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Teachers Share Their Best April Fools鈥 Day Pranks

By Hayley Hardison 鈥 March 28, 2023 1 min read
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April Fools鈥 Day is nearly upon us, and educators across the country are preparing playful pranks for their (un)suspecting students.

April 1st is also the first day of National Humor Month, which aims to promote the value of laughter in increasing morale and connectedness to others. In a 2019 91制片厂视频 Week Opinion blog post by Larry Ferlazzo, one educator wrote: 鈥淟aughter in the classroom is an important part of building a strong community of learners. If the laughter is at no one鈥檚 expense, we bond over a shared experience鈥攐ur own cache of insider jokes.鈥

Even though April Fools鈥 Day lands on a Saturday this year, pranksters are still bound to run amok. If you鈥檙e itching to bring some laughter or spirit into your classroom this week, we鈥檝e compiled 9 hilarious pranks that educators on TikTok have played on their students.

April Fool鈥檚 Day! I have so many more clips I could use 馃ぃ
April Fools as an
April Fools鈥 prank had them STRESSED
wait to see my student's reaction. I lost it at the end 馃槀
we鈥檙e going lirpaloof bird spotting today!!
Wait for the end鈥. They hate me 馃槀馃槀馃槶
flood drills are drills too 馃導馃お
baked my students brownies for April Fools Day 馃槒

Oh, and if you want to trick your colleagues, we鈥檝e got you covered.

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