Humor in the Classroom

Teachers can stimulate motivation through humor.

It creates a cheerful learning climate, enhances social interaction, adds variety to the lessons, decrease tests anxiety, and provides enjoyment and laughter.

Humor is an effective ice-breaker, it relaxes pupils and motivates them to learn and brings people together.

Grades and main subjects in curriculum

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Riddles

Riddles from ITESLJ

Teachers often use jokes in the ESL/EFL classroom to teach culture, grammar and vocabulary

Tricky Riddles

Pupils have to explain their answers in English

A Riddle a Day

Short riddles to be used as fill-ins

Videos

Two-Way Mirror

Mr. Bean is taken to a police station. He then starts making funny faces in front of a two-way mirror. Comprehension questions and vocabulary

Picnic

mr Bean is trying to have a picnic in the park, but a wasp keeps distubing him. Comprehension questions and vocabulary

The Sandwich

Pupils ask and answer questions about a humorous clip about Mr. Bean

The Camera

Pupils practise past simple through a humorous clip

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