April showers bring May flowers. So, while you’re indoors with your eyes glued to the books or a computer screen, we’ve got lots of lessons to keep your classroom exciting and fun, despite the rain! This month covers everything from lessons on environmental awareness to math, poetry and even Shakespeare! Get started with Inspiration®, InspireData® and Kidspiration® in your classroom with these great lesson plan ideas and examples by educators just like you.
4/1 Keep America Beautiful Month, National Frog Month, National Garden Month, National Mathematics Education Month, National Poetry Month and One Cent Day
- Learn about the diversity of animals in cities in Inspiration for Keep America Beautiful Month during April.
- Discover the effects of pollution on frogs in Kidspiration during April for National Frog Month.
- Do a Kidspiration project for environmental awareness during April for National Garden Month.
- Estimate, measure and apply mathematical terms in Inspiration this April for National Mathematics Education Month.
- Discover visual tools for math in Kidspiration this April for National Mathematics Education Month.
- See examples in Kidspiration’s Math View for National Mathematics Education Month.
- Understand the difference between odd and even numbers in Kidspiration for National Mathematics Education Month this April.
- Create a process map in Inspiration to understand fractions for National Mathematics Education Month throughout April.
- For National Mathematics Education Month, do a parallelogram activity in Inspiration.
- Create fraction boxes in Kidspiration this April for National Mathematics Education Month.
- Do this Kidspiration activity on comparing more, less or equal to, for National Mathematics Education Month this April.
- During April, do a fraction tile activity in Kidspiration for National Mathematics Education Month.
- Calculate the area and perimeter of rectangles in Kidspiration for National Mathematics Education Month.
- Do a poetry analysis in Inspiration for National Poetry Month this April.
- Share your thoughts on poetry in Kidspiration this April for National Poetry Month.
- This April, try a spring senses poetry activity in Kidspiration for National Poetry Month.
- Do a poem web activity in Kidspiration for National Poetry Month this April.
- Compare opposite poems in Kidspiration for National Poetry Month.
- Take a look at coins and bills on April 1st in Kidspiration for One Cent Day.
4/2 International Children’s Book Day
- Do the Kidspiration activity titled, “You Need to Read This Book” for International Children’s Book Day, April 2nd.
4/5 National Read a Road Map Day
- Learn about road signs in Kidspiration for National Read a Road Map Day, April 5th.
4/10 Encourage a Young Writer Day
- Use this writing template in Kidspiration for Encourage a Young Writer Day on April 10th.
- On April 10th, organize a research paper in Inspiration for Encourage a Young Writer Day.
- Do an emergent writing exercise in Kidspiration, April 10th, for Encourage a Young Writer Day.
4/13 Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday
- Learn about notable people from the Revolutionary War in Inspiration for Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday, April 13th.
4/15 Leonardo da Vinci’s Birthday
- Do an art response in Inspiration for Leonardo da Vinci’s Birthday on April 15th.
4/16 National Eggs Benedict Day
- Do a sleep and breakfast survey in InspireData for National Eggs Benedict Day April 16th.
4/18 Anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Pet Owner’s Day
- Learn about forces that shape Earth’s surface in Inspiration on April 18th, the anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake.
- Learn about volcanic activity in InspireData April 18th, the anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake.
- On April 18th, learn about the characteristics of the Earth’s system in Kidspiration on the anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake.
- Do a pet survey on April 18th in InspireData for Pet Owner’s Day.
4/21 Kindergarten Day
- Learn about tens and ones in Kidspiration with your Kindergarten students for Kindergarten Day April 21st.
- Do a shapes activity in Kidspiration on April 21st for Kindergarten Day.
- This April 21st, do a big and little activity in Kidspiration for Kindergarten Day.
4/22 Earth Day
- Calculate Earth Day math in Kidspiration April 22nd.
- Create a poster and booklet in Inspiration for Earth Day this April 22nd.
- This April 22nd, do an Earth Day project in Kidspiration.
- Learn about climate change in Kidspiration for Earth Day on April 22nd.
- Do a Kidspiration activity titled, “Take Care of the Earth” on April 22nd for Earth Day.
- Do a recycling activity in Kidspiration, April 22nd, for Earth Day.
4/23 William Shakespeare’s Birthday
- Analyze “Julius Caesar” in Inspiration on William Shakespeare’s Birthday this April 23rd.
- Organize an essay on “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in Inspiration on April 23rd for William Shakespeare’s Birthday.
- Study sonnets in Inspiration April 23rd for William Shakespeare’s Birthday.
- Do a character map of “Merchant of Venice” for William Shakespeare’s Birthday this April 23rd.
- On April 23rd, do an Inspiration activity on “Romeo and Juliet” for William Shakespeare’s Birthday.
- Study the themes of “Romeo and Juliet” in Inspiration for William Shakespeare’s Birthday on April 23rd (Part One).
- Study the themes of “Romeo and Juliet” in Inspiration for William Shakespeare’s Birthday on April 23rd (Part Two).
- On April 23rd, create a concept map in Inspiration on the “Twelfth Night” for William Shakespeare’s Birthday.
- Make a character map for “As You Like It” on April 23rd for William Shakespeare’s Birthday.
- Plan a “Macbeth” multimedia project in Inspiration for William Shakespeare’s Birthday this April 23rd.
- Teach about Queen Elizabeth I with a cartoon in Kidspiration on April 23rd for William Shakespeare’s Birthday.
4/24 Easter
- Celebrate Easter with a graphic organizer in Kidspiration April 24th.
- Enjoy Easter April 24th with a Kidspiration activity titled “Robin, What Do You See?”
4/26 Hug a Friend Day
- Create a graphic organizer in Kidspiration for a special friend for Hug a Friend Day, this April 26th.
4/27 Tell a Story Day
- Create a graphic organizer in Kidspiration to help tell a story April 27th for Tell a Story Day.
4/28 Poetry Reading Day
- Learn about figures of speech in Inspiration on April 24th for Poetry Reading Day.
What’s your favorite special day or holiday in April?
Sarah Cargill
Thinkspiration Ambassador, Inspiration Software
Social Media Specialist for Inspiration since 11/12. Loves STEM, environmental education, visual learning and all things related to people overcoming challenges!
