April Fool’s Day  –a mini unit

Here are some links to learn about this very unusual holiday.  So now when you hear “APRIL FOOLS!!!!”, you’ll know why you are subjected to these uhmmm… funny *obnoxious jokes!*  So have fun while you learn! 

While you’re at it, ponder on the words of Mark Twain:

"The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year."

Bible

http://www.lovetolearnplace.com/SpecialDays/AprilFools/Bible.html#anchor138749

Lesson Plans/ Unit Studies

http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/april.html

http://www.annieshomepage.com/aprilfools.html

http://www.longman.pl/pub/fools_intermediate_plus_worksheet_and_notes.pdf

History

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/aprilfools1.html

http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/unitssubjhol/a/aprilfools.htm

http://www.lovetolearnplace.com/SpecialDays/AprilFools/index.html#anchor31510

http://www.geocities.com/atine6/

http://www.thefoolsday.com/april-fool-history.html

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/aprilfools1.html

About

http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/April_Fools_Day

http://www.langedizioni.com/varie/festivities/festivities_day/langprimary5_p14b.pdf

http://homepages.tesco.net/~derek.berger/holidays/aprilfool.html

http://wilstar.com/holidays/aprilfool.htm

http://members.aol.com/kitecd/afool.htm

http://parenting.leehansen.com/holidays/april01/index.shtml

http://sunniebunniezz.com/holiday/afool.htm

http://www.snopes.com/holidays/aprilfools/origins.asp

Customs/ Traditions

http://www.thefoolsday.com/april-fool-traditions.html

Around the World

http://members.aol.com/kitecd/afool.htm

http://www.southcom.com.au/~seymour/aprilfool/april.htm

http://efl.htmlplanet.com/april_fool1.htm

Language Arts

http://www.lovetolearnplace.com/SpecialDays/AprilFools/Activities.html#anchor442830

http://www.lovetolearnplace.com/SpecialDays/AprilFools/Activities.html#anchor444695

http://www.lovetolearnplace.com/SpecialDays/AprilFools/Activities.html#anchor447731

http://www.lovetolearnplace.com/SpecialDays/AprilFools/Literature.html#anchor402391

Spelling

Fool

April

Calendar

France

Jester

Pope

Trick

Gregory

Julian

Laugh

Math

http://www.math-drills.com/special.shtml

Geography

France

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107517.html

http://www.countryreports.org/country.aspx?countryid=83&countryName=France

http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/country_information.php?Pays=FRA

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/hh/goplaces/main/0,20344,491045,00.html

http://www.abcteach.com/Maps/france.htm

http://geography.about.com/library/blank/blxfrance.htm

http://abcteach.com/flags/france.htm

Pope Gregory XIII

http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0821795.html

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0821795.html

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07001b.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XIII

Calendars

http://www.12x30.net/gregory.html

http://webexhibits.org/calendars/year-history.html

http://www.obliquity.com/calendar/

http://www.ernie.cummings.net/calendar.htm

http://webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-christian.html

Puzzles/ Worksheets

http://www.cluesearchpuzzles.com/APRILFOOLSDAY.pdf -very challenging

http://www.cluesearchpuzzles.com/APRILFOOLSDAY.html - puzzle solution

http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/aprilfools-pp.htm

http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/aprilfools-ws.htm

http://bogglesworldesl.com/april_fools_worksheets.htm

http://www.langedizioni.com/varie/festivities/festivities_day/langprimary20_p18.pdf

Notebooking

I have not been able to find notebooking pages for April Fool’s Day, but there are generic ones at http://www.notebookingpages.com .

Notebooking ideas:

1.       Write about history of April Fool’s Day

2.       Make up the ultimate Joke to play on someone (that is not hurtful)

3.       Write about Pope Gregory XIII

4.       Write about the history of calendars

5.       Write about France

Lapbooking

How to Lapbook

This one is hard but here are a few ideas:

1. Calendar Shape book with history of the Calendar
2. Top Tab book about France- categories could include- flag, customs, food, geography,  history, and economy
3. a booklet of pranks
4. a booklet about Pope Gregory XIII
5. a booklet with the history of April Fool’s Day
6. a booklet with customs from around the world
7. a booklet with Bible verses about fools
8. a booklet about the history of jesters

Coloring Pages

http://www.lovetolearnplace.com/SpecialDays/AprilFools/Jester1.pdf

http://www.coloring.ws/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.coloring.ws/people/jester.gif

Clip Art

http://www.hellasmultimedia.com/webimages/aprilfools/aprifools_image_1.htm

http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Glade/9492/jest.gif

Crafts

http://www.makingfriends.com/jesters_hat.htm

Misc.

http://www.lovetolearnplace.com/SpecialDays/AprilFools/Poem.html#anchor340254

http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20001214.html

http://www.thefoolsday.com/fools-and-jesters-in-history.html

Please preview any sites before you let your children view them.  I have not thoroughly checked them.

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Posted by teachermom2boys

I clicked on your link from your comment on my blog and boy do you have alot to offer on yours. So much information. I look forward to coming back when I have more time to look things over. That must take so much time!

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Posted by Anonymous

Hi! wow another awesome unit with a lot of sites! you must not sleep either! I used some of the links from your previous 2 posts- thank you- you are becoming my number one blog to check for ideas. Did some of the St Pat stuff today...a wee friend is coming in the morning (before we are even awake) and leaving a shamrock note and wee gifts..I did this with my dd1 and now dd1 is continuing it with dd2- so Danny the Leprechaun is part of March..we always seem to miss the early bugger though! :)

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Posted by westward

I hope you don't mind, but I've linked your lapbooking page to my blog. I did a little diddy at co-op about lapbooking and your lapbooking info is just perfect for passing on to them. If it's not okay, let me know and I'll remove the link!

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Posted by ThreeLittleLadies

a lot of work into this list!

Thanks for stopping by my site.

Carol

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Posted by anotherblogger

You're really great at putting together these unit studies! Thank you so much for sharing. :)

You asked on my blog how I find all the teacher stories... if you go to google you can set up an alert. Create an alert under the keyword teacher. All the terrible stories will be emailed to you.

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Posted by jenn4him

My kids would love this. I always get a lot of Aprils Fools jokes around here. I am already planning mine! Thanks. Hope all is well.
Jenn

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Posted by DanielleW

Thank you for all the work you do putting this together for others to enjoy. What a great resource you are.

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