ABC Countdown to the Last Day of School: Letter Jj is for Jokes Day
Letter Jj is for Jokes Day!
It’s Jokes Day. Tell your best joke!
What makes you laugh? Draw a picture and write about it in your journal.
Here are ten fun and engaging ideas for celebrating Jokes Day in Kindergarten:
- Joke Sharing Circle: Have a circle time where each child gets a chance to tell their favorite joke. Provide simple jokes in advance for those who need help finding one, and encourage lots of laughter and clapping after each joke.
- Joke Book Creation: Help the children create their own joke books. Provide them with paper and crayons or markers to illustrate and write down jokes. Compile all the pages into a class joke book that can be kept in the classroom library.
- Funny Faces Photo Booth: Set up a photo booth with silly props like oversized glasses, hats, and mustaches. Take funny photos of the children making goofy faces, and print them out to create a “Funny Faces” wall in the classroom.
- Joke Jar: Create a joke jar filled with simple, age-appropriate jokes. Throughout the day, allow each child to pick a joke from the jar and read it to the class. This can be a fun transition activity between lessons.
- Comedy Show: Organize a mini comedy show where children can perform their jokes in front of the class. Provide a small stage area and a microphone (real or pretend) to make it feel like a real comedy show.
- Funny Storytime: Read books that are full of humor, such as “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” by Mo Willems or “Elephant & Piggie” series by Mo Willems. Discuss what makes the stories funny and share lots of laughs.
- Silly Dress-Up Day: Encourage children to come to school dressed in their silliest outfits. They can mix and match clothes, wear funny hats, or come up with their own creative costumes. Have a fashion show to showcase their outfits.
- Knock-Knock Door: Create a “Knock-Knock Door” with a cardboard frame. Children take turns standing behind the door and telling knock-knock jokes to the class. This adds a fun and interactive element to joke-telling.
- Funny Puppets: Provide materials for children to make their own funny puppets using paper bags, socks, or popsicle sticks. Have a puppet show where the puppets tell jokes to each other and the audience.
- Joke-themed Crafts: Organize crafts related to jokes, like making a “Laughing Emoji” mask or a “Joke Book” bookmark. These crafts can be simple and quick, keeping the focus on fun and humor.
Jokes Day Storytime
We’ll read a story about a boy who was bored and decided to play a trick on people in his town. See if you think his joke is funny. Let’s read the story, “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”.
When is a good time to make jokes? When is a bad time to make jokes?
Here are some funny jokes:
Let’s Read a Silly Story on Jokes Day
Let’s Sing Some Silly Songs
Corner Grocery Store
Great Big Moose
The Rooster Song (repeat-after-me camp song)
I once had a chicken, no eggs would it lay.
I once had a chicken, no eggs would it lay.
So I said “Honey! We’re losing money.
And it sure ain’t funny. Why won’t it give?”
One day a rooster came in our yard
And caught that chicken right off its guard.
We’re having eggs now, just like we used to
Before that rooster came in our yard.
We’re having eggs now, just like we used to
Before that rooster came in our yard.
I once had a cow, no milk would it give.
I once had a cow, no milk would it give.
So I said “Honey! We’re losing money.
And it sure ain’t funny. Why won’t it give?”
One day a rooster came in our yard
And caught that cow right off its guard.
We’re having eggnog now, just like we used to
Before that rooster came in our yard.
We’re having eggnog now, just like we used to
Before that rooster came in our yard.
I once had a gum tree, no milk would it give.
I once had a gum tree, no milk would it give.
So I said “Honey! We’re losing money.
And it sure ain’t funny. Why won’t it give?”
One day a rooster came in our yard
And caught that gum tree right off its guard.
We’re having chicklets, just like we used to
Before that rooster came in our yard.
We’re having chicklets, just like we used to
Before that rooster came in our yard.
Let’s Practice the Letter Jj!
The themes of these days were chosen by my Kindergarteners during online learning. Here are the links to our 26 days:
