Story Jokes

for

real communication

Story Jokes

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