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1. ShellyTerrell.com/humor
Ways to Engage Language
Learners with Humor

2. I like nonsense, it
wakes up the brain
cells. - Dr. Seuss
Image: Savannah by ShellyTerrell.com/humor

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

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

5. Work
stress!
Traffic!
Arguments!

6. Supports relationship building
Prepares the mind for learning
Benefits of Humor
Enhances the classroom atmosphere
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7. Photo by Renato Ganoza, Flic.kr/p/7nWZuD
Humor can
relax students
before testing

8. Helps teachers avoid burn-out!

9. Some tips!
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10. Play a funny
character!
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11. Silly Puppets
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12. Have fun with
the delivery!

14. App.giflingua.com

15. abcya.com/animate.htm

16. Giphy.com

17. Memes
Memegenerator.net

18. Choose humorous
teaching content

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

20. Penguinrandomhouse.com/series/OGS/omg-shakespeare

21. Ted.com/playlists/235/the_funniest_ted_talks

22. Grammarmancomic.com

23. EmojiScience.com

24. 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?

25. JokeBingo

26. Humorous Websites,
Tools & Apps
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27. Plotagon.com

28. Blabberize.com Talking Pictures

29. Zimmertwins.com

30. dvolver.com

31. Voki.com Web, iOS & Android App

32. Mouth Mover iOS
App

33. Chatterpix Kids iOS App

34. iFunFace iOS App

35. Funny Movie Maker iOS App

36. Animate Me Funny Face Swap iOS App

37. Talking Ben & Tom News IOS/Android

38. Sock Puppets iOS app

39. Puppet Pals HD iPad & Pocket iOS

40. Toontastic iPad App

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

42. @ShellTerrell
Facebook.com/ShellyTerrell
Gum.co/learn2go
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30Goals.com
TeacherRebootCamp.com
HackingDLS.com
AmericanTESOL.com