Jokes & Riddles Resources – The GiggleIT Project

Kids love jokes and riddles, so empowering your students to write funny things that ‘show what they know’ is doubly good.

A joke begins with a statement, while a riddle starts with a question.

The “Wild Animal Funnies” Spotlight Project in “Animal Antics” theme includes more information and examples of using jokes and riddles to convey facts in humorous ways.

Joke writing

https://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Good-Joke Step by step instructions for joke writing and performing

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4FmG38zP0GNJKwrMkG9pqMC/welcome-to-comedy-classroom-for-primary-schools lesson plans and resources on jokes and comedy from BBC Comedy Classroom

Riddle writing

https://goodriddlesnow.com/posts/view/how-to-write-a-good-riddle Write a good riddle by starting with the answer!

https://imaginationsoup.net/riddle-me-this-whats-a-fun-puzzle-poem/ - writing riddles in poem form

Baked Beans Down Under (riddle), by Patricia Carmichael

Why have all the baked beans moved to Queensland?

Because they like to live in Cairns!

Note: This is a play on words because the well-known town of Cairns on the Gold Coast in Queensland is pronounced the same way as cans (tins).

Author: Patricia Carmichael, Teacher Librarian, Concordia Lutheran College, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

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