Teachers want their students to genuinely communicate with each other in
socially acceptable ways, and at the same time become more aware of
cultural traits. What is needed in a classroom is a reaction that is real because it is spontaneous.
The
value of relating a funny story lies in the commitment required of the
student telling it and in the observable and sincere response that
he/she elicits from the student who listens to it. At higher levels,
the above activity can be followed up with story jokes.
1.
Get a set of 6–12 funny stories, roughly one or two paragraphs in
length. These can be found in various magazines and textbooks; and even your
friends might burden you with them upon request.
It’s best to avoid
ethnic, sexual, and political genres, of course. The important thing is
that the stories have clear and separable punch lines.
2.
Write the stories out on slips of paper, without their respective punch
lines. Don’t worry if you have six jokes and twelve students. Just
repeat the jokes.
3. Write all the respective punch lines out on a sheet of paper.
4.
Distribute one unfinished story joke to each student. If two students have the same joke, so much the better. This simulates a real life situation when people have heard the same joke.
5. Distribute the sheets of punch lines to each student. They
have to find the punch line to their own story and then “learn” the
joke—whether that means memorizing it or putting it into their own
words.
They should be careful, however, to retain at least the elements
that give the joke its flavor, and perhaps even determine its effect.
6.
Tell the students to go around the classroom as if they were in a pub,
bar, or other social situation. They should approach another student, break the ice with “Have you heard the one about…?” and tell their joke.
The other student should just react or say (if he/she doesn’t understand) “I don’t get it.” Hopefully, the joke teller can either
repeat the salient parts, the punch line or, if worst comes to worst,
explain why the joke is funny.The other student should then try and tell
his/her story.
School Jokes
for Kids
Q. Why did the boy study on an airplane?
A. He wanted to get a higher education.
Q. Why did the teacher wear sunglasses?
A. Because her students were bright!
Q. What do you call a square that's been in an
accident?
A. A WRECKtangle.
Q. How many letters are in the alphabet?
A. 11, T-H-E A-L-P-H-A-B-E-T.
Q. Why did the pencil cross the road first?
A. He was the LEADer!
Q. What kind of teacher passes gas?
A. A tutor!
Q. Why was the voice teacher so good at baseball? A. Because she had the perfect pitch.
Q. Why is it dangerous to do math in the jungle? A. Because when you add four and four you get ate (eight).
Q. Why do teachers give you homework? A. Just to annoy you.
Q. What do you get when you cross a teacher and a vampire? A. Lots of blood tests!
Q. What do you call a boy with a dictionary in his pocket? A. Smartie Pants!
Q. Why did the kid run to school? A. Because he was chased by the spelling bee.
Q. What do you need to go to high school? A. A ladder.
Q. What did the student say after the teacher said, "Order students, order?" A. "Can I have fries and a burger?"
Q. Why did Jimmy's grades drop after the holidays? A. Because everything was marked down!
Q. Why did the square and triangle go to the gym? A. To stay in shape!
Q. What do ducks use for math? A. A QUACK-ulator !
Q. What do you do if a teacher rolls her eyes at you? A. Pick them up and roll them back to her!
Q. What did the calculator say to the other calculator? A. "You can count on me!"
Q. Why are school cafeteria workers cruel? A. Because they batter fish, beat eggs, and whip cream.
Q. What is white when dirty and black when clean? A. A blackboard.
Q. Why did the Cyclops close his school? A. Because he only had one pupil.
Q. Why can't you do a math test in the jungle? A. There are too many cheetahs!
Q. Why did the student drown? A. All her grades were below C-level!
Q. What's bigger when it's upside down? A. A 6!
Q. Why did the students study in the aeroplane? A. Because they wanted higher grades.
Q. What school teaches you to greet people? A. High school.
Q. Where do New York City kids learn their multiplication tables? A. Times Square.
Q. What happened when the teacher tied all the kids shoe laces together? A. They had a class trip!
Q. Why did the snake get a detention? A. Because he was HISSpering!
Q. Why was the little bird punished? A. It was caught peeping in school.
Q. Why did Goofy take a ladder to school? A. Because he wanted to get to high school.
Q. What did the bully have for lunch? A. He had a knuckle sandwich!
Q. Why is 2+2=5 like your left foot? A. It's not right.
Q. What's the worst thing that can happen to a geography teacher? A. Getting lost.
Q. What did the glue say to the teacher? A. "I'm stuck on you."
Q. Where do pencils come from? A. Pennsylvania.
Q. Where do birds go to school? A. High school.
N.B.
