LOL Teacher!
Engaging Students with Humor
ShellyTerrell.com/humor
Our
students
come to us
with all
types of
stress!
Work stress!
Traffic!
Arguments!
I’m
hungry!
I’m
tired!
I don’t
understand!
I’m having
a bad day!
Photo by JD Hancock: Flic.kr/p/atm6G6
I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. - Dr. Seuss
Encourage play & humor!
Supports relationship
building
Improves health
Prepares the mind for learning
Benefits?
Enhances the classroom
atmosphere
Helps teachers avoid burn-out!
Photo by Renato Ganoza, Flic.kr/p/7nWZuD
Humor can
relax students
before testing
Get students interested in the complex
Tips for integrating
humor
Plan it in the
presentation!
Image Memes
Memegenerator.net
Have fun with
the delivery!
Choose humorous
teaching content
Photoprompts.tumblr.com
Learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/make-your-own/make-your-monster
Learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/make-your-own/make-your-monster
Zimmertwins.com
Goanimate.com
Create Motivational Posters
Bighugelabs.com/motivator.php
Classtools.net/SMS
Text Chats
Genkienglish.net/howRU.htm
Joke Mingle
• Students memorize a joke
• Have students in pairs facing each other.
• Give them 30 seconds to a minute to tell their jokes.
• Blow the whistle. They must tell their jokes to different students.
• Optional: a checklist- Was it funny? Did you get it?
Fun Apps
Freakngenius.com/yak/8024
Animated Dialogues
with YakIt Kids IOS
App
Chatterpix Kids
IOS App
Talking Ben & Tom News IOS/Android
Have them create comics!
Comics Head Lite IOS/ Android App
MakebeliefsComics.com & IOS App
BitStrips FB, IOS, Android App
PhotoFunia IOS/Android App
Photofunia.com
Pearltrees.com/shellyterrell/humor-learning/id13246773
Futureeducators.org/goteach/2014/11/12/lol-teacher-
using-humor-to-enhance-student-learning/
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Engaging Students with Humor