Start out with a reading activity and explain how you’ll take time to catch a glimpse of the elusive, but gorgeous lirpaloof bird. Handing out a bag of carrots, you head outdoors and begin your search to no avail.

The 80s BBC1 Sunday night TV show That's Life introduced the world to the very rare animal the Lirpa Loof.

There’s an amazing bird that only comes out one day a year, and TODAY is the DAY! I know, right! How cool is that! Anyway – this bird is beautiful. It has the brightest of feathers, and is one of the bigger birds that can actually fly. He hides in trees and doesn’t really want anyone to see him. BUT… he LOVES carrots.

The Lirpa Loof (April Fool's Day - 1984) The BBC Show That's Life aired a segment about an animal called the Lirpa Loof, a hairy biped from the eastern Himalayas, that had just arrived at the London Zoo.

What a super April Fools day joke! I shared with my students about the elusive "Lirpaloof" bird. We learned about its characteristics-it's coloring, the fo...

The BBC Show That's Life aired a segment about an animal called the Lirpa Loof, a hairy biped from the eastern Himalayas, that had just arrived at the London Zoo. Naturalist David Bellamy talked about how excited he was to finally see this animal, which he had read about as a child.

April Fools Day Activities for kids with the Lirpa Loof and printable brownies is a great way to add some fun to your class! Introduce your students to the elusive Lirpa Loof (sometimes also referred to as a “Sloof Lirpa”), a bird that only appears once a year on April 1st.

Feb 13, 2025 · “Last year I told my 4th and 5th grade students there was a very rare bird called a ‘Lirpa Loof’ (‘April fool’ spelled backward) and made them read an entire fake article and answer comprehension questions about the bird.

The Loof Lirpa or Lirpa Loof Bird. Finding the “Lirpa Loof” or “Loof Lirpa” bird is a classic! Tell the students that someone saw a very rare bird on the school grounds. You need to find the bird for the local zoo or it has escaped from a pet shop or a bird sanctuary to make it sound convincing.

We went in and wrote cinquain poems about this special bird. Then I shared mine... A few of my kids were bothered the bird wasn't named the Sloof Lirpa because they wanted it to say April Fools... but all in all it was super fun!