The students should tell their joke several times to different people
in one class. Tell them not to hesitate to change the joke story the
second time if they feel that will aid in making the joke more
understandable or even funnier.
In the telling of a funny story, the
commitment resides
not with the truth of information being expressed, or
even one’s adherence to a view point about an issue—the usual kinds of
activities in classrooms.
Usually these two varieties of commitment lead
to
obviousness on the one hand or unfair culpability on the other.
Telling funny stories makes a student accountable for the success of the speech act itself, i.e. the proof is in the pudding.
Other School Jokes
1. What does your computer do for lunch?
Has a byte!
2. What did the buffalo say at drop off?
Bison.
3. What did the student say to the teacher after he missed the first day of school?
No, ma'am. I didn't miss it at all.
4. Why do math books always look so sad?
They are full of problems.
5. Why did the kid eat his homework?
Because his teacher said it was a piece of cake.
6. How does a scientist freshen her breath?
With experi-mints!
7. Why did the kid bring a ladder to school?
Because she wanted to go to high school.
Other School Jokes
1. What does your computer do for lunch?
Has a byte!
2. What did the buffalo say at drop off?
Bison.
3. What did the student say to the teacher after he missed the first day of school?
No, ma'am. I didn't miss it at all.
4. Why do math books always look so sad?
They are full of problems.
5. Why did the kid eat his homework?
Because his teacher said it was a piece of cake.
6. How does a scientist freshen her breath?
With experiments!
7. Why did the kid bring a ladder to school?
Because she wanted to go to high school.
How to teach a Joke in classroom
Step One
As a warm-up activity, the teacher might ask the
students to tell an interestingjoke that they might
have recently heard or retell one that they had
worked on in the previous session.
Step Two
Before
beginning to read the jokes, the teacher
provides the students with the
definitions of some
words that students may have difficulty
understanding
and draw their attention to the meaning of the words
and
useful phrases, grammatical-or phonological
points as well. It could happen both before and
after the joke.
Step Three
The
teacher either reads or has one of the students
read the joke out loud
(and clearly). Owing to the
fact that students’ locus of attention is on
the meaning
and they are anxious to catch the punch line, this
could be
a meaningful activity. It should be noticed
that while reading the
joke, pronunciation, stress
pattern, and intonation should be taken into account.
Step Four
Having
completed articulating the joke, and having
become certain that every-
body has got the meaning,
the teacher asks the students why the joke was
or
was not funny and tries to elicit students’ opinion
on the joke. She
may also ask several display question
Step Five
At
this point, the teacher may give the learners
(in pairs or small
groups) an opportunity to each
tell the joke (with script in hand or on
the board/screen).
Then the teacher may call on a volunteer to retell
the
joke in a paraphrased form. Other students may help
him/her in
trying to retell the story; they have the choice
to adopt the
newly-learnt words in their renditions as well.
Step Six
Having
gone through the above mentioned steps,
students may role play the joke
in pairs. They should
pay particular attention to the intonation and
rhythm
of the language; when to raise or lower their voice to
convey the
meaning of the joke as effectively as possible.
Step Seven
In
the last phase, the students are given a close-test
and practice the
newly- learnt word, idioms and
expressions. For instance, different
collocations
taught at the outset of the lesson can be worked on by
giving one part
(e.g. adverb) and hav- ing students match it with other
parts
(e.g. verbs), or giving the whole phrase and having
students fill in the blanks.
Q: What's the worst thing you're likely to find in the school cafeteria?
A: The Food!
Q: What kind of plates do they use on Venus?
A: Flying saucers!
Q: Why did nose not want to go to school?
A: He was tired of getting picked on!
