My books- Learning to Go https://gumroad.com/l/learn2go & The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers http://amazon.com/The-Goals-Challenge-Teachers-Transform/dp/0415735343 Resources at http://shellyterrell.com/humor

1. Engaging Students
with Humor
ShellyTerrell.com/humor

2. Our
students
come to us
with all
types of
stress!

3. I’m
hungry!
I’m
tired!
I don’t
understand!
I’m having
a bad day!

4. Work stress!
Traffic!
Arguments!

5. I like nonsense,
it wakes up the
brain cells.
- Dr. Seuss

6. Have fun while learning!

7. Supports relationship building
Prepares the mind for learning
Benefits?
Enhances the classroom atmosphere

8. Helps teachers avoid burn-out!

9. Introduce a funny guest!

10. 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?

11. Photo by Renato Ganoza, Flic.kr/p/7nWZuD
Humor can
relax students
before testing

12. Image Memes
Memegenerator.net

13. Quizizz.com

14. Have fun with
the delivery!

15. Choose humorous
teaching content

16. Photoprompts.tumblr.com

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

18. Voki.com
Tellagami iOS appYakIt for Kids iOS app
Fun Web Tools & Apps
ShellyTerrell.com/digitalstorytelling
Chatterpix for Kids iOS app Blabberize.com

19. Zimmertwins.com

20. Plotagon.com

21. Create Motivational Posters

22. Bighugelabs.com/motivator.php

23. Diy.despair.com

24. MouthOff App

25. Talking Ben & Tom News IOS/Android

26. BitStrips FB, IOS, Android App

27. Puppet Pals HD iPad & Pocket iOS

28. Sock Puppets

29. Toontastic iPad App

30. @ShellTerrell
Facebook.com/ShellyTerrell
Gum.co/learn2go
ShellyTerrell.com/humor
30Goals.com
Youtube.com/user/atesol