break
Would You Rather?
Would You Rather? (5:27 min)
Each would you rather question relates to a pair of April Fools' Pranks!
Alex Kids Fun
April Fool! Watch Out at School!
April Fool! Watch Out at School! (8:31 min)
'April Fool! Watch Out at School!" is written and illustrated by Diane deGroat, and read by Mrs. M.
Mrs. M in the Library
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