Engaging Students with Humor
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- LOL Teacher! Engaging Students with Humor
- Our students come to us with all types of stress!
- Work stress! Traffic! Arguments!
- I’m hungry! I’m 7red! I don’t understand! I’m having a bad day!
- April Fools’ Day is near!
- “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.” ~ Dr. Seuss Strangeness by Temari 09, Flickr
- Encourage play & humor!
- Supports relationship building Improves health Prepares the mind for learning Benefits? Enhances the classroom atmosphere
- Helps teachers avoid burn-out!
- • Relax students during tes7ng • Ease them into a difficult subject Critical times?
- Plan it in the presentation!
- Introduce a Difficult Topic
- Image Memes Memegenerator.net
- Your turn! Recreate one. Memegenerator.net Keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk
- Have fun with the delivery!
- Reconsider your teaching materials!
- 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
- http://pear.ly/bPEBH
- Bit.ly/eltlinks Pear.ly/bPEBH ShellyTerrell.com
