What's Funny?

Part of a series on understanding humor, this targets the first type of humor that children understand - visual humor. Students select which pic is funny and tell why. #verbal expression, #artic carryover, #because

Knock-Knock Jokes

Understanding knock-knock jokes is one of the earliest stages in developing an understanding of humor. See if you can figure out what makes them funny. Templates are included at the end to write your own jokes. Hope we'll see some in the TinyTap marketplace! #humor #jokes

Halloween Humor

Have a howling good time with these Halloween puns, jokes and riddles. Great place to start teaching your students about humor based on word play.#Autumn #halloween, #spooky, #funny, #humor, #joke, #Don'tBlameMeIDidn'tWrite'Em

St. Patrick's Day Humor

Learn to understand humor with these St. Patrick's Day jokes, using multiple meanings, homonyms, and mental set. #St.Patrick'sDay #Irish #leprechaun

Dad Jokes - Understanding Puns

Part of my series for understanding humor, this one explains puns. Puns are especially difficult for kids to understand who take everything literally. They also rely on having a wide range of experience and vocabulary, which is why they are not meant for very young children.

Punny Bunny

Another addition to my Understanding Humor series. These puns and riddles are all about rabbits.

Irony

Part of the Understanding Humor series, this lesson explains 3 types of irony (situational, verbal, dramatic), which is often difficult for our students to understand. Part of the 8th grade common core ELA standards. Can be done as small group, whole class, or homework/flipped lesson.

Fun, Funny, or Neither?

For those students who have a difficult time understanding what is funny or when it's okay to laugh.

Elephant Jokes

Lots of speech therapy targets in this one: multiple meaning words, syllable manipulation, understanding humor, and great for transitioning from reading to structured conversation for the /f/ sound.