tips and tools for engaging learners with humors

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Engaging Students with Humor

Our students

come to us with all types of stress!

I’m hungry!

I’m tired!

I don’t understand!

I’m having a bad day!

Work stress!

Traffic!

Arguments!

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain

cells. - Dr. Seuss

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Supports relationship building

Prepares the mind for learning

Benefits

Enhances the classroom atmosphere

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Humor can relax students before testing

Helps teachers avoid burn-out!

Tips for engaging with humor!

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Have fun while learning!

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Introduce a funny guest!

Joke

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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?

Have fun with the delivery!

Image Memes

Memegenerator.net

Ted.com/playlists/235/the_funniest_ted_talks

Choose humorous teaching content

Pinterest.com/shellyterrell/favorite-children-s-authors

Penguinrandomhouse.com/series/OGS/omg-shakespeare

Grammarmancomic.com

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EmojiScience.com

Emoji word problems!

Emoji word problems!

Learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/make-your-own/make-your-monster

Fun Web Tools & Apps

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Voki.com

Tellagami iOS app YakIt for Kids iOS app

Suggested Web Tools & Apps

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Chatterpix for Kids iOS app Blabberize.com

MouthOff App

Showbie.com/how-to-grade-using-emojis

Puppet Pals HD iPad & Pocket iOS

Sock Puppets

Toontastic iPad App

Talking Ben & Tom News IOS/Android

Quizizz.com

Zimmertwins.com

Plotagon.com

Create Motivational Posters

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Diy.despair.com

@ShellTerrell Facebook.com/ShellyTerrell

Gum.co/learn2go

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Youtube.com/user/atesol