April Fools' Day

 

Shared by Remedios Gómez:

This is a video I've been using for several years in my classes with children; it's perfect for them to know about the origin and tradition:

And this other one for older students:

A project I connect with this tradition is for students to create a prank that could be advertised on TV. They do it in small groups and you can't imagine how creative they are! In order to gather ideas, I play this short clip on the best pranks done by major companies (the whopper toothpaste is the most hilarious!):

Another project is to do research on how this day is celebrated around the world (Poisson d'avril in France, Gowkie Day in Scotland, etc.).