April Fools' Day Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Pranks Articles & Assignments

The April Fools’ Day resource is the perfect way to incorporate the spirit of April Fools’ Day in the classroom while developing your students’ reading skills. The resource includes 5 high-interest articles that outline 5 epic April Fools’ Day pranks from history, student response assignments, and teacher slides to guide the lesson. 

Included in the April Fools' Day Nonfiction Pranks Resource:

➡️ Pranks in History Presentation: PowerPoint presentation slides to guide you through each step of the April Fools’ Day pranks in history lesson that includes pre-reading discussion questions relating to each of the nonfiction articles as well as detailed answer keys for each of the assignments.

➡️ 5 Pranks in History Articles: Explore the world of epic pranks with five high-interest nonfiction articles. The 5 articles are Vote for Rhino, Gravity Hoax, Spaghetti Trees, Instant Color TV, Stuck in a Bottle. These articles provide a narrative about historical pranks that have gone down in history.

➡️ 5 Reading Comprehension Assignments: Challenge students to deepen their understanding of each nonfiction article with five reading comprehension assignments. Each assignment features standards-based questions that require students to reread and find text evidence.

➡️ 5 Reading Comprehension Assignments: Challenge students to deepen their understanding of each nonfiction article with five reading comprehension assignments. Each assignment features standards-based questions that require students to reread and find text evidence.

What Teachers Are Saying About This April Fools' Day Pranks Nonfiction Resource:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My students loved reading about April Fools pranks through history. This lead to a intense discussion about pranks that they've played on others.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This resource was great to use on April Fool's day! Some of my students actually believed there were spaghetti trees. I will use this for years to come! Thank you!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I introduced the content as a real situation with videos and stories. When I finally revealed the hoax, the kids were interested in finding out what really happened. It was a great lesson to fill a day when kids are completely insane!