Q: How do you get straight A's?
A: By using a ruler!
Q: What did the pen say to the pencil?
A: So, what's your point!
Q: Why did the kid study in the airplane?
A: Because he wanted a higher education!
Q: How did the music teacher get locked in the classroom?
A: His keys were inside the piano!
Here is the list of the rest of our school jokes, puns, and riddles for children and kids:
Q: What did the ground say to the earthquake?
A: You crack me up!
Q: Why did the music teacher need a ladder?
A: To reach the high notes.
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Check out these special school joke categories for more education jokes for kids:
Geography Jokes
History Jokes
Math Jokes
Teacher Jokes
Here is the list of the rest of our school jokes, puns, and riddles for children and kids:
Q: What did the ground say to the earthquake?
A: You crack me up!
Q: Why did the music teacher need a ladder?
A: To reach the high notes.
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Q: What's the worst thing you're likely to find in the school cafeteria?
A: The Food!
Q: What kind of plates do they use on Venus?
A: Flying saucers!
Q: Why did nose not want to go to school?
A: He was tired of getting picked on!
Q: How do you get straight A's?
A: By using a ruler!
Q: What did the pen say to the pencil?
A: So, what's your point!
Q: Why did the kid study in the airplane?
A: Because he wanted a higher education!
Q: How did the music teacher get locked in the classroom?
A: His keys were inside the piano!
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Q: What do elves learn in school?
A: The elf-abet!
Q: What did you learn in school today?
A: Not enough, I have to go back tomorrow!
Q: What holds the sun up in the sky?
A: Sunbeams!
Q: What object is king of the classroom?
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A: The ruler!
Q: When do astronauts eat?
A: At launch time!
Q: What did the pencil sharpener say to the pencil?
A: Stop going in circles and get to the point!
Q: How does the barber cut the moon's hair?
A: E-clipse it!
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Q: What happened when the wheel was invented?
A: It caused a revolution!
Q: What do librarians take with them when they go fishing?
A: Bookworms
Q: What is the world's tallest building?
A: The library because it has the most stories.
Q: What vegetables to librarians like?
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A: Quiet peas.
Q: Why did the clock in the cafeteria run slow?
A: It always went back four seconds.
Q: Why didn't the sun go to college?
A: Because it already had a million degrees!
School Jokes
Back to Jokes
Check out these special school joke categories for more education jokes for kids:
Geography Jokes
History Jokes
Math Jokes
Teacher Jokes
Here is the list of the rest of our school jokes, puns, and riddles for children and kids:
Q: What did the ground say to the earthquake?
A: You crack me up!
Q: Why did the music teacher need a ladder?
A: To reach the high notes.
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Q: What's the worst thing you're likely to find in the school cafeteria?
A: The Food!
Q: What kind of plates do they use on Venus?
A: Flying saucers!
Q: Why did nose not want to go to school?
A: He was tired of getting picked on!
Q: How do you get straight A's?
A: By using a ruler!
Q: What did the pen say to the pencil?
A: So, what's your point!
Q: Why did the kid study in the airplane?
A: Because he wanted a higher education!
Q: How did the music teacher get locked in the classroom?
A: His keys were inside the piano!
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Q: What do elves learn in school?
A: The elf-abet!
Q: What did you learn in school today?
A: Not enough, I have to go back tomorrow!
Q: What holds the sun up in the sky?
A: Sunbeams!
Q: What object is king of the classroom?
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A: The ruler!
Q: When do astronauts eat?
A: At launch time!
Q: What did the pencil sharpener say to the pencil?
A: Stop going in circles and get to the point!
Q: How does the barber cut the moon's hair?
A: E-clipse it!
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Q: What happened when the wheel was invented?
A: It caused a revolution!
Q: What do librarians take with them when they go fishing?
A: Bookworms
Q: What is the world's tallest building?
A: The library because it has the most stories.
Q: What vegetables to librarians like?
Report Ad
A: Quiet peas.
Q: Why did the clock in the cafeteria run slow?
A: It always went back four seconds.
Q: Why didn't the sun go to college?
A: Because it already had a million degrees!