What Is April Fools' Day? Poster

Read the poster together on April 1 and talk about the kind joke rule. Ask children which tradition they would most like to try.

One poster with five fact boxes and small pictures. They say the day is on April 1, a Thursday in 2027, that no one knows how it began, that children in France stick a paper fish on a friend's back, that a fooled person in Scotland is called a gowk, and that in 1957 a TV show in Britain said spaghetti grew on trees. A kind joke rule runs along the bottom.

Yes. We made it for 1st Grade to 3rd Grade holiday activities, and it works the same at home or at school. Families print it for one child and keep it where they will use it every day. Teachers print a copy per student or one for the whole room, whichever the day needs.

2 printable resources, all free to preview. There are 8 April Fools' Day resources in all, from Kindergarten to 5th Grade, gathered on our April Fools' Day activities page. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 1st Grade to 3rd Grade students, roughly ages 6-9. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Nothing here assumes a classroom of 25, so they work the same one-to-one at the kitchen table as they do in a 1st Grade to 3rd Grade classroom, a learning center, or a tutoring session.