April+Fools+Day

= 'Intercultural Understanding' Don't fight the annual April Fools Day silliness - play along! =

Hoaxes to watch/read about:
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 * Le Parisien announces the dismantling of the Eiffel Tower []
 * French advert for Epson printers []
 * Left-handed hamburgers []
 * La tribune announces new French Euros with red/white/blue sides and the selling off of the contents of the Louvre [][[image:poisson-d-avril.jpg width="160" height="218" align="right"]]
 * And how about this advert for a Special iPad for Senior Citizens []

History/Background:
 * The history of April Fools Day from French wikipedia []
 * and another version from []
 * and when you know all there is to know - try this quiz in French []

Activities:
 * Get year 7 to draw, colour, cut out and make their own paper fish with authentic templates from [], [] or []
 * A little more complex? Try following these instructions to make a fish card that turns into something much bigger with teeth - as a group challenge perhaps? []
 * Starter activity - print out and slice up these suggested pranks for children; divide your class into pairs or small groups and give a different one to each group, then no more than 5 minutes to work out what the trick is - then pairs have to feedback to the class. []
 * Send a free Poisson d'avril e-card or get the class to as homework from []

And for those teaching KS2 or with younger/keen classes:
 * Les Poissons song []
 * Lyrics to go with the above []

Spain:
Ah - now the Spanish don't celebrate this day as such, however they do have a tradition of playing tricks on the 28th December - the Day of the Holy Innocents.